The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-09-17

Miss Mollie Peddicord, accompanied |
by her nephew Ralph Thayer. and
niece, Eleanor Peddicord. left Oak
land on Tuesday morning for a visit
to relatives in Howard and Montgom |
cry counties.
The catalogue of the Keyser Prepa-
ratory Branch of the University has
been received by this paper. The
publication is a creditable one and
shows that good work is being done
by Prof Friend and his assistants.
Mrs. George O. Miller went down
to Westminster, Md, Tuesday morn
ing to visit relatives. She was ac
companied by Miss Rebecca Thayer,
who will reenter Western Maryland
College at Westminster to resume her
studies.
Miss Annie Spedden, of Culpepper,
Va, who has been in the city for
some days past, the guest of relatives,
departed yesterday for Oakland,
where she will spend week prior to
returning 70 Virginia. Sen
tinel.
Mr.. r. c. McCandlish, cashier of
the Friendsville bank, drove up to
Oakland Tuesday afternoon, having
been summoned here as witness in
court. He returned home yesterday
morning, accompanied by Mr.. John
w. Mccullough.
Mrs. Robert |. Anderson has re.
ceived letter from her daughter
Miss Annie, who arrived safely at
Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday morn
ing, the 9TH inst, where she is the
guest of her uncle. The sea voyage
was greatly enjoyed by Miss Ander-
son, the weather being delightful all
the time.
q. Bert RYland, of Pittsburg, drop
ped in to shake hands with the best
paper in the county Monday. While
Bert. holds on to his drug store in
Kautfman's, he has also purchased
another one within the city limits,
which means that the young man is
making his mark and his pile in the
great steel center Of Pennsylvania
Myersdale Commercial.
Lots of boys in this town are out of
jobs and they wonder why. The rea-
son is not hard to seek. 1t is because
they think not how much they can
do but of how much they can get for
the least expenditure of effort. They
are not only careless and negligent,
many of them have graver faults than
these. Parents should look after
their boys more carefully and make
them do what is right when they are
employed in various capacities about
town.
The new Geissman Hotel in Oak
land was opened on last Saturday for
the reception of guests and on Sun
day a dinner to those engaged IN
the erection of the building was ten
dered by Mr.. and Mrs. Geissman
when ten or dozen mechanics sat
down to a sumptuous and well pre-
pared feast composed of everything
afforded by the market, which, need
less to say, was greatly enjoyed. The
new hotel has twenty large and well
or,NAinfaI ivfa Of no
ing bed rooms newly furnished, airy
and cheerful in appearance. The
house is lighted throughout by cleo
trio lights and will be heated by a
| steam plant.
The little town of McMechen was
visited by millions of small gnats the
other night. The places of business
were compelled to close up and put
out the lights, as the insects almost
set them Wild. The screen doors had
no effect upon keeping them out.
They penetrated them as though
they were not there. Myriads of the
bugs could be seen swarming about
the street lamps and pedestrians were
compelled to seek shelter in the
houses. This is a very singular &C.
currence in that section. 1t seems
| that towns down the river have been
subject to the same treatment and
the insects are gradually working
their way north. 1t is to be hoped
the pests will not come this way.
The statements of the Garrett Ma
tional and the First National Banks
of Oakland, and the First National of
Friendsville, are published in these
columns today. They all show a
largely increased volume of business
over preceding statements which
should be source of congratulation
to every citizen of the county as bank
statements usually indicate the tinan-
cial standing of the community in
which the banks are located and re-
fleets to great degree the stability of
| the individuals residing therein. The
statement of the Garrett National
shows that it has passed the half-mil-
| lion mark while that OF the First Ma
tional of Oakland is rapidly approach