The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-10-24
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II 5IC1b ludHy VI JUL suluulST NIslb-
ors are still with us, enjoying the de-
lightful October weather.
Merchant Samuel P. Specht, of Deer
Park, was in Oakland Tuesday on
business.
Butter, eggs, etc, can be found at
all times at the Enterprise Meat
Market.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Falkenstein,
who went to GAINESVILLE on Thursday
last, returned to Oakland Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Whitmore, Democratic
candidate for County Commissioner,
went down in District No . yesterday
on an electioneering tour
Mr.. J. E. Hostetler, of Accident,
visited Oakland a few days ago and
became a cash-in-advance subscriber
to this paper.
Mr.. q. NJ. Gerver, of Fairmont, who
occupied Capt. Hayden's house in
Oakland this summer, has returned
to Fairmont with his family.
For sprains, swellings and lameness
there is nothing so good as Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. Try it. For sale
by all dealers.
George Grim went out to Cincin-
natl on Monday to see his brother
Cal, who was shot that morning, an
account of which appears elsewhere
in to-day's REPUBLICAN.
Lumber for a delightful residence
to be erected on the land recently
purchased by w. r. Stull in the east
end of town has been received in Oak
land and force of men are now EN-
ployed in putting up the building.
Mr.. E. M. Spedden has charge of the
work.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 9th.
This will be the last meeting of the
board as constituted now. Two new
members will be elected on Nov. 5th
and these with the present Com
missioner, Mr.. Peter j. Stephens, will
form the new board who will be in
Quoted into Office on January LIST, 1901.
1t was Capt. Hayden's intenti on
and desire to visit Districts Nos. 2 and
the coming week in the interest of
the whole Republican ticket, but
finding that his services are required
in assisting the editor, he deems it of
more Importance to remain in Oak
land and will not make the contem-
plated visit to the above districts.
Messrs. j. P. Simons, of st. Louis,
Mo-, and George Simons, of Girard :,
ILL.,, are in Garrett county visiting the
scenes of their younger days. These
two gentlemen are brothers, born in
the Cove some sixty years ago, and
went west in 1865, where they settled.
The former is a prominent stockman
of st. Louis, whilst the latter is en-
gagged very extensively in farming in
Illinois.
Rev. H. Scott, d. D., the minister
assigned to the Oakland Methodist
Episcopal church, preached his ini-
tial sermon to large congregation in
st. Paul's church on Sunday morn
ing Mr.. Scott is making many warm
personal friends here and his stay
among the people of Oakland we
know will be pleasant to him and
profitable to our residents. His fami-
arrived on Wednesday.
George w. Farnsworth, a native of
Martinsburg, employed as carpen-
ter by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
residing near Washington, Pa, drop
ped dead Friday evening while work
ing in Hitchcock tunnel, east of Oak
land. His wife died Wednesday at
Buffalo,tN. Y, and was buried Thurs
day at Chambersburg, Pa. He had
not learned of her death. He had no
children.
Lawson Means, confined in the
Grafton CIV. Va.,) Jail, charged with
robbery, has made a confession in
which he states that he is member
of gang that has committed many
robberies in and about that city. He
also says that he and his confederates
had carefully planned the looting OF
summer hotels at Oakland, Mt. Lake
Park, Loeb Lynn and Deer Park.
The hotels are closed, and it was the
intention of Means and his pals to
overpower the watchmen in charge
and carry off everything of value that
could be disposed of. Chief of Balti-
more & Ohio detectives John Short
has charge of the case, and is conf
dent that he will have the rest of the
gang behind prison bars within "a
hours.-Pittsburg Paper.
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