The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-16
Wanted at OffuftS',

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The docket of the Court of Appeals
of Maryland has been issued and con-
tains one case from this county, it
being Rathbone and Rathbone VS.. d.
E. Offutt, mortgage.
The Board of School Commissioners
will meet at their office in Oakland
on Saturday, April 1st, to transact
any business that may properly come
before them.
DIR. Laughlin, of Deer Park, and
Mr.. E. H. Sincell of Oakland, were
in Baltimore Tuesday and Wednes-
day on business. They returned
home this morning.
A jury at Wheeling returned a YER
dict of guilty in the case of F. B.
Fickerson for jumping a board bill.
The court sentenced defendant to one
minute in Jail.
The country roads are again in bad
condition and little travelling is being
done throughout the country as a cou-
sequence. At no time this winter have
the roads been in such shape as at
present.
Mr. Jacob S. Myers, of District No.
2, was in Oakland a few minutes Fri
day. Jacob looks well and says he is
prospecting all of which his friends in
Oakland will be glad to learn.
An exchange says there are seven
instances in which the bride has mar
ried the best man by mistake There
are instances, however, where they
have married the worst man through
pure cussedness.
Mr. Frank Lee moved his family to
Swanton on Friday last. We much
regret the loss of a gentleman of this
kind. Mr.. Lee has made record in
this vicinity which has made him very
prominent as a farmer and trader
Piedmont Independent.
Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot, mention of
whose presence in Washington was
made in these columns last week,
passed through Oakland Thursday
night last in company with his family,
en- route to Wheeling, W. Va.
Several of the worst crossings about
town have been cleaned off and the
citizen can now get over nearly all of
them without fear of being drowned
in the attempt. The good work
should be kept up and they should
be kept clean constantly instead of
spasmodically.
Services will be conducted in st.
Matthew's chapel, 9th and Alder
streets, Sunday next as follows: 10 a.
m, Sunday school; II a. IN, morning
prayer and sermon; daily during Lent
Ais p. III. At Swanton services will
be held Cd. W Sunday next 7.30 p. IN.
Cordial welcome to ALL
The teachers and scholars of the
Oakland public schools are making
extensive preparations to give an en-
tertainment in the opera house here
some night during court week. Par
ticulars of the entertainment will be
published in later issue of this
paper.
Rev. William G. Davis, of Allegany
City, Pa, arrived in Oakland Monday
night to attend the funeral of his
niece on Tuesday. He will remain
with relatives here until some time
next week when he will returun to
his home.
Our old soldier friend Samuel Jones,
of District No. /, was in the city Tues
day. We were sorry to learn of his
wife's illness who has been confined
to her bed for number of weeks suf-
fering with an attack of the grip.
DIR. E. H. Bartlett and Mr.. d. M.
Mason spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Delawder at McHenry.
They report that both Mr.. and Mrs.
Delawder, who have been seriously i'll
for some weeks, are recovering rapid
ly.
We were in error last week in stat
ing that Mr.. William H. Jacobs in
tended moving to Oakland and oc-
cupying his property on Second
street. His son Mr.. Stanley M. Jacobs,
will move here and take charge of the
property.
WANTED,-Court boarder at so
cents per day. Apply to Mrs. Ella p.
Russell, corner 1st and Water streets.
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Rev. George l. Uhler, pastor of st.
Marks church, Oakland, and Rev. L.
F. Miller, pastor of the Lutheran
church at Piedmont, will exchange
pulpits Sudnay next, when the latter
will preach here at 1890 a. IN. and 7.3O
p. m.
Mr.. Peter A. Chisholm, of District
No. 8, was in the city Tuesday and
made this office a very pleasant as
well as paying visit. Mr. Chisholm is
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