The Republican., 1900-12-20

Be sure TO see the big line of Crist-
mas tree ornaments and toys at A. T.
Matthews, Railroad street.
Mrs. Fred. Martin, of Fairmont, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ.
Litzinger
Ex-County Commissioner Brison
Welch, of McHenry, was i'll Oakland
yesterday.
Messrs. Semmes and Stuart Hamill
are home from Princeton to spend
the holidays with their parents.
d. Z. Bolden & Co.'S display of
Christmas goods and novelties is un-
surpassed.
Bring your buckwheat. wheat, rye,
oatS ana corn, II you want cash or
trade. The Felty Roller Mill, Oak
land, Md. 27-26t
Pension examiners Drs. Laughlin
and Kemp examined mum Der of APP
plicants in Oakland yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Felty and children,
of Connellsville, have arrived in Oak
land to spend the holidays with rela-
tiyes.
Mrs. Chas. f. White, Mrs. U, G.
Palmer and Miss Tina Connell, of
Hutton, spent Tuesday in Oakland
shopping.
A monster hoot owl is on exhibition
in the window of the Oakland Phar-
macy. The bird was captured over
in West Virginia and attracts consid-
cradle attention.
Lawrence Stanton, ESQ.,, the retir-
ed b. Il o. watchmen, contemplates
making trip shortly to see his sons
who reside in Chicago
Miss Daisy Brown, of Annapolis,
who was operated upon for appendi-
citis, is improving. The young lady
is daughter of Mrs. Tracy Brown,
one of Oakland's S summer residents.
The Buffalo Lumber Company, of
Bayard, w. Va, is building two miles
OF railroad down to Stony river, in
this county, to reach the timber on
800 acres of land which had been
planned to be taken to Wallmun, Md.
Christmas shoppers are beginning
to do their buying for the holidays.
The stocks in the stores of Oakland
are of varied nature. Some of the
goods equal those offered in the large
stores of the cities and at low prices.
Joseph Martin, Sr., is prepared to
deliver coal from the Nethken mine
at 1925 for run of the mine and Sc. so
for lump, per ton. Stove wood cut
into lengths will be delivered at the
rate of So per load.
st. Matthew's p. E. church in Oak
land is undergoing some interior al
terations and Improvements. The
ladies of the parish have donated a
handsome new carpet for the build
ing. A new rostrum is being erected.
For RENT.-The Belmont Stock
Farm in Dist. No. 2, known as the
Fike Farm, below Selbysport, the
Augustine Farm and the Groves
Farm. Will rent as whole or in
part as above described. For full
information address Mrs. A. M. Fra
zee, 5637 Penn ave-, Pittsburg, Pa 4
The man who has little farm,
clear of mortgage, with market for
his produce near at hand, is the hap
piest and most independent fellow on
the planet. He doesn't think so, but
it is true nevertheless.-New York
Herald.
During the month of November.
the only month in which pheasants
can be lawfully killed, over five thous-
and of these birds were shipped from
Oakland to the Eastern markets. The
revenue from this source alone
amounted to several thousand dollars
which was distributed among the
class of people the most needy.
Butchering is still going on among
the farmers although the most of this
work has been completed, the major
ity of farmers butchering several
weeks ago. The weather during the
last few days has been excellent for
this work and most persons who have
not done their butchering are i'm
proving the present cold snap.
The weather this week has certain
ly been ideal winter weather. AL
though it may seem little cold at
first after so much mild weather it is
much better than disagreeable rainy
weather with its accompaniment of
mud which no one enjoys. Cold dry
weather is said to be the healthiest
kind of winter weather.
1--WE are not much of a sport" saws
an Iowa editor, "but when we meet a
cinch in the road we recognize it. We
made the following bargain with a
friend, Yesterday. We were to stand
at a given point half an hour and
watch the ladies who passed. For
every lady who reached her hand back