The Republican., 1901-09-26
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

town Monday.
Mr.. William c. Kidd, of Baltimore,
is in Oakland this week.
DIXON & KELsO will pay zoe cash,
or 75c, J cash, for potatoes.
Mr.. Syril Gear, of Cumberland,
spent Sunday in Oakland the guest
of Mr.. Stuart Hamill.
Druggist Joseph E. Harmed spent
day or two in Baltimore last week on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Davis have
moved from Water street to their
new house on Third street extended.
Mr.. John 7. Sincell spent parts of
last and this week in Baltimore, Phil
adelphia and New York on business.
Robert Felty, Esq, of Connellsville,
Pa, was in Oakland on business a
day or two this week.
Mr.. Robert McCandish, of Pied
mont, spent Tuesday evening here
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Sliger
on Liberty street.
1t is always best to run from the
fellow who begins his story with a
laugh and tells you it's the funniest
thing you ever heard.
If you are usually busy man and
want to loaf in peace do not let any
body see you or the whole town will
come to keep you company
Mrs. Bowie johnson, Mrs. NJ. A.
Yost, Misses Jennie johnson and
Mollie Peddicord left yesterday morn
ing for Buffalo to attend the exposi-
tion.
Miss Emily Stickley, who resides
with her grandfather, Mr.. Pat Turley,
near town, had the misfortune one
day last week to fall from her wheel,
which she was riding from Mt. Lake,
and dislocate her right wrist.
Among the Accident people who
were here at court Monday and Tues
day were Messrs. Geo. F. Ault, J. L.
Frush, w. H. Speicher. Will Glot-
felty, DIR. Webster Ravenscroft and
William Garringer.
On Monday afternoon the New
England Bloomer Grip baseball club
crossed bats with the local team or
Terriers at Jack Oak Park, the
latter winning in a score of IA to Z. A
large number of people witnessed the
game.
One of the largest coal transactions
in Harrison county, W. Va, has just
been concluded by r. G. Huntington
and o. S. Mckinney, of Fairmont.
The tract sold contains seven thous-
and acres and involves over two hun
dred thousand dollars.
Mr.. Oliver N. Miller, of near Cor
mania, was in town Monday. He has
purchased farm near Bayard and
will move thereon this week. Mr..
Miller will have the weekly visits of
THE REPUBLICAN at his new home,
he having become one of our cash-in-
advance subscribers.
DR.. Green, of the Deer Park Hotel,
who was there taken i'll with typhoid
fever several weeks ago and brought
to the McComas Sanitarium in Oak
land for treatment, is recovering
quite rapidly. His condition is such
that he is now able to take short
walks out doors, very much to the
qualification of his friends.
An observing farmer is responsible
for the following: Ifyou pass farm
and see large barn and small house
you may know that the man is boss;
when you see fine house and small
barn you may understand that the
woman has things her own way, and
when there is a good barn and a nice
house you may take it for granted
that the man and woman are equal
and work together in harmony.
The charter for the Garrett Water
and Light Company, which corpora
tion was formed some weeks ago by
local parties for the purpose of build
ing and operating water works sys-
TEN and electric light plant at Noun
tain Lake Park and Loch Lynn
Heights, has been received and stock
is now being subscribed. The sue
cessful operation of the combined
systems is almost assured and is meet
ing with encouragement on every
hand.
Walter Smith, young man living
near Addison, Pa, was seriously in
jured on Monday. He was shocking
buckwheat in field near his home
and had taken his shot gun with him
TO shoot pigeons. He loaded the gun
with buck shot and placed it on a
shock of the buckwheat. He had
gone but short distance when the
gun fell on the ground and was dis
charged, the entire load entering the
young mans hip and side. His reco-
very is hardly expected.
Daniel Schlosnagle, of Addison, Pa,
met with fatal accident while cutting
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