The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

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Personal Mention, Etc.
Mr.. w. Harper Bartlett made a
business trip to Piedmont Friday.
Mr.. N. N. Wilson, of Wilson, was
in town few days this week on bus
mess.
Willie Grant has been quite ill for
several days with a slight attack of
pneumonia.
$4,000 to loan. Enterprise Real
Estate Il Development Co., Ravens
croft Building, Oakland, Md. 40 4
Patterson Engle, Esq, of near New
Germany, has been granted a pension
of S. per month.
Sheriff w. A. Maffett made bust
ness trip to Uniontown, Pa, Friday.
returning to Oakland Saturday even
ing.
We direct attention to the adver-
tisemeDt of James Brock, the mer-
chant tailor of Oakland, whose repu-
tation as first class tailor is unoues-
toned.
Miss Alice Kepner, who spent sew
eral weeks with friends and relatives
in Pennsylvania and Cumberland,
Md, returned home Saturday night
last
WANTED-To buy house in Oak
land of six to eight rooms. Location
must be good and property in repair.
Address, stating price with descrip-
ton OF property, E. x, this office
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Jennings, of
Lopez, Pa, were in town on Friday
They were on their way to the large
milling operations of the Jennings
Bros. over in Maryland. -Meyersdale
Republican.
Winter shows little sign of losing
her grip. The old rule that farmers
always expect to pillow for two weeks
in February will be badly cracked
this time. Should it clear off and
moderate now it would require al
most the balance of the month to put
the earth in condition to work well.
Frank Wheeler, until recently day
operator in the Western Union Tele-
graph Office in Oakland, left on Fri
day for Pittsburg, where he has Sc
cured similar position with the tel
sgraph company. He was accom-
panied thence by Robert Nelson, who
will remain in that city for some time.
There is a movement now on foot
among the people of Oakland and
Mountain Lake Park to have Admiral
W. s.. Schley present during the
Chautauqua at the Park during Au-
gust. The presence of Admiral Schley
at the Park will prove great attrac-
ton to every one whether he be a
Harylander or from some other sec
tion of the country.
The great department stores of the
cities have taken a great deal of trade
from local merchants. 1t is accom-
plished chiefly by their advertising.
The local dealer should devise mean.
to meet this. He can overcome it to
great extent by judicious advertis-
ing and by keeping in touch with his
customers. He can always assure the
buyer by showing him the goods and
explaining just what he will get.
The city merchant frequently sends
what you do not order and what you
do not want.
Messrs. Bond Bros. & Dubois, the
Pennsylvania capitalists who are pre-.
pairing to begin extensive operations
in numbering on the large tract OF
land along Savage River which was
bought by them something over a
year ago, have given out the contract
for twelve dwelling houses to be cree
ted near Frankville, this county
along the line of the Baltimore anu
Ohio railroad. Large numbers of men
are now engaged making cross ties
for the proposed railroad up Savage
river over which lumber will be trans.
ported to the B. g. o. at Bloomington
The attention of our readers is di
rected to the advertisement of the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Com.
pany which occupies the first page OF
this issue of THE REPUBLICAN,. BY
reference to the advertisement it will
be seen that many of the prominent
and progressive farmers of Garrett
county are owners and users of the
Mccormick. The company selected
the very best medium through which
to lay before the people of the county
the claims of the Mccormick when
they chose THE REPUBLICAN, fact
admitted by the agent when he was
was in Oakland recently and made
the contract with US for the publica-
tion of the advertisement.