The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-01-08

day from a week 5 sojourn at Parkers-
burg, W. Va.
| For SALE. Price $5O.-A butchers
refrigerator, 7x5x3 feet; in perfect or
der. John W. Williams, Deer Park
Mr.. W. c. Kidd, of Baltimore, spent
a few days in Oakland this week on
/ business.
Don't forget the annual white sale
to be held at H. c. Sincell & Co. IS,
Jan. 1871.
Mr.. W. H. Uphold, of near Swan
ton. was in the city Tuesday and
while rere made this )ffice a pleasant
visit.
Miss May Kalbaugh, of Western
port, who spent several days here as
a guest of Hotel Browning, left for
her home Monday afternoon.
Joseph White, Claud Brown, and
Arthur Hinebaugh spent several days
visiting friends in Fairmont last
week
The School Commissioners were in
session Tuesday auditing the term re-
ports of the teachers. Aside from
this no other business of moment was
transacted.
The recently elected officers of Oak
land Lodge No. 1872, A, F. & A. NJ,
will be installed at the regular semi
monthly communication of the lodge
this evening.
Mr.. Silas G. BeachY, of Bittinger,
was in Oakland yesterday and to-day
he and his brother Jonas will drive
herd of cattle from Deer Park to his
home where they will be fattened for
market next spring.
The Garrett County Telephone
Company has opened its books for an
additional issue to the capital stock
of the corporation amounting to
$4,000. Shares sell at $40 each. See
advertisement.
Henry NJ. Harvey, son of J. w.
Harvey, Esq, of Ryan's Glade, was
in Oakland Monday on his return
to Salem, w. Va, where he re-entered
school for the spring term, Mr.. Har-
vey having spent the holidays with
his parents.
Judge Ferdinand Williams has
passed an order requiring Archi-
bald Spiker to pay a counsel fee of
$50 and $25 per month as alimony to
his wife pending the decision of the
court in the proceedings against the
defendant by the plaintiff who char
ges him with desertion.
Any one reading the financial ad-
yertisemenCs in the Sunday papers
must conceive the truth of the saying
that a sucker is born every minute.
One mining company which says it is
now paying dividends of II per cent.
a month, and guaranteeing 60 per
cent. year after April next, is solicit
ing people to buy its stock at rs cents
on the dollar. Find the joker.
The roads out in the country are
now getting smooth. They have been
frozen solidly for some days and travel
is wearing them down to an even sur
face. They are in fine shape and will
get better and better. Jack Frost is
a fine road maker as long as he is left
in exclusive charge of the work.
Whenever he leaves, however, there
is pretty mess to be seen.
A charter has been issued to the
GAINESVILLE Mercantile Company Of
GAINESVILLE, W. Va, with capital
stock of $1,000, of which $500 has
been subscribed and $3.50 paid. The
incorporators are E. G. Albright, H.
B. Albright, E. B. Albright, X. E..
Burke, G. w. Cramer, E. F. Jenkins,
H. W. Ringer, M. w. Sanders, and
G. G. Teets.
The government employ ee who was
discharged because, being Seventh
Day Adventist, he could not conscien-
tiously work on Saturday, has been
given another place, at reduced sal
airy, where he can refrain from work
ing on Saturday if he wants to with
out interfering with the routine and
discipline of the public service. He
sacrifices $500 year for his religion.
During the year just ending June
80, 1902, there were IL, 1888 persons ap-
pointed to positions in the U. S. Class
flied Civil Service. which was 1862
more than were ever before appoint
ed in single year. From 3,046 ap-
pointments during the first year of
Mr.. Mckinley administration, they
have increased to nearly five times
that number. President Roosevelt is
firm believer in the merit system,
and as long as he is president these
appointments will continue to in
crease.
"Joe" Conneway, proprietor of the
Tower on Backbone Mountain is
having great "doin's" at his farm
just now. The frame for fourteen
room brick-yeneered dwelling house