The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-21

Some SuperstltlOuS people claim
that the first tracking snow is the
sign that we are to have as many
SHOWS as the moon is old on the day
that the first tracking snow is seen.
If this be true we are not in for many
SHOWS this winter.
Tramps, big, strong, hearty fellows,
capable of doing a full days work,
are still Fostering the housewives in
the outlying streets of town. They
don't want work or they could easily
get it. They prefer to be kept in free
grub. The police should run them
in.
: A great many of the residents of
the town living up on Quality Hill
have for the past week or two missed
considerable coal from their houses.
A load of shot administered to the
anatomy of the thief will teach that
| gentleman q lesson he will never for
| get, provided he can be caught in the
act.
Desirable goods for Christmas
Presents at Mrs. NJ. L. Scotts Balti-
more Store.
Hon. A. F. George, of Swanton, was
in Oakland yesterday. The report of
the Fish Commission, of which Mr..
| George is "a member, is now being
printed and covers the work perform
ed by that body during the past year
1t is quite exhaustive and Will be
illustrated showing the different
varieties of fish propagated by the
! Commission.
Go to Cheap Johns. Headquarters
for your Xmas Goods. See bills. ct
Miss Grace Jones, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Scott L. Jones, was taken
suddenly i'll one day last week and
within short time diphtheria devel-
oped. The young lady is very much
better as the case was taken in time
and precautionary measures taken to
stay the disease.
An umbrella makes IL handsome
Amas present. They can be had at
/ Offutts'
Messrs. Luther j. Brown and John
Dav $, who purchased the blacksmith
ing business of Mr.. John 7. Brown
ing on Green street last week, will
not take charge until January LIST
They will operate first-class black
smith and repair shop. Mr.. Brown
himself is an excellent workman and
as the services of Mr.. Browning will
be retained the new firm will no doubt
enjoy a lucrative trade.
For the next two weeks Offutts'
will sell ladies coats and Jackets at
extremely low prices.
The fair for the benefit of st. Pc
ter's church will begin on Xmas night
at the Ravenscroft building on Main
street. All kinds of fancy articles and
refreshments will be on sale. Dane
ing will be one eff the special features
of the fair Everybody is invited to
attend the fair during Christmas
week. Fair will last five nights.
Everything in the Toy Line at
Cheap Johns. You will say so when
you G the stock.
Mr.. w. NJ. Englehart, son of John
Englehart, Esq, of Guseman, w. Va,
was in Oakland yesterday on bust
ness connected with his fathers
wooden mill interests in Preston
county. While here Mr.. Englehart
made this office very pleasant bust
ness visit. He saw some service in
the Philippines, where he was
wounded in the foot. He has been
home several months.
The Felty Roller Mill is now ready
for business. The best and latest i'm
proved machinery for grinding wheat,
buckwheat, chop and graham flour.
Don't forget the place-the Felty
Roller Mill formerly the Rasche Mill
Mr.. Norval Speelman spent this
week in Bayard. The young attorney
was engaged in prosecuting a case
which has not yet appeared upon the
docket as civil action, but which
will appear after the details of the
contract have been arranged and the
principals to the action come to a
mutual understanding. We have
been informed that the contract will
cover life period and carry with it a
clause for better or for worse
Ladies' and Childrens' Fine Shoes
made by the Carlisle Shoe Company
at Mrs. NJ l.. Scott's Baltimore Store.
Mr.. B. W. Wright, who has been a
resident of Oakland for a year or
more, has been assigned to new terri
| tory by the house he represents with
| headquarters at Clarksburg, w. Va,
for which point he left on Sunday
evening. He will be joined there
some time this week by Mrs. Wright.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright as citizens of Oakland as
both are held in high esteem by their
acquaintances.
Mr.. Truman w. Casteel recently
purchased of NJ. Maroney & Son, the
Oakland liverymen, two fine blooded
colts sired by Emperor Wilkes, the
trotting stallion owned by the Messrs.
MarOney. The colts are Is months
old and brought 800 each. Mr.. Cas-
teel is one of the farmers of the
county who evidently believe in hav-
ing fine animals on his farm.
The number of men who fail on ac-
count of lack of courage is enormous.
The number who would refuse to let
go dollar if they knew positively
| that it would bring back two is as
! tonishing. Such men merely exist.
They don't live. They never really
amount to anything. The men who
win are the men who think out the
right course to pursue, and then back
nm THAR annviatinn with tbo;, Loo.