The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-04
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

Winter fingers long in the lap of
Spring.
Bed Room Suites--Twenty-fiv left.
Will be sold cheap. OFFUTT's.
Mr.. }. L. Pollock, of Philadelphia,
arrived in Oakland yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs. Hurster, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
was in Oakland few days last week
the guest of Mrs. Bowie Johnson.
John Felty, Jr., has the cheapest
line of wall paper in town. Call and
examine it.
Mr.. +. l.. Mitchell returned to Oak
land on Saturday night from bust
ness trip in the east.
KRAr1ER WAGONS sold on easy
terms. Write or call for prices.
act OFFUTT'S.
Mrs. Chas A. Tower, went to Cum
berland on Friday last to visit her
mother and returned home yester-
day.
Misses Margaret Townshend and
Ethel Porter went to Cumberland on
Saturday last to visit their aunt, Mrs.
Alvin Getty.
State Senator Ravenscroft arrived
in Oakland Saturday from Annapolis
and drove down to his home at Acct
dent the same afternoon.
Mrs. G. F. White, of Hutton, spent
last Thursday in Oakland the guest
of her parents, Capt. and Mrs. j. M.
Jarboe.
Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., of Cumberland,
spent Sunday in Oakland with friends
and left on train No. 50 for Chillicothe,
o., to visit relatives for few days.
Harper Bartlett came home from
Clarksburg Tuesday afternoon. He
will return to the above place in few
days.
The milliners of Oakland are ex-
periencing a dull Easter trade on ac-
count of the highly disagreeable
weather which has been prevailing
for several days past.
Communion services will be held in
st. Marks Ev. Lutheran church in
Oakland Sunday morning. The
Easter services by the Sunday school
will be held Sunday evening.
The Easter Ball by the Bachelors
Club which was to have been given
on the night of the 10th inst. at the
Glades Hotel has been indefinitely
postponed.
The Easter trade in cut flowers be-
ing now experienced by Messrs. H.
Weber & Sons has never been so
heavy, although prices have advanced
considerably over last year. The
quality has also advanced.
The continued bad weather has in
duced both Prof. Sanner and Prof.
Dewitt to add an additional week to
the Normal term, therefore eleven
weeks will constitute the term and
this without any extra charge in the
tuition.
For SALE:-The Lutheran parson-
age, located on the corner of Fifth
and Green streets, in Oakland. near
the court house. Contains rooms,
hallway, cellar and porches; excellent
we'll of water. Will be sold cheap.
Apply to or address Rev. George |.
Uhler, Oakland, Md.
At the recent session of the Central
Pennsylvania Conference which clos
ed its session Tuesday evening Rev.
L. A. Rudisill, who has been a super
numerary member of the Conference
for several years, was made effective
and appointed as superintendent of
Mountain Lake Park. This is COM
pliment to Mr.. Rudisill.
Yesterday morning the people of
Oakland were surprised when they
awoke to find several inches of snow
covering the ground, trees, shrub
berry, etc. The snow chung to every
IL anu ullC oCCilC pre-
sented was most beautiful. The
snow continued to fall at pretty
lively rate all day and at night six
inches or more was upon the ground.
The Progressive Euchre club was
entertained by Misses Margaret and
Gertie Sincell at their home on Liber-
ty street last Thursday night it being
the last meeting of the club for this
year. Most all of its members were
present and a most enjoyable time
was had. Mrs. Chas. A. Tower, Miss
Belle Jarboe, Messrs. P. H. Veitch
and H. G. Sincell being the most sue
eessful players, took the prizes.
Attorneys d. James Blackliston
and James w. Thomas, of Cumber-
land, were here last Thursday selling
the Swan Meadows farm and the
opera house. The farm was purchas-
ed by S. j. Lichty, of Midland, Va,
formerly resident of this county,
for 5000 per acre. The opera house
was purchased by Andrew Shartzer.
The bidding on the farm land was
cVNirifad ranx,,INar oe vNoroano I1osro.