The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-26
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

All kinds of fishing tackle at Cheap
Johns.
g. W. Sterling, of Krug, was in to
see us one day this week.
Don't fail to see THE Black Flag
at the opera house tomorrow night.
Phineas c. Boucher, Esq, of Grants
vile, was in Oakland Monday and
Tuesday attending court.
John Il. Purnell, formerly of Oak
land, has been granted an increase of
pension to $12 month.
An exchange speaking of a recent
execution said: Everything went off
smoothly and without a hitch"
Best line OF notions, dry goods, shoes,
etc, eyer brought to Mt. Lake Park,
at Felty & Co.'s. 1872
Samuel K. Frantz has been COM
missioned postmaster at Friendsville
0ice Leslie E. Friend, who has filled
the office for eight or ten years.
Chas. ]. Newman, Esq, business
manager, has severed his connection
with the Journal and is engaged
wholly in attending to his agricul-
tural duties.
Farmers will find Felty & Co.'S
store at Mt. Lake Park, first class
place to dispose of their produce and
buy more goods for the same money
than they can get anywhere else. 2
Mrs. E. 7. Fleming and infant son,
Everett George Fleming, of San Fran
cisco, are at Uplands, near Deer Park.
Mrs. Fleming was formerly Miss La
venia Haulenbeek.
Rev. d. R. Wagner, of Loeb Lynn
Heights, has again entered the min
istry and will leave this week for
Rohersville, Washington county, Md,
where he will be stationed He is
followed by the good wishes of his
many friends.
Charles Levels, Baltimore & Ohio
brakeman, fell from his train at Terra
Alta Monday, and was badly injured
about his body, besides three of his
ribs being broken, and thought to be
injured internally. He was taken to
his home at Piedmont.
G. A. Bolden and his corps of work
men returned from Oakland, Md,
Sunday, after an absence of several
weeks. They were accompanied by
Mr.. Charles Bolden and Mrs. Ella
Sheridan, father and sister of Mr..
Bolden, who will visit here several
weeks.-Meyersdale Commercial.
AS another evidence of the substan-
tial prosperity of Henry Lauer, pro
prietor of the Oakland Model Bakery,
the purchase of new delivery wagon
of modern construction and hand
some appearance is noted. The EN-
ployment of assistants in his estab-
lishment to meet the growing de-
mands of his trade was noted in these
columns some weeks since.
Prof E. A. Browning returned to
Oakland Tuesday evening from
Grantsville, where he conducted an
examination of teachers, and yester-
day opened the examination here,
which will continue to-day also. A
large number of prospective teachers
are in town taking the examination
and no doubt wondering whether
they shall obtain a certificate.
The editor acknowledges the receipt
of an invitation issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. James L. Paugh for the marriage
of their daughter Ida May to Mr..
Walter Clay Bowman, which event is
to take place at their home near
Mountain Lake Park on Sunday af-
ternoon next at two o'clock. We
tender our congratulations in adj
vance and trust that the young cou-
pie may enjoy a long, useful and
happy welded life.
The remains of Mrs. Craig, mother
of Mrs. John Council, of Hutton, will
U0 DTOuSnU W OdhldhIi IIOLI 1nuIdI-
apolis, Ind, this afternoon or tomor-
row morning for interment in the
Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mrs. Craig
died on Monday, her age being So
years. Up to the time of her last i'll
ness she was possessed of all her fac
ulties. She was the grandmother of
Miss Ellen Council, of Oakland, and
Miss Tina Cornell, of Hutton. She
leaves a large number of great-grand-
children and several great great
grandchildren. Her husband died
many years ago and was buried in
Oakland.
Mrs. Lucretia Hagans, widow of the
late William H. Hagans, of Oakland,
who was few weeks ago committed
to the insane asylum at Cumberland
by order of the County Commission
ers, was brought up to Oakland from
that institution on last Friday and
on Saturday afternoon jury was
summoned to inquire into her mental
condition, a petition having been
filed with the court praying that such