The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-09

villa feathers, of Oakland, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Las
horn Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bunce, Of Mt.
Lake Park, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Abe Freeland Sunday.
Fletcher Rodeheaver was visiting
Oakland friends last week.
A. G. George spent Sunday with
friends in Bayard.
Miss Eta Enlow, of Mt. Lake Park,
is attending the Deer Park school.
Joseph Marville has improved the
appearance of his cottage by giving
it coat of paint.
Miss Hattie Underwood, who has
been spending the summer in this
place, left for her home in Sistersville,
w. Va, Monday.
Mr.. j. E. Elliott is having some
improvements made to his residence
on Shady street.
j. w. Young, of Cumberland, was
in town Thursday.
Prof. A. L. Lee and Mr.. Isaac Cor
many were calling on Oakland friends
Saturday.
Willie Wolf has returned from
Cumberland.
Mrs. P. w. Council and Master Neil
Council, of Bayard, w. Va, are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. George.
Mrs. Sarah Friend and family ex-
tend their thanks to the community
for their kindness in their late trouble
and bereavement.
Rev. g. |. Uhler preached in the
Lutheran church last Sunday morn
ing.
Mr. Joseph King, of near Mt. Lake
Park, one of Garrett county's oldest
citizens, spent Tuesday with Rev.
and Mrs. w. E. George.
Messrs. L. d. Thrasher and Philip
Hess are plastering the Laughlin
house next door to postof1ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward West have
gone to housekeeping in the Shaffer
residence
Mr.. Allan Paugh, one .of Garrett
county's prosperous farmers, gave an
old-fashioned corn husking party to
the young people of the community
last Wednesday, and everyone had a
royal time.
Miss Irene Jankey, who has been
confined to her home for the past
month, will be taken to Oakland next
week and placed in the Sanitarium to
be treated for curvature of the spine
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Foye, Master
Willie land Master Harry Foye, OF
Pittsburg, Pa, who have been visit.
ing Mrs. Foye's grandparents, Rev
and Mrs. W. E. George, left Monday
for Barton, Md, where they will visit
relatives before returning to theil
home in Pittsburg.
A coal oil stove exploded in Mr. S
P. Specht's new house Saturday af
ternoon, but the fire was extinguishet
before much damage was done.
) Miss Cora Humphreys, Mrs. Arthur
Humphreys, Master Richard and Mis-.
} Nellie Humphreys, who have beer
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Paugh
have gone to Terra Alta, where they
, will visit relatives for two weeks be
/ fore returning to their shomes in Ell
kins, W. Va.
Mr.. Smith Browning, while filling
the helper at the coaling station OF
Monday, accidentally fell off and wa
badly bruised about the head an(
face, as well as spraining his lief
ankle.
: Prof. Smith, of Oakland, who ha
been engaged in the merchandisln.
business with Mr.. S. P. Specht thi
summer, has withdrawn, and Mr.. F
A. Cassidy, prominent business maj
from Terra Alta, w. Va, has pur
chased share in the store, and tn
3 new firm will be Specht g. Cassidy
+, We understand that Prof. Smith vii
go into the merchandising bushes
in Oakland. Success to you all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles West gave
party last Wednesday evening a
their residence in honor of their Sol
Will. About twenty-four of his man
friends were present and the evening
was very enjoyably spent. At te
o'clock refreshments were served
which the guests did justice to, an
at late hour all departed for thei
homes wishing their young host a
enjoyable a Journey through life a
y the evening they had just spent.
Election day was a very quiet on
i in this place. MA.
e OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 8, 1899.