The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-01-01

Eugene Hart, who is employed at
Meyersdale, Pa, with c. A. Bolden,
came home last Thursday to remain
during the week with relatives.
Miss Minna Stevenson, of Baltimore,
who has been in charge of the Ladies'
Bazaar the past fall and winter, left
for her home in the above city yester-
day.
Mr.. Frank E. Harne, editor of the
Buckhannon (W. Va Delta, stopped
in Oakland Tuesday on his way home
from Hagerstown, to visit his uncle,
A. j. Harne, Esq
Miss Blaine Nelson left Oakland for
Pittsburg Sunday night where she
will reside with her mother and
sisters, who went to that city few
weeks ago.
Miss Mary Mitchell will return to
school at Roanoke, Va, tomorrow
night. She will be accompanied a
portion Of the journey thence by her
father John II. Mitchell, Esq.
The farmers institutes to be held
at Accident and in Oakland next
week promise to be well attended and
the sessions interesting. All agricul-
turists and those interested in the
farm ing industry should attend
A ball was given last night by the
young people of Oakland at Offutt's
Hall when the old year was danced
out and the new year in. A large
number was present and an enjoya-
BILE time spent.
The Christmas festivities in the
various churches of Oakland were of
an elaborate nature generally and the
children were all made happy by be-
ing the recipients of many beautiful
tokens of esteem from the Sunday
schools and their teachers and friends.
A letter received at THE REPUBLI-
CAN office Tuesday morning from Mr..
George A. Pope, father Of the Misses
Pope, who were injured in the wreck
Of train No. near Oakland on the
morning of Dec 18th, states that the
young ladies are recovering rapidly
from their injuries
a wreck of somewhat large proper
tions on the Pittsburg Division of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad early
yesterday morning by which all
tracks were completely blocked, ne
cessitated the sending of passenger
trains from both east and west over
this division of the road.
ExCounty Commissioner f.. w.
kelso, has been in Oakland several
days receiving surgical treatment at
the hands of Dr. McComas. Mr.. Kelso's
affection consists of an immense car
buncle on the back of his head near
the base of the brain. 1t has been
quite painful and not yielded very
readily to treatment.
The editor and wife received Christ
mas morning from Messrs. H. Weber
4 Sons, the Oakland florists, a hand
some boquet of that firms unsur-
passed carnations, roses, chrysanthe-
NUNS, etc. Flowers, especially at
this season of the year, are more than
appreciated and our thanks are ex-
tended to the donors.
DR.. Thomas S. Martin, who went to
Illinois week or two ago ostensiblv
on pleasure trip, returned to Oak
land last night, bringing with him a
thoroughbred Percheron stallion. not
yet three years Old and weighing
nearly 400 pounds. The animal is
beautiful one and its proud possessor
takes great pride in showing its many
good qualities.
Miss Eurith Wilderson, the young
lady who was so brutally assaulted
by Dennis Lee at point on the Cor
man road on Monday, Dec. 22nd. is
recovering llOiu tIle eilOCh ana the
injuries inflicted by her inhuman as
sailant, although it was feared at one
time that the young lady's nervous
ystem was a total wreck. Lee has
/ yet been given preliminary
nearing owing to the condition of his
victim and is still in Jail.
The Garrett County Bank has re
ceived from the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Committee limited num-
Der of gold coins of the denomination
of 81, which, under the agreement
entered into between the Unites
States Government and the Exposi-
ton Committee, cannot be disposed of
under SO each. The coins, of which
but $4,000 were minted, will become
rare within few years and will COM
mand large premium. Two differ
ent kinds were turned out by the mint,
one being bearing the head of Nc
Kinley and the other the head of
Jefferson.