The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-22
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.


with new buggy and harness. Price,
$50. J. NJ. Davis & Son.
The Schley Hotel is being painted
which adds much to its attractive
ness.
Ex-Governor A. B. Fleming, of
Clarksburg, w. Va, was in Oakland
yesterday.
Dinner Sets.-We have Just receiv-
ed nice line of porcelain white din
ner sets that we are offering as low as
$3.65 set. ]. NJ. Davis & Son.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Pollock are re-
joiced over the arrival at their home
of little son, the event occurring at
an early hour Monday morning
Commander r. NJ. G.. Brown, of
Morgantown, spent few days here
last week as the guest of his sister,
Mrs. d. l. Totten.
Frank Wheeler, formerly manager
of the w. U. telegraph Office in Oak
land, but now in the employ of the
b. & o. Railroad at Pittsburg, is in
town on sick leave.
Ranges.-A good steel range at
very low price. Six S-inch lids top.
Cooking surface 30x36 inches; Is gal
Ion reservoir; large upper warming
closet; burns wood or coal; price $25.
]. M. Davis & Son.
An ice cream and strawberry festi
val will be held in Offutt's Hall on
May 30th and 31st by the Ladies' Aux
iliary to the Knights of st. John.
Proceeds for the benefit of st. Peters
church.
Mr.. Chas. A. Jones, of Deer Park,
who is a student in the West Virginia
Conference Seminary at Buckhannon,
has the thanks of this Office for
copy of the program Of the commence
ment exercises of the institution to
be held May 28th to June 9Th.
j. M. Burrell, Esq, who is connec-
ted with the mining interests at New
burg, W. Va, a few miles west Of
Oakland, will locate his family here
and may purchase very fine resi-
dence surrounded by spacious
grounds in the suburbs of town.
Mr.. D. Y. Morris, of Kingwood, on
Friday brought to the White farm
near Hutton a number of cattle where
they will he pastured this summer.
He returned home Monday after hav
ing spent the interim with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. B. H. Sincell, in Oakland.
A colt belonging to Messrs. D. E.
Bolden & Co. being pastured with its
dam in field on the Bradley farm
was frightened by some boy and ran
into barb wire fence badly lacerat-
ing its breast and fore legs. The
wounds were sewed up by John 7.
Browning, the veterinary.
Two gentlemen whose names we
have been unable to learn are in Oak
land interesting our citizens in the
organization here of a camp of Wood
men of the World, fraternal benefi-
cial and insurance organization. A
number of our leading citizens have
signalized their willingness to become
members of the order.
We are informed that our old friend
Senator VIM. R. Getty, of Grants
vile, Md, is quite ill. His many
friends all hope for his recovery Mr..
Getty has long been prominent in the
political and business affairs of Gar
rett county, and to know him is to be
his friend. He is man of great gen
erosity and perseverance.-Salisbury
Star.
The lectures delivered on Friday
afternoon of each week before the
classes of the Oakland Normal by
local scientists and lecturers are of an
interesting and highly entertaining
nature. Already two lectures along
the lines of medicine and science have
been delivered before the school,
These will be followed by talks upon
other subjects of a varied character
The next session of the West Vir-
ginia Educational Association, which
will be held at Mountain Lake Park,
July /, 2 and 3, promises to have the
largest attendance in the history of
the organization. A strong program
is being prepared, and addresses will
be delivered by number of promi-
nent persons from other States,
among them, State Supt. Stephens,
of Maryland, DR.. R. g. Boone, of
Cincinnati, and DR.. H. R. Sanford, of
New York.
The heavy rain storm which passed
over this section Monday night did
much to refresh growing crops and
vegetation in general which was suf-
fering for the need of water. The
grass was in backward state and if
the rain had not come when it did
the indications are that the grass
crop would have been almost on en-
tire failure. The rain was accom-
panied by a severe electrical and