The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-07
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

NJ oOAoA HAShlOlip EtSs
The stone work on the new Catho-
lie church will be finished this week.
Mr.. n. NJ. Hebden, of Baltimore,
was in Oakland a few days last week
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Falkenstein, of
GAINESVILLE, were visiting relatives
in Oakland few days this week.
Mr.. David Sloan, of Homecoming,
and Attorney D. L. Sloan, of Cum
berland, were in Oakland Monday.
The Knights of st. John of this
place will hold big three day carni-
val August 14th, 18th and 10th.
For SALE.-Price $2O-A Cham
pion Light Reaper in good order.
John w. Williams, Deer Park, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. A. Thayer have
as their guests this week Mrs. Boer-
ing and daughter, of Harrison coun-
ty, West Va.
& Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Falkenstein
and daughter, of Bismarck, n. OAK,
spent a few days in Oakland this
week, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. Falkenstein.
EsTRAYED.-I have taken up as an
estray black yearling SOW. Owner
can recover same by proving proper
tY, paying damages and the cost of
this notice. B. F. Crane, Mt. Lake
Park. st
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thompson, of
Easton, Pa, parents of Mrs Geo. l.
Unler, of Oakland, are here as the
guests of their daughter and will re-
main for some time.
John Oliver Bosley, of Wilmington,
Del, arrived in Oakland last Thurs
day morning to attend the funeral of
his father, which took place the same
afternoon. He returned to Whining
ton the following day.
The new bell for st. Marks Ely.
Lutheran church arrived in Oakland
last Friday and on Saturday it was
put in the belfry. Its tone is excep-
tionally clear and sweet. The bell
cost about $195 delivered in Oakland.
The Glade Sunday School will hold
picnic at the Gauer school house
near Eglon, on Saturday, the 10Th
inst. Music will be furnished by the
Eglon band. There will be speaking,
amusements and refreshments on the
grounds. All are invited to attend.
Mr.. John Ault, who has been out at
Fairmont for several months where
he was engaged at his trade, arrived
home yesterday morning and will SUI
perintend the erection of the new
building for the First National Bank.
He hopes to have the structure under
roof before the bad weather sets in
this fall.
If you want high grade of piano
or organ it will pay you to call on
Prof. John G. Robinson, who is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. DR.. NJ. G. Hine-
baugh, of Oakland, for few weeks
He represents the popular musical
emporium of Sanders & Stayman Co.,
10 n. Charles street, Baltimore, and
if your organ or piano needs tuning
or repair his services may be secured.
George Schlossnagle, of Accident,
who was so seriously injured several
days ago by the falling timbers of a
barn which he was assisting to build,
is slowly recovering. The young man
Sheibel, who was taken to Baltimore
where his leg was amputated, who
was also one of the victims of the ac-
cident, is recovering rapidly.
The j. G.. Hoffman & Sons Co., tan
merry, located at Gormania, which re-
Gently made considerable improve
ments, is now IN full blast, having a
working force of 800 men. The tan
merry is not a trust and seems to be
holding its own very successfully. 1t
has been in operation for 10 years and
is branch of the Wheeling establish
ment that has been running for so
years.
A vicious dog belonging to Henry
Shaffer, out ON the Deer Park road,
attacked and severely bit Howard
Showalter, young man of Fairmont,
who called at Skaters house a few
days ago for single tree to replace
one on his buggy which was broken
while driving along the road. The
wounds were cauterized by one of
the Oakland physicians and no ser
ious consequences are anticipated
Contractor Kennedy and his men
have been enabled during the past
week in making considerable show
ing toward laying the pavements
along Second and Liberty streets.
Both sides of the former, with the ex-
ception of about half a block on the
east side, have been completed and
by tomorrow night if the weather re-
mains favorable the sidewalks on
Liberty street will be down. The
paving of the roadways will be COM
menced in earnest the first of next
week