The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-05-19

BY order of the Post
Il. E. FRIEND, Commander.
GRO. E. BIsHoFF, Adiutant.
Gov. and Mrs. \. b. Flemi ug, of
Fairmont, were here several days last
week looking after some repairs to
their summer home between Oakland
and Mountain Lake Park.
Mr.. A. c Scot, Of Fairmont, came
down to Oakland Friday and spent
Saturday and Sunday with his broth
er Bert near Hutton. Mr.. Scott is a
finished printer and while in town
, made this office a visit.
. Col. and Mrs. 4. q. Sturgiss and
daughter Miss Nell, who spent the
winter with Morgantown relatives,
returned to Oakland Friday evening
and will remain here during the sum
mer, occupying their home on Alder
street.
Deer Park expects 30 have quite a
celebration on Decoration Day.
An interesting program has been
arranged for the occasion and those
who are not otherwise engaged will
be entertained by visiting that town
on the 30th.
/ Rev. Taylor Sines, accompanied by
his brother, Mr.. Henry Sines, left
/ Oakland Monday morning for Car
thage, Mo-, where they went to attend
the conference of their church. The
latter will visit Oklahoma before his
return to his home.
Mr.. Clarence V. Guard, one of
| FriendsYilles Young business men,
was in Oakland two or three days this
week where he attended meeting of
some of the members of the Maryland,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia TIE l.
ephone Company.
Snow, hail, sleet and rain in large
installments were the portion of this
section on Sunday. The thermome-
ter dropped to less than forty and on
Monday morning heavy coating of
ice covered the pavements and house
roofs. Whether or not the fruit trees,
which are just budding abundantly,
were damaged. remains to be seen.
Painters in Oakland are exceeding
" busy this spring. The residences
of DR.. Ravenscroft, DR.. McComas, +.
Lambert, g. S. Hamill, Thomas Lit
tie, S. w. feathers, Wade Hinebaugh.
John 7. Mitchell and several other
have been or are now in process of
painting, all of which adds material
ly to their appearance.
Mr.. George H. Fulmer and family
moved portion Of their household
goods to Swanton Tuesday where
they will reside during the summer.
Mr.. Fulmer is employed in the May
store at that place as manager and is
quite successful, having had years of
experience in the mercantile business
ia Oakland and at Crelln.
The timely discovery of a fire which
) caught back of a tlue in the building
occupied by Harry White as a barber
shop on Alder street last Saturday
afternoon, probably saved portion
| of the town from destruction. The
flames had gained considerable head
, way but We're extinguished with a
few buckets of water
Mr.. Charles Liller has removed his
| barber shop from the Naylor build
ing on Railroad street to the Ravens
croft building on Second street His
: new shop furniture, modern in con
struction and handsome in design.
has been shipped from the foctory
but owing to slow transportation ii
has not yet been received here.
Yesterday afternoon the Raven
scroft building was thought to be on
fire and after tearing up portion Of
the stairway and not being able tc
, locate the flames the discovery wa:
made that a radiator on the first floor
had been removed ana the escaping
steam from the pipe had heated the
walls and floor which led the belle
that the house was burning.
q The summer schedule on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad went into
effect Sunday, with but slight chang
eS in the running of through Dassen
ger trains. The only decided change
; was made in the running of west
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