The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-18
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention. Etc.

Band concert tonight.
Miss jamie Woods is visiting friends
in Keyser this week.
Mr.. William J. Wilson, of near
German, was in Oaklan yesterday as
a business visitor.
Mrs. B. F. Fraley, of Terra Alta, is
on a visit to her sons, Messrs. G. A.
and A. 7. Fraley in Oakland.
Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell and children
went over to Kingwood Tuesday
evening to visit relatives a week.
When you buy a mower, rake OIL
binder, get the best-the Mccormick
and you will have no trouble to gel
repairs when you need them.
Naylor has just received a car load Of
Mccormick mowers and binders, the
farmers favorite machines. Over Coz
have been sold in the county and they
are still in the lead. 1913
Mr.. Carl G. Walter left Oakland
Tuesday morning for Pittsburg
where he will act as gromsman at the
wedding of one of his college chums
Mr.. Jerry Browning went to Balti-
more Sunday night where he is spend
ing the week taking in the German
Saengerfest nowin session in that city
A new postoffice, located on the
Horse Shoe Run road, near Sunny
side, has been established and will
be known as Houser with Mr.. Calvin
Fowler postmaster.
Mr.. John w. Williams and family
of Philadelphia, arrived at Deer
Park yesterday where they will re-
main during the summer, occupying
their delightful home adjoining the
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Liller, accom-
panied by Mrs. John NJ. Browning
left Tuesday morning for Dayton
Ohio, where the above-named ladies
will visit their sister, Mrs. Sweitzer
for month or six weeks. Mr.. Lillel
will return to Oakland within week
A communication received yester
day morning by this paper from New
Germany, with the name of the writ
er missing, went to its propes place
the waste basket. We will positively
not publish any letters unless thu
name of the writer is appended.
On Tuesday evening next, June %
festival will be held in the old Au
ditorium at Mountain Lake Park TO
the benefit of Olive Branch Castle
Knights Golden Eagle of that place
Refreshments of all kinds will b,
served, and everybody is invited t.
attend.
Messrs. Bolden & West, proprietors
haye received from the manufacturer
two new bowling alleys for their plac,
in Oakland. The alleys are made afte
the latest and most improved pattern
and are hardwood throughout. A
soon as the work ofplacing them ha
been completed the alleys will be open
ed for the summer.
A plan which might be followed her
has been put into motion in Pittsburg
All of the Sunday Schools of town ar
going out in monster picnic. The,
will have special trains and will g
for some distance, take dinner ant
fool around until late in the Afternoon
and then return home. There will b.
misery enough in this to satisfy TIN
most rabid adherent of the picnic sys
tenn.
Mr.. Rowan White, of Oakland, will
on Saturday, the Goth inst, celebrat,
his ninety-second birthday, he hav
ing been born in Fayette county
Pa, June Goth, 1911. He removed
with his parents from Pennsylvania
when he was but six or seven years
old to Preston county, West Va.
and came to Oakland with his fam
lily a great many years ago-proba
bly, fifty where he has been held il
high regard ever sine. He was post
master here under President Grant
Mr.. White is well preserved and re
tains to a remarkable degree all hil
faculties. He is quite active and cal
be seen upon the streets every day
We hope that he may live to celebrate
many more anniversaries of hi
birth. Among other extremely OLE
people in Oakland are Mrs. Offutt
mother of Mr.. D. E. Offutt and Mrs
6. W. Legge, of Oakland, and Mrs
, Davis, mother of Mrs. Scott ant
I Rev. John M. Dayis, also of Oakland
The ages of these ladies approach
that of Mr.. White.