The Republican., 1900-08-23

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ington, was an Oakland visitor on
Monday.
Attorney Robert R. Henderson, of
Cumberland, was in Oakland last
Monday on business.
Good harvesting oil at Naylor g.
Co.'s, 80 cents per gallon; also lard
and cylinder oils. 22-3t.
Little Miss Mary Boyer went up to
Fairmont on Saturday last to visit
her sister, Mrs. Hamill Spedden.
Percy H. Veitch, Esq, after spend
ing month or more with friends in
Oakland, left for his home in Wash
ington Friday last.
Among our new subscribers this
week is Mr.. Marmaduke G. Best, a
progressive Democratic citizen of
District No. 8.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins and wife,
accompanied by number OF ladies
who are summering at the Park drove
through Oakland Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. j. Lee Harne and two chill
dren, who spent two or three weeks
in Oakland visiting relatives and
friends, left on Thursday night last
for Roanoke, Va, to visit her parents.
Superintendent Rudisill last week
sold property at private sale at the
Park to the amount of $4450. Nearly
every piece of property sold will be
improved within the next year.
d. E. Bolden, ESQ, returned from
Philadelphia Saturday morning of
last week to which place he had ac-
companied the remains of Mr.. Horst
mann, of that city, who died at Deer
Park last week.
The soothing and healing proper
| ties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
| its pleasant taste and prompt and
permanent cures, have made it a great
| favorite with the people everywhere.
| For sale by Oakland Pharmacy, Oak
land, and j. W. Laughlin, Deer Park.
FoUND.-A pocketbook on Friday,
| the 10th inst, at point near Alta
| mont. The book contained sum of
money and can be recovered by the
owner by identifying the property
and paying the cost of this advertise
ment. f. r. Nethken, Oakland, Md.
Fred. Myers, Esq, who went to his
home near White Haven, Pa, some
time ago suffering with what he fear
ed an attack of typhoid fever, has en-
tirely recovered and returned to Oak
land Saturday, where he remained
several days prior to resuming work
| at Fairmont, w. Va, where he is en-
gagged with a large lumber dealer.
DR.. Charles Colardeau, of Basse
Terre, Guadaloupe, French West In
dies, who spent month in Oakland
visiting DR.. Bartlett, his uncle, and
other relatives, left on Monday morn
ing for Washington, where he will
remain for a few days prior to going
to New York, where he will on Satur-
day sail for his home.
School Commissioner George f..
Bishoff, accompanied by his wife will
leave Oakland on Train No. Sunday
morning for Chicago to attend the
annual encampment of the q. A. K.
After spending a few days in the
Windy City they will go down into
Missouri for short time before re-
turning home.
The luncheon and fancy goods sale
conducted at the opera house here on
Thursday night last by the ladies of
st. Matthew's p. +. church for the
benefit of the church, was well patron
lied and was great success, both So
cially and financially. Large crowds
from Oakland as well as from Noun
tain Lake Park and Deer Park pat
ronized the affair. The proceeds
amounted to nearly $40.
The Baltimore and Ohio will short
ly connect with the Chesapeake and
Ohio at Cherry Tree Bottom, 90 miles
south of Camden on -Gauley, the
present terminus of the former road.
AS soon as short piece of road is
constructed connecting the Baltimore
and Ohio at Buckhannon and the
West Virginia Central at Belington
through route will be established
between Piedmont and Charleston,
much shorter than the present one.
A lively fight for political control
is in progress in West Virginia this
year, where, in addition to Presi-
Dental electors, a Governor and
State officers, four members of Con
gress and a Legislature which is to re-
elect or choose successor to Senator
Stephen b. Elkins are to be voted
for. The term of the Governor in
West Virginia is four years and off
year contests in that Commonwealth
are unknown. Biennially members of
Congress and of the Legislature are
voted for, but general elections occur
in West Virginia only once in four