The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-04-18

SS"Si al NSShS, v dS IN oakland visiting
friends last Monday. From here Mrs
Creutzburg went to Cumberland. Next
week she will go to jamestown, Va,
to attend the opening of the Exposition
there.
Mr.. R. Harry West, who was in Bal
timore several days last week attending
the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
as representative of the local branch
of that organization, returned to his
home in Oakland Saturday night. Mrs.
West accompanied her husband to and
from Baltimore.
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Ravenscroft,
who spent the winter with their son,
Mr.. Walter Ravenscroft, at Ridgeway,
Pa, returned to their home in Oakland
yesterday morning. Their many friends
in Oakland will be pleased to learn of
their presence here and to know that
they are both enjoying good health.
Don't teach your children that it is a
shame stoS:: wear worn. andl patched
clothes if you are notable to afford bet
ter, but that it is no honor in wearing
new ones that are not paid for. A poet
said: Remember, that rags may cover
boy who will some day be the great
worlds joy"
Mr.. tElwood Offutt, who recently
purchased the north lot of the Col.
Painter property on Second street, has
received plans and specifications from
Chicago architect from which modern
dwelling will be erected on the land
purchased. The building will add very
much to the already fine appearance of
of that section of the town.
Mrs. H. c. Sincell, who has been ex-
tremely i'll for the several months, wa.
taken to Maryland University Hospital
at Baltimore Tuesday night where, if
deemed expedient by the surgeons, an
operation for her relief will be perform
ed. She was accompanied to Baltimore
by Mr.. Sincell and a nurse who has
been attending her for a week past.
Messrs. H. A. Loraditch, H. A.
Rasche, Bernard |. and. Francis Con
der, all of Oakland, went down to Pied
mont yesterday afternoon and at night
were initiated into the order of Knights
of Columbus, which is a large and
growing secret society patronized ex-
clusively by those holding to the Catho-
lie faith. The gentlemen returned to
Oakland this morning.
Here is a puzzle that puzzles every
body: Take the number Of your living
brothers, double the amount, add to it
three multiply by five, ado to it the
number Of your living sisters, multiply
the result by ten, add the number Of
deaths of brothers and substract $50
from the result. The right figure will
be the number of deaths. the middle
will be the number of living sisters and
the left will show the number of living
brothers. Try it and see.
At the banquet given in Baltimore on
Monday to the editors of Democratic
papers in Maryland by the leaders,of
the Democratic party, the local Demo-
cratic organs were represented, the
Journal by Mr.. G. S. Hamill, Jr., and
the Mountain Democrat by it's editor,
Mr.. Charles A. Definbaugh, the latter
returning home Tuesday afternoon suf-
fering with an attack of the grip and
has since been compelled to remain at
his home.
Mr.. John W. Stanton and daughter,
and Mr. and Mrs. Patick Stanton, all
of Chicago, arrived here last Thursday
night from their home to attend the
funeral of their relative, Miss Kate
Stanton, which took place Friday morn
ing at ten o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanton returned to their home Friday
afternoon, followed on Saturday evening
by Mr.. John Stanton, whose daughter
will remain in this section for a week
visiting relatives.
Miss Nell Offutt, who has been under
treatment for several months in the
University Hospital in Baltimore, where
she underwent severe surgical opera
ton shortly after Christmas, returned
to her home in Oakland Monday evening,
being accompanied by her sister, Miss
Bess Offutt, who was in Baltimore sew
eral weeks, and a nurse. Miss Offutt's
conditionis eminently satisfactory to her
relatives and friends, all of whom will
be glad TO hear of her return home.
The reported assault upon and rob-
berry of Mr.. James Stephen, son of
County Commissioner Peter j. Stephen,
alleged to have been committed on last
Sunday night at point in Election Dis
trict No. IL near Judge Elias Merrills
store, when the young man was relieved
nf a afah