The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-02-20

mercury tnis morning registered 10
below.
Mr.. d. g. Smith, of Grafton, was in
the city Thursday last
! Dixon & keIso have two ear loads
No. timothy hay to sell cheap. 2
March 9Th has been fixed as the date
for Masonic banquet which Will be
held at the Glades Hotel
Mason Bros. want one car load of
buckwheat; will pay cash or exchange
feed. 49-3t
County Treasurer VIM. NJ. Lohr
was at Kingwood, w. Va, yesterday
on business.
The Dorcas Society will meet at the
residence of Mrs. NJ C. Hinebaugh on
Friday, Feb. 91st, at o'clock p. IN.
Ex-Sheriff Andrew J. Oester was in
Oakland Tuesday and yesterday look
| ing after some business affairs con-
/ nected with his recent official capa-
city.
Miss Funk, until recently principal
of the Deer Park public school, has
been transferred to the Oakland
school. Mr.. Perdue takes Miss Funks
place at Deer Park.
Yesterday rear end collision oc-
CURED on the b. & o. at Frankville,
which demolished caboose and sew
eral loaded cars and badly damaged
two engines. Both tracks were block
ed for some time.
Mr.. John T. Sincell went to Keyser,
w. Va, last night to prepare for the
opening of the Sincell Company's
store in that town which was recent
ly incorporated under the laws of the
State of West Virginia.
The Presbyterian church at Bay
ard, W. Va, has extended a call to
Rev. W. G. Smith, of Richmond, Va,
a member of the graduating class at
Union Seminary. Rev. Mr.. Stuart,
the former pastor, goes to China as
missionary.
Oakland will pull for that army
camp in spite of the report filed by
the board and the people who are
boosting the plan hope to have Oak
land selected. They have mighty
good reasons to advance in the sup
port of their te-Morgantown
Dominion.
Weather prophets may come and
go, but the grounding can always be
found at the old stand dispensing the
real thing in the weather line. He
has lost none of his reputation since
February end, and by all appearances
there will be something doing in
the way of rough weather for some
time to come.
Mr.. Will Weber, of H. Weber g.
Sons, florists, left last night for In
dianapolis, Ind, where the annual
meeting Of the American Carnation
Society is being held this week and
next. Mr. Weber, until recently, was
vice president of the society. He will
be joined at the above city by his
father, who is now making a trip
through the south and west.
Rev. w. H. Osmond, who has been
rector of st. Matthew's Protestant
Episcopal parish for the past two
years, has resigned his pastorate to
take effect on March 18th when he
will go to Auburn, Maine, to accept
the pastorate of a large and growing
church. Mr.. Osmond has many friends
in Oakland who will regret to learn
of his determination to leave here.
He was at Auburn recently, return
ing to Oakland Saturday.
The Misses Weber entertained at
their home near town on Friday night
last large crowd of young people at
a Valentine party. The house was
most profusely decorated with cut
flowers, palms, etc. The table piece
was large heart of red carnations.
The supper was quite elaborate.
Among those present were the fol-
lowing; Miss Caudy, Miss Offutt,
Miss Johnson, Miss Sturgiss, Miss
Legge, Miss Stickley, Miss Swan, Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Stull, Messrs. Offutt,
Wilson Brown, N. s. Heindel, DIR.
Bixler, P. H. Veitch, Bowie johnson,
Will Sturgiss, Stewart Hamill and
Archie Perdue.
Double Runaway.