The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-21


while the schools are not in session,
will be open for the transaction of
public business on Tuesdays and Sat
urdays. l,s. "a, N.s. 5-tf
MMr. iClifton White went to Terra
Alta Monday to attend the funeral
of Mr. Daniel Albright, his father-in-
law, which occurred on Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Dixon & Kelso just received car
seed oats, a large lot of all kinds of
grass seed also car feed and flour, all
of which will be sold at rock bottom
prices. 4-3
Harvey Leatham, who is merchan-
dizing at Keyser, Md, was in town
over Saturday, cheerful as ever He
is always a welcome visitor in his old
home,-Meyersdale Commercial.
The district conference of the Breth-
ern church is being held at Accident
this week. Quite number of per-
sons from the eastern section of the
state are in attendance.
Mr.. George p White, of Mountain
Lake Park, went to Baltimore Mon
day to attend the grand lodge indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, which
meets in that city this week.
During the past ten days this office
has turned out nearly 100000 sheets
of printed paper and envelopes, the
production of which has kept our
presses pretty busily engaged.
Rev. d. c. keenan,, of Washington,
D. c., and Rev. Hugh A. Curley, of
Baltimore, are on visit to Rev.
Frank A. B. Wunnenberg at the par
ochial residence in Oakland.
The members of the Epworth
League will give social in MAYORS
hall in Oakland on Friday night next,
April Goth. These socials in the past
have been quite enjoyable.
Senator R. A. Ravenscroft came up
to Oakland on Saturday from his
home in Accident and remained here
until Sunday afternoon when he
went east on train No. As.
Mr.. Julius G. Renninger, of the
Oakland bar, went to Clarksburg, w.
Va, on Friday of last week where he
represented a client in the United
States District court. He returned to
Oakland the same evening.
a delightful ball was given at the
Glades Hotel on Wednesday night of
last week which was attended by
about fifteen couples of Oakland's
young people. Music was furnished
by Rasche's orchestra.
Mr.. VIM. J. Nair, representing Gar
rett Council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, went to Sails
bury, Wicomico county, Monday
where the annual sessions of the
grand lodge are being held this week.
On Monday Mr.. Jacob Morrison,
foreman of the trackmen on the B. &
o. was engaged in loading ties on a
car when one of the pieces of timber
caught his finger breaking it and
otherwise injuring that member.
Mr.. Julius Scherr, of Eglon, was in
Oakland over Sunday, having arriv-
ed here Sunday morning from bust
ness trip east. Mr.. Scherr was pres
ent at the session of the U. S. Senate
when the resolution was adopted re-
cognizing the independence of Cuba
on Saturday night.
Mr. j. Ed. Kildow, the preacher
editor of Beverly, w. Va, came down
from his home among the ramp eat
ers on Wednesday of last week to Wis
it relatives in town. He was accom-
panied dy his little daughter Edna
who will remain here a few days.
Rev. j. Ed. returned to his home on
Friday.
Mr.. j. Forward has informed us
that the Oakland bakery will be in
operation this week and will be in
charge of an experienced baker. The
salesroom will be located in the Offutt
building on Railroad street which has
been leased for the purpose. See ad-
vertisement which will appear in our
next issue.
Owing to the increased business of
The REPUBLICAN jobbing depart
ment new and heavier engine will
be installed in this Office next week
which will have double the capacity
of the one now in use. When we
complete the installation of the new
machine the public is invited to call
and examine it, it being the latest i'm
proved gas engine manufactured, and
a Maryland production.
Every settlement in Western Mary
land is rich in family names of appar-
ent German origin, and this decep-
ton as to the lingual roots of cur
rent patronyms is intensified by the
knowledge that many of the early
settlers in this region migrated from