The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-07-13

Mr.. Fred 7. Martin, of Fairmont,
spent a few days in Oakland with his
family this week.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Shirer. who
spent last week in Baltimore with
relatives, returned to Oakland Sat
urday night
Grant Hayden, of Piedmont, son of
Capt. and Mrs. James A. Hayden, of
the Park, was in Oakland to-day on
business.
Mr.. c. w. Cuppett, of near Cranes
vile, was in the city yesterday and
became one Of the several new sub
scribers to this paper during the past
few days.
Mr.. Eugene Hart, who went to Bal
+ timore early in the spring where he
became conductor on the street car
line Of that city, has returned here
and will probably remain du ring the
summer.
Fred Moore, the little grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleckenstein. came in
to collision with a wagon last Friday
while mounted on his bicycle and was
thrown with some force to the pave
ment resulting to a slight laceration
of his forehead above his right eve.
DR.. Bruce Lichty drove over to
GrantsYille on Sunday and spent the
dav with friends and relatives at that
place, returning home the same even
ing accompanied by his wife and two
daughters who had been spending the
week with relatives at that place.
-Meyersdale Republican.
Col. and Mrs. Morris Painter. of
Waynesburg, Pa, who summered
here two years ago, returned to Oak
land Monday afternoon and will oc-
cupy their residence on Second street
this summer. Their many friends
here are glad to welcome them.
Last Thursday this office was favor.
ed with a call from Mr.. Samuel B.
Lee, of near Hutton, who was accom-
panied by his brother. Mr.. Moses
Lee, of Preston county, West Va.
Both gentlemen had just returned
from the soldiers reunion at Terra
Alta which took place in that town
as an annual custom on the Fourth
and continued three days.
Mr.. Charles H. Shaffer, of the
Patent Office at Was hington, D. c.,
after visiting his parents up in Dis
trict No. s several days recently, left
Oakland on Tuesday afternoon for
the seat of government where he will
resume his duties in the Department
as assistent examiner which position
he has filled since his transfer from
the War Department a year or more
ago.
Some merchants excuse the obvious
shortcomings in their advertisements
by the plea that they didn't "have
time to get up a good ad." The ad-
ditional leisure that comes with a
lull in business could be employed in
no better way that in the study of
all phases of advertising, in collecting
and arranging of ideas and sugges-
tiODs, and in planning of profitable
means of getting to the public ear and
understanding.
DR.. Charles Beachy. of Grantsville,
who was here and at the Park attend
ing the camp meeting which closed
Monday night, was a very pleasant
caller at this office yesterday after
noon. DR.. BeachY has forsaken his
! profession for the ministry and is
preparing himself to enter actively
| in work for the salvation Of souls.
He has the we'll wishes of MANY
| friends in Oakland for his success in
the laudable undertaking before him.
He is an entertaining talker, and his
labOrs no doubt will be crowned with
great cuccess
Among the citizens Of Friendsville
and vicinity who were in Oakland
Monday and Tuesday on business as
| principals and witnesses before the
non-jury term of the Circuit Court
held here those days, we noticed
Messrs. William and E. G. w. Ryland,
George D. Frantz, Benz. W. Frantz,
Walter D. Collier, Leon Hardie, An
drew Friend, A NJ Umble, Charles
Fike and Cornelius w. Friend, the
latter an aYowed candidate for the
nomination for County Commissioner
from Friendsville district.