The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-15


was blessed last Friday by the arrival
of little daughter.
VIII Lawton, Paul Mitchell, and
Carl Brown left on Sunday afternoon
for Hagerstown where they are at
tending the Fair now being held in
that city.
One of EXpressman Thomas Harness
large gray horses died last Friday
night of an attack of collie. The ami
nal was good one andn' Tom" DE,
plores his loss greatly.
WHO voted to disfranchise your old
father, who from age can't see well,
or whose hand is unsteady aud cam
mark his ticket correctly?
THE DEMOCRATS.
Mr. Oren F. Morton, the West Vir-
ginia author, is in Oakland this week
attending the Teachers Institute,
the proceedings. of which he is report
ing for this paper.
Mr.. Thomas Shillingburg and
daughter, of German, and Miss May
FuImer, of Oakland, left on Monday
morning for ten days visit to Web
ster Springs. West Va.
RENTEMBER!-That it was Dem
ocratic Legislature that passed the
present election lava law that has
deprived hundreds of unfortunate
acknowledgements and Republicans
of their right to vote.
Have you decided to go and see the
Metropolitan Cineograph at the opera
house tomorrow night? You will
miss a great treat If you fail to go.
Your money back if you are not sat
istied, Don't forget the date, Friday,
Oct. 10th.
Mr.. Henry Lauer of Oakland, is in
the city today. He will leave tomor-
row for Clarksburg, returning to Oak
land Monday evening" Mr.. Leon
ard Lochner of the Grafton Printing
Company, left last night on a visit to
relatives and friends at Oakland and
Accident, Moderation Sentinel
Miss Mollie White of Oakland, who
had been visiting relatives and friends
in Uniontown for several weeks past
accompanied her brother, Mr.. Arthur
White, to Grafton yesterday where
she spent the day. She left for Elkins
last evening, where she will be the
guest of friends.-Graftcn Sentinel.
Mr.. Edwin E. Sollars, of near town,
received telegram last Thursday
which announced the death of his
brother, John W. Sellars, at Schuyler,
Neb., that day. The deceased was
81 wears old and was twice married,
his first wife being daughter of the
late Thomas W. Ashby, of Crellin.
Rev r. B. Ward, who was appoint
ed presiding elder of the Oakland
District at the recent Conference of
the NJ. E. church, arrived here Tue s.
day evening. His family and house
hold goods will come in later during
the present week, when Oakland
will become their place of abode,
which statement it gives us much
pleasure to make.
The Baltimore and Ohio officials
are having the coal yard switch ex-
tended on through the lot adjoining
the railroad right of way in order to
give additional trackage facilities to
shippers. The Hoye lot has been
leased by local lumber company
and on beyond it the land is owned
by Messrs. Dixon & Kelso who will es-
tablish lumber and tie yard.
Last Thursday extra freight train
eastbound, engine 1880, jumped the
track at the east end of Snowy Creek
curves and caused quite a wreck.
Five STEEL hoppers loaded with coal
went over an enbankment. Several
other cars were wrecked and tore up
the track for one hundred yards. The
track was entirely plowed away. The
eastbound track was blocked from
Teight forty-five until two fortv-five in
the morning. Brakeman Otto was
hurt in jumping off the train. His
ankle was sprained besides receiving
q few scratches.