The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-14
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.


Personal Mention. Etc.
Complete line of mems, women's and
children's chocolate shoes at Towns
hends'.
Mr.. Mahlon Glotfelty, County
Treasurer, was in the city Tuesday
on business.
Reports from the Accident normal
state that the school opened with but
ten scholars.
Nice line of ladies' shirt waists, col
lars, cuffs and skirts at ToWnshendS'.
est
DR.. Henry w. McComas returned on
Saturday last from a professional
visit to Baltimore.
School Examiner U. G.. Palmer has
been housed up several days this
week with a severe cold.
Will Coglan, day operator, was
taken suddenly Ill yesterday morning
and is confined to his bed.
Last Friday being a legal holiday
in this state neither the ,postoffice or
bank was open for business.
For sale or rent t. Store room on
Railroad street, Oakland. Apply to
G. G. Michaels, Mt. Lake Park. 6-3t
Headquarters for dress goods, per-
Gales, sateen, outings, draperies and
white goods at Townshends', cheap.
Miss Nettie Kepner, who has been in
Washington several weeks visiting,
returned 10 Oakland Friday night
last.
Messrs. G. S. Hamill and John r.
Mitchell made business trip to Phil
adelphia Tuesday morning, returning
to Oakland this morning.
Mr.. Perry E. Kimmell has gone to
Cumberland where he has secured a
position on the new daily paper re-
Gently established in that city.
Mr.. NJ. B. Ross, an old veteran who
has been residing in Oakland for a
number of years, has been ill and
confined to his bed nearly all winter.
Joe White had his wrist dislocated
whilst wrestling with another young
man of his age on Friday last. Dr..
Lee McComas rendered surgical aid.
Dixon g. Kelso just received car
seed oats, large lot of all kinds of
grass seed; also car feed and flour, all
nf Jxrli oh mill lNn Oh no
prices. 43
Yesterday afternoon three special
cars containing the officials of the B.
& o. railroad passed through Oak
land, going west, on tour of inspec-
ton.
A postoffice has been established at
Littman's store in District No. I,
which will be known as Beckman.
Mr.. Julius Littman has been appoint
ed post master.
Hon. George W. Moon, of Swanton
district. was in Oakland Monday last
Mr.. Moon, accompanied by his wife,
returned from Annapolis ON Wednes-
day of last week.
Miss Emma Miller has returned from
Washington, ID. c., in which city she
spent the greater part of the winter
Ter and family.
j. L. Englehart is now postmaster
at Accident, Md. We have not heard
whether the Office came to him by ac-
cident, or just in the ordinary way
Exchange.
He went after it.
Since the arrival of a son at his res
idence, which occurred on Tuesday
morning, Fred. Schroeder doesn't
have time to discuss war or the prob
ability of war
We are in receipt of a letter from
Accident contradicting a statement
published in these columns last week
concerning the election of officers in
Sabbath school of that town but the
writer failed to sign his or her name,
so we cannot publish it.
Bernard Brydon, of Bloomington,
is dangerously i'll with appendicitis.
An operation has been performed
which promises to be successful. Mr..
Brydon is civil engineer in the en-
ploy of the West Virginia Central
Railway.
The initial game of base ball for this
season was played at Jack Oak Park
on Tuesday when two picked mines
crossed bats captained by Messrs.
Barker and Nelson. The victorious
team was Prof. Barker's whose score
stood 23 to when the game closed.
There is one result of the game yet
apparent that being the large num-
Der of players suffering with stiffen-
ed joints and sore spots. The feature
of the game was Barker's slide to
first.