The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-18

News, Friday.
Mrs. Daniel Peasants, (colored} O
near town gave a birthday dinner
Monday to her friends. Mr. VIM
Walker and wife and Miss Saral
Banks attended from town.
This evening a number of thC
young people of the town will meet
at the residence of Mr.. f. d. Kepner
for the purpose of forming a Crokinole
club.
j Last Friday morning a heavy sleet
formed on the timber in this section
but toward noon strong wind had
blown it nearly all down. No dam
age to fruit trees was reported.
4 A statement of the earnings of the
Baitinforea Ohio raiToa1 for the
month of January was issued Mon
day. 1t shows gross earnings of
81, $50, ,645, an increase of $137, ,713 over
the same month of 1896
Attention is called to the profess
sional card of Dr. J. q. Robinson in
this issue. The doctor has been in
our town for the past two years and
is building up quite an extensive trade
in his line of business.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle last week assisted
Rev. Shaw at Terra Alta, in holding
a very successful series of revival ser
vices in the NJ. +. church at that
place. Several conversions are re-
| ported.
The giving away of the bride by
her father is not a very important
part of the marriage ceremony, but
the giving away of some maidens by
their little brothers has prevented
many marriages.
Sunnyside, Md, which ought to be
the warmest, cheeriest spot in the
State, if there is anything in a name,
is reported by the Weather Bureau
to have II inches of snOw-BaltimOr
News.
Last evening Mr.. Will Weber left
Oakland for Cincinnati, Ohio, where
he goes to attend the annual meeting
of the American Carnation Society.
Mr.. Weber will read Il paper before
the society.
The Fpworth League OF st. Paul's
NJ. E. Church will hold a "Photo'
social on Monday night of next week
Miss Laura Harne will be in charge
Each member is requested. to bring
Sfgsw7rarIYts. / ~ -Trs,y'
possess
A special sermon was preached in
the Garrett Memorial church last
Thursday evening for the order of
Knights of Pythias by Rev. Moore, Of
keyser, who held special services in
that church last week. The lodge
attended the service in a body.
Last Thursday sheriff Brown re
| turned from Charleston, W. Va,
where he went to secure requisition
papers for the custody of George O.
Lee, charged with forgery. The
Sheriff arrested Lee at Weston, Va,
and he is now in jail awaiting trial at
the coming term of court.
William Strawser. while working in
a mine near GAINESVILLE, opposite the
Garrett county line, was badly injured
by fall of slate. There was no one
with him but small boy who ran a
half mile for aid and when the lat
ter arrived Strawser was unconscious.
His condition is serious.
A divorce suit has been instituted
against Belle Freeland by her hus-
band, Samuel Judson Freeland.
Mrs. Freeland is serving a second term
in the penitentiary for passing raised
bills. Her husband was in the Joliet,
| (ll l)penitentiary fora similar otfense.
The parties belong in Preston county
and formerly lived in Terra Alta.
The case of II. p. Tasker VS.. the
County Commissioners, which came
up in the Washington county court
this week, was continued on motion
of the plaintiffs. The cause of the
postponement of the trial was the
absence of Mr.. w. H. Hagans, one
of the important witnesses in the
case
In order to successfully handle the
great crowds that are expected in
Washington during the Inauguration
of Major Mckinley, the B. g. o. has
arranged to lay about ten miles OF
additional side track to store specia,
trains and sleeping cars on. The
facilities this year will be very much
s greater than ever before.
The receivers of the Baltimore anC
Ohio railroad placed an order on Sat
= urday for $1,000 tons of steel rails
OF this amount 10000 tons are fol
:, immediate delivery, and will be
. placed in the track as rapidly as pos
= sible. The total order, it is estimat
# ed, will make over 325 miles of singl,