The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

was here yesterday on business.
Mr.. Norman b. Bray, of near
Blaine, was in Oakland Tuesday.
Mr.. B. Steiding, of Deer Park, was
in Oakland Monday last on business.
Mr.. William C. Kidd, of Baltimore,
was in the city several days last week
Mr.. George Bishoff, of Hoyes, ac-
complained by his wife, was in the
city Tuesday.
Mr.. W. McCulloh Brown, of Bayard,
w. Va, was a business visitor to Oak
land yesterday,
Mr.. Ed. Offutt made a business
trip to the vicinity of st. George,
West Va, this week.
Mr.. Charles a. Wilt, of Elk Lick,
Pa, was in Oakland Il day or two
this week on business.
Messrs. F. a. Thayer and L. Fl. Sin
cell went down to Cumberland Mon
day on professional business.
Miss Margaret Sincell returned on
Tuesday from week visit to friends
and relatives in Keyser, w. Va.
Ex-County Treasurer Thomas b.
Wiley, of Bittinger, was in the city
Tuesday and yesterday on business.
Rev. F. A. B. Wunnenberg was at
Hoyes a day or two this week the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Mattingly.
Mr.. Samuel Rodeheaver, of Thay-
erville, was in the city Friday last
and made this Office very pleasant
visit.
County Treasurer Mahlon Glotfelty,
of McHenry, was in the city a few days
this week on business connected with
his office.
County superintendent U. G. Pal
mer left Oakland yesterday for Bit
finger where he went to look after
school matters.
DR.. E. j. NJ. Button, of Annapolis,
arrived in Oakland last night where
he was summoned owing to the ser
ious illness of his wife.
Mr.. BENZ. F. Sweitzer, of Swanton,
who was in Oakland Tuesdayon bust
ness before the county commissioners,
made this Office a pleasant call.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson went to Cum
berland on Friday last. From that
point he went on to Meyersdale, Pa,
where he remained until Monday.
when he returned home.
Mr.. Milo Frazee, of Watsondale, Pa,
a valued friend of the of the editor as
well as staunch supporter of THE
REPUBLICAN, was in the city Monday
and made us pleasant call.
Mr.. Edwin l.. Mitchell returned to
Oakland Monday morning from Wis
it of two weeks or more to relatives
in Somerset county, Pa. Mr.. Mitchell
made the journey horseback.
Try an Auburn steel axle, light
running road wagon from MAYORS.
All aXles guaranteed not to break I'M
der any load. Fully warranted and
prices very reasonable. 3t
The bicycle agents have begun
their annual tours and this place has
been visited by a number in the last
week. Dealers in this class of goods
say the sales for the coming season
will keep up to the former record.
Mr.. Patrick S. Frazenbaker, son of
Mr.. Marcus Frazenbaker, of District
No 4, and Mr.. Jervis Custer, of Dis
trict No. II, were in Oakland Tuesday
on business and made this office a
brief visit.
The farmers throughout the county
are getting their sugar camps in readi-
ness for an early start in making
maple syrup. The only thing the
farmer needs now in the sugar line is
a few sunny days to start the water
to run from the trees.
Rev. Sam Small, the celebrated
evangelist and co-worker of Sam
Jones, filed a petition of voluntary
bankruptcy in the supreme court of
the District of Columbia. He places
his liabilities at IS, 1925, and his as
sets at 5000.
A few weeks ago we stated that
probably the mill at Crellin, operated
by the Preston Lumber and Coal
Company,would shutdown for repairs
but the mill being Overcrowded with
orders it will be impossible to make
the repairs at present.
On Wednesday evening, February
22nd, the ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN
church will give an oyster supper, the
proceeds of which will be turned into
the treasury of the church. The place
for holding the supper has not yet
been decided upon.
We received pleasant calls yester
day morning from Messrs. Frank
WEIGH, f. j. Frantz, Alfred WelcE
and George S. Frantz, all of Sebys
port district, who were in Oakland Oh