The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-01

Sunday last another excursion from
points west on the B. & o. was run
to Oakland. The two trains brought
a total of 882 passengers. The time
was spent here by the excursionists in
driving to the Park and in walking
around town.
The Wilson Lumber Co. has pur-
chased large tract of timber land
near Huttonsville, W. Va, and will
move their mills to that point as soon
as they manufacture the timber now
owned by them in the section where
they are now operating.
Place your order for monuments,
headstones, iron fence, cement, and
! terra Gotta pipe with the j. b. Will
liams' Co., Frostburg, Md. Their
work is the best and their prices the
lowest. Jas. A. Enlow, agent, Noun
tain Lake Park, Md. st.
Mr.. j. H. Cramer, jr, of Piedmont,
/ W. Va, has not yet heard anything
from his son, William, who was last
heard from on August 9th, when he
wrote home stating that he was sick
in hospital at Santiago, Cuba. Mr..
/ Cramer is very much worried.
/ The women of Sistersville, w. Va,
were horror-stricken and the mascu-
line population amazed to see a fe-
male rider on mans saddle with a
jaunty suit and military hat rfSe
man fashion through the principle
streets of the village the other day.
Mrs. Robert Felty, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Oak
land for several weeks, returned to
Connellsville, Pa, Monday morning.
She was accompanied home by Mr..
Felty, who came over from Councils
vile Saturday evening and spent
Sunday here.
Rev. John T. Hackett, of Monaco.
Pa, a warm friend of the editor and
his wife, was their guest at Mountain
Lake Park on Friday afternoon last.
Mr.. Hackett was returning to his
home from Kingwood where he offici-
ated at the DECENTRALIZATION nup-
tials.
The Oakland hotel will close this
morning after breakfast. The early
closing of the house was brought
about by the extreme illness of Mr..
Harry Mills and his fathers absence
in Washington, the management thus
devolving upon those in the employ
of the lessees.
Ihere was runaway wedding from
the Camp Ground one day this week
The parties were S. Raymond Rode
HEAVIER, of Albrightsville, and Miss
Mollie Garner, daughter of William
M. Garner, of near Pleasant Dale.
They went to Oakland and were mar
ried, -Kingwood Argus.
Recently Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed.
proprietor of the Oakland Pharmacy.
has had installed in his store new oak
shelving and closed cases, all the ,woxls
of home mechanics which will com
pare favorably with the work of out
of town artisans. His store is now
one of the most complete and handilv
| arranged apOthecaries in this section
of the country.
Mr.. Julius Scherr. of Eglon, came
down to Oakland Tuesday afternoon
and went to Keyser where he attended
the Congressional convention held
there yesterday, he being delegate
from Preston county. Of course his
vote was cast in favor of the success
full candidate, Hon. \. G. DAYTON.
whose nomination was made by ac-
clamation.
Miss Stella Kitzmiller, whose illness
we have mentioned for about 10
months has been seriously i'll since
our last. DR.. Drinkwater. of Cor
man, and DR.. Lantz, of Harnansvile,
have both been at her bedside. Her
many friends will be glad to see her
out again.-Schell correspondent in
Piedmont Independent
Prof and Mrs. j. 6. Robinson, of
Baltimore, the parents of Mrs. M. G.
Hinebaugh, who were here visiting
her, were called home on Monday
afternoon by telegram announcing
the serious illness of their son How
ard, member of the Fifth MARYLAND
regiment, who was brought home on
Sunday from Tampa, Fla, along with
a large number of other sick soldiers
of the same regiment.
We agree with the Keyser Echo
that the running of Sunday excursion
trains by the railroads is an abomina-
ton that ought to be stopped. It
may be intended as an outing for the
hard-worked, laboring man, but in
reality it is very largely drunken
frolic. We hope that the next Legis-
lature will enact law preventing
this particular form of Sabbath desc