The Republican., 1900-08-30
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ravenscroft.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ravenscroft,
of Ridgway, Pa, are in Oakland Wis
iting relatives.
Ex-School Commissioner S. P.
Specht, of Deer Park, was in the city
Monday.
Mrs. Neil j. Fortney and Miss Lett
tia Parks, of Kingwood, were Glades
Hotel guests Tuesday.
Wanted.-Court Boarders at so
cents per day. Mrs. E. p. Russell,
cor. First and Water streets. 259t. II
The employees of the Sunshine Lum-
Der Company, near Grantsville, have
gone on a strike for an increase in
wages.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of George Flack Sansbury,
architect, of Cumberland, which ap-
pears in to-day's issue.
Mrs. B. l.. Slack, and infant, of
Spencer, w. Va, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Il. Jones on Second
street.
Mr.. w. Il. Ravenscroft, of Fairmont,
W. Va, who visited his parents in
Oakland a few days this week, re-
turned home yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret Brown and her son,
Hon. VIM. G. Brown, of kingwood,
were the guests of Mrs. d. I. Totten
in Oakland Tuesday and yesterday.
Mrs. Lou Waters and Miss Edna
Bonig, of Clarksburg, West Va,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Thayer
in Oakland few days last and this
week.
Rev. George L. Uhler, the pastor,
will preach in St. Marks Ev. Luth-
eran church on Sunday morning and
evening. A cordial welcome will be
extended to all
The soothing and healing proper
ties of Chamberlain Cough Remedy,
its pleasant taste and prompt and
permanent cures, have made it great
favorite with the people everywhere.
For sale by Oakland Pharmacy, Oak
land, and J. w. Laughlin, Deer Park.
Cornelius w. Friend, Esq, of
Friendsville, has been appointed by
the Orphans Court for this county
administrator of the estate of his
father, the late Ira E. Friend.
DIXON & KELSO will receive direct
from the peach orchards so to 75
bushels daily from now until Oct. 60
The baskets that we are selling for so
cents are surprising the natives. We
will furnish you Mason's quart jars
for soc dozen and /! gallons for 65c to
put your peaches in. Best white stone
ware at SC gallon. % 3t*
Mrs. Isaac Shingleton, of Parkers-
burg, West Va, Chas. Bowmaster
and daughter Miss Sophia, of near
Grafton, father and sisters of the late
Mrs. Thomas Starkey, who died in
Oakland last Saturday afternoon,
were here Sunday to attend the
funeral of their relative.
Most newspaper advertisers know
that they do not need to entrap peo-
pie into their "ads'' but have only to
tell a straightforward tale. The
same impulse that leads people to
look into show windows causes them
to read the advertising columns.
There they often discover a want that
had not occurred to them besides
gaining great deal of varied and
sometimes useful informotion.
The property owners on Second
street between Alder and Green
streets have agreed to bear portion
of the expense to have the thorough
fare paved with brick similar to that
used last year in improving the
streets of the town. Mr.. Kennedy,
who did the work, is expected to
come to Oakland within short time
and get the work under way.
Sunday evening Leslie King, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. King, of Oak
land, fell from James Hinebaugh's
transfer wagon near the residence of
John A. Wolf on Oak street and be-
fore he could recover himself a team
following closely behind driven by
George w. Shartzer was upon him.
He was hurt about the head and lost
consciousness as a result of the blow,
but rallied in short time and is now
very much improved.
What is the matter with Peru, ILL.,.
The town council has just passed an
ordinance prohibiting counting upon
public thoroughfares, and imposing a
fine upon all young swains and maid
ems who make love" spoon" or
carry on courtshipn on the streets.
Such an ordinance presupposes an
epidemic of public lovemaking SO
great as to have become a nuisance
Of all places for real, sincere lovemak.
ing, a public thoroughfare is about
the worst, and it must be some dire
calamity that has forced lovers and