The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-21
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Park, is in Oakland visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Loar.
DIR. S. NJ. Hardnan, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist, Grafton, W. Va.
Spectacles and artificial eyes fitted.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius G. Renninger
will attend the Inauguration of Gov
ernor-elect White at Charleston, w.
Va, on March 4th.
There will be great many people
go from Oakland to the inauguration
at Washington II the arrangements
now being made are carried out.
If you want the greatest bargain
in sleighs MAYORS is the place to get
it. Must be sold to make room for
spring goods. Come quick. 473
Miss Nellie Sturgiss left this morn
ing for visit to Washington where
she will remain until after the inau-
guration.
DR.. Henry w. McComas in compa-
ny with one of his patients left on
train No. 4 this morning for Miami,
Florida, where two or three weeks
will be spent.
George Grim fell on a railroad bar
at Piedmont one day last week and
suffered a severe bruise on his knee
which has kept him housed up ever
since.
E. NJ. Norman, u Co. of Elk Garden,
w. Va, are giving in trade for buck
wheat flour $3.50 per 100 lbs; choice
apples $1.00 per bu.; fresh butter 25c
per h.; solid cabbage &c per ID. Aft.
Stanley Boyer and sister Mary left
Tuesday afternoon for Fairmont, w.
Va, to which point Mr. Boyer and
the rest of his family will go shortly
to reside permanently.
A special train to Washington will
be run from this section by the Balti-
more and Ohio on Sunday, March 3rd.
The train will leave Oakland about II
O'Clock at night, arriving at Washing
ton at 6 o'clock on the morning of the
4th. ~
Charles Z. Headley, landlord of the
Grafton Hotel, at Grafton, has been
notified to vacate the premises by
May LIST. 1t is the intention of the
b. Il o. to remove the hotel buildings
and use the space for additional
tracks, as every available foot of space
is necessary for the increasing bust
ness of the road.
Farmers are up against new bun
co game. They sign what they be-
lieve to be an order for gold watch,
which they are to receive free, or at a
nominal price, and the signature turns
up at the bottom of promisory note.
1t is the old story. The man who ex-
poets to get something for nothing is
likely to get swindled
The heavy fall of snow last week
made excellent shedding, much to the
delight of farmers and teamsters who
are engaged in hauling limestone,
lumber, etc. The railroad yrrds at
Oakland are stacked to overlooking
with timber and slaves, as high as
twenty-five teams coming into town
a day with the product of the numer-
Gus mills in this section.
Friday, Wasbington's Birthday,
will be holiday in the public schools
and all branches of public service, in
cludirg the banks, postoffices, etc In
some OF the schools interesting eXer-
cises will be held in honor of the
Father Of His Country and many in
cidents in the noble life led by Wash
ington will be related. These affairs
are instructive and in many cases the
moral set by the life of Washington
is an example which goes on for life
with the children. Aside from this
they learn more about men and the
affairs Of men than in any other way.
One of the best known manufac-
turers in the United States who start
ed into business with small capital
and whose yearly sales now amount
to over $4,000, 900 says that 1.-The main
thing in the line of success is to keep
yourself and your goods constantly
before the public. This is best done
by means of advertising in general,
and particularly by newspaper adver-
tising.n AS advertising has enabled
this man to keep great factory in
constant operation and to conduct
seventy-two retail stores, what he
says on the subject of publicity is en-
titled to some consideration.
We have completed arrangements
with the twice-a-week Baltimore
american whereby we are enabled to
furnish that paper and THE REPUB-
LICAN one year for the sum of 81 in
advance The twice-a-week edition
of the american is substantially a re-
print of the daily edition in which all
the important happenings of the
world is given and all matters of in
terest to Marylanders in particular is
published. While THE REPUBLICAN
will give you the county news of i'm