The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-10-24
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

GAME.-H. Creutzburg buys game
of all kinds for cash.
Col. George Truesdel and family of
near Deer Park, were in Oakland
Monday.
DR.. HenryW McComas accompan-
led Mr.. c. w. Watson to New York
Sunday evening.
Mr.. C. J. Miller, of Brookside, was
a paying visitor to this Office one day
this week.
Rev. w. H. Berry, of Ohio, will
preach in st. Marks Ev. Lutheran
church on Sunday morning. Rev.
Uhler will preach at night.
Rev. George /. Uhler, of st. Marks
church, returned home Tuesday from
Boonsboro, Md, where he attended
the annual synod of his church.
The Garrett county gold seekers
who went up to Nome. Alaska, early
in the spring expect to arrive home
in time to vote next month.
A train killed horse belonging to
the camp of gypsies now encamped
on the base ball grounds near the
Washington spring.
Mrs. Edith Glover and Miss Ethel
Parsons, of Keyser, were guests of
friends in Oakland a day or two this
week.
Mr.. Horace R. Dewitt, of near Ac-
cident, was in Oakland on business
Saturday and visited our sanctum
while in town.
Miss Annie Townshend has opened
a select school for children in a room
in the Shartzer building on Second
street.
Capt. and Mrs. MARYLAND have
moved from Crook Crest to Mrs. Mat
tie Townshend's house on Alder
street, where they will reside during
the winter.
The residence of Mr.. King Delawder
on Second street is being reprinted
by Contractor Joseph Helbig. The
improvement of the property is
marked.
When you have no appetite, do not
relish your food and feel dull after
eating you may know that you need
! dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Price, % cents. Sam
Mos fraa of all drup StOras
Mr.. Joseph +. Harmed and DR.. J. q.
Robinson made a recent visit to Hoyes
Run and vicinity where they secured
number of excellent views of the
scenery of that section.
DR.. Henry w. McComas experienced
runaway a few days ago while re-
turning from the race track near
Mountain Lake Park. He was unin-
iured but the vehicle was smashed to
smithereens.
John Casteel and his brother Steve
who left Oakland about a year ago
for the west, are now at Spokane,
Washington, where they will remain
until young "Dick" Browning joins
them upon his return from Nome,
Alaska, which will be about Novem-
Der LIST.
Capt. s. NJ. Taylor, of passenger
train No. 10, was taken suddenly ill
while making his run from Parkers-
burg to Cumberland one evening last
week. Upon arriving here his condi-
ton was quite serious. He completed
the trip to Cumberland, however, and
has been confined to his home ever
since.
The first real winter weather we
have experienced so far this year
struck this section last Thursday
night. The wind was very high and
snow fell in such quantities as to
cover the ground most effectually.
The cold weather coming so suddenly
was greatly felt by all.
Arch. Chisholm, of Round Glade,
near Oakland, came home Tuesday
from Tunnelton, where he was work
ing in the mines, owing to a strike in
augurated among the miners at the
above place on Monday against a re-
duction of wages. The entire works,
with the exception of force enough to
supply engines with coal, are closed
down.
The docking of horses tails by An
glomaniacs who ape English man
ners and customs should be made a
criminal offense, punishable by i'm
prisonment for not less than one year.
Nature provided the horse with tail
to brush off the flies, mosquitoes and
other insects, just as the Creator fur
nished man with hands to protect
himself. There are no mosquitoes
and scarcely any flies in Great Britain
to bother animals. A man who will
wantonly cut horses tail should be
compelled to stand on a sugar dock
in hot weather with his hands tied
behind his back, and he would then
know the agony and torture poor
harca e11fforc with nothing hI1t q