The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-10-04
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DR.. Henry w. McComas returned


on Sunday from his trip to New York.
Miss Alice Kennedy, of Washing
ton, visited her sister, Mrs. H. G. Sin
cell, in Oakland few days last week.
Mr.. H. NJ. Hebden, of Baltimore,
was in Oakland day or two last
week on business.
Mr.. G. F. Schroeder has moved his
household goods to Deer Park where
he will reside, being employed there
as day operator.
Rev. J. NJ. Davis and Mr.. Fred. A.
Thayer who attended the West Vir-
ginia Conference at Clarksburg last
week, returned to Oakland Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Christian Felty and family
have moved their household goods
from Oakland to Connellsville, Pa,
where they will reside in the future
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Creutzberg,
of Barton, who spent the summer at
Mrs. Lowenstine's hotel left on Mon
day evening for Los Angeles, Cal,
where they will spend the winter.
Mrs. William Billmyer, of Balti-
more, who spent several weeks in
Oakland visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John o. Michael, returned
home last Saturday morning.
The United States Leather Com
pany's big tannery at Bayard, which
closed down for the summer, will be-
gin operations again within few
days. The plant employs 100 men.
Messrs. George T. Brew and Julius
G. Renninger. who accompanied Col.
Pearre on his campaigning tour
through the lower section of the
county last week, returned to Oak
land Friday morning.
Miss Nettie Michael left yesterday
for York, Pa, where she went to rent
house for the occupancy of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John O. Michael
who will leave shortly for the above
place where they will make their fu-
ture home.
The rental for the opera house up
on the occasion of the educational
meeting held there some three weeks
ago was paid by private individuals
and not by the school board as stated
in these columns at the time. This
correction is made in justice to the
members of the school board.
WANTED.-Local or travelling sales
men, salary or commission, to handle
our Oils, Greases, Petroleum, Paints
and White Lead. Goods guaranteed.
Prices low. Good freight rates and
prompt delivery. Best season of the
year for soliciting oil trade. PENN
PETROLATUM Co., Main Office and
Refinery, Coraopolis, Pa. 1t*
A colored man who claims as his
home Richmond, Va, was brought
to Oakland from Altamont on Sun
day morning with his foot badly
mashed, resulting from falling from a
train upon which he was riding and
the wheels passing over it. Amputa-
ton of portion of the injured mem
Der was performed by DR.. John E.
Legge at the McComas Sanitarium
and being a county charge he will be
taken up to the jail and kept there
until his injuries heal and he is able
to go to his home.
Mr.. William J. Shartzer, who went
up to Cape Nome in June last, re-
turned to Oakland yesterday morn
ing, having left Nome two weeks be-
fore. He was taken sick shortly af-
ter he left Oakland on the outward
journey and was compelled to return
home ON account of his health. He
reports the health of the other Gar
rett countians now at Nome is good
and that they have good prospects
ahead of them. The party will leave
Nome for home sometime next week,
expecting to reach Oakland about
Nov. list.
The supply of water on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad at some points
has become so short that two trains
known as water trains, have recently
been put on. The trains are made up
of tank cars formerly used for the
shipment of oil. One train runs reg
ular from Grafton, where the tanks
are pumped full from the Tygarts
Valley river to Newburg, and the
water is emptied into pond and
pumped into the regular water tank.
Another train is run from Rowlesburg
filled with Cheat river water, to No.
70 water station, near Rodamers.
Jacob Fresh, a prominent resident
OF New Germany, was Frostburg
visitor Saturday.-Mr. G. A. Broad
water, a substantial visitor of Grants
Vile, who has for a number of weeks
been residing in Hagerstown under
medical treatment, spent part of last
week with his nephew, Mr.. Louis