The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-19

give his attention to the practice of
his profession.
A special car of Pittsburgh capital
lists was run to Deer Park from the
above city on Friday of last week.
The gentlemen composing the party
have rented three of the B. & o., cot
tages at Deer Park and will spend the
summer there with their families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bush, of Graf
ton, arrived here Sunday morning
last to visit the family of Mrs. E. J.
Fringer. Mr.. Bush returned home
Sunday night. Mrs. Bush will remain
here indefinitely.
TheOakland and other publicschool
libraries throughout the county have
just received large box of books and
magazines which were collected by
Miss Carrie Mcknight, of Washington,
D. c., and donated by Rev. DR.. G. NJ.
P. King, of Monte Vista.
There is a matter that Some of
our Subscribers have forgotten. To
us it is an important matter, it is
necessary in our business. We are
very modest and don't wish to Speak
about it,
Mrs. John C. Durham, who was in
Baltimore several weeks receiving
medical treatment at the Johns Hop
kins Hospital, returned to Oakland
Monday night. Her condition re-
mains unchanged.
Mr.. John Shartzer, who rented and
furnished the Columbian Hotel at
Mountain Lake Park, has moved his
family to that place from Oakland.
The hotel will open in a few days for
the reception of guests.
For sALE.-A Columbia bicycle;
second hand; if you are interested call
at this office and learn price.
DR.. A. L. Wagner, of Bloomington,
formerly a resident of Oakland, was
in town Thursday evening and Friday
morning renewing old acquaintance
ships. The doctor is just recovering
from an attack of typhoid fever with
which he was i'll three or four weeks.
On Tuesday a meeting of the direc-
tors and stockholders of the Garrett
County bank was held at which Off
GERS for another year were elected. All
the old officers, including Mr.. S. T..
Jones as cashier, were reelected.
A new time table on the Baltimore
and Ohio went into effect on Sunday
last. The new schedule gives two
additional trains daily each way,
both being Accommodations. Numer-
Gus changes in the time of running
the trains, and the service is vastly
improved.
Mr. F. E. Merrill has purchased from
H. E. Felty, agent, the stock of goods
in the Felty building on Railroad
street and will conduct a green groc-
cry at that stand during the summer.
Mr.. Felty is also engaged in the same
business at John Felty, jr.'s store on
Second street.
Mr. A. G. Ross and family left Oak
land Saturday afternoon last for a
visit to relatives near Johnstown,
this county. After spending few
days in that vicinity they will go to
Confluence, Pa, and return to Oak
land by way of Cumberland.
The Kingwood argus says that the
supreme court has decided that the
plain word damn is not swearing.
We hope this is true as we need the
word very badly in our business, but
the ArguS has lied so damn much
about free silver that we are afraid to
risk the use of it.-Parsons Advocate
A terrific downpour of rain Monday
afternoon had the effect to raise Will
son creek out of bank which flooded
Third street between Centre and
Green and did some damage to the
roadbed. j. O. Michaels' and John
STARTERS properties on Second street
also suffered to some extent.
Cartwright wants your wool and
potatoes. He will pay the highest
cash price; see him before selling. He
has just received handsome and up
to-date line of clothing-some of the
best suits on earth for So. He has
plenty of timothy and clover seed on
hand yet, also tremendous stock of
shoes to select from at prices far be-
low the lowest. An immense line of
ladies dress goods. 11-2t.
Messrs. Fred A. Thayer, Austin
Brown, Sheriff Lee and E. H. Sincell
returned on Friday afternoon last
from q few days fishing up in the
Canaan country. The party did not
make as large a catch as States At
torney Thayer said they would prior
to the start. The total catch amour
ted to 5S4 trout.
On Sunday last Rev. j. W. Butler,
for two years or more pastor of st.
Marks EV. Lutheran church in Oak