The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02

nington.
Ex-senator R. T. Browning was il
Oakland yesterday.
Mr.. Asa B. Friend, of Hoyes, was in
Oakland Saturday last on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bush, of Eglon
were guests of relatives in Oakland
yesterday.
Miss Rebecca Duckworth, of Bloom
ington, is on visit to her sister, Mrs.
O'Brien, near Swanton.
Prof. VIM. F. Thiede who spent the
summer here returned to his home in
Baltimore Saturday.
Andrew Nelson arrived in Oakland
Monday afternoon from Pittsburg for
visit of few days to his mother.
Mr.. Daniel L. Conneway, of Crellin,
will go to Fairmont in a few days
where he expects to remain during
the winter.
Mrs. NJ. A. Mohler, and family, of
Charleston, w. Va, returned home
Sunday after spending the summer
here.
Mr.. D. NJ. Region, of Cumberland,
who spent some time here for the
benefit of his health, has returned
home.
Mrs. Kennedy, of Parkersburg, w.
Va, who had been visiting relatives
here for some weeks, returned home
Sunday.
Naylor will close out vehicles at a
great reduction to make room for
sleds and sleighs. Now is a chance to
get bargain in a spring wagon, sur
rey or buggy. 20 st
Mr.. Charles Whitmore and family
moved from Crellin to Oakland yes
terday and will occupy the Russell
house on Water street.
Quite an enjoyable ''hop" was given
by the young people of Oakland on
Friday night last in honor of the de-
parture of their friend, Miss Kelley,
lately of the McComas Sanitarium.
Rev. and Mrs. John NJ. Davis. Chas.
Davis and Mrs. j. w. Davis returned
to Oakland last Friday afternoon
from Morgantown where they attend
ed the funeral of Rev w G. Davis.
Stoves and Ranges.-We offer the
very latest designs in strictly high
grade cast and steel cook stoves.
ranges and heaters at prices suited to
all. j. NJ. Davis & Son 3O3
According to press dispatches Mr..
George G. Sturgiss has purchased the
Grafton Sentinel and the Morgan
town Post, both leading Republican
papers of West Virginia.
James Chisholm of District No. s,
has taken charge of the Swanton
Roller Mills, of which Mr.. C. S. May
is the owner, and will operate the
same this fall and winter.
Grapes are very high priced. The
dealers say that there was an almost
total failure of grapes in the big grape
district of New York this year and
that this explains the price.
The oats from quarter of an acre
of ground on J. w. Beckmau's farm
in the Beckman settlement near Mt.
Lake Park was threshed few DAYS
ago and showed the phenomenal yield
of 81 bushels.
Merchant and Mrs. D. M. Dixon and
children and ex-County Commissioner
E. W. Kelso drove oyer to Kingwood
last Sunday where they visited the
latter's son, Mr.. A. l. Kelso, until
Monday, when they returned home.
Rev. Irl Hicks says that October
will be very rough month and that
snow may be expected about the mid
die OF the month. He says that he
looks for many and violent atmospher-
ic disturbances.
Cartwright is Offering 4Oc for 60 lbs,
potatoes and will pay copper cent. cash
on them or take in on old accounts.
He will offer some bargains in shoes
and boots; lots of bargains in outings.
prints, muslins and dress goods; have
lots OF remnants at cost. 80 ct
The chestnut crop is not so album
dant as was thought nor is the quail
ity of the nuts very excellent. The
price is large enough however to
make up for any little defects like
those. Retailers pay $500 per bushel
for them and the consumer-well he
pays about the rate of 5000.
Mr.. Henry Yost, of Grantsville, has
returned to that town from a trip of
several months duration to the States
of Illinois, Iowa and North Dakota.
Mr.. Yost is sterling citizen of Gar
rett county having come to this coun-
try from Germany some thirty years
ago.
DR.. Henry w. McComas was at
Tunnelton Friday where he perform
ed surgical operation, the patient
being young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Tuhill whose leg was injured