The Republican., 1899-09-28

ReVs. j. Il. Is. Jones, OF Aurora,
and R. B. Ward and l.. W. Roberts
left Oakland on train No. 55 Monday
evening for Parkersburg, w. Va,
where they will attend the NJ. E. con-
ference held in that city this week
Mr.. Stephen Ashby, of Oakland,
was the guest of Mr.. S. L. Dixon last
week.-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baldwin,
of Deer Park, have been visiting Mr.
Chas. Irvine.-Elk Garden cor. Pied
mont Herald.
Rev. Israel o. Thompson, of near
kearney, who has been patient at
the McComas Sanitarium for a num-
ber Of weeks, and whose life was de-
SPARED Of a number of times since his
illness, has recovered to such an ex-
tent that he returned home this
morning.
Attention is directed to the an
nouncement of the fall opening of
the millinery stock of Messrs Connell
Il Crane, which will occur on Wednes-
day and Thursday of next week in
the new store room of the firm on
Second street.
The millinery establishment of Con-
neil Il Crane is being moved into one
of the rooms on the first floor of the
Democrat building. The attention
of the public is called to the adver-
tisement of this firm which appears
elsewhere to-day.
The work of grading Second street
from the bridge at the Garrett
County Bank north to the town
limits has been commenced. Work
is also progressing on the square
from the Central Hotel to the rail
road crossing.
Republicans, remember that
the books will be open for reg
istration on Tuesday, October
Bird. Register. every one reg
lister! You owe it to your
party.
The bones of II soldiers, together
with parts of belts, belt plates and
shoes, were found along the south
western slope of Culp's Hill, Gettys-
burg, Saturday, covered by but a
foot of ground They will be rein
tered in the unknown plot in the
cemetery
The office OF the School Board has
been moved from the public school
building to the Ravenscroft building
on Second street. The room occupied
by the Board at the school building
has been remodeled and will be used
by the pupils of the manual training
school which will soon be instituted.
Rev. Jonas B. Miller, of Grantsville,
who was appointed to act as judge of
election in place of Peter J. Stephens,
Esq, Republican nominee for County
Commissioner has been excused from
service owing to his physical inability
and Mr. G. G. burst, of near Grants
vile, appointed in his stead.
Our attention has been directed to
the recently published report of the
condition of the Garrett County
Bank which shows healthy state of
affairs in that growing institution.
The loans and discounts amount to
nearly $4,000. The deposits amount
to nearly $250,O00.
Rey E. p. Idleman, pastor of the
Grantsville N. E. church, in company
with his wife, arrived in Oakland on
Friday. From here they went to
Hutton where Mrs. Idleman will visit
her parents during the absence of her
husband at conference which con-
vened on Tuesday at Parkersburg.
William Frederick and son William
of Friendsville, Md, were transacting
business here Tuesday. Mr.. Freder-
lex used to be head miller for Alpheus
Beall when the latter was in the
Touring business on Penn street.
Uniontown Standard.
Cadet Harland Jones, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Scott 7. Jones, of Oakland,
who is a student at Linsly Institute
at Wheeling, carried off the honors
for the highest score at target prac-
tice of a weeks duration at Camp
Birch, near Wheeling, and in conse-
quence Cadet Jones will wear q gold
medal.
Rev. j. Ed. Kildow, of the Beverly
Enterprise, accompanied by his two
daughters, spent Sunday in Oakland
with relatives. Mr.. Kildow's daugh-
ter Edna, aged twelve years, is mem
Der of the West Virginia Editorial
Association and has charge of the
local columns of her fathers paper
a position which she fills with credit.
Republicans, remember that
the books will be open for reg
istration on Tuesday, October
3rd. Register, every one reg