The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-16

hlneDduSn.
Mrs. James W.Flynn, of Kingwood,
is here on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J.
Morgan Orr.
At A. D. MAYORS you will find sey-
eral good second hand surveys and
buggies for sale cheap. 1913
Miss Jean Gray Law, of Pittston,
Pa, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. w.
r. Stul
Mr.. Edward J. Hamill, of near
Blaine, was the guest for two or three
days of his brother Mr.. Moses R.
Hamill in Oakland.
WANTED-Girls to do general house
work in private families. Good
wages paid to competent help. APP
ply to this office.
Mrs. c. L. Hanline and little daugh-
ter, of Huntington, West Va, are in
Oakland visiting Rev. Dr. Scott and
family.
Deputy Clerk Alex. Chambers of
the Clerks office, returned to Oak
land Monday from visit of ten days
to relatives and friends in Wheeling,
West Va.
At MAYORS you will find the larg-
est as well as the best line of vehicles
of all kinds in the county; also line
of Mccormick mowers, rakes and
binders. 1913
Miss Eleanor Leyick left yesterday
afternoon for two weeks visit to
Deer Park, Oakland and Mountain
Lake Park. At the latter place she
will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Richard Dean.-Cumberlan News.
Rev. DIR. r. B. Ward, formerly of
Oakland but now of Cameron, West
Va, who is spending the summer at
Lake Terra Alta, was in Oakland
Saturday. A few days previous Mr..
Ward met with painful injury by
which he sprained his ankle very
badly and in consequence was some
what handicapped in his movements.
One of Mr.. John Z. McGraw's
blooded saddle mares was kicked by
another horse while in the barn at
Deer Park last Thursday night re-
sulting in a compound fracture of the
hind leg. The injury was such that
it was deemed impossible to effect a
reuniting of the bones and the ami.
NAL was shot yesterday morning.
a number of the members of the
Oakland Masonic lodge will go up tc
Terra Alta this afternoon to attend
the funeral of the late Lewis P. White
who died there on last Thursday at
ternoon of diabetes, a notice of whose
death appears elsewhere in this paper
today. Among those who will attend
the funeral from Oakland will be Mr.
S. 7. Jones, A, G. Ross, n. S. Helm
del, DR.. E. j. NJ. Button and possibly
others.
Yesterday was st. Swithin's Day
and, according to a very ancient sup
erstition, the weather Yesterday
foreshadows the barometerical con
ditions for the next forty days. The
weather being fair yesterday
according to the superstition, it will
be fair for the next forty days. 1t il
said that because st. Swithin's bur
ial was delayed by heavy transforms
the day which is commemorative O
his translation continues to exert l.
influence after al these years.
Mr.. John w. Irons, of Si'verdale
Kansas, arrived in Oakland July 4tl
and spent several days here and a
Ryan's Glade. Mr.. Irons is nativ,
of this county and left here for Kan
sas "a years ago, where he has resided
ever since. He is son of Mr.. JOSEPH
Irons, who followed his son ives
about twenty years later and who i
still hale and hearty despite his ad
vanced age of 81 years. Mr.. Irons lief
here the first of the week on tour o
the eastern cities, after which he will
return to Kansas. While here h,
paid his respects to this office in com
pany with ex-County Commissions
E. w. Kelso.
Summer hotel and boarding hous,
keepers are complaining about tn,
cold, wet and altogether disagreeabl,
weather which has been prevailing
more or less during last month ant
thus far in July. AT this season of tn,
year the hotels and boarding house,
in town, at the Park and at places il
the country are usually filled to theil
utmost capacity. This season it ii
altogether different. Some summer
resorts have few guests, while 9th
ers have none and with no prospect.
of having any during the summer
The weather, however, may change
and become so hot that it will drive
the people to the mountains from the
cities before the month is out il
which event all will be satisfied.
A Big Ditching Contract.
The officials of the First Nationa
Bank on Monday awarded the con
tro az for 1ippinor n @,opaL - ,,L:o L