The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-06-19
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Byrne Hanlll is nome from school
for the summer.
Two good girls wanted at Briar
Bend Seminary, Mt. Lake Park. 1t
John A. Wilt, Esq, of near Swan
ton, was a visitor to Oakland Tues
day.
Mrs. R. A. Orcutt and daughter,
Mrs. Fred. Allen, went to Grafton
Tuesday morning on a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. Lambert arrived
in Oakland Monday evening and are
now at their summer home near town.
The First National Bank, Friends
vile, with paid up capital of S25, 900,
pays three per cent. interest on time
deposits. 10 st
Among our new subscribers this
week are James Wilburn, of Hoyes;
Elijah Friend, of Friendsville, and
H. A. Friend, of Allegheny, Pa.
Mr.. VIM. j. Wilson, of German, hale
and hearty, full of "reminiscences of
over half a century ago which he can
relate with interesting clearness, was
in Oakland Tuesday.
Mr.. o. NJ. Kimmell, of Greensburg,
Pa, who is introducing the latest
idea of the Chautauqua movement of
education in the county, was in town
on Tuesday.
Mr.. Edwin L. Mitchell has rented
r. K. Maroney's residence on the hill
for the summer. Mrs. Maroney will
go down to Lake Brown during July
and August.
Don't think of leaving home on the
Fourth of July. The day will be eel
ebrated here and you can have day
of pleasure and amusement at little
or no cost if you remain in Oakland.
Mr.. Norman S. Heindel was on
Tuesday morning appointed Court
Examiner by Judges Sloan and Stake.
The appointment, we understand, is
highly satisfactory to the members of
the bar in Oakland.
Major w. O. Ison, of Washington,
ID. c., accompanied his mother here
from that city, arriving last night.
Mrs. Ison will be at her home in Oak
land during the summer. The Major
will return Sunday night to Wash
ington.
Joseph Barnes, young man in the
employ of Jennings Brothers, while
engaged at telling trees, last Satur-
day, was caught by falling tree and
crushed to death. He was a single
man and came from Little Orleans,
w. Va, to which place his body was
sent for burial.-Salisbury Star.
The improvements on Second, Lib
erty and Oak streets are progressing
rapidly. Contractor Kennedy has all
the curbing set on Oak street and a
part of the sidewalks have been laid.
Second street is being graded and the
curbing is being placed in position.
The sidewalks will be put down as
soon as the brick arrive. Liberty street
will be graded and made ready for
thesbrick next week.
Judge David w. Sloan, who was
here Monday and Tuesday attending
the sessions of the Circuit Court went
down to Cumberland Tuesday after
noon but will return to Oakland Fri
day bringing with him his family who
will spend the summer at the Phillips
property on the Oakland and Noun
tain Lake Park. 1t is a matter of
considerable pleasure to his friends
to note the greatly improved condi-
ton OF Judge Sloan's health. He re-
Gently returned from soiourn of sew
eral weeks at Hot Springs, Va.
The conference of secretaries and
physical directors of the Y. NJ. G. A. of
the United States and Canada, con-
Guided at Mountain Lake Park Sun
day night, after sessions covering
three days. There were present 373
secretaries and physical directors, and
81 wives OF secretaries, who also held
a conference to themselves. The
meetings were behind closed doors
and the discussions pertained largely
to the technical work of the associa-
ton.
Hagerstown is greatly interested in
the proposed establishment of large
power station at Dam No. 5, on the
Potomac, by Belair capitalists. The
dam is about Is miles from Hagers-
town and is a solid wall of masonry "a
feet wide and % feet deep. Work on
the plant has already began. 1t will
be able to furnish electric power to
Hagerstown, Martinsburg, Williams
port, Hancock, Williamsburg, Win
chester and Shepherdstown. 1t is also
proposed to operate street car lines
in these places and a trolley road will
be operated from Martinsburg to the
Potomac.
A terrific wind storm, accompanied
by heavy rain and considerable hail,