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


idays in Oakland visiting the family
OF Mr.. j. 0. Cleveland on Seventh
street.
Henry Bittinger and family hav
moved from their place of residence
at Bittinger, Nd, to their new house
in the suburbs of our new burg
Chestnut Spring correspondent Sails
bury Star.
We stated last week that Dr. Benz.
lson accompanied Mrs. Ison and
daughter Miss Nellie to Washington
last week. This is an error as DR..
lson has been in the above city since
September last.
Mr.. a. ID. Casteel, of Baltimore,
was in the city day or two last week.
Mr.. Casteel is one of the oldest and
best known travelling men coming to
this section and is well liked by his
many friends here.
One day last week DR.. j. Lee Nc
Comas captured a screech owl in his
yard adjoining the Garrett Memorial
church. His owlship was placed in a
cage and is now on exhibition at the
Oakland Pharmacy.
Mayor Jamison has purchased the
Felty building on Railroad street and
in the early spring he will remodel
and improve the property. When
the improvements have been made
he will occupy a portion of it.
Last years resolutions might be
gone over now and repaired for the
new year as many of them have grown
rusty from lack of use. 1t might be
well to brighten them up and use
them over during the whole of 90
With commendable enterprise the
Grafton Sentinel has during the past
week issued a daily edition in order
to accommodate the advertisers using
its columns in getting their Christ
mas reading matter before the public.
Ladies and children's hats and
trimmings will be closed out at great
ly reduced prices. Mrs NJ. l.. Scott,
Baltimore Store. 41-9t.
Stephen Boyle, whose wrist was
seriously cut with glass at the b. &
0. station in Oakland a week or two
ago, is now confined in the hospital
here, his wound being of such q ma
ture that it has to have constant care
and attention.
Mr.. Julius Scherr, of Eglon, was in
the city this morning. At the recent
election Mr.. Scherf was elected by a
handsome majority as It representa-
tive in the West Virginia Legislature
which meets in Charleston on Tues
day, January 3rd
Rev. Thomas J. Stanton, Of Iona
coming, came up to Oakland on Mon
day summoned hare by telegram
announcing the serious Hines of his
aged mother, Mrs. L. Stanton, who
has been confined to her room since
early in the spring.
Rev. G. W. w. Amick, formerly
pastor of the Lutheran congregation
in Oakland, but who has been preach
ing at Johnstown, Pa, for several
years, has resigned his pastorate there
and is preparing to move with his
family to a point in Kansas.
Mr.. John 0. Bosley, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. j.. Bosley, who has been in
the army since the breaking out of
the recent war, will arrive home this
evening to spend the holiday season
with his parents. Mr.. Bosley has
been stationed in Washington as hos
pital stewart ever since his enlist
ment.
Last week a great many OF the ice
houses in Oakland were filed with an
excellent quality of ice measuring
from eight to twelve inches in thick
ness, harvested at the BrOderick and
Wilson ice ponds. Monday, however
rain set in and put termination to
the harvest leaving lew houses vet
to be filled
Many turkeys, chickens and other
dressed poultry has been brought to
market this week by the farmers in
this vicinity, the price received for
the products being low owing to the
exceedingly warm weather which set
in on Monday and has continued up
to this time.
Grant Hayden, who went to An
napolis and entered st. Johns Col
lege as a student some months ago,
returned to his home at Mountain
Lake Park on Friday night last to
spend the holidays with his parents.
The past four weeks he has been CON
fined to his bed at Annapolis suffer
ing with an attack of malaria.
The indications are said to be IA
vorable for the building of the road
from Morgantown to Kingwood the
coming spring. j. Ami Martin, who
formerly resided at Kingwood, but
who is now a resident of Morgantown,