The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-30
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Halloween tomorrow night.
A line of mems and boys odd coats
at Townshend's. 35-3t
Jerry NJ. Stanton spent Sunday in
Warrington, w. Va.
]. o. Browning and Claude Brown
were in Piedmont Sunday.
A complete line of fascinaters, gloves
and mittens at Townshend's.
School Examiner Ed A. Browning
is down in the lower end of the county
this week visiting schools.
Misses Bessie Littman and Estelle
Rasche spent Sunday in Terra Alta,
the guests of friends.
Take look at mems and bows over
coats, suits and winter caps at Town
shend's.
Work of laying the brick for the
lower vault of the new bank building
in Oakland was commenced this morn
ing by number of workmen.
Rev. George l. Uhler will offer at
private sale his household furniture
at the pastoral residence of the Luz
theran church in Oakland.
Mr.. George S. Glotfelty, of near
McHenry, was in Oakland yesterday
and made an agreeable call at this
office.
Frank r. Browning has secured a
position as fireman on the B. & o.
railroad and has entered upon his du-
ties as such.
Mr.. r. E. Sliger has moved his
household goods into his new home
on Second street and while the build
ing is being completed he and his
family will board at the Glades Hotel.
For SALE OR RENT-The Lawton
property adjoining Oakland. The
house contains Is rooms, cellar and
basement; well of excellent water;
good outbuildings. Possession given
Oct. 1st. Apply to Mrs. S. Lawton,
Oakland. 81
A Halloween ball will be given by
the young people of Oakland at Of
futt's Hall tomorrow evening. Quite
number of ladies and gentlemen
from out of town are expected to at
tend.
Mr.. G. M. Beachy, of near Grants
vile, with workmen, is in Oakland
putting on slate roofs for several of
our citizens. Mr.. Beachy has done
considerable of this kind of work in
Oakland and it has always been emf
nently satisfactory.
Messrs. j. S. Myers, of Friendsville,
and p. E. FinZel, of Finzel, were in
Baltimore Saturday last where they
took the Civil Service examination
before the board of examiners for
positions under the federal govern
ment.
The truck under the engine of train
No. 80, west bound passenger, Sun
day evening left the rails at Fifty
eight cut, near Hutton, and delayed
traffic on that track several hours.
Luckily no one was injured, but the
entire train had a narrow escape from
being completely wrecked.
Mr.. A. Frederick George, of Swan
ton, who has been for several weeks
engaged in rural free delivery work
in the West, arrived in Oakland this
morning and will go to his home to-
day. He will lay out rural routes
leading from Deer Park to Thayer-
vile settlement and also to the noun
tain south of Deer Park.
Attention is directed to the change
in the directorate Of the First Ma
tional Bank, Friendsville, the adver-
tisement of which appears elsewhere
in this paper. DIR. T. J. Jacobs, of
Somerfield, has been elected to fill a
vacancy in the board. He is g wealthy
land owner and business man of ex-
tional ability and his election as a
member of the board of directors of
the bank in question will add finan-
cial strength to that institution, the
success of which has far exceeded the
expectations of those interested.
Polecats are making the life of the
average Water street citizen a siren
uous one. A few nights ago one of
these odoriferous animals wandered
into the cellar of James feathers
residence where it was shot but not,
however, until it had knocked over a
number of jars offruit and done con-
siderable other damage to things
stored in the cellar for winter use.
Needless to say Mr.. feathers family
Immediately vacated the house and
used promiscuously and without stint
all kinds of deodorizers to rid the
premises of the reminder that visi-
tor had been present. The animals
have also invaded a number of hen
houses in that section of town and
carried off many fowls.
Killed at Piedmont.
George W. Harrison, Jr., son of
Capt George w. Harrison. general