The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-11-14

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The Deacon"
Masonic lodge tonight. Members
are requested to be present.
Dressed poultry is coming into mar
ket and commands fair prices.
DR.. S. NJ. Hartman, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist, Grafton, w. Va.
Spectacles and artificial eyes fitted.
Mr.. Farley DeBerry and two chill
dren, of Terra Alta, were in Oakland
Monday.
Daniel Turney, Esq, of Accident,
was in town a day or two this week
on business.
Mrs. Fred. A. Thayer and Mrs. Lou
Waters have returned from a visit to
friends in Clarksburg, West Va.
Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Jameson. of
Piedmont, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. King Delawder on Second street.
Cheap john Michaels is in Balti-
more and Philadelphia this week
where he is purchasing a Christmas
stock of toys, candies, etc.
DR.. w. Rayenscroft, of Accident,
came up to Oakland Friday and went
from here to Allegany county where
he visited his parents for a few days.
If you want one of the best cutting
boxes made either power or hand,
see the ones Naylor has for sale for
corn fodder or hay. 1t shreds the
fodder. 36 st
Judge Stake, in his charge to the
Washington county jury, called at
tention to the misprinted ballot which
caused so much excitement in Wash
ington county at the recent election.
Cashier Scott T. Jones went to
Baltimore Tuesday night to be pre-
sent at the annual meeting of the
State Bankers Association which con-
vened in that city yesterday morning.
Dixon Il kelso as usual want all the
FAT DRY PICKED turkeys they can
get delivered Nov. goth to oath. Have
craws empty and leave head and feet
on and entrails in. Chicken and ducks
must be full dressed.
A wild white swan measuring six
feet from tip to tip was shot on last
Friday by John Davis near town.
The bird was a magnificent specimen
and will be sent to taxidermist for
mounting.
The extremely dry weather which
prevailed In this section for over six
weeks was broken Tuesday morning
when rain fell nearly all day. To-
ward nightfall the wind veered around
to the northwest which brought a
considerable fall of snow for few
minutes.
Wild geese have been going south
ward for several days past in large
bodies. One night last week flock
got bewildered while passing over
town and flew so low to the ground
that their "honk" could be distinctly
heard. After while they got straight
ened out and went on their way.
Arthur White, salesman in Loar &
Poe's store, went to Oakland, his
home, to vote on Tuesday. 1t will
be interesting for our readers to know
that Mr.. Whites father, Mr.. Jas. w.
White, was that day elected treasurer
of Garrett county, on the Republican
ticket, Garrett being one of the
staunch Republican counties of Mary
land.-Grafton Seminal.
DR.. W. L. Davidson, superintendent
of the Chautauqua, came up to Oak
land Tuesday from his home in Wash
ington and spent the day here at
meeting of the directors of the Noun
tain Lake Park Association. During
the fall DR.. Davidson spent two or
three weeks in London and several
days in Paris, arriving home on Octo-
Der 7.
Work on the new Catholic church
in Oakland is being pushed as rap
idly as possible. The side walls are
complete and portion of the rear
gable is up. There is considerable
work, however, yet to be done before
the building is turned oyer to the car
penters. The spire,. (which is to be of
stone to the height of ninety feet,
and the front gable, also of stone and
brick, have hardly been begun. The
building will be handsome structure
and one which our town and COM
munity may well feel proud.