The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-21

means business the whole community
will be glad to have him. Help him
to find a suitable place to live and
thus convince him that we as a peo-
pie are all right. That is the way to
build up town.
The case involving the construction
of the will of the late Joseph Feather,
of Preston county, w. Va, has been
set for argument before Judge John
Homer Holt at Grafton on Tuesday,
the Goth inst. The compliments are
represented by Edward H. Sincell,
of Oakland, and Messrs. p. J. Crogan
and Arthur |. Kelso, of Kingwood,
and the defendants by Hon. Mel J.
Fortney, of Kingwood, and Hon. A.
q. Dayton, of Philippi, w. Va. This
is one of the most important chancery
causes which has been instituted in
the Circuit Court for Preston county
in long time, and the interests in
volved are quite large.
Appropriate Christmas services will
be held in st. Pauls NJ. E. church.
On Sunday morning and evening
sermons betitting the day and times
will be delivered by the pastor. On
Sunday evening the choir will render
20, Come, Redeemer of Mankind, - and
so, Holy Night" On Monday even
ing the Sunday school will render an
appropriate Christmas program con-
slsting of songs, recitations, respon-
sive readings, etc. A special service
will also be held on Christmas morn
ing at 6 o'clock.
The marriage of the Rev. Nathan
l.. Baumgardner, of Palatine, to Miss
Mary Elizabeth Boyd, of this city,
was celebrated at high noon Dec. u,
at the residence of the brides cousin,
Mrs. d. c. List, jr., by Rev. DR.. j. l..
Sooy, pastor of the Fourth Street NJ.
E. church. None but the immediate
relatives and a few friends were
present. Miss Boyd is woman of
most excellent Christian character,
has been engaged in evangelistic
work, in which chosen field of work
she has been eminently successful.
Wheeling Intelligencer.
1t seems that there has been less
Christmas shopping by our people in
the city than usual. This is certainly
very commendable and is Just rec
ognition of the efforts of our mer-
chants to provide what is wanted.
The custom of going to the city to
shop is great fake. 1t is very much
like the woman who told her husband
she had struck a great bargain-could
get a $4,000 wrap for $3.50. "All
right, says the husband, now if you
will tell me where to get the $3.50
everything will be lovely" The trip
to the city costs more than any posi-
bic saving even when some few lead
ing articles can be bought shade
under home prices.
Ex-Sheriff Charles Wegman, of
Grantsville, was in Oakland Tuesday
conducting a sale of some real estate
sold under an eXecutian. While here
Mr.. Wegman received a message sum
moning him to Baltimore on Wednes-
day where he is to stand examination
for appointment on the police force
of that city. Mr. Wegman was an
officer in Baltimore prior to embark
ing in the mercantile business at
Grantsville, but finding that mer-
chandising is improbable he has
concluded to drop it and will report
in Baltimore for examination. Hav-
ing had experience as an officer and
being held pretty high by his supe-
riors. Wegman will probably get
a good berth. We hope so, anyway.
Mr.. Charles Mortimer and has com
pany of star players have been de-
lighting Oakland audiences all this
week and will continue until Satur-
day night, when the engagement for
this season will end. Mr.. Mortimer
and his company played weeks
engagement here last year and the
good name left behind them at that
time has been remembered by the
play loving people of Oakland and
has to great extent been responsible
for the good houses enjoyed by the
company this week. The engage
ment was opened Monday night by
the play My Old Kentucky Home"
and was greeted by a tremendous
crowd. Tuesday night across the
Trail was presented and was we'll
received byxa large audience. Last
night "a Yankee in Cuba" was play
ed to an app, eciative audience. To
night "a Fatal Wedding" will be put
on and we bespeak for Mr.. Mortimer
and his gentlemanly company we'll
patronized house.
An editor prints his paper to give
his patrons the news of the day and
for the money there is in it. He is
presumed to know of what he writes,
and he generally does. When he
writes, as he does in the Leader Cour-
Ter, Osceola Mills, Pa, without fee or
hope of reward, that Chamberlain
Cough Remedy acts maglcally, and
we have found none better in our
household. If you have a cough, try
it, T." it may be accepted as an honest
expression, worthy of credence. For
sale by Oakland Pharmacy, Oakland,
and DIR. j. w. Laughlin, Deer Park
A novel defense of the fast running
of trains within the corporate bound
aries of municipalities is that when
the cars move swiftly boys are not
likely to jump on or off, and that
many accidents are thus avoided.
This is somewhat like the child's be-
lief that thousands of lives are
saved by not swallowing pins" In
many cities grade crossings at rail
road intersections are not provided
with safety gates, and the careful
running of trains is, therefore, neces-
sary. Railroad companies cannot be
permitted to wholly ignore the pre-
cautionary measures which the law
requires them to adopt.