The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-08-04

MT. anu Mrs. n. Alien lsOn ana
daughter went up to Hutton this
morning where they will be the guests
/ today of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F. White.
A lawn fete will be held at New
Germany on the evening of August
18th for the benefit of Mount Beulah
NJ. E. church. to which all are cor
daily invited.
Col. and Mrs J. E. Wood, who
spent the winter and spring months
in Baltimore, arrived in Oakland last
Friday evening and are domiciled at
the Rest for the summer.
A number of the Youngsters of town
will present at the opera house
tonight the farce "Peck's Bad Boy"
All who attend may expect a rich
treat. Street parade today at noon.
Mr.. Thomas H. Bittinger. of Grants
vile, was in Oakland yesterday, be-
/ ing en- route to point east of Noun
tain Lake Park where he will erect
monument to the memory of Mr., S.
A. Winters.
y Mr.. George d. White, who has for
several months been employed in the
/ Custom House at Baltimore, came up
to Oakland Saturday night and re-
manned here until Monday evening
visiting his family.
/ Monday three parties of AUTOMOBILE
lists from New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore en- route to st. Lolis
over the old National Road, passing
through Grantsville, where a short
stop was made for slight repairs to
one or two of the machines when the
/ journey was resumed.
Messrs. Chas. Blamble and j. S. Nc
! Cardle passed through Oakland this
morning with five very fine horses
which they bought down near Acct
dent for the Wildell Lumber Com
/ pany's operations at Wildell, w. Va.
The animals are Garrett county bred
and are fine as any horses ever seen
in this community.
Messrs. John W. Davis and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Luther j. Brown,
of Oakland, with all the necessary
requisites for camp in the woods,
left Oakland Monday morning for the
| Cheat River, south of Aurora, where
they will go into camp fora week or
ten DAYS.
| The Mayor and Council by adver-
| tisement which will be found else
| where in this issue of The Republican,
requests sealed proposals for the erec-
ton of two sidewalks in Oakland, one
fronting the opera house block and
the other leading from Second street
to Railroad street.
Mr., and Mrs. NJ. Pope Theodoroff
and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuels left TODAY
for Mountain Lake Park to spend the
rest of the summer with Mrs. Theo-
doroff's father, DR.. Samuels. Mr..
Theodoroff will return to this city
each week to look after his law bus
iuess.-Morgantown Dominion.
Mr.. j. L. Richter, of Accident, came
up to Oakland yesterday accompan-
led by his daughter and son-in-l law.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller, of Western
port, who were on their way home
after having spent a week or two
with Mr.. and Mrs. Richter and other
relatives at Accident.
DR.. d. o. Mckinley lies critically
i'll at his home on Union street.
Mr.. Mckinley has been suffering
from stomach trouble for some time,
and we understand that his ailment,
which has been pronounced cancer
of the stomach, is. growing worse
Meyersdale Commercial.
Messrs. Alfred Friend, of Sang Run,
and David H. Friend, of Friendsville.
were in Oakland yesterday. The
latter gentleman is just recovering
from an injury to his arm sustained
several weeks ago in an argument
with one of his neighbors over a line
fence which was being erected.
County Treasurer Z. A. Weimer.
who has been out in the several dis.
tricts collecting taxes, since early in
July, will complete his itinerary next
week, when he will thereafter be
found at his Office in Oakland. Mr..
Weimer has collected during his trip
large amount of funds.
The creditors of the Common
wealth Tanning Company received
Tuesday checks in full for the claims
they held against the corporation.
the same being issued by Messrs.
Fred. A. ThaYer, G. S. Hamill and
Davisson Armstrong, trustees, ap-
pointed for the purpose by the United
States District Court.
Capt. James W. White, one of the
old vets who look upon the sunny
side of life although on the down
grade, was in Oakland Tuesday
morning and dropped in to see The
Republican. He is enthusia site in