The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12

May, Of Martinsburg, are in Oakland
visiting the family of Policeman
Hessen.
Milton, the oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. Sincell, had the misfor-
tune last evening to fall and break
his left arm just above the wrist The
fracture was reduced by DR.. Henry
W. McComas.
County Treasurer WIN. III. Lohr is
down in the lower end of the county
this week receiving taxes and paying
drafts issued by the Commissioners.
He is being assisted by Prof. R. R.
Sanner who is well qualified for the
position.
Mr.. Percy II. Veitch, of Hyattsville,
son of the late Col. John w. Veto h,
of Oakland, was here few days last
and this week as the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. E. H. Bartlett. Mr.. Veitch left
for Clarksburg, W. Va, Monday
morning and may locate there for the
practice of his profession.
The born "kicker' must be a very
uncomfortable person. He is sails
fled with nothing. He takes up with
every new thing that comes along,
thinking it is better than the old.
But he soon falls out with it and goes
to kicking again. He is at war with
the universe. He is born insurgent.
The practice of driving horses at
break neck speed down Second street
by some of our local horsemen is
dangerous as well as unlawful and
should be stopped at once by the
town authorities. There is an ordi-
nance against fast driving within the
towns limits and it should be
enforced.
Jacob S. Meyers, Esq, of Friends
vile, who has been relieved from duty
as gauger at the Miller distillery for a
period Of sixty days, was in Oakland
a few days last week. His man y
friends here were pleased to meet the
genial, big-hearted Jacob. May his
shadow never grow less,
If the country editor were to snap
at all the great inducements held on
he would soon be a millionaire. If
he ran paper according to the popu-
lar notion he would be in the poor
house. 1.-The published half the items
that are sent to him he would be in
Jail one half the time, and in the hos.
pital the other half.
People are too quick to surmise a
fact, and to make rumor fit for a real.
ity. If we should guard the reputa
ton Of others as sacredly as we would
have our own good name preserved,
then no scandal or false story would
ever blemish the character of our
neighbors or ourselves.
A large number of the residents OF
District No. were in Oakland Tues
day, called here as witnesses in the
case of the State VS.. John and George
Bowers, among them being Messrs.
Scion and Merritt Wilson, James
Aronhalt, Owen Brinegar, VIM. p.
Lee and others.
EX-County Treasurer Ross Comp
ton of near Grantsville, was in this
community several days last week on
business. He stated to US that his
son arrived home from Alaska on
Saturday, June 30th, in very poor
health. he having contracted intiam.
matory rheumatism since he went to
the north with the party of gold seek
ers.
Mr.. Perry +. kimmell, recently OF
the Cumberland Independent, has
been employed as foreman of this of
flee, where he takes the place of Mr..
d. Grant Smith, who has been an
efficient and faithful employee for
seven years. Mr.. Smith will leave US
within the next few days and will &C
to Grafton, West Va, where he will
become the owner of fine job print
ing plant. For him we as we'll as his
host of friends in Oakland have the
kindliest feelings and our best wishes
for his success follow him.
The second train of the special
service put in effect by the b. & O.
between Pittshurg and Deer Park
Nd, passed through town Saturday
This train carries parlor and sleeping
cars, and is a solid vestibule train
1t will run every Saturday during the
heated season, leaving Uniontowr
at p. III. and arriving at Deer Park
at 7:45, making no stops except fol
some of the larger towns.-Union
town Standard
Rev. Il. d. Richards, of the Hote
Chautauqua, Mountain Lake Park
has installed private water system
at his house. He has attached two
force pumps to a horse power ma
chine which raises the water to q
large tank at the roof of the building
from which il is drawn for use in the