The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-05-10
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

NJ. L. Selby, Esq, of Selbysport,
was in Oakland Monday and Tuesday.
Townshend & Son have just opened
line Of ladies' summer underwear.
Elijah Friend, Esq, of near Sang
Run, was one among our many wish
tors on Monday.
Messrs. Abraham Lawton and AL
bert Hinebaugh spent Tuesday at
Terra Alta on business.
Justice Groves, of Selbysport, was
in Oakland last Monday and made
this office business visit.
Mr.. D. Y Morris, of Kingwood, was
in Oakland day or two this week
visiting the editor and his family.
Don't fail to call at Specht & Case
days for bargains in all lines of goods.
Their motto-'fair dealing and hon
est weights and measures"
Ex-County Commissioner Isaac W.
Alternately, of near Wilson, was in
the city day or two this week on
business.
Do You Want Money? If so, send
me your age and enclose stamp for
reply. P. 0. Box 217, Annapolis, Md.
7-3t
Hon. and Mrs John P. Jones, of
Terra Alta, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs Scott T. Jones in Oakland
Tuesday evening.
Read Garthright's roofing adver-
tisement in another column. When
he has good thing to sell he adver-
tises it and consequently the goods
are soon disposed of.
Miss Bessie Nelson left Oakland
Tuesday night for Cincinnati o.,
from which city she will depart short
ly for summer tour with a concert
company.
John T. Browning has been employ
ed by A. d. Naylor as foreman of his
blacksmith Establishment in Oakland,
Mr.. Browning taking place of T. S.
Clagget who will leave on Saturday
night for Cape Nome.
Specht & Casseday have added to
their immense stock a splendid selec-
ton very fine line of millinery and
have secured the services of first
class and experienced trimmer. Any
one can have hats trimmed to order
and in the latest styles.
Postage stamps in book form are
getting very popular. Aside from the
novelty the convenience of stamps in
this form is appreciated by the pub
lie, and specially by business men.
In some places the demand is greater
than the supply and it will increase
when it is more generally known that
they can be procured in this form.
Specht & Casseday, Deer Park,
have just moved into their new store
room and opened the best and finest
line of general merchandise ever eX-
hibited in Deer Park, which will be
sold at lowest possible prices for cash
or good produce.
Will Sturgiss left on Monday
evening tor Washington and on Tues
day accompanied John Oliver Bosley,
ESQ.,, to holly Oak, Delaware, where
the latter will be married this after
noon to Miss Katharine R. Handy.
The lecture delivered in the Garrett
Memorial church on Tuesday evening
of this week by Rev. G. w. Hollis, on
William of Orange, the Washington
of the Netherlands" was attended by
an appreciative audience.
Saturday last Messrs. Fred. A.
Thayer and E. H. Sincell, trustees,
sold at public auction a tract of 55
acres of timber land near Oakland
for the sum of $500. NJ. Boyle, ESQ.,,
was the purchaser.
The 18th anniversary Of the
Epworth League will be celebrated
in st. Paul's III. E. church on
May 10, 1900, at 7.45 p. IN. An APP
propriate program has been prepared
for the occasion. The public is cor
daily invited.
We have been authorized to offer
for sale 65 stands of Italian and n.y.
bred bees in Golden hives with two
supers extra and winter cage with
each hive, at $3.50 each. Orders are
to be left at this office. The bees are
delivered +. o. b. at Somerfield, Pa.
Prof. Chas. H. Lantz, the Reliable
piano and organ tuner and repairer
of Cumberland, will be in Oakland
shortly. Those desiring work done
will leave orders at this Office. They
will receive prompt attention upon
his arrival here. st
Mr.. F. G. Hydes residence ON Alder
street is being raised to the level of
the street by a force of workmen.
When that thoroughfare was graded
last summer his property was left
down in hole, so to speak. The i'm
provement which he is making will
be a marked one when completed.
An informal dance was given