The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-07
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

spent Monday in Cumberland.
DR.. Beachy, of Grantsville, was in
Oakland a day or two this week on
business.
Constable Chas. H. Liston, of
Friendsville, was in Oakland a day
or two this week on business.
Children's day services will be held
in the Lutheran church here on Sun
day evening to which all are invited.
For SALE.-An SIS Cinderella
Cooking Stove; hot water tank and
rack complete; in best of repair. APP
ply at this office.
Tonight in the band room the
members of Smiths Military Band
will hold festival, the proceeds to
be used in purchasing uniforms.
Don't fail to call at Specht & Casse-
days for bargains in all lines of goods.
Their motto-'fair dealing and hon
est weights and measures"
Postmaster John G. Knauer, of
Sunnyside, was in the city Tuesday
and made this Office a brief though
pleasant visit.
Mr.. E. H. Bartlett returned to Oak
land from Washington where he had
been all winter and will open his drug
store at the Park next week.
Col. J. w. Averitt, of the Cumber-
land Times, was in Oakland Monday
and reported the proceedings of the
Democratic convention held here that
day for his paper.
Prof Ed. A. Browning came up to
Oakland from Cumberland on Satur-
day afternoon and remained here I'M
til Monday afternoon, when he return
ed to Cumberland.
A telephone message from Friends
vile this morning states that Mrs.
Capt. E. NJ. Friend is lying at the
point of death and that all hopes of
her recovery have been abandoned
by her friends and relatives.
Mr.. d. Y. Morris, of Kingwood,
brought over to the Davis farm few
miles west of Oakland on last Thurs
day a drove of cattle where they will
pasture this summer. He spent the
night in Oakland with the editor and
his family.
Messrs. Samuel j. and Jonas J.
Beachy, two of THE Republican,
stauch Grantsville friends, were in
Oakland and Mountain Lake Park on
business last Thursday. They re-
turned home Friday morning.
Specht & Casseday, Deer Park,
have just moved into their new store
room and opened the best and finest
line of general merchandise ever eX-
hibited in Deer Park, which will be
sold at lowest possible prices for cash
or good produce.
A young man named Bittinger, en-
ployed by one of the saw mill COM
panies operating at Friendsville, was
seriously hurt last Thursday by a
cross tie falling upon him. His injur-
les consist of a broken jaw and bad
ly lacerated face.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fleming re-
turned to Oakland from their bridal
tour through the east on last Satur-
day morning and have gone to house
keeping in the Robert Felty property
on Alder street.
Specht & Casseday have added to
their immense stock a splendid selec-
ton very fine line of millinery and
have secured the services of a first
class and experienced trimmer. Any
one can have hats trimmed to order
and in the latest styles.
Mrs. John L. Harvey, of near Sun
nyside, is lying critically ill of heart
disease. Her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Cassidy, of Washington, arrived yes
terday in response to telegram an
nouncing the illness of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ashby and
children arrived here from st. Louis,
Mo-, last Friday, where they will
spend several weeks visiting relatives
and friends. This is Mr.. Ashby's
first visit to Oakland in about sixteen
years.
Messrs. Thomas Little, the Third
street merchant, and Clerk A. G..
Ross went to Keyser Monday evening
where the former was made acquaint-
ed with some of the mysteries of the
Chapter degrees of Masonry. They
returned to Oakland Tuesday morn
ing on an early train.
Engine No. 1881, of the compound
type now being introduced by the b.
q o. on this division, passed through
Oakland Saturday evening last on
her maiden trip, drawing nearly fifty
cars. This class of engines weigh 100
tons and are capable of handling loads
which would stall two ordinary en-
gines.
Mrs. J. M. Davis and Mrs. James G.