The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-05-02
LOCAL AND OTHER WISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Jacob Felix, Esq, of near Accident,
was in the city day or two this week.
Go look at Townshend & Sons line
of ties and dress shirts. 81
Jasper Augustine, Esq, of Union
town, Pa, was a visitor to Oakland
last Thursday.
When in need of sewer pipe call at
Nayl3r's. Just received car load of
4, 5, 6, s and 10 inch. 73t
DIR. John E. Legge returned Sun
day from a few days visit to Balti-
more.
DIR. S. NJ. Hartman, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist, Grafton, w. Va.
Spectacles and artificial eyes fitted.
Services will be held in the Deer
Park Lutheran church Sunday morn
ing and evening, by Rev. g. l. Uhler.
Attorney Thomas j. Peddicord is
in Hamilton, Ohio, this week on pro-
fessional business.
George w. Kitzmiller, of Blaine,
who is operating one of the mines in
that section, was in Oakland Tuesday
OH business.
Don't fail to call at S. p. Spechts,
Deer Park, and examine his great big
line of fancy and working shirts at
away-down prices. 72t
George Fulmer and daughter Miss
May returned on Sunday morning
from pleasant visit of a few days to
Baltimore and Washington.
Daniel Dorsey and sister, Miss Mary,
of New Germany, arrived here ON
Friday. The former returned home
on Saturday. Miss Mary is student
in the Normal
Herman Creutzberg, Esq, has pur
chased the Nelson stand on Alder
street and will open the place on Fri
day morning with full line of choice
Chicago beef, veal, lamb and mutton.
Yesterday Town Clerk Durham is
sued licenses to merchants, saloon
keepers, ETC., doing business in Oak
land. The proceeds from the sale Of
licenses amounted to nearly $500.
The old court house at Leonard
town having been found defective, a
contract has been entered into with
the B. f. Smith Company of Wash
ington to erect new building at a
cost of $40, 800. 1t will be larger than
the present building, and the offices
will be tireproof.
The trout fishing season has opened
in earnest. A number of local anglers
have been out trying their luck with
more or less success browning their
efforts. The heads of the small streams
seem to be the best fishing grounds at
present. Later, however, the fish
will be found in deeper water.
Richard K. Maroney, one OF Oak
lands liverymen, was in Cumberland
last Thursday attending a sale of
horses where he purchased a match
team of carriage animals. In bring
ing the horses home overland one of
them slipped from the road near Pied
mont and rolled down the mountain
for quite distance. Mr.. Maroney
was riding the animal and was pain
fully injured, his ankle being sprained
and body bruised considerably.
The body of Troy P. Sliger, who
was killed in the Philippines is ex-
pected in Terra Alta for final inter-
ment some time in the very near fu-
ture. Upon arrival here it will re-
ceive military burial. Troy was well
known and highly esteemed in this
neighborhood and to the best of our
knowledge was the only soldier fur
nished by our section to the Philip
pine war was to be killed in an en-
gagement.-Presto Republican.
A horse belonging to Messrs. d. f.
Offutt & Sons which was hitched in
the delivery wagon of that firm on
Monday became unruly and baked.
After being detached from the vehicle
it backed through the lot adjoining
the store and getting upon the plat
form backed against one of the large
plate glass windows of the store where
it endeavored to lie down but was
prevented from doing so by the driver
and a number of persons who had
been attracted to the spot.
The brilliant sunshine and the clear
sky were very welcome Friday after
the many dark and gloomy days. AL
though the weather was not inspiring
and made life monotonous and de-
pressing, yet it was not without it's
blessings. The cool weather gave
the wheat chance to grow and lux
uriate as it has not done for many
years. The moisture had an oppor-
tunity to penetrate the ground to
the very bottom of the roots of yege-
tation. The fruit buds have advanc-
ed slowly and now that the danger of
frost is past they are sufficiently hardy
to stand any cold snap that may come
during the next thirty days. The
dreary weather will prove to have
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