The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-29
LOCAL AND OTHER WISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.
See the STORY of the Reformation"
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Miss Sommerville, of Frostburg, is
the guest of Miss Gertrude Scott at
the Methodist parsonage.
Dixon & Kelso have a large car of
buckwheat fertilizer to sell cheap on
easy terms. 112t
Miss Emma Ossinger, of Washing
ton, ID. c., is in Oakland as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. julius G. Reminger.
on Third street.
Mr.. Stuart Hamill on Tuesday even
ing went to Baltimore where he will
remain short time as the guest of
friends
Spring Wagon.-We have on hand
a splendid 2-seated spring wagon with
and brake. Also top buggy and run
about; will close out at a very low
price. ]. M. Davis & Son. 113
Mrs. Samuel Shellenberger and fam
lily, of Washington, D. c., arrived in
Oakland Thursday and are occupy
ing their delightful summer home on
the Deer Park road.
Mrs. Anna Townshend and daugh-
ter, Miss Annie, who spent some time
in Pittsburg, Pa, where they were
guests of friends, returned home
few days ago.
Miss jamie Wood, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. John E. Wood, arrived here
from Baltimore Tuesday afternoon to
remain during the summer with her
parents.
The mercantile firm of Friend &
Guard, at Friendsville, has been dis
solved by mutual consent, Mr.. Friend
retiring. The business will be con-
Quoted hereafter by Mr.. Guard, who
is worthy young man.
Barefoot boys are reaping the usual
crop of stumped toes and stone bruis-
es. Thus they learn all about 1.-The
merry days of childhood" which in
many cases are far from being so ter
ribly merry.
An epidemic of sore throat is max
ing it pleasant for number of people.
The quick changes in temperature
are responsible for the outbreak
which is not unprecedented although
each fellow thinks his throat is sorer
than any other throat that ever oc-
Cured.
By referring to the advertising col
umns of this paper to-day it will be
noticed that the Garrett County Tele-
phone Company advertises the sale
of s., 500 worth of a new issue of stock
of that corporation. The stock will
be offered at par and will prove a good
investment, there is no doubt.
Miss Dora Martin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Martin, of Oakland,
who was in Baltimore for two weeks
or more where an operation was per-
formed on her palate to relieve an
impeachment in her speech, returned
to Oakland Saturday evening. She
was accompanied home by her sister
Ella, who was on visit to friends in
Baltimore.
Mrs. G. NJ. Livengood, of Grants
vile, Md, was in Salisbury last week
doing some shopping. She was ac-
companied by her son John, who is
eleven years old and weighs $50
pounds. John is well formed, good
looking fellow, and for size is some
what hard to beat for an 11-year- old
boy. He is a good boy too, and at
tracted lots of attention while here
Salisbury Star.
Western Maryland College, West
minister, Md, has just issued the an
nouncements of its 32nd Commence
ment, beginning June 9Th and closing
with Commencement Day on Wednes-
day, June 18th. The class roll shows
list of 16 young men and IA young
women to be graduated. 1t is the
most distinctly Maryland class the
College has ever graduated, every
county in the State being represented
except four. In honor of this unusual
fact, Governor Smith will preside and
deliver the diplomas ON Commence
ment Day. Among the graduates
we note from this county Miss Edith
A. DeBerry, of Oakland, who stands
high in her class. She is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark DeBerry, and
highly esteemed young lady for her
many excellent qualities.