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


and that his death was momentarily
expected. Mrs. Sincell left Oakland
for the bedside of her father this
morning.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hilleary, of near Cor
mania, was in Oakland Tuesday on
his way home from a business trip to
interior towns of West Virginia. He
states that the health of his wife is
much improved, which her friends
will no doubt be pleased to learn.
In another column will be found a
sketch of the life of Michael Spiker,
who recently died at his home in
Grantsville district at the advanced
age of ninety-fve years, written by
Mr.. Jacob Brown, of the Cumberland
bar, who has been a contributor to
this paper for twenty years.
For SALE.-A four horse power
gasoline engine in good condition
and guaranteed. No further use for
it is the reason for selling. If you are
interested call at this office where the
machine may be seen in operation un-
til Saturday when it will be replaced
by larger one.
l have been sufferer from chronic
diarrhoea ever since the war, and
have used all kinds of medicines for
it. At last | found one remedy that
hos hnan
is Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy.-P. E. GRESHAM,
Gaars Mills, La. For sale by Oakland
Pharmacy and DR.. j. w. Laughlin,
Deer Park.
DR.. j. Lee McComas, whose appli-
cation has been filed in the navy de-
partment for the position of surgeon
in that branch of the service is in
Washington and expects to be APP
pointed very shortly. Should the
doctor receive the appointment his
services will be required at once on
board some vessel.
Col. A. q. Sturgios returned on
Monday evening of this week from
Washington in which city he spent
ten days sight seeing and visiting
relatives. Col. Sturgiss says that ON
Sunday the excitement inWashington
was intense owing to the news of the
naval battle between the fleets of
this country and Spain.
Mr.. S. A. Shumaker and son, of
Hyndman, returned Monday from
New Germany, Md, where they had
just finished one of their fine draw
lime kilns for Mr.. Frederick Otto, an
enterprising farmer there. The ca
pacity of the kiln is $50 bushels of
lime per day, and one of like capacity
will be put up for Mr.. Otto later in
the year.-Meyersdale Commercial
The capital stock of the Enterprise
Tanning company, whose works are
located at Hutton, this county, at q
recent meeting of the stockholders of
the company, was increased from
100000 to $4,000, fully paid up. The
corporation is in fiourishing condi-
ton and as soon as a drop in the hide
market occurs the tannery will be
operated at its fullest capacity.
DR.. NJ. C. Hinebaugh, on Tuesday
afternoon, was called to the farm of
Rev. Thomas B. Digman, near Mt
Lake Park, by a message stating that
Mr. Digman had fallen from an apple
tree and sustained a fracture of his
leg. DR.. Hinebaugh responded to the
call and upon examination he obtain
that Mr.. Digman's injury was severity
sprained ankle and general shaking
up as result of the fall
Garrett county will be represented
on Cuban soil by at least one of her
brave boys, her representative being
a son of Mr.. William J. Wilson, of Dis
trict No. 10, who has been member
ola heavy artillery regiment of the reg
ular army for about two years. Mr..
Wilson's troop left Tampa, Florida,
for Cuba yesterday. May they all re-
turn crowned with victory and the
old flag unsullied!
Robert Bolden, who worked here
for seven years with his brother G. A.
Bolden, but who has been employed
as aplumber of late years at Cincin-
natl and Pittsburg, spent few weeks
here visiting his relatives. A sister of
his is the wife of Mr.. E. G. Nailor.
shorty has become very expert in
his line and commands big pay, but
he said Saturday evening that he
meant to work for Uncle Sam few
years, as he thought he was entitled
to his best services. Yea and amen
to that.-Myersdale Commercial.
Mr.. Edward H. Bartlett, son of DIR.
E. H. Bartlett, of Oakland, who has
held the position of prescription clerk
in one of the drug stores of Cumber-
land, has returned to his home in
Oakland and will open the drug store
at Mt. Lake Park shortly, which he
and his brother Harper, at present
clerking in the post Office, purchased
from DR.. Henry w. McComas some
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