The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-11-26

ana Misses Gertrude and Mayme Mil
Ter who spent two weeks in Washing
ton on a pleasure trip, returned to
Oakland Saturday evening.
Mrs. 4. F. Getty, of Cumberland,
Md, and Miss Alice Kepner, of Oak
land, Md, have been guests at the
homes of DR.. O. &. Getty and DR.. b.
Lichty, this week.
NJ. d. Harper left Tuesday for Oak
land where he will remain for some
time. He was accompanied by Frank
Hinebaugh who returned Wednesday
evening.-Terra Alta Republican.
Mr.. Frank Legge, of Washington,
and Henry link, of Steubenville, O.,
were in Oakland Yesterday and today
where they attended the funeral of
the late DR.. J. II. Legge, whose death
is noted in another column.
Mr.. VIM. K. Browning left Tuesday
evening for Washington where lie
attended the wedding of his brother.
Mr.. Jerry o. Browning, to Miss Flor
euce Fay, Of that city, mt high noon
yesterday
Clerk 4. h. Tower has received from
the Secretary of State commissions
for the recently elected county and
state officers, who under the law
must qualify within thirty days after
having been notified to do so by the
clerk.
WANTED-A party to clean up tract
of timber land that saw timber has
been cut off, making pit props, cross
ties, etc. a good tract and good
party can make good money Apply
to Garrett Lumber Co, Friendsville.
The evang-listic services in the
Presbyterian church in Oakland,
which are being conducted every
night this week by Rev. John n.
Steel and Rev W. II. Miller, are well
attended and the sermons delivered
are interesting and full of spiritual
vigor.
There has been over $4,000 worth
of sheep, lambs and calves shipped
from here this, fall, says the TerraAl-
ia Repubiic0H. which distributes a
large amount Of money among the
farmers, and add to this the buck
wheat flour, potatoes, etc, produced
dy the farmers, and one of the great
est industries of the farmers in this
community is baling hay and straw.
/ There are some half dozen horse pow
er and steam baIers in this section.
and large amount will be baled in
this section this fall. The farmers
. lind that it is cheaper to bring up
their land with lime and they realize
more from their hay and straw than,
to feed it to cattle, and the return is
from one to three years sooner.
The Jessie James gang holds the
boards at the Opera House tonight.
This crowd bears the same ear marks
of the outfit that came here last year.
and after reaching town, borrowed
few old revOlvers from some of the
boys, then proceeded to do few
stunts on the stage at the expense of
those who cared to blow some change
for which they had no other earthly
use.-Terra Alta Republics This
same gang" is billed to appear in the
Oakland opera house Saturday.
Last Thursday Messrs Handley &
CO., sold at public auction in Oakland
car load of western ponies. The
animals brought an average price of
! $40 each and when the respective
owners came to take their charges
/ home they experienced a most siren
uous time. Some were docile at the
start while others bucked, kicked
and attempted to run away A num-
Der of the ponies have already been
| broken to the saddle and one or two
have made the attempt to drive them
1 but with disastrous results to the
/ vehicles to which they were hitched.
Baltimore and Ohio Agent D. M.
/ Mason, who has been in the employ
of the road for nearly twenty years,
has resigned his position, the resigna-
tiOn to take effect on December LIST,
! at which time Mr. James II. Painters
resignation, who has also been EN-
ployed at the station here for num-
Der of years, will take effect. Mr..
Mason has purchased the Oakland
Roller Mills from his brother, George
nj. Mason, Esq, and will take charge
of and operate the mill on the above
date. There are a number of appli-
cants after Mr.. Mason's position at
the station, among them being Mr..
Ed. |. West and Mr. George H. Full
mer.
Mr.. E. q. Naylor, who for several
years did the backsmithing at Elk
Lick Mine No. /, of the somerset
Coal company, recently resigned his
position and will leave this week for
Oakland, Md, where he will take |
charge of the shop for many years
owned and conducted by his brother. |
Mr. NaUlne catna hora q hOrt e, ,.oo,,,