The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-03-15
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

st. Patrick's Day Saturday.
Mr.. James w. Beeghley, of Acct
dent, was in Oakland Tuesday.
If April showers bring May flowers
do March breezes bring April sneezes?
The song of the robin is heard
sure harbinger of the approach of
spring.
Samuel Jones, Esq, of near Swan
ton, was in Oakland Monday on
business.
VIM. M. Jacobs and son, of near
Barton, were in Oakland few days
this week.
Miss Nellie Offutt, who suffered a
week or more with throat trouble,
has recovered.
G. E. Headley, Esq, of Baltimore,
was registered at the Schley Hotel
Monday night.
The one occasion on which wo-
man measures her words is when she
sends telegram.
Major Charles T. Lowndes, of Cum
berland, was in Oakland Tuesday
evening on business.
A man may drop into poetry with
out hurting himself. But that's
selfish view to take Of it.
Many an Easter bonnet is purchas-
ed with what girl saves by denying
herself things during Lent.
Court boarders wanted at SOC. per
day. Mrs. E. P. Russell, cor. First
and Water streets, Oakland, Md.
Sheriff Oester and his deputy Silas
Wiley, Esq, are kept busy these days
serving summons and attending to
the routine business of the office.
Mr.. John Cornelius, who recently
rented the Glades Hotel, is having
the house cleaned up and repaired.
He will occupy it about April 1st
County Surveyor Franklin P.
Green and Attorney John T. Mitchell
went down in District No 2 Tuesday
morning to make survey of some
land in litigation.
Messrs. feathers g. Hinebaugh, the
Second street saddlers, have rented
the first floor of the Fringer building
and will move their stock and equip
ment shortly to the new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller, of West
export, passed through Oakland
yesterday on their return from Ac-
cident where they had been to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Miller's sister,
Miss Nora Richter
Two devoted disciples of Izak Wal
ton, Rev. r. B. Ward and Dr. W. NJ.
Longstreth, went up to Terra Alta
Tuesday to try their luck at angling.
1t did not require a special car to
carry their catch home.
The Gus Cohan Comedy Company
closed a two nights engagement in
the opera house here Tuesday. Small
houses greeted the company both
evenings. The bills were meretorious
and better patronage should have
been accorded the company.
An agreement between the at
torneys who practice at this bar has
been reached whereby all civil trials
will be postponed until a special or
adorned term of the March court
which will be held on June 18th.
A Baltimore and Ohio fireman
named Fretwell, of Rowlesburg, w.
Va, fell from helping engine on the
Cranberry grade yesterday, was
struck by an extra west bound freight
train ard severely injured. He was
taken to Terra Alta.
By the parting of freight train
near Rawlings, Md, the sudden ap-
plication of air brakes to the rear end
threw Conductor George Wiseman
against the caboose door with such
force that deep gashes were cut in his
chin and forehead and several of his
teeth knocked out.
Monday of this week Messrs. Fred
A. Thayer, Thomas j. Peddicord,
James M. Litzinger and Bowie John
son, attorneys and witnesses in the
case of Malette VS.. North British Fire
Insurance Co., removed from this
county to Washington county for
trial, left for Hagerstown.
Read Under the Cottonwoods" for
story of prairie life during the in
teresting and picturesque period Of
pioneering which followed the civil
war. The reader is shown how the
prairie was settled, and how the set
tiers lived, toiled, and amused them
selves. Prospectus, ETC., sent on ap-
plication to o. F, Morton, Kingwood.
"What is home without a newspa-
peru asked an exchange, to which
another replied; at is place where
old hats are stuffed into broken win
dows; where the wife looks like bag
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