The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-06
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Personal Mention, Etc.
The banks of Oakland are paying
$40 for 1901 pennies.
M. N Wilson, ESQ.,, of Wilson, was
a business visitor to Oakland Satur-
day last.
Fresh fish and vegetables arrive
daily at Creutzburg's Enterprise Meat
Market which are sold cheap for cash.
Charles E. Hilleary, of District No.
8, was in town last Saturday ON bust
ness.
WANTED-A sexton for St. Mat
thew's Episcopal church. Apply TO
Rev. w. H. Osmond, rector.
Judge Jere Wilson, OF Washington,
spent several days in Oakland this
week as guest at the Commercial
Hotel.
From the way people are buying
vehicles from Naylor, they are learn
ing where they can get the best value
for the least money. - st
Services will be held in st. Mat
thew's church, Oakland, Sunday at
II a. N. and s p. m, Rev. W. H. Os-
mond, rector.
Naylor & Co. have a fine line of
spray pumps on hand as well as the
largest variety of pumps for deep and
shallow wells in the county. We also
do pump repairing. 1873
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Dyer and chill
dren arrived here ON Monday from
Johnson City, Tenn, and are the
guests of Mrs. Dyer's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex. Fleckenstein.
Mr.. R. E. Sliger, of Homecoming,
who was recently elected cashier of
the First National Bank, assumed his
duties on June LIST. His family will
move here as soon us Mr.. Sliger can
secure house.
Spring is here with a vengeance.
The season is the latest that we have
ever experienced however. The FARM
ers have been held back in their plant
ing later than they have been for a
number of years.
Mrs. Samuel Shellenberger and fam
lily, of Washington, arrived in Oak
land on Monday afternoon and are
now occupying their delightful sum-
mer residence on the outskirts of
town.
For SALE:-The Lutheran parson-
age, located on the corner of Fifth
and Green streets, in Oakland. near
the court house. Contains s rooms,
hallway, cellar and porches; excellent
we'll of water. Will be sold cheap.
Apply to or address Rev. George /.
Uhler, Oakland, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Felty, of Fairmont,
are the guests of Miss Mary Alexan-
der. Mr.. Felty will leave the first of
the week for Columbus, where he will
make final arrangements for going
into the hay and grain business in
that city.-Park ersburg News.
Ezra b. Hanger, Esq, of District
No. 6, who is being prominently
spoken of for the nomination for
County Commissioner by the Repub-
licans of his district, spent a day or
two in Oakland this week on business.
Mr.. Hanger is young man of sterl-
ing worth and ability.
Judge Stake has decided that a
woman can use as much force as pos
sible to get her husband home when
there is no occasion for him to be else
where. We may soon be looking for
the deserted woman armed with
broomsticks and rawhides urging
their husbands home at the toll of the
curfew.
The Laurel IL. L. tragedy, in which
a young man, crazed by silly village
gossip about his love affair, shot the
good-natured busybody who meant
no harm" and then killed himself,
carries it's own moral, which no one
who has ever lived in small COM
munity will have any difficulty in in
terpreting. The wonder is not that
it occurred, but that such tragedies
are not more frequent.
Mr.. Oren F. Morton, of Kingwood,
author of Winning or Losing" came
over to Oakland from his home on
Friday last and will remain here I'M
til his book comes from the press,
work upon which will begin this week
in THE REPUBLICAN job printing Of
flee. There will be one thousand
copies issued which will be printed on
laid book paper. The book will
contain about 800 pages and num-
Der of half-tone engraYings. 1t will
be bound in cloth.
Messrs. Chas. Brown and Ross
Compton, of Grantsville, were in Oak
land Monday and Tuesday and APP
peared before the Board of County
Commissioners to lay a complaint
against the builders of the railroad
up the Cassleman Valley. They al
lege that the railroad as located at
present enroaches upon the county
road leading from Grantsville to
Homecoming to such an extent that in