The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-12-25


tends the Seminary at Buckhannon,
is home for the holiday vacation.
Miss Rebecca Thayer, who is a stu
dent at Western Maryland College, is
home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Provost, son and
daughter, of Crellin, were shoppers in
Oakland Saturday.
Fine Barred Rock Cockerels, $1.00
to $3.50 each. Sire scored 904. Miller
Bros. Box 70, Grantsville, Md. 2t
Mr.. Charles E. Rowan, of Pittsburg,
who visited relatives in Oakland for
two weeks, returned home Saturday
evening.
The Cabin Hot Blast Heating Stove
for sale by g. A. Shirer & Co. The
most economical stove in the use of
fuel known. 3t*
Mrs. G. A. Bolden and two little
sons, of Grafton, were guests in Oak
land Tuesday night of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. E. Shirer.
Mrs. Bridget Maroney, reytct of the
late Michael Maroney, of Oakland,
has been granted pension of $12 per
month.
By the decision of the Court of APP
peals the majority of Warren G.
White, Republican, for Mayor Of Cum
berland, is increased to So.
Mr.. and Mrs. King Delawder haye
gone to Piedmont where they will re-
main several days this week as guests
of the latter's PARENTS Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Jameson.
Ferris Bosley, who is employed in a
clerical capacity at Grafton by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, spent Sunday with his mother
in Oakland.
The North Glade Fishing Club,
whose game perserve consists of about
1900 acres of forest and mountain
land, will erect fence enclosing its
holdings.
Mr.. Stephen Boyle, formerly of
Oakland, and a brother to Michael
Boyle, of this place, will be married
on Tuesday next to Miss Aggie Cur
ley, of Braddock, Pa.
Mrs. L. Leary has purchased from
A. d. Naylor the house owned by him
on Centre street and recently vacated
by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Harmed. Mrs.
Leary and family have moved into
their recently acquired property.
Wrecks and mishaps of every kind
are being reported from the railroads.
This condition of affairs is a deplora-
BILE one, but it is hard to see how it
can be avoided just at the present
time when the rush is so great and
the weather conditions as they are.
Sunday was the shortest day of the
year, From now until June 21st the
days will lengthen, although for some
time the change will not be great
enough to be noticeable. Sunday
was also the first day of winter ac-
cording to the calendar. 1t did not
feel very winterish, however
In clearing the wreckage near Oak
land on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road section of the rail six feet long
was found to have been broken COM
pletely off. This caused the wreck.
A track was laid down the embank-
ment on which the wrecked Pullmans
were hauled up and sent to the repair
shops Monday
The Christmas season is the season
for giving. The custom prevails the
world over and is very beautiful one.
The tactful giver can show his feel
ing toward his friend in such a del
icate yet impressive way that it is
never forgotten. A delicate gift
gracefully rendered is very delight
full thing both for giver and receiver.
Among those of Oakland's young
people who attend schools out of town
the following are home for the Holt
days: Misses Bess Offutt and Grace
Jones, Winchester, Va; Mary Mitch
ell, Roanoke, Va; Byrne Hamill,
Hagerstown, Md; F. E. Rathbun,
Westminster; George W. Wilson, An
napolis; Stewart F. Hamill, Baltimore.
A joke is being told on one of our
citizens whose daughter was away
attending school. She wrote home
about her studies and her new as
sociates and wound up by saying she
was completely in love with Ping
Pong. After reading the last part a
couple of times her father remarked
that no Chinaman could marry into
his family.
Mr.. Chas. D. Smith, who has been
employed the past year or more in
the Office of Clerk Tower, will leaye
Oakland some time next week for
Parsons, W. Va, where he will re-
sumo the practice of law, having be-
come associated in that town with
Prosecuting Attorney William G..
Conley as his law partner. Both gem
tlemen are young, intelligent and ap-