The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-18

a. IL. Naylor has few secondhand
Buggies, Surveys, and a 3-seated
Wagon for sale cheap.
Truman West and ex-Mayor Jami-
son have each improved their prop
critics by painting and other repairs.
Policeman r. Harry West, who was
sick last week and in consequence
unfit for duty, resumed his beat on
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Enlow, of
near town, have as their guest Mr..
George c. Sparks, of Washington,
D. c.
Go to Townshend's and get 12tc.
lawns and percales for 10c.: Zoe. lawns
for &c.; 10c. ginghams for Sc. Cloth
ing at almost your own price. SOC.
shirt waists at 35c. to 45c. 1S-4t
Judge David W. Sloan went down
to Cumberland this morning on bust
ness. He expects to return tonight.
His condition has greatly improved
during his stay here.
Miss Mae Hamill is over at Blaine
on IA visit to relatives and friends.
She was accompanied thence by her
brother Roy who returned to Oak
land Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Chas. D. Smith has gone to
Terra Alta and opened an Office for
the practice of law. He is followed
thence by the best wishes of his many
Oakland friends.
A new merry-go-round has been set
up at the east end of town. While
the children and young folks may be
delighted with this manner of sport
older and sterner heads are not look
ing upon it with much favor owing
to the crowd of people around the
machine and the consequent noise.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Allen Ison and lit
tie daughter, of Washington, D. c.,
are in Oakland occupying the resi-
dence of the late DIR. Benjamin Ison
on Fourth street. Mrs. DIR. Ison, who
visited relatives and friends in Park
ersburg for some weeks, has returned
to Oakland.
Albert Lee, colored, now of Wash
ington, d. c., but a number of
years ago employed here as a barber
by Handy Gibson, was in Oakland a
few days ago selling hair restorer to
those affected with badness. He has
a number of letters from prominent
people in Washington recommending
his preparation as a sure cure.
Mr.. L. d. Rowley, publisher of the
Neoos at Maynard, Iowa, accom-
panied by his brother, was in Oak
land two or three days last week.
The brothers have an interest in a
large tract of land in this county and
were here for the purpose of looking
after it.
Here is a conundrum which very
pretty girl in this town sprung on an
old bachelor What two words can
you make out of enough-that is not
enough ~ OF course he gave it up.
why 'one hug you goosen was the
answer.
The wheat harvest i'll this county
has been well under way for several
days past. The majority of our
farmers have finished cutting the
grain and some have theirs already
under cover. None has yet been
threshed and until that is done moth
ing definite can be said as to the
yield, but indications point to a crop
slightly above the average.
There are number of towns in the
county where readable and newsy
letters for this paper could be gotten
up by those whose time "drags heav-
lily upon their hands" Every village
of the county should be represented
weekly in these columns. To those
who will correspond with us we will
furnish the necessary stationery and
stamps and also copy of the paper
free so long as the correspondence is
continued. We already have num-
Der of writers who contribute letters
from their communities occasionally
and these are highly appreciated by
the editor and his readers. Almost
without exception the towns that are
represented in the columns of the
local paper are more directly bene-
flied than the publisher.
A novel appeal to the equity side
of a court of law has been made by a
man in Michigan whose wife seems
inclined to fickleness, and domestic
peace appears to be endangered by
an intruding male friend. Instead of
waiting until his happy home should
be made wreck, and then suing the
wrecker for damages or seeking
remedy in the Divorce Court or by
the speedier method of private re-
venge, the individual referred to has
applied for an injunction to restrain
the intruder from visiting the woman