The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
1.-THE Black Flag, tomorrow night.

Confectioneries, fruit, &C., at Cheap
Johns.
John r. Kerfoot, Esq, of Swanton,
was in town this morning.
Best line fireworks and best flags
and bunting at Felty & Co., Mt. Lake
Park. 1t
Two good girls wanted at Briar
Bend Seminary, Mt. Lake Park. 1t
Mrs. Thomas R. McRobie, of Beck
man, was in town Thursday last on
business.
Mrs. D. Y. Morris, of Kingwood, is
in Oakland visiting her daughter,
Mrs. B. H. Sincell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil J. Fortney, of
Kingwood, were registered at the
Oakland Monday evening.
Mr. David Grant Smith, of Grafton,
was in Oakland Tuesday and yester-
day on business. He was accompan-
led by his little daughter.
Mr. Elder Humbird, of Cumberland
attended the dance given at the Oak
land Hotel on Saturday evening. He
was the guest of Messrs. Stewart and
Semmes Hamill.
DeBerry & Lakin, of Terra Alta,
are opening coal mine in the Crab
Orchard region of Preston county, to
test the coal. If it proves satisfactory
a railroad will be built to that sec
ton.
The new NJ. E. church at Thayer-
vile was dedicated Sunday last by
Rev. j. H. Funk, the pastor. Rev.
E. P. Idleman, a former pastor
preached the dedicatory sermon 10 a
large congregation.
Mrs. D. F. Kuykendall is at her
summer home, the historic "Stone
House, in Garrett county, and has
as her guests, her sister-ln-law, Mrs.
Jennie Kuykendall, and the Misses
Dwyer, of this city.-Cumb. News.
Our young friend Joseph Bradley,
son of the late John Bradley, of neal
Oakland, at the commencement exer.
cises of Rock Hill College, near Balti,
more, was awarded a gold medal fol
general proficiency in his stndies. He
is now home on his vacation.
Miss Bertha Dewitt, of near Hoyes
who has been at Dayton, Ohio, fol
several months past where she visited
the family of John H. Chase, ESQ.,, a
former resident of this county, was in
Oakland this morning on her way
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolf, formerly
of Deer Park, but now residing al
Bloomington, were thrown from theil
buggy one day last week while re
turning home from Piedmont anG
painfully bruised. The cause of the
accident was the breaking of the
front axle of their vehicle.
Mr.. Charles Brown, of Grantsville
who was on a visit to his daughter al
Chambersburg, Pa, and who was also
in Baltimore during the past two
weeks or more, has returned to his
native county via Oakland and the
mon. electric" to Sang Run where his
family is it present domiciled.
In another column is presented {
patriotic poem contributed to this
paper by Mr.. G. NJ. Rathbun, of Mt
Lake Park. The poem is worthy the
space it occupies and it is with feel
ings of something akin to pride thai
we are enabled to publish such wei
written and timely verses.
Will Coglan, a few years ago tele
graph operator in Oakland which
| position he left and went west spend
ing the time in California, Texas anC
| other states, was in town TUESDAY
where he was heartily welcomed by
his many friends. He has secured {
position with the B. & 0. as operator
at Rinards, just east of Terra Alta.
The adjourned March term of tn,
Circuit Court for Garrett county
closed on Wednesday morning whel
Judges Boyd and Stake returned t.
their respective homes in Cumber
land and Hagerstown. No cases o
Importance were heard or determined
during the last days of the term.
| large number of cases were continued
until the non-jury term which con
venes on July Sth.
Patrick E. Finzel, of District No. 8
has relinquished his position in tn
Census office at Washington and i
now at his home in this county. H
is one of our most highly respected
and deserving young young men ant
in anything he may undertake h
has the best wishes of his friends 70
| success.
From the Grafton Sentinel of las
week the following words highly com
mending one of Oakland's young mel
is cleaned; Mr.. J. Arthur White
who for nearly two years past ha
! been engaged with Messrs. IOar 4