The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-09
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearby
Personal Mention, Etc.

Personal Mention, Etc.
Attend the band festival.
Ernest Ashby has accepted the posi-
ton of night clerk at the Oakland.
George W. Kitzmiller, Esq, of
Blaine, was in Oakland Monday on
business,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. Peddicord
spent last Saturday at Kingwood,
West Va.
Mrs. Alvin Getty, of Cumberland, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E,
D. Kepner on Alder street.
George Loar, Esq, of Grafton,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Oak
land with his mother.
Mrs. w. G. Davis and little daugh-
ter, of Morgantown, are visiting Rev.
and Mrs. John NJ. Davis and other
relatives in Oakland.
In Cumberland last Friday mar
rage license was issued to Iryin M.
Frounfelker and Sadie Wilburn, both
of Bond, this county.
WANTED-Girls to do general house
work in private families. Good
wages paid to competent help. APP
ply to this office.
John Kirkpatrick, Esq, of Hoyes,
made his semi-annual visit to Oak
land Monday and will spend a few
days as a guest in the county cap
ital.
Miss Winifred Tierney, a young
lady we'll known in Oakland where
she spent some time during the spring
receiving medical treatment at the
McComas Sanitarium, died at her
home in Piedmont on Saturday even
ing last.
Mr.. and Mrs George B. Durham,
of Marietta, Ohio, came to Oakland
last Friday night to inspect their new
house now building on Alder street.
Mr.. Durham returned to the above
city Monday morning while Mrs. Dun
ham remains here as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Brock.
Col. D. 7. E. Casteel and family
are in Oakland visiting the family of
Squire A. B. Gender and Mr.. William
Casteel. Col. Castecl is now stationed
at Chicamaugua Park on waiting Or
ders and may be transferred at any
time to another section of the country
by the War Department.
States Attorney Fred. A. Thayer is
being urged by his friends in Oakland
to allow his name to he presented to
the next session of the West Virginia
Conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church for election as lay delegate
to the General Conference of the
church which will meet in San Fran
cisco next April.
Mr.. Lloyd Lowndes, Jr., of Cnm-
berland, who with Mrs. Lowndes were
the guests on Saturday of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Dickey at Deer Park, was
in Oakland where he attended the
game of base ball that day. Among
the other guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickey were Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Bretz,
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Edwards, Miss
Mary McHenry and Miss LII. Helmer.
Freight Brakeman lobe Delawder
had a narrow escape from serious in
jury and probably with his life last
Friday afternoon. He attempted to
board train No. 46 at the station here
but missed his hold and was thrown
violently to the platform upon his
face, a portion of his body projecting
over the platform and underneath
the moving train. He was pulled
from his perilous position by by
stander.
We have recently received a copy Of
Rat Tat, an annual published by the
Junior class of st. Johns College, Mr.
George w. Wilson, of Wilson, being
the editor in chief and Mr.. E. Burton
Wilson, of Blaine, the literary editor
The book presents very attractive
appearance, the various articles being
well written, bright and witty, ant
abound with that indescribable flavor
of college life that is always fascina
ting. Among the illustrations are {
number of excellent pen and inl
sketches contributed by Miss Cicely
M. Wilson, of Wilson, this county. TIL,
book as whole will easily ranl
with the best of similar periodical
published at other prominent college
andGarrett county may well be proud
of the talents displayed by her repre-
sentatives therein.