The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-11-20
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE

Bob Nelson has gone to Pittsburg
to work.
Felty & Co., Mt. Lake Park, will
pay all cash for good potatoes.
Mr.. J. H. Seibert, of Somerset, visit
ed his sister, Mrs Walter, at the Schley
Hotel last week.
Thomas Gender has gone to New
burg, VIVA. where he has secured a
clerkship in a drug store.
Take look at mems and boys over
coats, suits and winter caps at Town
shend's.
George Sincell has gone to Keyser
to assist in The Sincell Company's
store at that place.
Rev. H. E. Friend, of the Cranes
ville-Sang Run NJ. E. church, was in
Oakland Monday, accompanied by
his daughter.
For SALE CHEAP-Double and sin
gle heating stoves. In the best or
der. Will be sold at bargain. APP
ply at this office.
A new postoffice has been establish
ed at Jennings, Md, with G. H. Jen-
nings as postmaster. Elk Lick post
Office is the distributing office.
Mrs. F. G. Hyde and Mrs. w. A.
Boldly, of Oakland, who visited rela-
tives in Rochester and New York City,
have returned home.
D. NJ. Loraw is operating Chas. A.
Ashby's saw mill at Crellin, the pro-
duct of which is being sold as fast as
manufactured.
Mr.. and Mrs Farley DeBerry, of
Terra Alta, and Miss Tina Connell, of
Hutton, visited the family of Clark
DeBerry, Esq, near Oakland Sunday.
Mr.. L. A. Blocher, native of Gar
rett county, but now employed over
in Grant county, W. Va, as foreman
for large numbering plant, visited
Oakland Saturday last on business.
Mr.. Thomas r. White is having his
Railroad street property greatly i'm
proved by enclosing the building in a
vaneer of brick which will add mater
tally to its comfort as we'll as appear
ance.
For SALE OR RENT-The Lawton
property adjoining Oakland. The
house contains 10 rooms, cellar and
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good outbuildings. Possession given
Oct. list. Apply to Mrs. s. Lawton,
Oakland. 81
The demand for laborers of all kinds
does not diminish. Building contract
ors and all other lines of business are
very much hampered for lack of men.
Some contractors tell us they refuse
orders on account of the uncertainty
of getting enough help to handle
them.
Business has been better this year
than it has been before. Some mer-
chants are not as well satisfied with
the results of the year as they expect
ed but the majority say it was good
year. The best business in this very
good year of business has been enjoy
ed by the firms who did the best adj
vertising.
Messrs. A. D. Naylos & Co., the Oak
land firm of plumbers and heating
contractors, haye secured the contract
for installing hot air heating appar.
atus in the new Missouri Lutheran
church at Accident. Mr.. S. Lawton,
one of the firm, and Ernest Townshend
are now at Accident where they are
engaged erecting the plant.
The Stein Hotel at Meyersdale, Pa,
was completely destroyed by fire Mon
day morning. The fire started in the
boiler room where the heating plant
is located. The Stein was built and
furnished at cost of 100000 by John
Stein. Elbridge Kyle and Charles H
Knapp, of Baltimore, were the lessees
OF the hotel. The loss is partly GOV
cred by insurance. The heavy walls
greatly damaged the b. L. Bittnel
restaurant when they fell. Mr.. Stein
will rebuild the hotel.
The work of erecting the brick
walls for the new bank building has
been greatly retarded by the non.
arrival of material from the manufac.
turers. Yesterday three car loads Of
brick were received and large force
of brick layers were put to work lay.
ing them up. If all about thirty cal
loads will berequired to complete the
outside and divifion walls of the build
ing. Besides the above four car loads
of cut stone will be used in the con
struction of the house.