The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-06-08
Strange visitors.

ing for farm upon which to locate.
He wants about fifty acres near town.
Mr.. Theodore Bush, formerly of
Oakland but for number of years a
leading resident of Grafton, W. Va,
was in Oakland Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. feathers
had as their visitors from Friday I'M
til. Monday afternoon Mrs. Isaac
Singleton and children, of Parkers-
burg, West Va.
Mr.. Byrne Hamill arrived home
| Sunday evening FROM Front Royal,
Va, where he had been a student
during the winter at Randolph
Macon Academy.
After attending Il meeting of the
Board of School Commissioners held
ia Oakland last Friday and Satur-
! day, Commissioners Ellithorpe and
BishOff returned to their respective
homes Saturday afternoon.
Rev. E. Hopkins and Mr. Theo-
dore Bush, of Grafton, and Mr.. George
Low, of KeYser, accompanied by Mr..
E. J. Fringer, Of Oakland, were at
Eglon Tuesday attending the Confer
ence of the Lutheran church.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Sincell and Mr..
r. Z. Sliger went to Homecoming yes
terday where they attended the we'd
ding of Miss Mary. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D. L. Sloan, to Mr.. Harry
Somerville
Gene Baumgartner has opened his
! five and ten-cent store in the old post
Office building on Alder street. He
has large and well selected stock of
household articles, wearing apparel,
toilet articles, etc. No article is sold
| exceeding ten cents in value and the
public appreciate his enterprise. See
his advertisement ia this paper to-
day
Rev. J. B. Shoup, of Bittinger, well
known and greatly beloved by mary
Oakland citizens, was here Monday
when he accompanied Rev. E. Manages
to Eglon where both gentlemen at
tended the Allegheny Conference of
the Lutheran church in session there
Monday evening, Tuesday and yester-
day. They returned to Oakland yes
terday and this morning Mr.. Shoup
returned to his charge at Bittinger.
Deputy Sheriff James B. Frantz
was called hastily to Bond on Mon
day afternoon by telephone message
| stating that a riot was imminent
there among some woodsmen who
were drunk and looking for trouble.
The officer went to Bond Immediately
but before he arrived the men had
been made aware of his movements
and left the place.
w. S. Shrout, of Gormania, spent
Monday night with friends in Keyser
He is engaged In the restaurant bust
ness in the town and has a nice farm
in the neighborhood to which he de-
votes a part of his attention. He
says the Bayard Coal & Coke Co. has
leased their mine at Glade Run to
parties who will resume operations
there shortlv.-Keyser Echo.
MIR. Charles E. Hilleary, of District
No. s, mention of whose injuries as
result of brake beam on his wagon
slipping and striking him on the nose
and breaking it, was made in this
| paper last week, came over to Oak
land Thursday afternoon and remain
ed here until Saturday evening re-
ceived medical and surgical attention
at the hands of DR.. John E. Legge.
Rev. E. S. Johnson, D. D., last Sun
day preached his farewell sermon to
! the Lutheran congregation of this
| town, His remarks were well received
by large and appreciative audience.
Rey. Johnston served the charge in
Guiding Salisbury, Greenvill, st. Paul
and Grantsyille for eleven years, and
it can be said of truth that he SER
we'd his charge we'll He will continue
to reside here, where he has legion of
warm friends in all denominations.
Salisbury Star,
The town of TunneIton, 2G miles
west of Oakland, was visited by a fire
on last Saturday night about eleven
o'clock which destroyed two stores
and six dwellings,, entailing net loss
of $4,000. That the fire was of in
cendiary origin there is little doubt
and detectives have been Cmploved
to hunt the fire bugs down. Among
those who lost their homes were Mr..
Hugh Bonefeld, NJ. G. Gibson and
Col. VIM. j. Lavelle The stores
burned were owned by Adams g. Co.
and the Tunnelton Hardware Co