The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-24

lately, but at present is very much
improved, we are glad to state. s
Rev. John Slabach, of near Eglon,
! one OF the prosperous farmers of that
section who has given considerable
attention to bee culture, was in Oak
land yesterday with quite a large
quantity Of the product which for
purity and quality would be hard to
excel
Mr.. H. G. Sincell and Mr.. w. G.
hldd, composing the firm of Sincell
y Co., went to Baltimore on last Sat
urday night where they purchased a
new line Of ladies and gents furnish
ing goods, hats, shoes, etc, which
, upon arrival will be opened up in the
Sincell building on Second street.
Messrs. y. &. Ross, of Oakland, DR..
a. }. Mason and Messrs. Harry Black
and William Frederick, jr., of Friends
vile, went down to Keyser from here
Monday night to take the Chapter
degrees in Masonry but owing to some
misunderstanding no meeting of the
Chapter was held that evening and
the gentlemen returned to Oakland
on train No. l.. O.
Mr.. A. 5. Campbell, of McKeesport,
accompanied by his family, who are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Gus
ter near McHenry, drove up to Oak.
land Monday to see the town and the
improvements being made. They
also visited Deer Park and Mountain
Lake Park. Mr.. Campbell's family
held reunion at Mr.. Clusters last
week at which quite q large number
were present.
Mr.. Charles d. Smith, of Baltimore,
who recently arrived in Oakland from
the above city, has been rendered and
has accepted the position in the Gar
rett County Bank made vacant by
the resignation of Mr.. A. L. Fraley
which occurred some days ago. Mr..
Smith is a young man Of integrity
and we are pleased to note that he is
again one of our citizens.
Republican leaders of West Vir-
| glnia held conference at Mountain
Lake Park Monday. This meeting
was called together at the solicitation
of State Auditor l.. NJ La Toilette.
Those present were ex-senator Thorn
as r. Davis, of Grafton, prospective
candidate for governor or auditor :;
State Auditor La Toilette, candidate
for denomination: Congressman Day
ton, Senator Elkins and Hon. George
G. Sturgiss, Of Morgantown.
John Wanamaker spends $685., 200 q
year for advertising. Siegel, Cooper
Il Co. spend 100000 a year, or nearI
thousand dollars day, for this purs
| pose. There are many local merchants
who would die of heart failure if they
had to pay 1926 year for printers
ink. Is it any wonder that the mail
order business is running the country
merchants trade? There are dozens
of reasons why the big advertiser can
sell goods cheaper than those who
meyer advertise.
Mr.. James Whitehouse and Mr..
Richardson, both members of the
Grand Lodge X. of P, of Maryland,
arrived in Oakland last Friday even
ing and on Saturday were driven
down to Friendsville where they
spent the day at the X. of P. picnic
held there. They returned to Oak
land Sunday and left here the same
afternoon for their homes in Balti-
more
The advertisement running in this
paper of the Maryland Agricultural
College should be read and considered
by those having sons to educate. Its
facilities for equipping young man
for life's work are unsurpassed. It's
teachings are eminently practical,
many of its graduates secure positions
OF trust and emolument on gradua-
ton. Its progress and development
have been remarkable in the past FIVE
or six years. Write for further par
ticulars if you desire them.
The proprietors and managers of
the numerous hotels and boarding
houses in the small towns of Mary
land and West Virginia adjacent to
Oakland claim that this season, finan-
cially, has been the best they have
ever experienced. They have taken
care of all the people they could com
fortably accommodate and as fast as
one party of guests would leave an
other party would come to take their
places. This does not apply to Oak
land, however, as here the season has
been the dullest for a great number
of years.
Prof. John &. Robinson, represent
ing the large musical emporium of
Messrs. Sanders & Stayman, of Balti-
more and Washington, will be spend
ing few weeks in town and would
be glad to see parties who contem-
plate the purchase of any kind of a