The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-23
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.
Oysters in every style at Boddy's
restaurant, next to depot. 33-4t
Mr.. Samuel E. Boyer went down to
Accident Friday to visit his father
The Mccormick binders, rakes and
mowers take the lead the world over
Mr.. g. w. Kitzmiller, of Blaine, was
registered at the Central on Saturday
last.
Miss Ellen Connell of Terra Alta,
was in the city a day or two this week
on business.
VIM. Hyser's Baltimore oysters at
BOddy's restaurant, next door to de-
pot. 33-4t
Mr.. E. H. Bartlett, of Washington,
was here last Wednesday at the we'd
ding of his sister.
Mr.. d. V. Hughes, of Wheeling, W.
Va, spent Sunday in Oakland, the
guest of friends.
Justice d. w. Fraker, of McHenry,
was business visitor to the county
capital on Monday last.
Mrs. Mary c. Loar left on train No.
IS Tuesday for weeks visit to friends
and relatives at Grafton.
Mr.. Will Adler, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday in Oakland as a guest
of the Commercial Hotel.
Rev. jeremiah Beeghley, of Acct
dent, was in Oakland a few hours
Monday afternoon on business.
The household effects of the late
A. X. Keck were this week shipped
to Mrs. Keck at White Haven, Pa.
The man who listens for an hour to
a street piano playing Hot Time"
feels that he needs change of air.
Mr.. John II. Sincell returned Sun
day night from a weeks visit to rel
atives in Baltimore and Washington
Miss Rose Maroney entertained a
few of her friends at the home of her
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Z. Fraley returned
Monday afternoon from a twO-days'
visit to relatives and friends at Terra
Alta, w. Va.
When a woman with a new bonnet
refuses to go to church the minister
might as well admit that she is be-
yond saving.
DR.. A. J. Mason, of Friendsville,
was in the city Friday last. DR..
Mason will locate in Pennington, w.
Va, within the next month.
DR.. Henry w. McComas, accom-
panied by his two little sons, left
Oakland on Monday night for few
days business trip to Baltimore.
Services will be conducted in St.
Marks Ev. Lutheran church Sunday
morning at 1870 and in the evening
at 7.30 to which all are cordially in
vited.
12C. May, at Swanton, will pay
12c. for dressed or undressed, scalded
or dry-picked turkeys, and will take
dressed up to the 27th. Will pay one
half cash.
The millions of people who have
lost sleep looking for the leonids
would like to pay their respects to the
astronomer who started the shooting
star story.
Mr.. William H. Upphole, of Swan
ton, was in Oakland several hours on
Monday. He has recently been grant
ed a pension for services rendered
during the war of the rebellion.
Mr.sG. w. Delawder, of near Nc
Henry, is building twenty-four foot
addition to his summer hotel, which
will be ready for occupancy by the
opening of the season next summer
The NJ. E. Sunday school is prepar-
ing to have an elaborate Christmas en-
tertainment. A committee on pro-
gram and arrangement has been APP
pointed, and rehearsals will begin at
once.
Matthew H. Jones, convicted of
murder in the second degree for the
killing of John Muir at Homecoming,
was sentenced by Judge A. Hunter
Boyd at Cumberland to eighteen
years in the penitentiary.
A greatly needed improvement in
the way of crossing along Second
street has been made by the council.
Other streets are in need of such i'm
provements and we trust that they
may also be made.
Engine No. 1901, drawing train No.
3, Saturday morning, met with a mis-
hap as she drew into the station here
and was sidetracked. Another loco
motive was sent from Altamont to
carry the train on.
DR.. Wilbur l.. Davidson, of Cuya-
hoga Falls, Ohio, director of the
Mountain Guantanamo was in Oak