The Republican., 1899-07-27
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Inc i've, huStl1ng advertising mer-
chants of this town who keep up to
date and know the value of a judici-
GUS use of printers ink are the ones
who are selling the goods. Look
around you and see if this is not true
Mr.. B. F. Friend, of Friendsville,
came up to Oakland Tuesday on bus
mess and after spending the day here
went down to the Park where he re-
manned until yesterday afternoon
when he started for home ola Cum
berland.
The handsome plate glass for the
front of Offutt & Sons building were
placed in position Monday and the
firm expects to begin moving their
stock from THE REPUBLICAN build
ing to their new quarters the latter
part of this week.
Mrs. NJ. u. bruce, of Dallas, Texas.
is visiting her brother, Mr.. 4. B.
Gonder, and his family in Oakland
where she will remain several weeks
and then go to Cumberland to visit
other brothers. She will return to
her home late in October.
This is the time of the year that
the small boy enjoys going in swim
ming but as it is dog days his parents
are afraid for him to go into the
water on account of some mysterious
poison that is supposed to be in the
water at this season.
Mormon missionaries are holding
meetings in the districts of this coun-
ty near Swanton where a number Of
our citizens have become converted
to the faith. A good dose of tar and
feathers, coupled with a cato nine
tails would be an excellent remedy
TO remove the evil from this county.
On Sunday last a special train of
eight cars brought to Oakland 405
eXcursionists from Parkersburg and
intermediate points. The greater
portion of the visitors went to the
Park and nearby points where they
spent the day. 1t was a well behaved
and gentlemanlv crowd.
Mr.. Amos Bittinger, Of the Park.
came home from Thayerville Satur-
day where he had erected a barn for
Mr.. Beckman. 1t required just four
teen days in which to frame, erect
and roof the barn, which is consid-
cred very quick work.
Mrs. A. G. Tasker requests us to
announce that the Fresh Air Chill
dren will arrive in Oakland from Bal
timore on Tuesday, August 1st, on
train No. 80. Those who have prom
ised to entertain the children are
requested to meet them at the train
The Oakland Mandolin and Guitar
Club went to Loeb Lynn Heights and
the Park Monday night in Martins
transfer where they serenaded at the
principal hotels of the two towns.
The boys are becoming quite pro-
ficient in the use of their instruments.
The hot wave of the past few days
has been something terrible. The
weather man has been promising us
relief for several days from showers
and moderate temperature but no
one outside of the weather man has
been able to locate any moderate
temperature.
DR.. w. g. Drinkwater, of Gorma-
MIA, who has been practicing his pro-
fession in that vicinity for several
years past and with @ great deal of
success, has gone to New York City
where he will take q postgraduate
course in the University of New York
in medicine and surgery.
Lupton Frantz, of Connellsville,
Pa, who was recently shot in the hip
at that place by a pistol in the hands
of a woman, was in Oakland Tuesday
and Yesterday. He has not yet fully
recovered from his wound and the
probabilities are that he will always
be a cripple as his lower limbs are
paralyzed from the effect of the shot.
This morning the editor and Mr..
Samuel Lawton went over to King
wood where they will set up and put
in operation gas engine sold by the
former to the West Virginia Northern
Railway Company. The engine will
be used for pumping water from q
small stream into tank.
Mrs. Alice f. Rodgers, nee Bartlett,
accompanied by her two children, of
Upper Alton, ILL.,, arrived in Oakland
last Friday morning and are the
guests of DR.. f. H. Bartlett and fam
ily on Alder street. This is Mrs. Rog-
ers' first visit to Oakland in sixteen
years.
1--WE have sold many different cough
remedies, but none has given better
satisfaction than Chamberlain's," ,"
says Mr.. Charles Holzhauer, Druggist,
Newark, N. ]. 1T is perfectly safe