The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-23
COMMISSIONERS ASSUME OFFICE
nessrs. Dix on and LowdermilK Took
Oath Before Clerk Tower Saturday.

Dixon, Of Oakland. and Mr. Walter NJ.
LOwdermilk, of SelbyspOrt District,
who were elected last fall for the term
of four years, went before Clerk of the
Circuit Court Z. Z. Tower, where they
took the oath of Office as Commissioners
and received from Mr. Tower their
commissions as public officials.
Mr.. Lowdermilk came to Oakland
from his home near Selbysport Friday
afternoon and after he had transacted
the business which brought him to the
county seat he returned to his home.
With Mr.. Fike, the holdover mem
Der Of the Commissioners Board, and
Messrs. Dixon and Lowdermilk as the
other members of that body, Garrett
county may well congratulate herself in
having her financial affairs in such good
hands,
A rather peculiar coincidence with re-
spect to the members of the Commits
sioners' Board is that all three mem
bers We're born and reared in District
No. 2. MIR. Fike left his home district
but a few years ago and moved to his
present horne. Mr. Dixon came to this
part Of the county while quite a young
man, first engaging himself in the en-
ploy of Mr.. p. T. Cartwright, later
coming to Oakland, where he has been
one of our most progressive citizens
ard enterprising business men. Mr..
LoWdermilk is still resident Of his ma
tive district where ne is engaged in
farming and its kindred pursuits
Read the handsomely Illustrated
Christmas page appearing elsewhere in
this paper today. 1t is the product Of
the best newspaper illustrators Of the
age.
Rev. L. B. Hensley, who attended
the meeting of the Baltimore Presby-
terry which was held in Baltimore last
week, returned to Oakland Friday
afternoon.
Miss Anna Gender returned to her
home in Oakland Monday evening from
st. Mary's Seminary, st. Mary's coun-
ty, where she will spend the holidays
with her mother.
Bibles in great variety for Christmas
at very reasonable prices, in English or
German, can be secured of J. A. Enlow.
colporteur for the Maryland Bible So
! ciety, who resides at Mt. Lake Park.
MIR. Stuart Hamill returned to Etam,
West Va, Monday morning after
week spent at his home here owing to
an injury he sustained when a heavy
plank at his mill fell upon his foot and
incapacitated him from work.
Mrs. S. A. Kendall, of Crellin, was in
the city Tuesday morning on his way
from his winter home in Washington to
Crellin, where he spent day or two,
returning to Washington this morning
to remain with his family during the
holidays.
The Deer Park Band will attend the
fair for the benefit of Mountain CITY
Band one night. Don't fail to hear
them.
Mrs. Grover Stemple left Oakland
Monday afternoon for Wheeling where
she will visit her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. ]. B. Workman, during the holi-
DAYS. Mr.. Stemple will go to Wheel
ing tonight where he will also be the
guest of Rev. and Mrs Workman.
Miss BeuIah Loughridge, teacher of
one OF the primary grades in the Oak
land school, was taken i'll last Sunday
and consequently the scholars of her
department are having an enforced holi-
dav. Miss Loughridgu was quite i'll for
several days but is somewhat better
now.
Recently a second epidemic of whoop-
ing cough has struck Oakland during
the present year. That which now has
Oakland in its grip is no respecter of |
persons, attacking old and young alike.
Some Of its victims are upwards of
seventy-fve years of age and others are
tiny babies.
For your toys and candies come to
Baumgartner 5.
Messrs. c. E. Ellithorp, of Bittinger,
and Mr.. E. K. Boucher, of Centreville, |
Pa, were Oakland visitors last Satur- |
day when both gentlemen made this |
office brief though pleasant visits. Mr.. |
Boucher is son of Mr. H. C. Boucher, |
a former Garrett countian, and a nephew /
of Mr.. Ellithorp.
Mr.. Daniel limbaugh arrived IN
Oakland Saturday from Morgantown, |
where he spent several weeks, and !
after visiting relatives here few days !
left for Hagerstown where he and Mrs. |
Hinebaugh will be the guests during !
the holiday season of their daughter, !
Mrs. T. S. Claggett.
Mrs. R. E. Sliger and son Robert.
arrived home Saturday afternoon after
a week spent in Baltimore, where the
boy underwent a surgical operation for !
a ,tprVouS affpcfion with which ba ,,,os