The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-12

Terra Alta yesterday morning where
he spent the day fishing. Before the
start he gave as the estimate of his
catch seventeen pounds.
The literary exercises rendered
every Friday night in the opera house
by the students of the Oakland nor
NAL attract great crowds of the citi-
zens of Oakland who are both inter
ested and entertained.
WANTED. Local salesman to sell
our illuminating and lubricating oils,
greases and petroleum. Fine oils and
liberal commission. Penn Petroleum
Co., Office and Refinery, Coraopolis,
Pa. 1t
Mr.. Donald Connell, son of the late
John Connell, of Hutton, who has
been in California and other western
states for nine years or more, return
ed to his former home one day last
week.
Mr.. NJ. n. Wilson, of Wilson, was
in Oakland on Friday last to meet
his sister Miss Sicily, who returned
that day to her home from Buckhan-
non, w. Va, where he had been dur
ing the winter attending school.
Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot, who was pas
tor of st. Pauls M. E. church in Oak
land until last fall, has been commits
stoned chaplain of the First West
Virginia Regiment by Governor At
kinson, of that State.
Mr.. John Shartzer was on Tuesday
appointed to a position in the United
States secret service. The salary at
tached in lucrative and Mr.. Shartzer
is receiving the congratulation of his
many friends in Oakland.
An alarm of fire was sounded on
Friday morning last to which the de-
partment promptly responded. The
cause of the alarm was a chimney
ablaze the residence Mr.. John
Helbig which was mistaken for the
roof on fire.
Mr.. John E. Legge, who was ten
dered the position as clinical assist
ant in the Maryland University Hos
pital, has accepted the offer and left
Oakland for Baltimore Monday morn
ing where he will assume his new du-
ties at once.
Mr.. R. G. Wilson, of Blaine, was in
Oakland Friday of last week. Mr..
Wilson is an old soldier having been
a member of the Sd Maryland regi-
ment, and expressed his desire to en-
ter the service of his government
again should his service be required.
Conductor S. NJ. Right had one leg
badly crushed in an accident last
Sunday at Grafton. He was taken
to Piedmont Monday on train No. 49,
Capt Right is a popular conductor
on the third division of the Balti-
more and Ohio and a brother of Mrs.
P. Hamill of Oakland.
The attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement of the "Glade
Creamery" which appears elsewhere
is this issue. This enterprise is some
thing new for this section and we
trust it will receive support from the
citizens generally.
Mr.. Will Coglan, telegraph operator
in charge of the Oakland office, dur
ing the past week has collected anC
sent to headquarters in New York the
sum OF $14 which will be applied to
ward erecting monument in mem
DRY OF the Maine heroes.
A citizens meeting has been called
for Friday night, which will be held
in Offutt's Hall at which time pro
test Will be entered against the action
of the town council in annulling that
section of the new chapter imposing
tax upon saloon keepers and other
actions of the council not in accord
with the provisions of law.
A freight wreck occurred on the
Baltimore and Ohio Saturday morn
ing at a point east Of Bloomington
near the West Virginia Junction, by
which three or four cars were demol
ished and the tracks torn up for a con.
siderable distance. Trains were de
layed three or four hours.
Sheriff William p. Lee returned tC
Oakland on Sunday afternoon last
from Grafton, West Va, where he
purchased a fine horse the day pre-
vius and drove the animal through
the country to Oakland by way OF
Aurora.
The issue of The REPUBLICAN Of
May Goth will be one of three thous
and copies which will be distributed
to every voter and taxpayer in the
county. In this respect it will be a
great advertising medium for home
merchants and other business men
An advertisement from you is solicit
ed. Rates made known upon appli
cation.