The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-07-31

Messrs. Lawson l.. and George Loar,
of Grafton, spent Sunday in Oakland
with their mother on Second street.
Miss Murphy. of Keyser, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs w. NJ. Codding-
ton in Oakland few days last week.
Mrs. D. Y. Morris, of Kingwood,
who was here a number of days visit
ing relatives, returned home yester-
day morning.
Mr.. A. d. Naylor made a business
trip to Fairmont, West Va, Tuesday
evening, returning to Oakland yes
terday morning.
LosT.-Liver and white pointer
bitch; has on left side heart-shaped
liver spot about the size of a silver
dollar. DR.. E. K. Goldsborough. 20
Preaching in the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning at
10:30. Subject of sermon. 1.-The Great
Cloud of Witnesses A cordial well
come to all
a little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph P. Helbig, residing on Sixth
street, swallowed pin last Thursday
night, which lodged in her throat but
was extracted by DR.. McComas.
Mr.. j. NJ. Falkenstein drove over to
GAINESVILLE Saturday and on Sunday
returned, bringing with him his fam
lily who had been on visit of a week
or two to relatives in and near that
place
According to the Allegany county
banks statements published recently
a Baltimorean who is something of a
statistician, has figured out that the
sum of money in that county, per
capita, amounts to nearly $780, about
three times much as the average
w. a. Workman, former resident
of Oakland, where he was engaged as
jeweler for a number of years, now
residing at Canton, Ohio, is at the
Park with his family. He bought a
cottage at the Park this week where
he WI live during the summer sea-
sons.
A prohibition meeting will be held
in Offutt's Hall, on Saturday next at
10 o'clock. Whether the object is to
run a meeting counter to Mr.. Bryan,
who appears at the Park the same
day, we are uniuformed. The chances
are. however, that Mr.. Bryan will
have the crowd.
Workmen engaged in eXcavating
for the cellar of the new bank build
ing in Oakland found at the depth of
about six feet a d~aip box through
which water was running quite freely.
No one seems to know the source
from whence the water comes or for
what purpose the drain was put down
1t has been in its present position,
however, since before the war
Our GrantsviIle letter this week is
brim full of newsy notes and well
worth perusal. The correspondent
does not confine himself to local mat
tiers exclusively but touches upon
subjects that if given attention and
wisely acted upon, would rebound to
the benefit of the entire county, that
portion at least adjacent to Grants
vile and the Casselman River Valley,
section ofgreat possibilities in man
ufactures, agriculture and mining.
Elmer Wright, aged 80 years, Bal
timore Il Ohio railroad brakeman, re-
siding in Cumberland, met with a
tragic death while with his train at
Terra Alta Thursday evening. He
was on the rear end of his train,
which was being switched and in
some manner fell off. The train at
that moment backed upon him, cut
fling him in two. The deceased was
married and leaves wife and two
children.
Rev. R. g. See, student of Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond,
Va, has been called to the passionate
of the Bayard and Elk Garden Pres
byterian churches during vacation
and has accepted. He has lately con-
Quoted a series of special meetings at
Dobbin, W. Va, mission point, and
was assisted by Rev. Alfred Jones, d.
D., of Fredericksburg, Va, evangelist
of the Synod of Virginia. Rev. Mr..
Sees home is near Stanton, Va.
Since the placing of new pavements
in front of the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches in Oakland it
has become necessary to make con
siderable improvements to both prop
critics. AT the former the grounds
are being terraced and will be sodded.
The Methodist brethren are having a
substantial stone wall erected along
the front of the church and parson-
age grounds. The buildings will be
painted and otherwise repaired which
will cost about 5000, almost the en-
tire amount having already been
pledged or paid