The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-03-28
Howard w. Smouse, of Fairmont,
was in town Monday on business.

! Howard W. Smouse, of Fairmont,
was in town Monday on business.
! Fifty styles 10, Is and 20 cent Tor
/ schon lace at Sincell & Co. S for &c per
yard.
Good flour and plenty of it at the
Felty Roller Mill. We grind every
| thing in the grain line. erect
Mr.. William Z. White, of Terra
Alta, was in Oakland Friday last on
business
Why send away for your vehicles
when you can save money by buying
from Naylor. He buys in large guam
titles; hence can give you low prices.
Harry Davis is having Il new front
built to his millinery store on Oak
street. The improvement will be a
good one.
Mr.. and Mrs. King Delawder and
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. L. Boughner, the
latter of Fairmont, w. Va, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. &. w.
Delawder. near McHenry.'
The promoters of the electric rail
way to be built from Cumberland to
Homecoming, have but a few days left
in which to deposit the guarantee of
$4,000 and secure the franchise.
Dixon g. Kelso will sell YOU the
famous Oliver Chilled Plow cheaper
than ever. All kinds OF reapers con-
stantly on hand. Good spring tooth
harrows also for sale cheap. Two
cars phosphate to arrive about April
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Invitations are out for the Easter
dance to be given at the Glades hotel
on the night of April 10th by the
Bachelors Club of Oakland. A large
number of invitations were sent to
people residing out of town.
Mr.. B. F. LaughIin, of Deer Park,
has gone to Pennington TO visit his
brother who is engaged in railroad
work at that point. He will return
to Oakland at the beginning of the
Normal school term to assist Prof.
Dewitt as Instructor.
March 10Th the end of the ground
hogs sway over the winter ended.
The little animal has scored victory
this year even if he has failed many
times in the past. He prevented
spring from coming for six weeks af-
ter the second of February.
The teachers of the Accident Nor
NAL School have already secured
three prominent lecturers who will at
different times appear before the pub
lie during the school term. Indica-
lions at the present appear to be in
favor of Accident being the Mecca"
for normal school students.
j s. Gnegy, principal of the Grants
vile normal, has been visiting in
Grantsville and vicinity the past few
days looking up the interest of the
normal there. He has arranged board
ing for all students desiring to board
in town. Students will be directed
to said boarding places by Mr.. Bit
finger, the postmaster.
Dick Shapes, son of Rev. Shapes,
at one time pastor of the Oakland
Methodist church, came to Oakland
from his home at Buckhannon, w.
Va, to visit friends for few days be-
fore returning to Denver, Col, where
he has been a resident for several
months made necessary by the condi-
ton of his health.
Advertisements are being placed in
various towns calling for recruits in
the classes of enlisted men for the en-
cheering service for the U. S. The
men are eligible for rank from pri-
Yates to sergeent majors and receive
from eighteen to forty dollars month
pay. For information those who
want to join must apply at the Office
of the U. S. engineers in Pittsburg.
Samuel B. Lee, Esq, one of the
substantial citizens of Terra Alta,
has decided to cast his lot with the
people of Garrett county and one day
last week purchased one-half of the
Promised Land farm, near Hutton,
from it's owner, Rev. J. NJ. Davis, for
which $4,000 was paid by Mr.. Lee.
He is a progressive citizen, wide
awake to the needs of education and
agricultural interests aud a strong
Republican.
The B. & o. has issued the hand
soonest souvenir of Washington we
have ever seen. 1t gives illustrations
of many of the public buildings and
many bits of interesting history of the
capital city. 1t gives visitors many
points of valuable information that
will be very necessary to have while
in the city. 1t is really valuable
guide to Washington. With it is a
booklet giving some of the remarka-
BILE history of the Baltimore g. Ohio
railroad. 1t is the most interesting
road in the world. 1t was the first
railroad in America. 1t was the first
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