The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-12-22

MI RlClldfu y. w eSU is seriously Ill.
School Board meeting on Tuesday
next.
Mr.. G. A. Tower spent Sunday with
friends at Rawlings.
Mr.. Merritt Wilson, of Wilson. was
town to-day on business.
The turkey gobber's gobbie is now
more plaintive than ever before.
Born, unto Rev and Mrs. s. NJ. En-
gle, on Saturday last, a daughter.
Mr.. George j. Kolb, of Friendsville;
was a visitor in the city last Friday.
a bird in the hand sometimes sig
nities that there is one less III the coop.
The subscription price of THE RE
PUBLICAN is $1.25 per year in advance
Attorney Julius C. Renninger was
at KingwoOd on business last Thurs
day.
Mr. Chas. Def1inbaugh visited friends
in Cumberland part of Saturday and
Sunday.
Now is the time when the average
mans face is considerably longer than
his purse.
The postoflice at r5wanton will be
made a money order Office on Janu-
airy Bird next.
The annual election Of officers of
Oakland lodge No. 1872, \. f, 4 A.
Masons, will occur tonight.
Miss Richie, of Mt. Lake Park,
spent Sunday in Oakland as the guest
of Miss Jennie johnson on Third
street.
The B. & O. pay car passed through
Oakland Tuesday morning and paid
the company's employees their month s
wages.
Sheriff ". Perry Lee made "a bust
ness trip to Friendsville on Friday
last, returning TO Oakland Saturday
evening.
Stewart Hamill returned from
Princeton Monday night to his home
in Oakland where he will spend the
holidays.
Little Mary Moore, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. s. NJ. Engle is quite i'll at
Westernport with an attack OF ty-
phoid fever.
There is a rumor that the Cumber-
land-Westernport electric railway is
to be built as far as Bloomington,
this county.
A package was left at this office by
oneofour callers on Friday last which
may be recovered by the owner call
ing for the same.
Monday next being observed as
Christmas and legal holiday the
bank, post Office and other places OF
business in Oakland will be closed.
James Truly the porter for the
Glades Hotel had his foot so badly fro
zen during the severe cold weather last
week that he is confined to his house.
Mr.. George NJ. Mason, proprietor of
the City Roller Mills, offers as q Christ
mas present to widows residing with
in the corporate limits q sack of flour
each.
Mr.. d. d. Paugh, of near Deer
Park, was in the city Friday last and
had his name entered upon our books
as a paid-up-cash-in-advandes sub
scriber.
Mr. Ira Culp, Of District Nos, who
spent year or more in the west and
who returned to this county a few
weeks ago, was in the city yesterday
on business.
Mr.. Charles S. Davis, who was
housed for two weeks or more with
an attack Of quinsy and grip, was
down town Tuesday attending to
business
Messrs. e. H. Sincell and John
Shartzer made business trip to Cum,
berland on Monday. Mr.. Shartzer re
turned to his official duties in Wash
lngton Tuesday morning.
Be careful of this weather. KeeI
your feet dry. Do not expose your
self, and do not think too much of the
grip. You may get it soon enough
without inviting it by worry.
Bruce Hessen, extra fireman on the
b. & o., who has been at his home il
Oakland for several weeks past owing
to the illness of his children, returned
to his work Tuesday evening.
The public schools will close on FIR
day of this week and remain so unit
Monday, January end, in order tC
give the pupils and teachers the op
portunity of enjoying the holidays.