The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-02-26

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Carl White and Claud Brown at
tended a ball at Piedmont Frida
night.
Attorney w. R. Offutt, of the Oak
land bar, made business trip to
Cumberland Saturday last.
The Board of County Commission
ers give notice of a meeting to be
held on Tuesday, March II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Proctor are
now at Old Point Comfort, Va, hav-
ing left Pinehurst last week.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles D.
Smith. of Parsons, w. Va, spent
Sunday and Monday in Oakland with
friends.
Mrs. b. Fraley, of Terra Alta, was
the guests, Tuesday, of her sons,
Messrs. 6. a. and A I. Fraley in
Oakland.
MIR. and Mrs. w. H. Gnagey, of Ac-
cident, are spending this week in
Washington, having gone down there
last Thursday.
Mr.. William White, one of the
enterprising and wide awake farmers
OF this section, on Tuesday shipped
about 800 bushels Of seed oats to
Moorefield, w. Va.
Messrs. Bolden Il Brown have sold
their stock of wall paper to Mr.. T.. j.
Fringer and Bert Sincell who have
opened large line of wall decorations
in the Fringer building on Second
street
viii Hinebaugh is disconsolate over
the loss by death Monday morningof
his favOrite Irish setter hunting dog
Rex" Mr.. Hinebaugh valued the
dog at $50 and he was we'll worth it.
Mr.. VIM. L. Schultz, of San Jose,
Cal. and DR.. c. Schultz, of Mt. Savage,
Md, spent last week with their sister,
Mrs. Henry Weber, at Seelheim, and
their brother. Mr.. Frank Schultz. of
near town.
A local teachers institute viii be
held in the public school building
in Oakland on Saturday, March Z,
beginning at 10 o'clock a. IN. The Fro
gram as arranged will be found in an
other column of this paper.
A half holiday was observed Non
day by the public schools Of Oakland
in commemoration Of Washington's
birthday which fell on Sunday this
year and under the State law was OBJ
served the following day. The banks
we're both open and transacted bust
ness. At the postoffice Sunday hours
were observed.
Rev. E. Manages, of York, Pa, who
will become the resident pastor Of the
Oakland Lutheran congregation, will
preach in st. Marks church on Sun
day, March list, at 1890 and Sunday
evening &C 7.30 o'clock. Rev. Manages
will also preach at Deer Park on Sun
day morning, March sth, at 1870
o'clock.
The Chautauqua for 1903 will begin
July 81 and close August 81. This will
be followed for three days by the
Thirteenth Annual Gathering of
Army Chaplains, for which delight
full program is being prepared. All of
July will be crowded full of important
meetings in the interests of great
causes. Not day of J uly and August
without something of interest.
After enjoying our freedom from
the late storm Oakland can advertise
herself as winter resort. 1.-THE peo-
pie who have been crying out for sew
eral days on account of the cold and
snow want to be comfortable, let them
come to this delightful winter resort,
where the air is pure and dry and
where malaria is unknown.-"T Jaw"
in Cumberland News.
The John Thompson Rest Home for
Deaconesses and Missionaries at the
Park is being enlarged by a two-sto. Y
on the rear of the old build
ing. This new addition is 20 40 feet.
In it are SIX bed rooms, bath room
and closet, and a large kitchen. The
capacity of the dining room has been
doubled, at least IL feet have been
added to the porch on the south side
of the building. A number of changes
have been made in the interior of the
old building. The exterior of the
house has been painted white, with
green trimmings. The home is free
from debt, and the money for pay
ment of the improvements in hand.
Last summer some twenty Deacon
esses and two Missionaries from China