The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-12-22
At the close of Business Rou. 10


Oakland yesterday making some Hol-
iday purchases.
Attorney William r. Offutt was con-
fined to his home several days last
week with an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Norman S. Heindel and child
rem left Oakland Tuesday morning for
Baltimore, where they will be guests
of relatives and friends during the
Holidays
Mr.. Herman J. Georg, one of the
Accident merchants, was in Oakland
Tuesday on business connected with
the purchase of real estate located
in his home town.
Mr.. George B. Weber, n member Of
the firm of H. Weber & Sons, the
Oakland florists, was in the city last
night on business, returning home on
train No. 4.-Grafton Sentinel.
The Methodist brethren are very
much elated withlthe success attend
ing the installation of the new pipe
organfin their church in Oakland.
This organ is the only instrument of
its kind in the county. 1t cost about
$500.
Rev. w. H. Faust, Baptist minis
ter at Deer Park. announces that he
willipreach at Deer Park on Sunday
at II a. IN. and 7. 30 p. IN. Prayer
meeting service will be held Wednes-
day evening at 7.3O. to which all are
cordially invited.
Rev. j. E. Weigle, pastor of the
GAINESVILLE n. Z. church is holding
a revival at Harrington school house
in which an unusual interest is being
manifested. He was assisted Tues
day night by Rey Workman, of st.
Paul's NJ. f. church.
Prof. Ed. A. Browning, county SUI
perintendent of schools, is in Cumber-
land this week attending the Teach
ers' Institute of Allegany county,
where on Tuesday afternoon he de-
livered a lecture entitled, 1.-The Beau
ties of Literature and How to Find
Them"
Rev. }. l.. b. Jones, on his way
from Cameron to Rowlesburg last
SATURDAY evening, became very sick
on the train and came on here to re-
ceive attention. He had so far recov-
cred Sunday evening as to be able to
return home.-Terra Alta Republi-
can.
The annual rush at the local ex-
press office is now on The forces are
kept busy through long hours, col
Letting. distributing and dispatching
the numerous packages that come and
go. The real congestion will not be-
gin, however, for day or two.
Rev. Weigle is conducting a very
successful REVIVAL in the Harrington
Manor school house, and was in Oak
land Yesterday, having come here to
procure legal advice concerning a dis
turbance which took place at the
meeting the night before, which was
brought about by a malcontent.
Who is the richest man in the
world?f' asks an exchange, and begins
measuring millions against millions.
All wrong. The richest man in the
world is the one that gets the greatest
amount of happiness out of what he
has, whatever it is. 1t is an old truth,
but it was never truer than it is to-
day.
Mr.. Charles S. Friend, of Swanton,
who entered the employ of the Will.
dell Lumber Company as manager of
the store owned by the corporation,
has resigned his position and is now
employed as travelling salesman for
Armour & Go. of Chicago. Mr..
Friends headquarters will be at
Piedmont, w. Va.
The Christmas services of the Meth
odlst Sunday school will be held in
the church auditorium on Monday
night instead of Saturday night as
was stated in these columns last
week. The Lutheran school will cell
citrate Christmas on Saturday even
ing when the announced program will
be carried out in full.
The tannerY of the Hide and
Leather Company at Bayard, which
has been idle for three years, will
start up in a few days. very likely
this week with full force of men.
The tannery handles upper leather,
is the property of an independent
company, employs about sixty men
and is the most important industry
in Bayard. Last week workmen were
engaged N putting the plant in order,
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