The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-04-19
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.
The Easter bonnet was on top Sun
day.
This is the last month for oysters
this season.
Sheriff Andrew J. Oester was in
Cumberland Monday on business.
P. M. Stemple, ESQ.,, of Floyd, was
in the city last Saturday on business.
Miss Susie Legge, who spent the
winter in Baltimore, has returned
home.
Monday twins-a son and daughter
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ
Spedden.
Mr.. Harry M. Wells, of Keyser, W.
Va, was in Oakland few hours on
Friday last.
Attorney John T. Mitchell returned
on Sunday from a business trip to
Baltimore.
Cashier Scott T. Jones returned
Tuesday morning from a visit to
Washington.
Prof. Ed. A. Browning, of Cumber-
land, spent a number of days in Oak
land with relatives.
Sheriff and Mrs. A. J. Oester atten-
ded the Easter service at Red House
Sunday afternoon.
If you want to see the latest, and
finest spring and summer millinery.
Call on Mrs. HARRY DAVIS. ACT
Druggist Joseph E. Harmed was
laid up several days last week with a
severe attack of neuralgia and grip.
Messrs. w. A. Smith, of Hoyes, and
j. W. Friend, of Sang Run, returned
from Baltimore on Sunday morning.
Mr.. G. w. Delawder, McHenry,
was in Oakland last Thursday on bus
mess before the County Commission
ers.
DR.. Hammond, one of the directors
of the Oakland Sanitarium, was
guest at that institution day or two
recently.
Dixon & Kelso have 20 tons of high
grade corn, oats and buckwheat fer
tilizer to sell on easy terms at SIS to
$22 per ton. 6-2%
Messrs. Bolden & Brown have pur-
chased the furniture in Loeb Lynn
Hotel. 1t will be moved from the
building and sold.
Miss May Fulmer went from Oak
land to Bayard on Monday where she
will take a position in one of the
stores of that place.
Col. A. G. Sturgiss returned Tues
day afternoon from weeks visit to
relatives and friends in Baltimore and
Washington.
Mr.. G. B. Hartman, recently of Bay
ard, w. Va, a newspaper man of con-
siderable experience, was in Oakland
number of days on business.
J. Will Lakin, of Rowlesburg, and
James S. Lakin, of Terra Alta, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E.
Offutt in Oakland Sunday last.
Mr.. George E. Bishoff, the enter
prising dairyman of District No. 6,
was in Oakland Tuesday and made
this office brief though pleasant
visit.
For RENT room new house on
Liberty street; s room house on 3rd
street. For particulars apply to Jno.
L, Sincell, Real Estate and Insurance
Agent, Oakland. Md.
The first strawberries of the season
were put upon the Oakland market
Tuesday morning by one of our gro
cerymen. The price asked for the
berries was 25 cents per box.
Since the warm weather of Sunday
and Monday and the copious showers
of Tuesday, grass and other vegeta-
ton as well as trees and Towering
plants have advanced wonderfully.
Merchant Thomas Little is making
some nice improvements to his home
in the east end of town. A large
porch has been added. The property
will be painted and put in good re-
pair.
The special low price A. D. Naylor
has been giving in the last few weeks
on Grain Drills and Vehicles is caus-
ing the orders to roll in rapidly. Come
quick if you want a bargain. 4-3
The ball given at the Glades Hotel
on Monday night for the benefit of
the Catholic church of Oakland, was
well attended. Many ladies and gen
tlemen from points east and west
were present.
George Bartlett, brother of DR.. E.
II. Bartlett, of Oakland died at his
home in Washington on Sunday
night after a short illness. The de-
ceased was well known by many of
the older residents of Oakland
The railroad officials have given up
their determination to force George
Giessman to remove his coal dumps
and shed. Mr.. Giessman is having
the building put in repair and will
continue in the coal business.
Sheriff Oester advertises in to-day's
REPUBLICAN the sale of valuable
piece of land lying in Election Dis
trict No. 2. The sale will take place
on Saturday, May 18th, in front of the
court house in Oakland.
An east-bound freight train yester-
day morning ran into the rear of an
other at the Washington Spring
crossing on the outskirts of Oakland.
AS a. result two or threa cars uara