The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-02-09

the FUNDS Tor the purpose. The in
strument has been placed IN the room
oyer which Miss Browning presides.
The children appreciate greatly the
music and have taken added interest
in their studies as a result.
Miss Irene Haulenbeek is visiting
in Philadelphia, and later will visit in
New York and Newark, New jersey.
Mr.. Leonard Lochner, of this office,
spent Sunday with his parents at
Homecoming
Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Sliger entertain
ed on Friday evening at their resi-
dence on Second street the card club,
composed of number of young folks.
Mr.. ,Chas. f 'Hillearv, of near Cor
man, was here last Saturday at a
meeting of the Board of Directors of
the First National Bank.
Mrs. Elmer Haulenbeek, after
spending January in Baltimore, is
again at Deer Park enjoying the fine
Garrett county sic Ching
Benjamin F Friend, of Friendsville,
was on last Saturday granted a pen
sion of $24 per month by the Pen
sion Bureau at Washington.
Mondays Grafton Sentinel says
Mr. Perry E. Kimmell, local man on
the Daily Sentinel, made business
trip to Morgaptown today, leaving
on the seven train this morning."
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Proctor, who
have been in New York and Cincin-
matt since they left here early in the
fall, are now at Kenilworth Inn, Bit
more, North Carolina.
Rev. Gideon J. Ferguson, of Elder,
was in Oakland Monday and Tues
day visiting his brother, Mr. Samuel
Ferguson, who has been quite i'll sew
eral days suffering with an attack of
the grip.
Messrs. John and Lawrence Lee,
sons of eX-Sheriff w Perry Lee, whose
saloon was burned on Wednesday
morning of last week, will open in the
Hessen building at the south end of
the Third street bridge.
DIR. and Mrs. Mahlon c. Hinebaugh
entertained quite large number of
their friends at a musical given at
their residence on Alder street Friday
evening of last week. During the
evening dainty refreshments were
served to those present.
The repairs to the boiler at the
Catholic church not having been com
pleted last week, services were held
Sunday morning in the parochial res
idence, adjoining the church edifice,
being conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Connel.
Mr.. William E. Messersmith, ac-
companied by his little daughter, ar
rived in Oakland Sunday morning to
visit his wife, who has been here sew
eral weeks undergoing treatment, be-
ing the guest of DR.. and Mrs. M. G..
Hinebaugh. Mr.. Messersmith return
ed home Monday evening.
Mr.. Alvin Getty came up from
Cumberland on Saturday evening,
and was the guest of his brother, DIR.
o. &. Getty on Sunday. He returned
home Sunday evening on Duquesne,
being accompanied by his wife who
had been visiting relatives here for
two weeks.-Cumberland News.
Collector of the Port, Senator r. A.
Rayenscroft, came up to Oakland
from Baltimore last Friday evening
and was here on Saturday where he
attended the meeting of the Board ii
Directors of the First National Bank
and attending to some affairs connect
ed with the building operations under
way for him by Mr.. John Ault.
Easter does not come until April 20
this year. This is a very late date for
it and many think that it means that
we are to have an exceedingly late
spring. They are mourning on this
account. Those who have to foot the
millinery bills don't care if the day is
postponed until after the Fourth of
July.
Small game and birds have suffered
greatly during the cold weather and
in face of the deep snowfall. Many
birds have frozen and are found
huddled together under bushes and
logs. In some instances farmers are
feeding the birds and this should be
done by everyone who has the oppor.
tunity. Otherwise the country will
be completely stripped of them this
winter.
a tele phone message to this Office
from Clarksburg, w. Va. asking to
whom the contract for the new jail
had been awarded Monday after
noon, was somewhat premature, the
plans for the building not yet haying