The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-12-03
MONEY TO LOAN-On easy terms.
w. r. OFFUTT, Atty.

Judge-elect of the Orphans Court
George B. Mcmillan, came up to Oak
le md from his home near Homecoming
on Tuesday morning aud took the
oath of office before Clerk Tower.
Daniel Shaffer, who was employed
in this office for a month or more, has
been appointed railroad agent at Hut
ton, assuming his position on Tues
day morning.
The party who took the long table
from the upper floor of tn. old print
ing office building on Liberty street,
near the depot, would do we'll to see
the owner of the building at once
Mr. Norman s. Heindel, whose law
office was located in THE REPUBLICAN
building for year or more, is now
lat home" to his friends in a suite of
rooms in the First National Bank
building.
Mr.. Edward f. Solars left Oakland
last Friday evening for Salt Lake
City, Utah, where he went to look
after the estate of his recently de
ceased sister. Mr. Sollars expects to
return to Oakland some time next
week.
Messrs. Il. c. Friend, w. S. Collins
and S. H. Friend, from over near
GAINESVILLE, were in Oakland yester-
day on business before the Board of
County Commissioners. While here
this office was favored with visit by
these gentlemen.
Atmospheric conditions were such
last night as to send down upon the
trees and shrubbery a heavy coating
of frost which in the sunlight this
morning glitters like millions of dia-
monds. The scene is indeed a most
wondrous and beautiful one.
Messrs. Harry Rasche and Cliff
White returned to Oakland last night
after weeks visit up the line of the
West Virginia Central Railroad with
the moving picture outfit. Large and
highly appreciatiYe audience greeted
the young men at each point visited.
Mr.. William A. Smith, of Hoves.
spent several days in Oakland this
week on business connected with tel
ephOne matters, and while here solic-
tied sufficient subscriptions to build
and equip through telephone line
from Oakland to Blaine, West Va, a
distance of about sixteen miles.
The Board of County.Commission-
ers with Messrs Stephen, Friend and
Stump and Clerk Ross present, held
a two days session at the Board Of
flee in Oakland this week when rou-
tine business was transacted. The
| Commissioners returned to their sew
eral fomes yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. F. q. Hyde has recently added
an addition to his store room and had
a hot water heating plant installed in
his residence. The improvements to
thestore room give additional space
which will be utilized by the proprie-
tor in adding to his stock of goods
and more commodious quarters for
his work room.
Attorney Edward H. Sincell and
State Senator-elect L. G.. Palmer, of
Hutton, went over to Titusville, Pa,
Tuesday where they attended a meet
ing of the creditors of Samuel G Max
well, and discussed matters looking to
the reorganization of the Common
wealth Tanning Company and Mr..
MaXwell's other interests
As an indication of prosperous times
at Bittinger, the faithful correspond
eut puts this on record; Mr.. J. L..
Beechy has been dividing his time
between 1.-THE big boy and shingling
jeff, Lohr's house" Probably ripping
off an occasional shingle for use on
the big boy when he gets little big
Baltimore News.
Attention is directed to the adyer-
tisement of Mr. w. H. Bartlett, which
will be found elsewhere in this issue,
who has opened first class grocery
store in the First National Bank
building in Oakland The stock of
goods is well selected and includes
everything good to eat The propri-
etor is well known Young man,
accommodating, gentlemanly and
merits the custom of the public. We
wish him abundant success.