The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-16
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

1t was that's off, Sunday.
Tomorrow, March 18th, is st. Pat
rick's Day.
Squire David w. Fraker, of Nc
Henry, is in town to-day.
The creeks and rivers have been
making a run on the banks.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal
will open for traffic on April list.
Mr.. Frank McRobie, of Altamont,
was in the city this morning for a few
hours.
Mr.. Jacob S. Jamison, of Piedmont,
was in Oakland last Friday on bust
ness.
Mr.. Patrick S. Fazenbaker, of Dis
trict No. II, called on us Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The March term of the Circuit
Court will convene in Oakland on
Monday next.
lie OdChSO1 CSlSlDllSlllllVlII
was destroyed by fire in Salisbury,
Md; loss, $4,000; insured.
For RENT-A cottage of six rooms
on Liberty street; everything conve-
nient; apply at this office.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson went over to
Meyersdale on Friday last where he
visited friends few days.
Mr.. Tom Kimmel, of Cumberland,
spent several days in Oakland last
week visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. Lawson L. Loar, of Grafton,
was in Oakland several days last week
settling up his late fathers business.
DR.. West, of Keyser, spent yester-
day in Oakland visiting his brother,
Mr.. r. j. West, who is quite i'll again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thompson, of
Easton, Pa, are in Oakland visiting
their daughter Mrs. George l. Uhler.
Judge Elias Merrill, accompanied
by his son James were pleasant Wis
itors at this office Tuesday afternoon.
Offutts'.
Just received, car of Corn and
Oats Fertilizers which will be sold
cheap.
Mr.. Henry A. Kease, of Accident.
was in Oakland last night on bust
ness. He returned home this morn
ing.
Ex-County Commissioner Ira E..
Friend, of near Friendsville, was in
Oakland Tuesday and yesterday on
business.
Mrs Ophelia A. Trippett, of Salem,
W. Va, is in Oakland visiting her
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs S. T. Jones on
Second street.
Mrs. George Durham, who yisised
her mother in New England for sew
eral weeks past returned to Oakland
Friday evening last
Mrs. Patrick Hamill was taken quite
ill last Friday morning and for time
her life was despaired of. At present
she is somewhat better.
Miss Henrietta Shriver has returned
from Deer Park and will go abroad
with Mrs. Henry Shriyer shortly
Cumb. News, Friday.
Justice John T. Sincell has been
confined to his room since Friday last
suffering with a severe attack of in
flammatory rheumatism.
Miss Grace Mclean, of Baltimore,
will arrive in Oakland this evening
and will be guest of Miss Margaret
Sincell on Liberty street.
Miss Laura Matthews has returned
from her trip to the east where she
has been selecting goods for Mrs. M.
l.. Scott's Baltimore Store.
The Baltimore Conference of the M.
E. church held last week appointed
Rev. G. J. Price as minister in charge
of the Bloomington circuit.
Mr.. Edwin Mitchell left Oakland
Tuesday for Somerset county, Pa,
where he will remain for some days
looking after business affairs.
Mr.. Percy Proctor, of Proctor &
Gamble, Cincinnati, accompanied by
Mrs. Proctor, spent last night at the
Queen City.-Cumb. Times, Friday.
John Cunningham, aged II, died
at Mt. Pleasant, Pa, from excessive
cigarette smoking. He was known to
have smoked 100 cigarettes in a day.
Mr.. H. s. Whetsell, County Super
intendent of Preston county, was in
Oakland Sunday last as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Fraley on Quality
Hill.
We are sorry to chronicle the ex-
treme illness of two of Mr.. Patrick H.
Rodeheaver's children near Thayer-
vile who are suffering with pneumo-
mia.
Messrs. Simon w. and Simon A.
Green, father and son, of District No.