The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-18

Finest line of Fancy and Toilet Arti-
cleS in town at OffuttS'.
Mr.. and Mrs. James \. Sincell have
returned from near Baltimore where
they spent several weeks.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hilleary, of District
No. 8, was in the city Monday on
business.
Ezra B. Hook, Esq, of near Krug,
was in Oakland yesterday and this
morning on business.
Mrs. Thomas r. McRobie, Third
street, is prepared to accommodate
few boarders. Rates reasonable. If
L. H. Friend, J. G. Beckman, Wade
II. Lohr, Edward Gilpin, Calvin Gill
pin and James O'Brien, all of Dis
trict No. /, were in Oakland Monday.
Mr.. Alex. R. Chambers, of the
Journal office, has gone to his form
er home in Wheeling to spend the
Christmas holidays.
The Cabin Hot Blast Heating Stove
for sale by G. A. Shirer & Co. The
most economical stove in the use of
fuel known. 3t*
Reed Wolf, of Oakland, who went
west few years ago and located at
Walla Walla, Wash, returned to Oak
land Sunday where he expects to re-
side in the future.
Prof. S. G. Smith, the Oakland
music dealer, has delivered to Mr.. and
Mrs. S. F. Cuppett, at Elder, a fine
organ which will be presented to
their daughter, Mrs. Ora Frazee, at
Sang Run, as Christmas present.
When you come to town to buy
your Christmas goods don't fail to
stop at Martins restaurant for your
meals. He keeps everything imagin-
able in the eating line and served in
the finest style. Any kind of lunch
you desire. 3t
Eli Orendorf, Jr., aged % years, is
lying dangerously i'll of diphtheria at
the home of his fathers, Eli Orendorf,
Sr., near Bittinger The friends of the
young man entertain little hope for
his recovery.
Farmers over in Washington county
Pa, have made up their minds that
good roads are all right and they are
working as hard as they can for more
of the same. Our farmers should get
to work along the same lines.
Senator Elkins and George G. Stur-
giss on Saturday bought 100000
worth of the stock of the Union Gas
and Water Company at Morgantown,
leaving only 100000 of the stock out
standing.
4 white swan measuring six feet
ten inches from tip to tip of wings
and four feet two inches from tip of
bill to tip of tail, was shot by Richard
Custer, of near Swanton, one day last
week. The bird was wild one and
it is presumed became bewildered in
the storm that was in progress when
it was shot.
Officials of the B. & o. have been
making inspection trips over all the
lines of the system of late with the
view of making improvements to
facilitate the handling of business. 1t
would seem that they are doing all in
their power, but they have very
difficult problem ON hand and it will
be long time before the public will
experience much change.
Our merchants have bought largely
of the best of everything that could
be found in the markets and prepared
to supply our people with the choic-
est goods to be had anywhere. Most
people have money-in fact all who
have any thrift at all, so there should
be no trouble in each being pleased.
The present promises to be a great
holiday season for all sorts of trades
men.
Stephen w. Poe, a prominent real
estate dealer and former postmaster,
is dead at Grafton, W. Va, at the
Blen Avon Hotel. He was once editor
of the Grafton Leader and was post
master under Cleveland. In the Span
ish-American War he served in the
First West Virginia Regiment as COM
missary. He was a lieutenant in the
| West Virginia National Guard at the
time of his death. He began life as a
school teacher.
In the death of Mrs. Lydia GIL otfelty
Shultz, which occurred in st. Louis,
Mo-, on the 18th inst, another native
of Garrett county has passed to the
great beyond. Mrs. Shultz leayes a
family of grown children, who reside
in the West, and number of rela-
tives in Garrett county, among them
being Mr.. Ross Compton, of Grants
vile, who is a nephew of the diseased
lady. Mrs. Shultz is remembered by
many of Grantsville's older citizens,
she having left that town in company
with her husband a year or two after
the close of the Civil War.
An exchange says certain minis.
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