The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-14

! y. BOlden.
Mrs. E. E. Flowers returned from
visit to relatives at Savage. w. Va,
| Monday.
Muck Nethken left Oakland for
Denver, Colorado, Saturday morning
where he expects to work.
Bring your buckwheat. wheat, rye,
oats and corn, if you want cash or
trade. The Felty Roller Mill, Oak
land, Md. erect
4. NJ. Norman, & 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 2jc
per h.; solid cabbage &c per III. Aft.
Dr. and Mrs. John g. Robinson's
home on Liberty street was visited
by the stork Saturday night which
left as a momento of it's visit a fine
boy.
Superintendent Rudisjl, of the
Park, who went to Washington TO
conduct an examination for appli-
cants for admission to West Point,
returned Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. King Delaw der and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. A Thayer went
down to Deep Greek Tuesday and
spent the day with Mr. AMI Mrs G.
w. Delawder
The majority of the tax sales ad-
vertised by Thomas b. Wiley, late
treasurer, to take place on Wednes-
day of next week, have been satisfied
and consequently the lands will not
be sold
The Corliss safe for she the First
National Bank is expected to arrive
here to-day or tomorrow. The safe
weighs in the neighborhood of six
tons and will be quite an undertaking
to move from the station to the bank.
The star route mail from Accident
failed to arrive yesterday although
the carrier on the route started for
Oakland but finding that he could
not get through without great incon-
venience he turned back after travel
ing few miles.
William J. Shartzer went down to
Washington Friday and on Saturday
was examined by the committee for
admission to West Point Military
Academy. The result of the examina-
ton will be found elsewhere in these
columns. Mr.. Shartzer returned to
Oakland Saturday night.
The weather this week has been of
changeable nature, snow, sleet and
rain following in quick succession.
Tuesday the mercury took sudden
drop and the wind raised to almost a
gale, sending the snow into drifts and
blocking many of the roads in differ
ent sections of the community. Tues
day was the coolest of the year, the
thermometer registering five below.
We want an active correspondent
in every town and village within the
county. There is nothing like keep
ing the movements of people and the
improvements going ON in every
neighborhood prominently before the
public and in this section the only
the county newspaper We will be
glad to correspond with those desir-
Ing to contribute to these columns.
Many improvements are contem
plated in the Mountain Lake Hotel.
The building will be remodeled and
reprinted; rooms will be repapered
and carpeted; dining room will be
handsomely decorated; new and ex-
pensive table service will be provided.
So says the owner, L. IT, Yoder, who
proposes to spare no expense in max
ing it the most delightful and salts
factory summer resort hotel in the
country.-Mountain Chautauqua.
Michael Nathan and Lawrence
Compton, of Grantsyille, and w. S.
Dunlap, of Cumberland, were in Oak
land Tuesday attending a meeting of
the Maryland Mining Company at
which plans were made for the work
ing of the company's claims in the
Nome fields this summer, the pros
poets being better now than hereto
fore for the success of the company.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, NJ.
M. Schroch; vice president, M. NJ.
Ashby; secretary, r. Harry West;
treasurer, M. Nathan; manager, John
Shartzer.
There will be considerable building
done in Oakland the coming spring
provided the plans of those contem-
plating building are carried through.
The new office building and business
block to be erected by Messrs. Truman
West, d. E. Bolden and King Delaw-
der on the Shartzer lot at the corner
of Second and Liberty streets, is as
sured, with the prospects of the
building being made three stories in
stead of two, the Oakland Club hav-
ing under adyisement at this time
the proposition to lease the two up
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