The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-20

No. s, was in the city Monday on
business.
Cook St0ve.-We are offering to the
trade good 4-hole cook stove at SO.
j. M. Davis & Son. 10
Attorneys Ferdinand Williams and
R. T. Semmes, of Cumberland, are in
Oakland this week attending court.
Mr.. George Kolb, of Friendsville,
was in the the city a day or two this
week on business before the court.
For SALE-Four head three-year
old steers, two head two-year old
steers. John Schlossnagle, Gortner,
Md. 12#
Mr.. Owen T. Tracey received on
Monday, st. Patrick's Day, a small
bunch of shamrock in letter direct
from Ireland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Johns, who spent
several months in Brooklyn, N. Y,
with their son, have returned to the
Park where they will reside during
the summer
Miss May Fulmer, who visited rela-
tives and friends at Thomas and other
points on the West Virginia Central
railway, returned home Thursday
evening last.
Mrs. 4. r. Townshend, who was
in Baltimore for two weeks or more
where she underwent an operation
for facial neuralgia, returned home
yesterday afternoon.
Henry Yost, Esq, one of Grants
ville's substantial citizens, was in
town to-day and called in to see us.
He reports Grantsville as prosperous
and growing, with bright future be-
ture before her.
Mr.. Eli Mcmillan, of Accident, who
has been in Washington, d. c., for
several months where he visited his
daughter, Mrs. Glotfe'ty, is now at
Meyersdale, Pa, on visit. to his con
DR.. Mcmillan.
The bill that has been pending in
Congress for some time retiring Lieut..
Commander r. NJ G. Brown has
passed both houses and been ap-
proved by the President. Lieut..
Brown retires with the rank of Com
mander and will receive a Command
er's pay.
Prepare to clean up your premises
as soon as the weather conditions will
permit. Dirt and filth accumulate in
your yards during the winter, in
makes no difference how tidy house
wife may be. A little lime or other
disinfectant properly used during the
spring months saves much sickness.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisements for the FriendsviIle and
Grantsville Normal Schools. Profs.
Sanner and Frazee are the principals
of the former and Prof. Gnegy of the
latter. The schools will be opened
on April 14th for term of ten weeks.
The instructors are highly qualified
to conduct the studies to be taught.
All of them are we'll and favorably
known by the teaching public of the
county.
An effort is being made by mem
bers of the Oakland Concert Band
and few citizens to have a band
stand erected at some suitable and
convenient point in the centre of
town from which concerts will be
given once or twice a week during
the coming summer. If the location
can be secured which the band mem
bers have in view the public will be
requested to assist in defraying the
expenses for the erection of the stand.
THE REPUBLICAN does not want
to appear dictatorial but suggests
that the first thing done by our new
ly elected officials upon the assump-
ton of their duties as public men is
to issue an order for the repair of old
or construction of new pavements
and platforms wherever needed or re-
quired. There are but few platforms
in town that do not need immediate
repairs and to mend them may
in future prevent someone be-
ing badly crippled which will result
in heavy bill for damages.
The Board of County Commission
ers now in session went over to Crel-
lin this morning to inspect the dam
age done to the bridge there by the
recent high waters. The board con-
templates the erection of iron bridges
at places where the structures were
washed out, four having been entirely
destroyed. The estimated damage to
roads and bridges is something in the
neighborhood of $4,000. This amount
will replace all structures washed
away with wooden ones but the board
is imbued with the commendable
theory of making all new structures
of iron which will require the expen-
diture of an additional Appropriated