The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-14

| hoOh, WAS business VISITOR TO YAK
land on Tuesday when he qualified
as the administrator of the estate of
his deceased brother, the late William
, r. Michaels, also of Firm Rock.
Mr.. Harry Rasche assumed the po-
sition of assistant agent at the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad station in
Oakland last Thursday, filling the
position made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Fred Allen which took effect
on the 9Th inst.
The B. & o. r. R. Co. suspended
their ice gathering at Mountain Lake
Park Tuesday last for two weeks, at
which time they will again resume
operations and continue as long as
the ice lasts. So far they have ship
ped nearly 1000 tons.
MIR. Moses r. Hamill's riding horse
which was being kept at the farm of
Mr.. Isaac W.Thompson, near German,
during the winter, was found dead in
the stable last Saturday morning.
The supposedly cause of the animals
death was acute bronchitis.
The tender on train No. As last
Thursday afternoon jumped the track
at the Washington Spring bridge, just
west of town, which delayed traffic
several hours and required the services
of the wrecking crew to replace it mp
on the rails.
Considerable Of the space in this
weeks, Republjcan is taken up by the
list OF road supervisors appointed at
the recent session of the Board Of
County Commissioners but as the
matter is of utmost Importance to the
the citizens and taxpayers it should
be interesting reading TO the public
generally.
This paper has engaged the services
of one of the best newspaper writer's
Of the State to furnish weekly letters
from Annapolis during the session
of the Legislature. The letters will
be concise and particularly interest
ing to the Garrett county folks as they
will follow infinitely all legislation
affecting the welfare of the people of
this county.
Editor James NJ. Litzinger, of the
Led6er, was forced to return to his
home i'll Oakland yesterday on ac-
count of the severe effects Of vacci-
nation made a couple of weeks ago.
Vaccination serves some persons very
severely, while others feel but little
bad effects from it, but when it is all
over and the taking" process ended,
one can feel mighty safe, with omuch
smallpox scattered about the country.
Grafton Sentinel.
Mr.. Albert Lohm of this city, who
was operated on surgically in Il hos
pital at Pittsburg, couple Of weeks
ago for appendicitis mention of which
was made in these columns at the
time, was brought home last evening
and is now resting easily at the resi-
dence of his grandfather Mr. Robert
Shaw, on the south side, where he is
being attended by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lafayette Lohm of Deer
Park. We are glad to note that the
young man is rapidly coming back to
health and strength after the recent
severe operation, and that his many
friends hope TO see him up and about
at an early date.-Grafton Sentinel.
Mr.. JOseDh Rembold, one of our
old-time friends from out Horseshoe
Runway was visitor to Oakland
Tuesday and while in the city paid
his respects to this paper He states
that owing to disappointment in re-
ceiving the necessary machinery with
which to rebuild his saw mill which
was consumed by fire early in the
spring, he will not be able to resume
business for several weeks. An
engine was shipped to him from
Chicago but it was received here in a
damaged condition and he refused to
move il from the railroad station and
Immediately ordered another from an
eastern manufacturer, which is now
on the way.