The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-11-07
The Deacon"

Lloyd Wilburn, of near Hoyes, was
here one day last week on business.
GAME.-H. Creutzburg buys game
of all kinds for cash.
Services in st. Marks Lutheran
church Sunday morning and evening.
A cordial welcome. GEO. /. UHLER.
Hon. and Mrs. John A. Swope, of
| Washington, are in Oakland the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. Kerler
Go to Hinebaugh's Restaurant for
meals, lunches, oysters, etc. Ladies'
dining room in connection.
The Knights of st. John are max
ing arrangements for a ball to take
place on Thanksgiving night.
The vote cast OH Tuesday was can
vassed to-day by the Board of Super
visors of Elections.
We regret to say that election Su-
pervison c. K. Ellithorp is lying very
i'll at his home near Bittinger
Mrs. Fred. C. Allen (nee Miss Efie
Orcutt), of Grafton, is visiting her
parents in this place. Her husband
spent Sunday here also.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johns, of the
Park, will leave to-day to spend the
winter with their son, Samuel B.
Johns, at Brooklyn, New York.
Capt. James w. White, Lafayette
X. White, |, w. Alternately and Chas.
E. Hilleary, all of District No. s, were
Oakland visitors yesterday.
Lee Hayden, son of Capt. and Mrs
Jas. A. Hayden, of the Park, has
gone to point near Pittsburg where
he has secured work at good wages.
In our report of the High School ex-
animation last week we inadvertently
omitted the name of Roy H. Hamill,
who passed the examination with
creditable percentage.
When you feel that life is hardly
worth the candle take a dose of
| Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They will cleanse your
stomach, tone upyour liver and regu-
late your bowels making you feel like
a new man. For sale by all druggists.
a new time table will be made up
and will take effect on Sunday, No
vember 18th. Two or more trains
will be taken off when the new sched-
ule takes effect, both being accommo-
dation trains, one each way morning
and evening.
Since the hunting season came in
there have been hundreds of pleas
ants and woodcock shipped from this
point to markets east and west.
Pheasants brought here are disposed
OF at from sixty to seventy-tive cents
each. Woodcock bring about the
same price.
James Graham, an eccentric old
man who lived in the Whetsell settle
ment, near Eglon, in Preston county,
W. Va, is dead at the age of SO years.
Just before his death he told some
member of the family to go to an old
barrel in the granary, take a number
OF things therefrom and they would
find some money. They did so and
found dearly hundred dollars in
silver and nickel coins.
j. b. Williams Co., Frostburg, have
secured from Mr.. j. G. hardwood,
Oldfields, w. Va, an order for which
will be. when erected, the finest mon
ument in West Virginia. The shaft
will be set up in the hardwood GEM
etery at Greenland Gap. The mate
rial to be used is. Quincy granite.
The Williams Company feel very
proud over securing this order
Should fires break out in the noun
tains now the results would be most
disastrous as everything has become
as dry as finder owing to the drouth
which has prevailed all over this sec
ton of country for the past six weeks
or more. If fire should break out
nothing but long continued rains
could stop the flames, unless every
thing should be consumed before the
rains came. There is very little water
in the streams and many never-fail-
ing springs and wells are already dry,
Forest fires are raging all around us
earlier than we usually have them, ex-
tensive enough, however, to keep
farmers always on the alert to protect
their fencing. A dwelling house at
Empire. occupied by the Mr.. Sol
Harvey, burned to the ground on
Friday, including his household
goods. 1t is supposed that the fire
caught from a spark from an engine
passing. 1t took considerable work
to save the adjoining house, occupied
by Mr.. Pritts. The property belonged
to Mrs. Daniel l.. Jones. of Philadel-
phia, and was not insured. Blooming
ton Corr. Piedmont Independent.