The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-03-09

Dogs played havoc with the sheep
of Mr.. Joseph Moon, near Sunnyside, ]
on Monday night when they killed a.
number of them. Now is the time toi
get your gun, Brother Moon, and bf
ready for the next incursion. \
Wanted, girl to go to Baltimore to
do general homework in a family of
three; good wages and good home to
the right party. For particulars, APP
ply to Mrs. M. G. Hinebaugh, Oak
land, Md. 52tf
The sixteenth regular, or eighth
biennial, session of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Honor, will be held in
Baltimore on March 22nd. Rev. John
M. Davis will attend the session OF
the body as a representative from
Alta Lodge, No. 574, of Oakland.
Lloyd Miller, a farmer, residing
near Rowlesburg, in company with
boy, were dynamiting fish on Cheat
river when in the act of preparing a
dynamite cartridge the cap exploded,
causing a premature explosion of the
dynamite, killing Miller instantly,
the force of the explosion almost tear
ing his head from his body.
There is no move on foot as yet to
give Oakland even kid nine.
Why is this? 1t used to be that some
of the very best team in the country
got licked when they struck the Oak
land aggregation. There should be
life in the old land yet. The old jack
Oaks should communicate some of
their skill and nerve to the rising
generation.
Enameied Ware.
We have just opened a new line of
Blue and White Enameled Ware that
for beauty, durability and finish can
not help but please the most fastid-
iOus and are closing out our old Gray
Ware at very low prices. J. NJ. Dav-
is y Son. 50-3t.
Hon. William H. Jacobs, of District
No. II, will shortly move to Oakland
with his family and occupy his prop
erty at the head of Second street. We
understand that it is Mr.. Jacobs in
tentiOn to establish dairy here,
which is very badly needed by the
citizens of Oakland, especially those
who do not own cows.
Papers have been presented to the
Pension Department at Washington
asking that "a pension examining
board be established in Oakland with
Drs. w. H. Ravenscraft and H. w.
McCOmas, of Oakland, and J. w.
Laughlin. of Deer Park, as examiners.
The probabilities are that the board
will be established.
Rev. S. X. ArbuthnOt, former pas
tor of st. Paul's NJ. f. church, who
resigned from the ministry to accept
position as chaplain in the army,
and who was mustered out of service
along with his command, the First
West Virginia, is now in Washington
endeavoring to re-enter the service as
chaplain in the regular army.
Norman Sanner, son of Prof. r. r.
Sanner, of Oakland, who enlisted in
the army at the breaking out of the
war as a member of the First Mary
land, received his discharge on last
Monday and is expected home in a few
days. Norman entered as a private
but was promoted from time to time
until he had reached the position of
hospital steward.
Good spelling is most important.
Let a beautiful sentiment be printed
or written on a blackboard by a
teacher, with a mistake in the spell
ing. The blunder will excite more
attention than the sentiment ex-
pressed. An idea, like person, needs
becoming garb to be most effective.
And misspelled word is like patch
on a knee - humiliatingly conspicu-
us,-Troy Press.
Mrs. William P. Lambie, nee Sped
den, of Davis, returned from a visit
to relatives in Baltimore on last Tues
day evening. She will remain in
Oakland few days longer and then
visit relatives at Terra Alta before
departing for new home in Denver,
Col, in which city Mr.. Lambie has Sc
cured very lucrative position with
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad as superintendent of one of
the departments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Proctor, of Gin
cinnati, were in Oakland yesterday
en- route to Atlantic City where they
will remain until May when they will
return to Oakland to spend the sum
mer at their residence on Crooks
Crest. Mr.. Proctor is enthusiastic over
the prospects of Oakland the coming
summer and is very much gratified
that the Oakland Hotel has been
merged into sanitarium He pre-