The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-30

Mrs. NJ. l.. Snyder, of Pittsburg,
arrived here last Friday to spend an
indefinite period with her sister, Mrs.
NJ. NJ. Ashby.
Mrs. j. NJ. Stanton, of Oakland, was
at TOWNSVILLE, West Va, one day last
week where she attended the funeral
of relative which took place Friday.
Miss Emma Graham, of Vineland,
n. j., arrived here last night and will
be the guest of the editor and family
for a week or two.
Lawyer Thomas J. Peddicord was
called to New York City last Monday
on professional business. He will
return to Oakland this week.
For SALE.-Collie pups. o. S. S.
prize; Worting strain. Imported
from Scotland. Apply to Hugh Cal
derwood, Altamont Springs Farm,
Deer Park, Md. cost
Mr.. Joel Bender, of Bittinger, hav-
ing sold his farm in that section, has
purchased the Shaffer farm
mile West of Oakland and will take
possession about Sept. 18th.
Mrs. w. T. Harris and family, of
Washington, D. c., will arrive here
on Saturday and for the rest of the
season occupy the beautiful home of
Mr.. D. NJ. Dixon on Oak street.
Rev. H. B. Schroeder, of Accident.
visited Rev. and Mrs. f. Manages in
Oakland Tuesday. He was on his re-
turn home from trip to Niagara
Falls and other points.
Dr. Willis Manages, of Philadelphia
who spent week with his parents in
Oakland, Rev. and Mrs. E. Manages,
returned this morning to Philadelphia
where he will resume his duties in
Jefferson Hospital.
Mr.. John Fay, Jr., of Washington,
D. c., arrived in Oakland Tuesday
night from New York and will remain
here several weeks, during which
he will be engaged by the Oakland
base ball team in the capacity of
pitcher.
Max Good, of st. Louis, Mo-, who
was called here last week by the
sudden death of his uncle, George
Good, of Wheeling, who died at Noun
tain Lake Park, spent Monday and
Tuesday here with the friends of his
boyhood.
Hon. R. 7. Browning and son Get
ty and John 7. Browning, Esq, of
Oakland, went up to Grafton last
Saturday to attend the old fiddlers
contest which took place there that
evening, a full account of which ap-
pears elsewhere in this paper to-day.
Editor ]. NJ. Litzinger, after spend
ing portion of the week at Grafton,
came down to Oakland Saturday
night and spent the interim between
that time and Monday night looking
after his business affairs here when
he returned to his native town and
took up the strenuous life of editing
his recently acquired newspaper, the
Leader.
Joe Ross, brother of Mr. A. G. Ross,
of Oakland, left Monday morning for
Moundsville, West Va, where he will
learn the trade of stone cutting, hav-
ing as his instructor his brother-in-
law, Harry Johnston, who is now a
resident of that city where he is en-
gagged in doing large amount of
work for an addition to the State
Penitentiary.
Rev. D. H. King, a prominent Pres
byterian divine of Vineland, N. j.,
was the guest yesterday and to-day
of the editor and wife. Rev. King
will leave for Palestine, Rome and
Athens within a few months to be
gone for tour extending over three
months. When he returns he will
lecture here and also at Homecoming
where he was stationed for several
years, upon the impressions gained
during his trip.
Among the guests at the Oakland
Hotel this week are Ben Lilley, Alon-
70 Petticord and Charles Wheaton,
three Wheeling newsboys who were
sent here by the publishers of the
Wheeling Meas for an outing of a
week, the expense being borne entire.
ly by that paper. The boys secured
their outing through contest which
was inaugurated by the NeaoSIpeople
they being the winners. The bows
are a happy intelligent trio and seem
to be enjoying every minute of theil
sojourn here.