The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-05-26
THE ALLEGANY CONFERENCE
OF the Ev. Lutheran Church to Con-
vene i'm Oakland Next Week.

/ legany Conference OF the Maryland
I Synod, Ev. Lutheran church, will
convene in ST. Marks Ev. Lutheran
church in Oakland on Tuesday, May
31st. for session of two days.
Last year the conference was held
at Cumberland and by invitation ON
the part of Rev. Manages, the pastor
here, it was decided that the meeting
take place in Oakland on the date
named above.
The first session will be held on
I Tuesday evening at 7.30 O'Clock at
which time Rev. John S. Braren, of
Cumberland, will preach.
/ The following morning at o'clock
devotional service, led by Rev. Luther
A. Mann, D. D.. of Cumberland, will
be conducted $50, the business ses-
sion will be held. At 1890 Rev Tay-
lor b. Yeaklev, District Missionary,
will read a paper on West Virginia
Missions. This will close the morning
! service
! In the afternoon Rev. Luther F.
Miller. of Westernport, will address
the conference, his discourse being of
an exegetical nature. THE Church
and the Churches by Rev. George
w. Stroup, of Bittinger. will be dis
cussed at 3.15, following which Rev.
Edmund j. Hopkins, of Grafton, will
address the conference, his subject
being THE Indwelling OF the Holy
Spirit
In the evening at 7.30 addresses as
follows will be delivered why | am
Christian by Rev. William Nc
Cauley, ofCumberland and why l
am a Lutheran" by Rev. Fred. r.
Wagner, of Frostburg, which will
close the session.
The Allegany Conference is COM
posed of the churches of Allegany and
Garrett counties, Md. Tucker, Ran
dolDh, Preston, Taylor, Mineral and
Marion counties, West Virginia; the
! total number of charges being sixteen.
Mr. Roy Ramill, of the Upper Pc
tomac Coal Co., spent Sunday in
Oakland with his parents.
Miss Bessie Adair, of Terra Alta,
was the guest several days this week
of Mr.. and Mrs. King Delawder.
Messrs, w. R. Mealey and Henry
Lauer are having their respective
homes handsomely painted.
AIRS. c. Felty and daughter Hazel,
Of Connellsville, arrived here yester
day where they will spend the sum
mer.
Mrs. G. Semmes Hamill, accompan-
led by her son and mother, Mrs. Cush-
ing, Of Baltimore, arrived in Oakland
last night.
,Sheriff f. J. Frantz advertises in
| this paper today the sale of a valua-
BILE lot at MountainlLak Park which
will take place on Saturday, June
18th, in front of the court house in
| Oakland.
Ex-Judge Elias Merrill, of District
No. II, and Hon. George L. Michaels,
of No. 4, were visitors to Oakland
Tuesday where they were witnesses
in a case being heard in the Orphans
Court
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Grant Smith and
children, of Grafton, came down to
Oakland from their home Saturday
evening where the latter are guests
of relatives. Mr.. Smith returned to
Grafton Monday evening.
Mr.. Edwin l.. Mitchell has had
plans prepared and will erect a new
dwelling on his lot adjoining that of
Mr.. Austin Brown on Second street.
Work will begin On the erection of
the building some time next week.
Mrs. E. G. Walker, Of Baltimore,
who came up TO Oakland last week
to superintend the sale of some of her
personal property, left here last
night for Cincinnati, Ohio, where
she will visit relatives Def )re her re-
turn to Baltimore
Mr.. w. A. Maffett, president Of the
Garrett County Telephone Company,
returned to Oakland Tuesday after
noon from:a trip in the interest of his
kne through the Negro mountain sec
! ton of the county where rev line
| is being built
The contract for the purchase of
pipe organ for the NJ Z. church in
Oakland is being considered by the
committee at the time this paper is
put on the press. The instrument
will probably cost $500 and will be
purchased this afternoon.
DR.. Frank Laughlin, son of Dr. and
Mrs. j. w. Laughlin, of the Park,
who recently graduated from the
University of Maryland, arrived
home one day last week and will
locate for the practice of his profess
ion at the Park.