The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-24

Mr.. David O. Roth, a valued friend
and subscriber to THE REPUBLICAN.
was a caller at this office Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. A. d. Naylor has had erected
a foundation for a new house on Pen
nington street which he will build
this winter.
The new schedule on b. & O. went
into effect Sunday morning last. No
important changes in the time of
trains were made by the new sched-
ule.
President Cleveland has lost his two
Maryland beagle hounds because he
went hunting rabbits in the Jersey
swamps without his rabbit foot in his
pocket.
1t is estimated that during the first
two or three days of this meek several
thousand pound of poultry, game, etc,
was shipped from Oakland and other
points in this county to the markets
of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh.
The semi-monthly session of the
Orphans Court for this county was
held on Tuesday with Judges Merrill,
Wilson and Cuppett present. A con-
siderable amount of business was
transacted. The proceedings of the
court in detail will be found in an
other column.
Mr.. George O. Miller, who recently
sold his stock of goods to Messrs. d.
E. Offutt & Sons, has purchased
another stock of new and seasOnable
goods and opened the same in the
Martin building, corner Third and
Oak streets.
Mrs. J. Lee McComas, Mrs. Henry
w. McCOmas and Miss Nellie Brown
ing left Oakland Tuesday night for
Baltimore where the elder Mrs Nc
Comas will spend the winter The
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land after short visit in the above
city
Miss Mamie Haverstick, of Frost
burg, has been the guest of Mrs.
George 7. Brew this week. Miss
Haverstick came up to Oakland to
take the leading part in the play at
the opera house last night and ac-
quilted herself with credit.
A letter was received at this office
Tuesday morning from Isaac H. Koo-
ken, formerly of District No. II, but
now residing at Idaho Springs, Col,
where he has gone in search of en-
ployment. Mr.. KOoken intimates in
his letter that he will never return to
Maryland.
A free lecture will be delivered in
Sturgiss' Hall on Sunday evening, 9th
inst, at 7.30, by Mr.. Rodgers, of Home
stead, Pa; subject, "The Divine Plan
of the Ages, illustrated by chart. All
cordially invited. Also at Loeb Lynn
Saturday evening, 730.
Mr.. H. Weber, the Oakland florist,
was in town yesterday, He has just
returned from st. Louis, Mo-, flower
show, where he won a silver cup val
ued at $50 for the prettiest carnations
and two other prizes of so each. He
also won several chrysanthemum
prizes.-Piedmont Herald.
Oakland at the last session of the
conference was made station. Not
many years ago it was a circuit en-
bracing what is now six charges.
Rapid strides have been and are be
ing made by the church here on the
top of the mountains. II. b. Ward
the pastor, is preaching to appreciate
tive hearers.-Pittsburgh Advocate.
Col. William Kilgour, of Mont
gomery county, arrived in Oakland
Tuesday from hunting trip along
the York river where he had the luck
to bag number of turkeys and other
smaller game. From Oakland the
genial Colonel went down to the
hunting camp on Meadow Mountain
to join III hunt there with Mr.. Il. L.
Browning and other sportsmen.
w. d. Althouse & Co., from Phia-
delphia, having during the last week
leased all available coal lands two
miles north of Garrett, Somerset coun-
ty, Pa, and are making preparations
to sink shafts at once. They CON
template putting in an electric plant
and when ready for operation will
employ 200 men. The output will
be about thirty cars. This firm is
among the heaviest coal dealers in
Philadelphia,
In Vienna telephone girls are re-
quired to change their dresses and
wear uniform when on duty, as the
dirt they bring from the streets affect
the instruments. Their costume is
dark skirt and waist, with sleeves of
striped black and yellow, the Austrian