The Republican., 1899-04-20

A new stock of ladies' fine shoes,
custom made, superior quality, for
sale at Mrs. NJ. l.. Scotts Baltimore
Store. Also quite line of Evitt's
celebrated shoes for ladies and misses
at greatly reduced prices. SO
The county court of Preston county
has done away with the law paying "a
reward for fox scalps. 1t is estimated
that the county has paid out $4,000
in seal p rewards.
Bert Hinebaugh came up to his
home from keyser Monday evening
where he is employed in a wooden
mill. He was unable to perform his
duties owing to a mashed finger.
Col ID. T. f. Casteel, of Charleston.
w. Va, accompanied by his wife and
little child, arrived in Oakland Tnes-
day evening and are visiting the colo
nel's father near Oakland for Il short
time. Mrs. 4. b. Gonder, of Oakland,
is sister of Col Casteel.
We regret to chronicle the very
serious illness of Mrs William Kahl,
residing near Oakland, who has been
suffering since Friday last with an
attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Kahl's
child, who was also very i'll last week,
is much improved
A meeting of the board of directors
of the FrendsviIle Telephone Co.
will be held at Hoyes next Wednes-
day night to transact some important
business. At this meeting the advis-
ability of fputting a number of phones
in business houses of Oakland will be
discussed and passed upon.
Mr.. w. H. Smouse, n member of the
firm of SmOuse Bros, general mer-
chants at Mountain Lake Park, was
thrown under his wagon at the above
place Tuesday and received painful
I'M juries the most serious being a frac-
ture of the right ankle. DR.. w. II.
RavenscrOft was called and reduced
the fracture.
Deputy Treasurer Frank Glotfelty
went down 10 his home near McHenry
on Saturday last and returned to
Oakland Tuesday afternoon. While
at home Mr.. Glotfelty caught mum
Der of fine trout in Bear Creek and
reports that a younger brother on
Monday evening succeeded in catch
ing a number of these fish measuring
from to IL inches in length.
Fertilizers.
Dixon & kelso, just received car
oats, corn, potato and buckwheat fer
tilizer to sell at SO to $22 ton. 6-2
Mr. NJ. r. Frantz, of Crellin, who
taught the Mountain Lake Park
school this winter, has gone to Park
ersburg where he has entered the
Mountain State Business College for
the summer term.
For SALE.-A second hand piano.
in good condition; also one Cinderella
range and one Cinderella heater both
practically new. Apply at this Office
EX-County Treasurer Thomas b.
Wiley, of Bittinger, was in Oakland
last Friday and Saturday on busines.
He was accompanied here by his wife
and child and brought to market
large lot of maple sugar which he sold
to one of our merchants
A position is offered by one of our
subscribers in Oakland, for at least
six months from May /, to a young
woman who knows or will learn
shorthand and typewriting She
must know how to write English cor
rectly and be good at figures. En-
quire at THE REPUBLICAN office opt
DR.. S. Townshend and Col. A. &.
Sturgiss went down to Frankville last
Thursday morning to gather proof of
the death of the late Thomas McFad-
den, member of the Knights OF
Honor, whose widow will receive So, 900
as soon as the papers have been re-
ceived by the supreme officers of the
organization. Mr.. McFadden was IL
member of the lodge but short time
paying into its treasury but $22.15.
Tuesday a number of the new Bal
timore and Ohio 50-ton capacity
iron coal cars passed through Oak
land. The cars weighed "a 200 pounds
each and are as large as the largest
box cars on the road. The only piece
of material other than iron in the
make up of these immense carriers is
a block of wood 4X5 inches and one
half inch in thickness upon which the
tags are tackled.
This office is in receipt of an invita-
tion to attend the commencement eX-
ercises of the University of Maryland
"hlSIi VIII NC LClAl III bIlt Vi
Music, Baltimore, on Thursday, April
Goth, at which time our esteemed
friend Mr.. John E. Legge, will re-
ceive his diploma and become full
tledged NJ. ID. We congratulate John
and wish for him abundant success in
his professional career
In 1888 my wife went East and was
attacked with rheumatism. She re-
ceived no relief until she tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. Since that time
we have never been without it. We
find it gives instant relief in cases of
burns and scalds and is never failing
for all rheumatic and neuralgia pains.
D. G.. Brant, Santa Ynez, Cal For
sale by Oakland Pharmacy and DR..
Laughlin Deer Park.
Mr.. James w. White, proprietor of
the Preston county Journal, publish
ed at Kingwood, disposed of his pa
per to Mr.. H. S. Whetsell, who as
sumes control this week. Mr.. White
is now postmaster at KingwOod and
his multitudinous duties in connect
ion with the Office gives him but scant
time to look after newspaper affairs.