The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-09-29

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had been made before his arrival.
AT recent meeting of the Board
of Directors of Mountain Lake Park
Rev. John NJ. Davis was reelected
secretary, Mr.. d. E. Offutt, treasurer
and Mr.. L. A. Rudisill manager.
Messrs. James NJ. Litzinger, c. f.
EllithOrp and Edwin l.. Mitchell left
Oakland Tuesday evening for Hagers.
town, where they attended the Con
gressional convention held there
yesterday.
VIM. Savage, residing near Selbvs-
port, testified in cause in court and
gave his age 81 years. He is a stall
wart man, about six feet four and
walked a distance of nearly thirty
miles to attend court.
Messrs. Theodore and Albert Bush.
brothers of Mrs. E. j. Fringer, whose
illness is mentioned in another col
umn, arrived here Monday evening,
summoned on account of the extreme
illness of their sister.
Judge David w. Sloan passed
through Oakland Tuesday night on
his way to st. Louis, No, where he
went to attend the wedding of his
sister-in-law, Miss Jessie Good, which
will take place on October 9TH.
The merchants of Oakland have
purchased large quantities of chest
nuts and shipped them to eastern and
western markets. The price paid
runs from five dollars per bushel down.
The crop of this delicious nut this
year is exceptionally heavy.
Oysters have just made their APP
pearance in the restaurants at Oak
land. 1t is singular, but it is true.
that you can get a better cooked and
a better tasting oyster in the restau-
rants of the county town than you
can in Baltimore.-Balto. News.
Senator r. A. Ravenscroft. of Oak
land, is proving to his fellow-towns-
men that he has interests other than
these of politics. He is having large
lot cleared of debris and will have a
big store and office building erected
on it.-Baltimore News.
Private John Collins, Co. c, LIST Nd.
Vol. Inf, is home on a Through, hav-
ing arrived Friday morning last from
Camp Meade, Pa. His regiment ex-
poets to be sent to Porto Rico within
the next few weeks to do garrison
duty there.
Mr.. Thomas W. Frost, of near
Grantsville, who was one of the Jurors
here at court last week, made this
office friendly call on Friday Mr..
Frost having been discharged from
jury service Friday afternoon de
parted for his home the same day.
The annual teachers institute will
convene in Oakland at the public
school building Monday, October 18th.
The public schools of the county will
open on the following Monday. In
dications point to a large enrolment
all over the county.
Rev. r. b. Ward left yesterday af-
terdoon for Warrington, w. Va,
where he will attend the annual con
ference of the NJ. f. church. He will
be away a week or more No services
will be held in st. Paul's church on
Sunday owing to his absence from
town.
Services in st, Matthews church
Sunday next 730 a. III. Holy Com
munion; 10 a. IN. Sunday school; II a.
IN. morning prayer and sermon.
Services at the Episcopal chapel,
Swanton: 7.30 p. IN. evening prayer
and sermon. Cordial welcome to all.
Rev. VIM. Brayshaw, Rector.
DR.. Mahlon C. limbaugh who re-
Gently purchased the New Glades
hotel property on the corner of Alder
and Third streets, has had the build
ing put in tirst-class repair and is en-
gagged to-day in moving his household
goods into it. His office will also be
located in his new residence.
On Tuesday this Office was honored
by visits from numerous newspaper
men of the district among the num-
Der being Mr.. Cyrus F. Flock, of the
Frederick Examiner; Mr.. G.. w.
Clum, of the Montgomery Press and
Mr.. Hamilton, of the Cumberland
Ne1CS.
We are in need of few correspond
ents in different sections of the county.
Send in anything of local i'm
portance to us and we will gladly
publish the same. Correspond about
the matter. Send us the news.
Stamps and stationery will be fur
nished free of charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Wagner, form
er residents of Grantsville district,
but now living near Elk Lick, Pa.
drove into Oakland from their home
yesterday evening and spent the
niphf here at the Commnrcial HotaI