The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-12-08

ing, does not believe that q curfew
law ''can be acknowledgements it is
a municipal invasion of individual
liberty which goes little too far
Frostburg Journal.
Services will be held in the Episco-
pal chapel, Sixth and Alder streets,
Sunday next: 7.30 p. M, evening
prayer and sermon. Swanton, II a..
m, morning prayer, sermon and holy
communion. Cordial welcome.
All members of Alta Lodge, knights
of Honor, are requested to be present
at the regular meeting to be held in
Sturgiss Hall on Thursday evening,
Dec. 18th, as business of the utmost
Importance to the lodge will be dis
cussed.
Mr.. A. d. Naylor went to Hedges
vile, w. Va, near Martinsburg, on
last Saturday, where he was summon
ed by telegram announcing the
serious illness of his mother. Yester-
day word was received here announc-
ing the lady's death.
Talk of extending the Confluence
and Oakland railway to Oakland is
again being revived. A prominent
| business man in town said the other
day that he wouldn't believe the
road would be finished to Oakland
until he saw the spikes being driven.
The plan of cleaning off the side
walks at various points over towu
should be followed by every one.
There is enough danger from the slip
perry condition that they will be in at
best without allowing this to be added
to by more snow remaining on them.
Pains in the chest when a person
has a cold indicate tendency toward
pneumonia. A piece of flannel damp
ened with Chamberlain Pain Balm
and bound on to the chest over the
seat of pain will promptly relieve the
pain and prevent the threatened at
tack of pneumonia. This same treat
ment will cure a lame back in a few
days. Sold by Oakland Pharmacy
and j. w. Laughlin, Deer Park.
Owing to the severe storm of Sun
day and the consequent drifts of snow
on the pavements and crossings the
primary departments in the Oakland
public schools were closed on Monday
as only one or two scholars were pre-
sent at the time school opened that
day.
Sheriff and Mrs. W. Perry Lee re-
turned from a trip to Baltimore on
Sunday night last, to which city they
had gone to visit their son who is
confined as a patient in one of the
hospitals there, he having undergone
a very painful surgical operation a
week or two ago.
Rev. ri Hicks gives the following
weather forecast for December: "a
storm period from end to 9th and
heavy winter SHOWS from 3rd to 18th.
Marked storm conditions will prevail
from the 18th to 18th. The last reg
ular storm period for the month will
fall on from the 25th to 29th.
Take your sled and blacksmithing
to A. ID. Naylor and have it repaired
in ship shape before the rough sea-
! son sets in. .
Several applications have already
been received by DIR. McComas for ad-
mission in his sanitorium but owing
to the fact that his furniture has not
yet arrived from the east he is handi-
capped and will be unable to receive
| patients until the necessary rticles
arrive. The applications came from
parties in West Virginia ami Cincin-
natl, O.
The b. & O. ticket agent here has
received his annual instructions in re-
gard to the clergymen permits issued
by that company. These permits
must be applied for at the office near
the first of the year. Through the
courtesy of the railroads the clergy
men are granted special rate, which
is one-haf fare for either single fare
or round trip.
Rev. S. NJ. Engle, pastor of the Gar
rett Memorial church, came up to
Oakland Saturday night last and on
Sunday delivered two excellent ser
mons to his congregation. Mr.. Engle
has been pastor of the church here
for two or three years and his sermons
are well liked not only by the mem
bers of his own church but by those
of other denominations.
Many of the stores have begun to
receive the holiday goods and the dis
plays in the windows have begun to
take on the real holiday appearance
Meyer before in the history of the
town has the line of such goods been
as varied or attractive as it is this
year. Every one can find some thing
that will tempt his fancy.
Mr.. II. Norris, clerk of the drug
store of r. Shoemaker, Perry, ILL.,,
says: "a man came into our store the
other day and said, Il want bottle
| of that stuff that saves chi1dren's