The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-11
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NdOn. II. L. Browning spent rev
days in Oakland this week.
Mr. Thos. Nelson, who travels this
section for Armour & Co., spent Sun
| day in Oakland.
( Mrs. L. F. Billiard has gone TO
Charleston, W. Va. on a visit to rel
atives.
Mr.. d. +. Offutt, Jr, spent Sunday
evening in Cumberland the guest of
friends.
Merchant Chas. S. May, of Swan
ton, was in the city Tuesday on bust
ness.
Mrs. Curley returned from Balti-
more ON Monday night, where she
had been for some time on a visit.
John A. Wolf, ESQ.,, came to Oak
land from Clarksburg, w. Va. Satur-
day night to remain with his family
during Eastertide.
Miss Agnes Hart and her niece, Miss
Allie Hart attended the funeral of
their cousin, Miss Inez Paxton, in
Piedmont on Saturday last.
Mr.. w. Harper Bartlett returned
to Clarksburg, w. Va, on Sunday,
where he holds position as book
keeper for big lumber company.
Mrs. w. S. Dunlap, of Cumberland,
was in Oakland last Thursday and
while here the guest of her sister.
Mrs. West.
Mr.. Chas. Bosley, of Clarksburg,
spent Easter at home the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Bos-
ley on Oak street.
John o. Michaels, ESQ.,, announces
himself a candidate for Sheriff, sub
ject to the decision of the Republican
nominating convention.
Frank Browning arrived in Oak
land Sunday morning from Manning
ton, w. Va, where he is engaged in
learning the boiler-making trade, to
spend the Easter holidays.
Miss Lydia Good, of Wheeling,
stopped off in Oakland Tuesday af-
ternoon on her way home from Wash
ingtOn, and is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilmor S. Hamill.
Miss Virginia Johnson went to Pied
mont on Saturday and remained I'M
til after the Easter dance given by
the Acorn club on Monday night.
While there she was the guest of Miss
George johnson.
Miss Julia Stanton returned from
Baltimore Saturday night last after
having spent several weeks in Johns
Hopkins Hospital receiving treatment
for an injury sustained year or
more ago by stepping through hole
in a defective platform in town
The Mount Vernon Bridge company
of Mount Vernon, Ohio, has been
awarded the contract to erect the
bridge over Cheat river at Rowles-
W. d.s III PlCsCOD. IL
be completed by November of this
year
Capt. d. 7. E. Casteel arrived yes
terday afternoon from Manila to visit
his father for a few days. He is on
his way TO Washington and may re-
turn to the Philippines shortly as an
officer in the regular army. He is at
present connected with the volunteer
service. During his stay in the Phil
ippines he rendered invaluable SER
vices to this government.
George Pfeiffer, Esq, who was born
and reared in Oakland, but who went
to Davis, West Va, a number of
years ago where he accumulated
nice property, sold his belong
ings one day last week and came to
Oakland with his wife and little
daughter. After remaining here
few days visiting Mrs. George Little,
Mr.. Ptieffer's sister, they went on to
Mount Pleasant, Pa, their future
home.
Chauncey L. Ellithorp, president
of the Board of Election Supervisors
for this county, arrived from Balti-
more Tuesday evening with the prop
Ell books into which the names of all
registered voters are to be copied for
use in making the census for the
State. Yesterday morning the work
of copying the names was commenced
at the office of the Supervisors by
the clerk, Edmund Jamison, ESQ.
The work must be finished by Satur-
day night and the books returned to
Baltimore Monday morning,
Ralph Engle, near Grantsville, this
county, on Monday and Tuesday
last gathered $50 barrels of maple
sugar water, equal to about 1900
pounds of sugar. Nine inches of snow
fell on the two succeeding days, which
no doubt caused another fine run"
as it is called. The season a short
while ago had the appearance of a
short crop, but the indications are
now that it will be an average yield
at least, Mr.. Engle is one of the