The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-08-17


golden wedding Aug. %. They are
couple of the best people on earth,
and right royalty will their friends
celebrate the joyous event.
Attorney Julius G, Renninger has
moved his Office from the second floor
of the Fringer building to rooms in
the RaYenscroft building. THE RE
PUBLICAN is sorry to lose Mr.. Rem
ninger as a neighbor.
Do not throw glass, tacks or nails
of any description into the street.
They are liable to injure bare footed
children and also animals. Horses
are frequently famed by getting nails
into their feet. A little care may
spare many pains and possibly fatal
injuries.
Mrs. K. K. Sanner returned from
Cumberland this morning where she
had been summoned by telegram
announcing the serious illness of her
aged father, Mr.. Elijah Fuller, who
was stricken with paralysis on Tues
day.
We understand that negotiations
are being made this morning to home
stead several hundred Swedes in this
county. The immigrants are repre-
scented by an agent of their own coun-
try and the B. & O. immigrant agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Brew have
entertained this week Mr.. James Bay
ard, of Harrisburg, Pa, Mr.. b. w.
Jennings, of Lopez, Pa, and Mr..
James Mead, of Pittsburg. These
gentlemen are all interested in large
bodies of timber land in this county.
Claimed to have been born in 117S,
Mrs Mile Harris, colored, died at
Darlington, near Port Deposit, aged
121 years. She is survived by 10 chill
dren, 81 grandchildren, 221 great
grandchildren and IS great-great-
grandchildren.
Fall ploughing for wheat has been
going on among the farmers Many
of them have completed this week,
and in a short time will be seeding.
This is unusually early for wheat
ground plOughing but as the harvest
season was from one to two weeks
earlier this year the fall work would
necessarily come earlier too.
Mr.. Merritt Wilson, of Wilson, West
Va, was in Oakland Monday and
Tuesday Mr.. Wilson is a full-fedged
candidate for the House of Delegates
and should he be nominated and
elected he would make this county a
most creditable representative.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Engle, of
Bittinger. accompanied by Misses
Annie klopfenstein and Ella Ely, of
Smithville, O., and Mr.. Thomas Bren-
neman, of Bittinger, drove up to Oak
land Tuesday. From here the young
ladies departed for their homes in
Ohio.
Mr.. Josiah Kildow, of Texas, a
former resident of Oakland, is here
as the guest of relatives. Mr.. Kildow
is an unrecOncilable free silverite and
says that Texas will give majority
of 250, 900 for the Democratic nominee
for President if he stands on q free
silver platform.
The store room in the Sincell build
ing which was recently vacated by
| Messrs. d. E. Offutt g. Sons, is being
made ready for the firm of Sincell
Co., who will lay in a large line o.
ladies' and gentlemen's furnishings
shoes, etc. This firm expects to moyt
into the new quarters about Septem
her list.
The Baltimore Fresh Air children
who spent a week or ten days in Oak
land were returned to their respec
tive homes in the above city Tuesday
morning. The children went away
looking fresh and happy and will fol
years to come cherish fond recollec
tions of their visit to the mountains
Prof. John g. Robinson, represent
ing the large musical emporium o
Messrs. Sanders & Stayman, of Balti
more and Washington, will be spend
ing a few weeks in town and woulC
be glad to see parties who contem
plate the purchase of any kind of {
musical instrument. Especial atten
ton given to tuning and repairing
either organs or pianos. 23-2t.
This is the season to hear iron
monstrosities among vegetables. Las
year the pumpkin carried off the ban
ner for bigness, but as this season i
not considered a pumpkin season, tn
tomato will likely take the lead. Bi
samples of this last kind of fruit hav
been heard from and more and large
ones are yet expected to come fol
ward.
Rev. j. NJ. Yingling, pastor of tn
Bedford Street Methodist church q
Cumberland, Md, saws: ut afford