The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-06
LOCAL AND OTHER WISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.
The usual January thaw failed to
arrive on schedule time.
DIXON 6 KELSO have 10000 lbs.
low grade flour to sell at $1.40 hun
dred. 4S2t
Miss Sudia Browning, of Blaine,
was the guest of Miss Mae Hamill
Sunday.
Capt. Samuel Johnson, of Frost
burg, was in town day or two this
week on business.
Will Brooke, recently of Loeb Lynn
Heights, has moved to Oakland and
opened barber shop in the old Cen
trail Hotel building.
DR.. E. H. Bartlett went to Annapo-
lis Sunday night. His visit at this
time to the State Capital is full of
political significance.
Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Cleveland
of Oakland, have returned from
visit to the formers parents near
Winchester, Va.
Eighty rods from station, will ex-
change engine, boiler, saw mill, run
ming order, and $1,000 feet standing
timber for 10000 feet lumber deliv-
cred. G. 7. Sweet, Swanton, Md. 2*
We have heard many favorable
comments on the communication con-
corning educational matters publish
ed anonymously in these columns last
week. Contributions of this class
are always welcome to our columns.
Messrs. Stuart Hamill and the
editor went over to Kingwood yester-
day morning to attend the funeral of
the late Charles M. Bishop which
took place there at II o'clock. The
return was made to Oakland yester-
day afternoon.
While insurance rates are high on
some kinds of properties no man can
afford to go without insurance unless
he has plenty of money and can af-
ford to see his property burn down.
Otherwise he should have some COM
pany shoulder the loss if it comes.
The dog poisoner is abroad in town
and has been getting very busy. Sew
eral valuable dogs have been poison
ed. Ii the fellow would ever get after
dogs that are of no account it would
be all right but this he seldom or
never does.
County Examiner Ed A. Browning
returned to Oakland Saturday last
after an absence of few days visit
ing teachers institutes in Allegany
and Washington counties. Mr..
Browning addressed the institutes in
both counties and created a very
favorable impression.
We have received a copy of the
Kansas City ONO. Journal containing
well executed engraving of Mr.. A.
F. George, of this county. who is now
in Missouri establishing rural free de-
livery routes. Mr.. George arrived in
Kansas City Thursday evening of last
week and vii, 4emain there until his
work is completed.
John O. Michael has closed out the
greater portion of his goods..'and will
take the remainder with him to Bal
timore on Tuesday of next week where
he goes to embark in the fruit and
will reside ON McCulloh street and
have his place of business near Pratt
street wharf.
Very few business men are in doubt
as to whether to advertise in the
newspaper. Some are undecided as
to what kind of mediums to use, but
the experienced advertiser finds many
different ways of advertising useful.
However, it is the opinion of the ma
jority of successful men that news
paper with large circulation among
intelligent, buying people is the best
and in all ways the cheapest agency
for drawing trade.
Congressman George A. Pearre has
succeeded in having passed in the
House special bill granting Andrew
Milholland a spension of $40 per
month. The bill will probably pass
the Senate this week. Mr.. Milholland
resides on Oak street in Oakland and
has been in a perfectly helpless con-
dition for some years. The case is a
worthy one and Col. Pearre has the
thanks of all acquainted with the
matter for his untiring energy in be-
half of Mr.. Milholland.