The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-21
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

Big stock of fire works and flags at
Cheap Johns.
If uneeda fine rod and fishing
tackle, go to Cheap Johns.
SEED BUCKWHEAT for sale at
Dixon & Kelso's. 15-2t
Mrs. Austin Brown visited her old
home down in District No. 2 last
week.
Messrs. L. G. Fike and George
Humbertson, of District No. 2, were
visitors at this office yesterday morn
Z ing.
= Ex-Sheriff Austin Brown made a
business trip to Douglas, w. Va,
this week, returning to Oakland last
night.
Attorneys r. T. Semmes and Fer
dinand Williams, of Cumberland, are
here attending court on professional
business.
Attorney D. Lindley Sloan, of
Cumberland, came up to Oakland on
J Saturday to attend sale in which
he was associate counsel.
Hon. George L. Michaels, of Bloom
ington, spent Monday in Oakland
and during his brief visit made this
Office a pleasant call.
Miss Gertrude Roberts, who attend
ed the commencement at Buckhan-
non Seminary, returned to Oakland
Friday afternoon last.
Master Harland Jones returned
home from school at Wheeling on
Friday last and will remain here dur
ing the summer vacation.
Mrs. Thorn and family, of Washing
ton, came up to Oakland yesterday
afternoon and will occupy their cot
tage near town this summer.
Miss Mitchell, of Listonburg, Pa,
who attended the wedding of her
brother in Oakland last night, return
ed to her home this morning.
Misses Lulu and Jessie Fringer,
who attended school at Alliance, o.,
during the winter and spring, return
ed to Oakland Tuesday evening.
Rev. r. B. Ward returned to Oak
land Friday afternoon from Harrison
county, w. Va, where he had been
on a visit of a few days to his parents.
Census Enumeration William A.
Sturgiss is winding up his duties as
an official of the Government and
will forward his reports to the Census
Office within few days.
Mrs. NJ. A. Yost, of st. Louis, Mo-,
was in Oakland few days this week
visiting Mrs. Virginia johnson. Mrs.
Yost will spend the summer at the
Park.
Mrs. James G. Peddicord returned
to Oakland Saturday afternoon last
} from a ten days visit to Rev. w. G.
Z Davis and family at Allegheny City,
Pa.
Mrs. Christian Felty and children
returned home on Saturday, after
having spent a month visiting friends
in Baltimore, Washington and Bel
Air, Md.
The band and Sunday schools of
Deer Park will hold union picnic at
Deer Park on the 4th of July. Agood
program has been prepared for the
occasion.
Messrs. Jonas and Charles F.
Frazee, of Pittsburg, Pa, are in Oak
land this week attending court.
Both gentlemen have many friends
in Oakland and were heartily well
coined.
The vaudeville show, Hearn's Eve
ming Stars, that is to be in Oakland
the 27th, is highly spoken of by the
newspapers and it is said that they
have some of the best speciality peo-
pie in the business with them.
Hon. and Mrs. John P. Jones, of
Terra Alta, passed through Oakland
yesterday on their way home from
months visit to relatives at Johns
town, Altoona, and other points in
Pennsylvania.
During the past week we have been
having some excellent weather. The
nights are cool while the days have
been pleasant, Notwithstanding
Hicks prediction of long continued
wet spell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses r. Hamill went
down to Luke, Md, Saturday morn
ing last where they had been sum
i, moned by telegram announcing the
serious illness of Mrs. HamilFs
brother, Mr.. VIM. A. Reed, whose
death occurred Monday.
Rev. James W. Beeghly, of near
Accident, accompanied by his sister,
niece and nephew, came up to
Oakland Tuesday morning and spent
the day here and at the Park. They
also visited Deer Park.