The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-12-19

was in Oakland Friday last on bust
ness.
Mr.. f. J. Fringer spent a day or
two last week at GAINESVILLE and Wei
nifty.
Mr.. o. F. Morton, of Kingwood,
spent Tuesday in Oakland on bust
ness.
Rev. Uhler will preach in st. Marks
Ev. Lutheran church Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Miss Grace Loarawent up to Grafton
Tuesday to assist her brother George
in his store during the Christmas
season.
The scholars OF one department of
the Oakland public schools have
adopted as their class colors black
and red.
Major J. NJ. Burns came over to
Oakland yesterday from Morgantown
and will remain here few days on
business.
The town of Salem, near Clarks-
burg, W. Va, was visited Saturday
by destructive fire, which consumed
one hundred houses
Mr.. Henry Lauer, the proprietor,
will enlarge the oven capacity of the
Oakland Model Bakery to double its
present size at an early date.
Mrs. Alfred H. Turner, who visited
Mr.. John Grants family in Oakland
during September, has arrived at her
home in Honolulu, Hawaiian ISL
ands.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet on Monday, Jan 6. at
which time road supervisors, consta-
bles, etc, will be appointed for the
ensuing year.
Michael Lohr, father of our County
Treasurer, who spent several months
over at Connelsville Pa, where he
visited his son George, has returned
to the Cove for the winter.
The statement of the First National
Bank, published elsewhere in these
columns to-day, shows an apprecia-
BILE increase in the volume of business
over the former statement published
in September last.
Henry Weber, Jr., made business
trip to Washington county and Win
chester, Va, last week At the latter
place he purchased a car or two of
fine corn which will be used at the
Weber farm for feeding purposes.
Mrs. Garrett V. Dixon, accompanied
by her son John and daughter-in-la
Mrs. James Dixon, all of near Friends
vile, were ia Oakland from Friday
until Monday as the guests of Messrs.
Dell and ID. M. Dixon.
The local coal mines have been
rushed with orders for home consnmp-
ton for some time past. The quality
of coal mined is becoming better and
better as the hea dings are driven
further into the hills.
Ex-Sheriff Andrew J. Oester will
probably remain in Oakland during
the winter in order to wind up the
business of his office. He has rented
the Felty house on Water street and
moved into it.
Congressman Dayton, of West Vir-
ginia, has introduced a bill in Con-
gress authorizing the President to
nominate Lieut.. Commander r. NJ. G..
Brown, now on the retired list, to be
a commander ON the retired list.
Saturday. was wholly unlike a
winter day. The rain came down in
torrents and swelled the many
streams of this section to such an ex-
tent that many bridges were under
water and impossible. No damage of
any consequence resulted,
Mr.. A. <. Boseley, of District No. 8,
son of the late D. J. Boseley, who
died in Florida on Dec. 1st, was in
Oakland on business Monday. Mr..
Boseley was engaged extensively in
the lumber business in this county
which is now being carried on by his
son.
Wide spread damage resulted every
where from the rain and the blizzard
of the last few days. At first the
temperature was as balmy as spring,
then came a long hard rain that
brought up the streams to unusual
proportions, followed by extreme cold.
The range in temperature within
two days was nearly 70 degrees. We
have a variety of weather in this lati-
tude turned out on short notice.
The insurance case of Malette vs.. the
BritishAmerican Fire Insurance Com
pany, tried at Hagerstown this week,
was terminated Tuesday afternoon
when Attorneys Thayer and Peddi-
cord and Messrs. d. f. Bolden and
j. NJ. LitZinger, who were witnesses.
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