The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-21
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Senator Ravenscroft and family
spent Sunday and Monday in Oak
land.
G. b. Crop has car load of water
melons. Picnics furnished at whole
ale prices 1t
Mrs. Porter, of Homecoming, is here
as the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. E.
Sliger.
Miss Dora Brown, of Friendsville,
-, is visiting her brother, Mr.. Austin
Brown, on Second street.
Miss May Kalbaugh has returned
to her home in Westernport after
delightful visit to friends in Oakland.
A postoffice has been established at
Engle's Mills with Mr.. John P. Miller
as postmaster. The Office is served by
star route from Accident.
Miss Callie w. Curtis, assistant
principal of the West Liberty (W. Va
Normal School, is visiting Mrs. E. E.
Ison.
Rev. John NJ. Davis left last night
for pleasure trip to Philadelphia
. and Atlantic City. He will be absent
a week or ten days.
Mrs. Eugene Baumgartner who Wis
tied friends in Grafton for few days,
returned to Oakland yesterday after
noon.
A sawmill and oyer six miles of
standard-gauge railroad are being
constructed at Hambleton, W. Va,
to market the timber from 5000 acres
of land near that town.
Senator William Flynn, of Pitts
burg, and family arrived at the Deer
Park Hotel on Sunday morning and
will remain there during the rest of
the season.
The dwellings being erected by
Messrs. R. E. Sliger and Chas. Deffin-
baugh, the former on Second street
and the latter on Third street, are be-
ing rapidly pushed toward compile
ton.
LosT.-A miniature pin, picture of
gentleman, set in circle of pearls.
Lost between Oakland Hotel on path
leading to spring or on path from the
spring over the mountain back of
hotel A liberal reward if returned
to hotel office. 1t
a young man named Pape who was
engaged working in a logging camp
at Mailman, near Blaine, had his leg
broken few days ago by log roll
ing over him while he was helping to
place the timber on a skidway.
1t has been stated upon pretty good
authority that the B. & o. r. R. Co.
will at an early date erect a comforta-
bic and convenient station building
at Bloomington, this county, and will
pay the agent at that point a reason
able salary for his services.
On Tuesday next at Mr.. Louis
Bush's home near Eglon, will witness
grand tournament and other field
sports, including tennis, hurdle rae
ing, etc. DR.. j. Gilbert Selby is the
leading spirit in the affair and most
enjoyable day is promised all who
may attend.
Weston Dodson u Co., are erecting
substantial railroad bridge across
the Potomac river at Barnum, w. Va,
for the purpose of enlarging the out
put from their coal mines there. They
have completed large hotel and sew
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bought out the Watson-Loy Coal Co.
j. M. Conneway, owner of the
Mountain View Tower, has made ar
engagements to extensively advertise
the charming view that can be had
nowhere else in this section of the
country except at the above point.
The attractive landscape laid out be-
fore the visitor to the tower has to be
seen to be appreciated
The work of excavating for the new
First National Bank building in Oak
land is moving along as fast as condi-
tions will permit AT some places
the excavation will be made to a
depth of eleven feet below the pave
ment. If the weather continues favor
able the middle of next week will
see the cellar completed when a large
force of masons will be put to work
building the foundation in which
about 400 perch of rock will be used.
1t takes an artist to use slang effec-
lively. 1t may be abused or misused
as ALTERATION or profanity is The
slang of most folks has no edge to it
and is wicked, worn and tiresome.
There is a fine flash and color to good
slang; and almost any slang may be
justified as a saver of energy. Good
slang is the enemy of the Circumlo-
cution Office of Speech. One sharp,
short, brilliant phrase does duty for a
whole squad of maligning and
clumsy words.
The official board of st. Paul's NJ.
E. church has let the contract for re-