The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-21

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AT Whites Restaurant, the best
lunches in town are served. 5 If.
Paul Beachy, Esq, of Bittinger, was
in Oakland Tuesday and yesterday on
business.
When you are hungry, go to Whites
Restaurant, opposite First National
Bank Building. 5tf.
Miss Winifred Tierney, of Pied
mont, was visitor to Oakland Tues
day.
For SALE-A Ridgway refrigerator
Z feet high, 5 feet wide, feet deep.
Apply to E. j. Fringer. liz
Mr.. W. C. Cartright, of Manning
ton, W. Va, was in Oakland Monday
and Tuesday.
His Honor Mayor H. ]. Frear went
over to Kingwood, West Va, Mon
day where he spent the day 'on bus
mess.
Messrs. ]. G. Kolb, Noah Frazee
and George s. Steele. of FriendsviIle
were among the visitors to Oakland
Saturday.
Messrs. W. Taylor and Henry Sines,
of Sines postoffice, visited Oakland
Monday on business connected with
the telephone company.
AThe work of painting the CONNER
cial Hotel was begun Monday morn
ing by E. j. Fringer and force of
hands. When completed the i'm
provement will be a notable one.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hilleary, of District
No. s, was raised to the Sublime De-
gree of Master Mason at the reg
ular communication of Oakland
Lodge which was held last Thursday
night.
There is some talk of Hon. Julius
Scherr, of Eglon, Preston county, for
the State Senate. We are PERSONAL y
acquainted with Mr.. Scherr and his
qualifications are undisputed. He
served two terms in the house and
made good record. He is a staunch
Republican and hard worker for the
party.
Nineteen hundred and four gives
promise of being very exciting year
The fair at st. Louis is to beat the
worlds record, president is to be
elected and then it is leap year. This
is the first for eight years and while
the matrimonial market has not bee
dull, 1T will doubtless experience the
stimulating effect of the new hands
in the business, when they go in to
win.
DR.. Henry w. McComas, upon his
recent visit to Baltimore, purchase d
from a dealer a pair of Kentucky
bred driving mares which arrived
here Sunday afternoon. The animals
are chestnut sorrels and are seven
and eight years old respectively.
They are full sisters and fine looking.
intelligent animals, splendid drivers
and of course the doctor is cores
pondingly happy.
Recently Messrs. William, Daniel
and Totten Kimmel, grandsons, and
Jacob Friend, son-in-law of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Sinclair, place d
monument in Sinclair Ridge Gem
etery, near Rowlesburg, West Va,
to their memory. These young men
are all residents of this county residing
near Thayerville, and the kind token
OF remembrance is very much appre-
ciated by the relatives and friends of
the deceased.
Mrs. F. 6. Hyde and her sister,
Miss Kate Cornelius, are the cham
pion anglers of this sectionlso far this
season. The two ladies went out one
morning the latter part of last week
and brought home large basketful
of brook and rainbow trout. One of
the brook trout, which was caught
by Mrs. Hyde, measured seventeen
inches and weighed a pound and fif-
teen ounces. The fish were caught in
one of the little streams north of Oak
land near Hooppole road.
Forest fires have been raging fierce
ly in this vicinity during the week.
Noah Newman, who lives just across
the Maryland line, couple of miles
southeast of town, lost great many
rods of fence, as did also the owner of
the well known Stone House farm.
However, the report THAT Mr.. New
mans barn burned, is not correct.
Much damage was also done by forest
fires in Greenyille township, and for
a lwhile, last Sunday, Mrs. Broad
stocks house and the Findley bridge
were threatened by the fire demon.
Elk Lick Star.