The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-09
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

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Personal Mention, Etc.
Mr.. A. D. Naylor spent Sunday in
Newburg, West Va.
Mr.. George n. Steyer, of near Cor
man, was among our callers Tuesday.
Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed was quite
sick Sunday with an attack of throat
trouble.
Just received at DIXON & kELSo'S,
1000 bushels yellow corn to sell cheap.
viii exchange corn for potatoes. 2t
Mrs. VIM. Raley, of near McHenry,
has returned to her home after a
months visit to her daughter at Mey-
ersdale, Pa.
George d, White, Esq, who made a
business trip to Accident and vicinity
last week, returned to Oakland Fri
day afternoon.
The net proceeds of the fair during
holiday week by mem beers or st. Pc
ter's Catholic church amounted to
something more than $500.
John Shartzer will hold auction at
Accident Jan. 10 and II Granisville,
10 and Ia; Bittinger, Is and IS; Nc
Henry, II and 10; Sang Run, 90
Messrs. JAS L. Groves and Patrick
S. Fazenbaker, both of District No. 4,
were pleasant callers at this office on
Friday last.
Many men have been engaged since
Tuesday harvesting ice on the ponds
and lakes about Oakland. The ice is
OF excellent quality, clean, clear and
some eight or ten inches in thickness.
Jesse Mitchell, ESQ, of Somerset
county, Pa, who was here several
days last week assisting in nursing
his brother, John 7. Mitchell, ESQ.,,
who was extremely i'll, has returned
home.
Constable Silas Teats, of near Acct
dent, was in town a day or two this
week on business before the County
Commissioners. While here Mr.. Teats
honored this Office with his presence
and became cash n-advance sub
scriber.
A local teachers institute will be
held at Granttville beginning on Fri
day evening, the 18th inst. and con-
tinuing until Saturday afternoon, the
18th inst. The program as arranged
by the committee, Miss Hershberger
and Prof. Gnegy, appears elsewhere
in this paper.
The interest displayed by farmers
and agriculturists of the county at
the two days session of the institute
here this week is highly commenda-
bic and the new points brought out
in the discussion of the many ques-
tions will be of lasting benefit to those
who attended.
Ex-Sheriff Chas. Wegman, of Grants
vile, has been elected policeman of
the above town. With his experience
as sheriff in connection with that of a
police officer of Baltimore for a year
or two, he should be able to keep
things running smoothly in Grants
vile. In connection with his duties
as policeman Mr.. Wegman holds a
position with @. NJ. Livingood, pro-
prietor of the National Hotel.
Chief Judge A. Hunter Boyd, at the
opening of court in Cumberland Mon
day, charged the grand jury to ask the
present Legislature to pass a law re-
stricting the expenditure of money
on roads, it being charged that reck-
lessless has been the rule in road ap-
preparations, and also to ask for a
law regulating the opening and clos
ing of saloons, to do away with the
existing all-night business.
Although nothing definite was ac-
complished by the visit to Washing
ton on Monday by Messrs. Ofrutt,
Hamill and Thayer, these gentlemen
succeeded in getting before the board
of the war department the claims OF
Oakland and the advantages of our
pure air and geographical position as
an ideal one for the location of one of
the army encampments. We under
stand that the lands hereabouts will
be inspected shortly by the commit
tee having in charge the location of
the camp for the eastern division and
until that is done nothing further can
be accomplished by the citizens of
Oakland and vicinity.