The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-21

at the Community meeting last week
were Mr.. f. E. Friend, treasurer; J.
l.. Echard, street supervisor, and
Mr. H. E. May, policeman.
Col. John w. Avirett has recovered
sufficiently from his recent accident
to sail for Boston via the NJ. &. NJ
steamer Howard, which left Balti-
more;Monday evening. He is accom-
panied by Mrs. Avirett.
Mr.. w. H. Spedden, of Fairmont,
accompanied by his two little daugh-
tiers, Ruth and Jane, came to Oak
land Saturday and remained until
Tuesday afternoon visiting Mrs. Will
lam Hinebaugh and other relatives.
Mrs. w. H. Harris and family of
Washington, arrived here Saturday
afternoon and are occupying the resi-
dence of Mr.. q. \. Fraley on Oak
street for the summer. Mr.. Fraley
and family will reside in the Presby-
terrain manse during the occupancy
of their home by Mrs. Harris.
Mr. William T. Ravenscraft, of
Denver, Col, arrived here from his
home Saturday morning and is visit
ing his parents, Dr. and Mrs. w. H.
Rayenscraft on Third street. After a
stay of a few days he with his wife
and daughter, who are also visiting
here, will go over near Pittsburg to
visit other relatives.
Lupton Frantz, who came to town
yesterday from st. Louis, says that
Jim Lazelle, formerly of town, is box
ing preliminaries at the West End
Athletic Club, st. Louis "Lup" has
been doing the same kind of work out
there, and has broken arm, the result
of a hard fall in the ring.-Connells-
VILE Courier.
A very handsome and massive
monument has been erected on the
Spedden burial lot in the cemetery
here. The monument is dark gran
lite with markers for the graves of the
same stone and is very handsome
piece of work. The monument was
erected as memorial to Mr.. and Mrs.
Spedden by their surviving children.
Our Bloomington letter this week
contains number of newsy items
among them being the miraculous
restoration of little child which had
been bitten by a supposedly copper
head snake and the account of
similar occurrence to an Italian track
man employed on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad at Pettison's mine, a
mile west OF Bloomington.
Rev. S. NJ. Miller, who for two
years served the Presbyterian con-
gregation in Oakland, and Terra Alta
as pastor, resigned his charge several
weeks ago, taking effect on July 1st,
leaving few days later for his old
home near Martinsburg to which
point his family followed on Monday
morning. Rev. Miller and his estim-
able wife and family leave behind
them in Oakland many warm friends
who regret their departure.
Long John CLANCY, of the vicinity
of Avilton, Garrett county, came
down Monday, four days ahead, and
at 2 o'clock yesterday his preparations
to attend the show were complete.
A number of people along his route
had not heard that show in Frost
burg was impending until they saw
him pass. Misses May Wonn, OF
Wis, and Josie Robinson,
of Oakland, Nd, were the guests of
Mrs. Edward l.. Betz this week. j.
o. Carey, of Hunterville, w. Va, who
left Frostburg 90 years ago, is visit
ing his father Daniel Carey, of Garrett
county, 90 years of age. Mr.. Carey is
uperintendent of the st. Lawrence
Lumber Co., one of the largest con-
Germs in that section. The daily out
put is 125, 200 feet of stock lumber.
Company employs 300 men at the
mill and in the woods. While in
Frostburg Mr.. Carey, with his wife
and fOur charmipp dauobtarc owe