The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-30
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Personal Mention, Etc.
Mr.. William G. Kidd, of Baltimore.
spent Sunday in Oakland.
Thomas Gender is confined to his
bed suffering from an attack of pneu-
monia.
Misses Nell Offutt and her guest,
Miss Caudy, of Baltimore, are on
visit to friends at Clarksburg, W. Va.
DIXON & KELso have 400 barrels
Ceresota and Gold Medal flour to sell
SOC barrel below the market price.
Yellow shelled corn SOC bushel As .
Mrs. d. Y. Morris, of Kingwood,
who visited relatives in Oakland for
a few days, returned home Monday
morning.
Mr. Walton Wood, of Baltimore.
spent few days here this week visit
ing his parents, Col. and Mrs. John
E. Wood.
Mr.. G. A. Bolden, of Terra Alta,
spent Sunday here with his fam
lily, who are visiting relatives in Oak
land.
Mr.. Don. Hoffman, of Baltimore,
who is interested in the coal develop
ment at Corinth, west of town, was
in Oakland Tuesday on business.
Mr.. Daniel E. Offutt was at Frost
burg, Allegany county, Sunday,
where he attended the funeral of the
late William Armstrong, lifelong
friend.
Eighty rods from station, will ex-
change engine, boiler, saw mill, run
ming order, and $1,000 feet standing
timber for 10000 feet lumber deliv-
cred. G. 7. Sweet, Swanton, Md. ~
Mr.. Thomas F. Burke left Tuesday
afternoon for New York City on bus
mess. While there he will purchase
pool and billiard tables and other fur
niture for his hotel.
In the Legislature last week Mr..
Finzel presented petition from resi-
dents of Garrett county for legislation
preventing the pollution of streams by
sawdust. The petition was referred
to the Garrett county delegation.
DR.. John G. Robinson, who went to
Baltimore last Thursday to attend
the funeral of his sister, returned
home Saturday night. Mrs. Hlne-
baugh, who accompanied him, re-
turned to Oakland Tuesday afternoon.
Sheriff William A. Maffett received
the sad intelligence Monday after
noon of the death of his brother James
which took place at point near
Toronto, Ohio, that day. Death was
due from an explosion. The sheriff
left Tuesday morning for the above
place.
If those people over at Somerset
don't want the army camp located
there it is probable that no one will
force them to take it. The people at
Oakland and other places are extreme
ly anxious to get it and they will make
the men feel that they are appreciat-
ed.-Morgantown Dominion.
A bill has been introduced into
Congress fixing salaries of rural mail
carriers. They are to receive $500 the
first year $500 for the second and $720
for the third year. They at present
receive five hundred a year. This is
regarded as too small for the service
required.
The days get about one minute
longer each day. The sun sets one
minute later while rising about the
same time. In short while the diff
ference will be quite noticeable. Dur
ing the early part of the Winter the
days have been so short that peonle
have been cramped in their working
hours but this drawback is being
overcome each day.
George Legge, Jr., who for some
time past has held a position in the
division freight Office at Clarksburg,
W. Va, which has been removed to
Parkersburg, returned home Satur-
day night for weeks visit to his
parents after which he will return to
the above place where he has secured
position as shipping clerk in the To-
cal freight office.
They are talking of the whipping
post for petty offenders in one of the
Maryland counties, but when it is re-
called that this style of punishment
is rarely administered for the revolt
ing crime of wife-beating, although
authority exists for it's application,
the chances for an extension of TIA
policy of corporal punishment seem
slight. A law may be passed without
much effort, but it will surely not be
enforced to any great extent.