The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-16
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home ana Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc,


week on bushes,
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Little spent a
number of days recently in Balti-
more with relatives.
Attorney Julius G. Renninger, who
suffered an attack of the grip last
week, has re overed.
Mr.. Jonathan Loar, of Reedsville,
w. Va, attended the funeral OF his
brother in Oakland to-day.
Attorney Thos. J. Peddicord ar
rived home from Hamilton, Ohio,
Saturday morning last.
Mr.. Chas NJ. Wilson, of Wilson's
Station, was in Oakland Monday q
few hours on business.
Mrs. Cora V. Baer, of Middletown,
Md, is visiting the family of Prof r.
r. Sanner on Fourth street.
Mr.. Josephus Howell, of Floyd,
was an Oakland visitor yesterday
and paid his respects TO this Office
Parkersburg, w. Va, is making an
effort to secure the state capital
They offer 5000 600 and a site for it.
Attorney Arthur /. kelso, Of Terra
Alta, son OF County Commissioner Z.
w. Kelso, was in Oakland last Mon
day.
Judges Wilson and Merrill, of the
Orphans Court. We're pleasant
visitors at this office Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. John Shartzer, who spent sew
eral days with his family in Oakland,
returned to Washington Tuesday
afternoon.
Rev. Il. j. Ward, pastor of the NJ
Z. church. made a trip to Terra Alta
Tuesday afternoon, returning to Oak
land yesterday.
Mr.. Howard w. Smouse, left Oak
land yesterday for Fairmont, West
Va, where he has secured q position
in hardware store.
A meeting of the School Board was
held in Oakland last Saturday the full
board being present. Only routine
business was II aYIsactets.~~
Mr.. VIM. A. Smith, of Hoyes, was
in Oakland last Saturday attending Il
meeting of the School Board of which
body he is a member
Messrs. a. G. Ross and Frank Glot-
felty left Oakland Monday night for
Washington where they will spend
the week sight seeing.
Last Saturday as Mr. g. S. HamiIl
was returning from Mill Run, down
in District No ., in q sleigh, his face
was badly frostbitten.
Tuesday the mail from Accident
failed to arrive here on account Of
the bad roads. Yesterday, however,
it came in about on schedule time.
Rev. J. A. Enlow, of Mt. Lake Park,
was in Oakland on Tuesday. He
states that his daughter, Miss
Bessie, who suffered q severe attack
of typhoid fever, is improving very
rapidly.
Mr.. Benz. II. Sincell, the editor, left
Oakland Tuesday afternoon forWash-
ington, D. c., to be present at lunch
con served at the Shoreham Wednes-
day by Hon. B. II. Warner, president
of the Maryland Republican Editor
ial Association.
Eggs are selling anywhere from Is
to % cents and butter from 10 to %
cents. Why such a scale Of prices?
Eggs are eggs and butter is butter.
Age, OF course may have something
to do with it,
Mr.. H. Weber and son William start
ed last evening for Philadelphia,
where they will attend the Philadel-
phia flower show to be held in that
city Friday and Saturday of this
week. They will exhibit several var
ieties of flower.
The b. & 0. has made arrangements
for series of popular mid-winter ex-
cursions to Washington, D. c., and
Baltimore, at the rate OF 5000 the
round trip; tickets good for 10 days.
The excursion days are set for Feb.
q, March and April 10.
Mr.. j. NJ. Litzinger left Oakland
Tuesday for Baltimore where he at
tended the annual session of the
State Council Catholic Benevolent
Legion held in that city yesterday
Mr. Litzinger went as a representa-
tive from Oakland Council No. 249.
Smith, the Garrett county rattle
snake man, was in Oakland Monday.
He has shipped snakes to all parts of
the Union and handles the venomous
reptiles with impunity. A year or so
ago, however, he nearly saw his fin
ish'' when one of the snakes struck
him on the hand. He suffered sew
raj weeks with the wound made but
used ''snake bite" so freely that he