The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-05-18
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

Editor LltZlnger spent sunday at
Grafton.
New shirt waists from 49c to $1.75
at Cornell & Cranes.
Mr.. D. E. Offutt went to Parkers-
burg Monday evening on business.
Nice line of dress skirts from 49c to
- dollars at Cornell & Cranes.
Mr. Henry Thompson, aged about
so years, residing near Kearney, is
quite ill.
New lot of hats and beautiful trim
mings just received today at Council
4 Cranes.
Senator R. A. Ravenscroft, of Acct
dent, was in Oakland few days this
week on business.
WANTED-2. 900 bushels potatoes at
Fuller & Smiths, Wilson Store, Ma
ryland. 3-S
States Attorney Fred. A. Thayer
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
George Waters, at Clarksburg, West
Va.
Kid gloves from 75c to $3.50; beau
tiful line taffeta silks from 4Sc to 1925
per yard; silk waists for sale at Con-
nell & Cranes.
Messrs. Silas O. Wiley and Cyrus
Stark, of near Bittinger, came up to
Oakland Saturday night last and re-
turned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Stemple, of
Floyd, returned home Monday riG
Oakland from visit to the formers
aged father near Aurora.
Miss Carrie Dorsey, who has been
visiting Miss Annie Birmingham, has
returned to her home at New Ger
many, Garrett county.-Cumb. News.
]. NJ. Stanton is prepared to furnish
to subscribers copies of the Baltimore
Sun, Herald and AmericGn, Wash
ington Post, Cincinnati Post and
Pittsburg Times. Off
Mrs. Mary E. Chisholm and son
James, of near Gormania, were in
Oakland last Friday. The latter made
this office a very agreeable visit while
in town.
Last night rain fell in torrents with
the result that all streams in this
vicinity are bank full. Wilson Creek
passing through Oakland, has spread
over Third street.
Col. William Kilgour, of Montgom-
cry county, arrived in Oakland Mon
day afternoon and will spend a few
days here as a guest at the Central
Hotel.
Messrs. Isaac Thompson and Charles
E. Hilleary, accompanied by Mrs.
nd
in Oakland Monday afternoon of this
week.
Don't fail to see Romeo, the largest
lion in captivity and Mary the small
est baby elephant ever on exhibition.
They are to be seen with Sparks big
% cent Shows at Oakland May 22d.
Isaac Parker, a young man who has
made his home with the family of Mr..
Charles E. Hilleary in District No. s
for number of years, was brought
to DR.. McComas' sanitarium in Oak
land on Monday and placed under
treatment for chronic disease.
The Ladies' Aid Society of St.
Marks Lutheran church will hold for
the benefit of the church an ice cream
festival on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, June l, ? and 3. Cordial
welcome to all.
Mr.. John H. Sparks, manager
Sparks Show, will give handsome
bedroom suite to any couple that will
take a trip in his big bridal ballon
and get married. Now is your chance
for big novel wedding and a hand
some present. A chance of life time
Don't miss it, At Oakland Monday
afternoon and night May god.
A saw mill and lot of lumber, the
property of George w. Logue, situa
ted at Mineral Springs this county,
was destroyed by fire on last Friday
night. The loss is estimated at $500
to 81 900. The fire is supposed to be
of incendiary origin.
Mr.. James NJ. Litzinger has received
drawings for his new office building
which will be erected this summer.
The structure will be of brick, two
stories high and 3SX42 feet. The lower
floor will be divided into two rooms
whilst the upper portion will be used
for newspaper work and job printing.
Judge Sloan, Senator Wellington
through Oakland yesterday afternoon
on train No. As on their way home
from a business visit to Newburg,
West Va, where they are interested
in coal lands.
New schedules for the running of
trains on the Baltimore and Ohio and
the West Virginia Central Railways
went into effect on Sunday last. The
corrected timetables may be found
by referring to the advertising col
umns of to-day's REPUBLICAN.
The nursery agents are around and
from the report of some of them there
will be larger delivery of all kinds
of shade and fruit trees and other
kinds of plants to this point next
October than ever before.
Mr.. j. D. Carr, of Rowlesburg, West
Va, was in Oakland Monday and
leased the Whetsell bakery for the
summer. He comes to Oakland well
recommended as a baker and will
open the property for business this
morning. We trust that he will meet
with success in his undertaking.
CAJNA