The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

SpllhS, SeuGle spring, is SprluSlnS
its surprises.
Mr.. E, H. Sincell went over to King
wood this morning on business.
Miss Winnie Carney is in Baltimore
this week on a visit to friends
DR.. j. Lee McComas is out after an
illness of three or four days.H
Mr.. NJ. N. Wilson, of Wilson, was
in the city yesterday on business.
Mr.. George T. Brew made bust
ness trip to Somerset, Pa, this week
The weather seems to have adopted
the role of lightning change artist
Speaking of the balmy breath of
spring-well, we may speak of it later
on.
Mr.. William Newman returned from
a trip to Baltimore Thursday evening
last.
Hon. A. f. George, of Swanton, was
in Oakland Friday morning last a few
hours.
Mr.. Ed. Otfutt returned from a bus
mess trip to Wheeling last Sunday
morning.
Postmaster J. NJ. Jarboe returned
from a visit to Washington on last
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. j. Frank Gienger, of Terra
Alta, was in Oakland Friday looking
up business in his line.
Messrs. William f. Wass and G. w.
Logue, both of Mineral Springs, were
here Friday on business.
Mr.. d. E. Offutt went to Parkers-
burg Monday evening, returning to
Oakland yesterday morning.
Mr.. Henry Kease, of near Cove, was
in the city Monday afternoon and
Tuesday morning on business.
Col. William E. Griffith, of Cum
berland, State Bank Examiner, was
in Oakland Tuesday on business.
Gloomy reports are sent out from
the Eastern Shore of Maryland about
the condition of the peach orchards.
WANTED,-Court boarder at 50
cents per day. Apply to Mrs. Ella p.
Russell, corner 1st and Water streets.
81 3%
Mr.. G. L. Taught, who clerked in
the Oakland Pharmacy last summer,
has purchased drug store at Terra
Alta.
Mr.. Walton Wood, of Baltimore,
who spent week in Oakland, re-
turned to his home in the above city
Monday.
Mr.. John 7. Mitchell went down to
Baltimore yesterday morning where
he will spend the week on profession
al business.
Mr.. Robert Porter, who has been at
Sylvan Retreat, Cumberland, for
several months past, returned to Oak
land Monday.
Mr.. Charles W. Bolden, one of the
Oldest citizens of Oakland, was taken
suddenly i'll on Sunday but is now
much better.
Mrs Kate 7. Crane returned from
Baltimore last night where she had
been purchasing "a spring stock of
millinery goods.
A Boston printers devil is reported
to have fallen heir to $20,000,000,
which may be considered a devilish
lucky way to fall.
HarrOWs.
Spring Tooth Harrows, $11; Wood
Frame, $3.50, at j. M. Davis u Sons.
Mr.. H. G. Sincell returned from
Baltimore Monday. While in the
above city he purchased fine stock
of gents furnishings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Leighton re-
turned to Oakland yesterday from
Swanton where they visited their son
H. V. Leighton, Esq.
Attorney julius G. Renninger made
business trip to Terra Alta Tuesday,
where he appeared as counsel in a
case before Justice Hill.
Mrs. G. Schrader and Mrs. Gusen-
dortf, both of Hutton, were visiting
friends in Terra Alta on Tuesday.
Preston Republican.
Mr.. j. o. Michaels returned to his
home last night from Baltimore
where he spent two weeks visiting
relatives and friends.
Rev. NJ. A. Ryan, of Baltimore,
spent several days in Oakland this
week visiting the family of Mr.. Law
renee Stanton on Quality Hill.
Mr.. A. Nelson has purchased the
Grim property in Totten's Addition
to Oakland and is neutrality-suspicious.
to build extensively on the land.
Mr.. Godfrey Felty, of Frostburg,
spent several days this week in Oak
land with his family, returning to the
above place Tuesday morningl