The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-11
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.
James H. Wilson, Esq, of Blaine,
was In the city Saturday on business.
When in need of shingles apply to
Chas. A. Ashby, Crellin, Md. 6tf
Mrs. JIM. Litzinger went down to
Washington Tuesday morning where
she will visit friends few days.
Money to loan on real estate. Easy
payments. Apply to Julius G. Rem
ninger, Oakland, Md. 80 tt
DR.. Henry W. McComas received
Tuesday from Clarksburg very fine
saddle horse.
His Honor Judge Ferdinand Will
Jams, of Cumberland, was in Oakland
few hours last Thursday afternoon
and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Hessen, of
Grafton, are visiting Mr.. Chas. Shat
fer and Mrs. and Mrs. Harmon W.
Hessen, near Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Peddicord,
who spent two months or more in
Washington, Baltimore and New
York, returned home Tuesday night.
Miss Mary Duncan Sloan, of Iona
coming, who visited Mr.. and Mrs. r.
E. Sliger in Oakland for short time,
returned to her home Tuesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Dean, of Cum
berland, have rented rooms in the
Bolden-West building on Second
street and will become residents OF
Oakland. Mr.. Dean is engaged as a
commercial traveller.
Judge Wilson and Register Friend
have the thanks of this paper for the
proceedings of the session of the Or
phans' Court held in Oakland on
Tuesday which are published else
where in this issue.
The many friends of Perry w.
Rock, now of Sherwood, O., but re-
Gently carrying on the barber bus
mess in Oakland, will be panied to
learn that he is suffering with To-
comotor ataxia and consequently is a
confined INVALID.
Rev. A. w. Arnold, a minister OF
the German Baptist faith, whose home
is in the eastern part of West Virginia,
arrived here on Saturday and accom-
panied ReY. j. Beeghley to his home
where religious worship fora week will
be conducted by Mr.. Arnold in the
German Baptist church at Accident
Messrs. Mahlon Miller and Ralph
Engle, two of Grantsville District
prominent citizens, were in Oakland
Monday where they appeared before
the School Commissioners as represen
tatives of their section asking thai
a school house be built near the pres
ent site of the Engle school, bu1
owing to the lack of funds the boal(
at this time finds it impossible tt
comply with the wishes of the gentle
men.
DIR. Ravenscroft, of Baltimore, wa
in Oakland day or two this week
On Monday he appeared before thu
Board of School Commissioners as /;
Representatives of the citizens of Acct
dent, and laid before that body tn,
great necessity for new school hous
at Accident. AS a result of his effort
coupled with those OF many othe
patrons of the Accident school tn
Board has decided to erect a yer,
handsome two-story frame buildins
on or near the site occupied by tn
present school house. Accident ha
been for yesrs in need of such a build
ing and now that her demands ar
about to be granted the favorabl
actions of the Board is highly com
mendable.
Mr. F. r. Nethken, of near Oak
ldlld3 llO WSlIU CuU III ULC lclI WCo
two months or more ago to visit rel
atives and also to disinter and shil
for burial to Oakland the body of hi
son Howard who was killed in a rail
road accident in Wyoming a year o
more ago, returned home last Friday
Upon his arrival at the point wher
his son met with the accident whicl
proved fatal to him, Mr.. Nethkel
learned that the body was burie
out on ranch more than seventy
five miles from the railroad and i
consequence he thought it impossi
BILE to convey the remains that dis
lance and therefore did not make tn
trip to his sons grave. His daughter
who accompanied him to the west
remained there with relatives