The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-01
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents andsEventS at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

The Beer Trust refuses to be cOwed.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Sliger spent
Sunday with relatives in Piedmont.
WANTED-Salesmen, local or travel
ing; liberal terms; permanent. Brown
Bros. Co., Rochester, n. Y. it,
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Crane, of
Kingwood, spent Sunday at Noun
tain Lake Park and Oakland.
George Loar, Esq, of Grafton,
spent a day or two this week in Oak
land with his mother and other rela-
tives.
Miss Nell Turley has rented the
Rest Hotel for the summer. The house
will be put in order and opened in
June
Ex-County Commissioner Isaac w.
Alternately, of District No. 8, was in
the city yesterday a few hours on
business.
Mr.. Michael Daley, of Western
port, was in town last Friday on bus
mess and made this Office a pleasant
visit.
Don't fail to see The Old Dairy
Homestead" produced by local talent
at the Opera House tomorrow night
for the benefit of the Oakland Concert
Band.
Those of the patrons of the Garrett
County Telephone Company who
have not received the new call cards
can procure the same by calling at
the Central office in Oakland.
LosT-A White English Setter.
about 16 inches high; left side of face
and left ear brown; tip of right ear
brown; black strap as a collar on
neck; answers to name of Nate" Re-
turn to office of Preston Lumber Co.
and receive reward of $500.
Attorneys Fred. A. Thayer, E. H.
Sincell and Gilmor S. Hamill, as trus-
tees, advertise in this issue of THE
REPUBLICAN the sale of two pieces of
valuable real estate located near Oak
land.
Mr.. c. Felty, of ConnellsviIle, Pa.
passed through Oakland Tuesday en-
route to Parkersburg, w. Va, where
he went on business. He and his
family, so he informed us, will spend
the summer in Oakland.
Spring flowers are blooming in
every direction and some fine punches
have been seen in town. Arbutus is
in bloom although not much of the
rare beauty has been seen in town.
This plant is hard to find but amply
repays those who search for it when
they do discover it.
The old law Office of Mr.. g. S. Ham
ill which he recently vacated and sold
to Messrs. Browning Brothers has
been removed from it's former loca-
ton to the vacant lot adjoining the
Ravenscroft building where the new
owners will conduct their meat bust
ness in the future.
The dust storm of Saturday and
Sunday made everyone feel it's force
and the discomforts following it.
Housewives suffered most as it was
almost impossible to exclude the fine
grit from the houses and coming as it
did after spring cleaning had been
finished the annoyance was greater
than if it had occurred q few weeks
earlier.
They are testing P. r. r. engine
No. 131, on the b. & 0. between Cum
berland and Grafton, and it is report
ed that the engine has been giving
good results, showing great power,
speed and endurance. At first they
tried this engine with mixed coal for
fuel test, but later on tried her with
good gas coal, obtaining excellent re-
suits.
If you can't oblige people in any
other way you can at least let them
alone. Half the troubles of people
are due to idle and impudent inter-
iCiCACC III GllclT U06 Jlme
when you make vigorous kick there
is no kick coming to you. One of the
worst habits people have is making
each other unnecessary trouble. Life
is hard enough at best. Don't be
pest. If you can't help others you
can at least let them alone.
On another page of this issue of
The REPUBLICAN is reproduced an
article taken from the Uniontown
Neacs-StGndard concerning probably
the Oldest living person ever born
within the limits of Garrett county,
he being Gabriel Friend Sisler, hay
ing been born at Friendsyille March
II, 1902, and is now resident of
Uniontown, Pa. Mr.. Sisters parents
were among the founders of the set
Element now known as Friendsville,
many Of his relatives being residents
Of this county at the present day.