The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-22

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The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Garrett County Tele-
phone Company will be held at Hoyes
on Monday, January 2nd, when officers
and directors will be elected for the en-
suing year and general business trans
acted.
For Xmas goods, toys. candies, nuts,
fruits and novelties, visit me. Xmas
cards 10c dozen. Baumgartner.
The wedding of Miss Marie Hclbig
and Mr.. Philip T. Pcddicord will occur
on Tuesday morning next at ten o'clock
at St. Peters Catholic church in Oak
land. The prospective bride and groom
are two of Oakland's best known young
people.
Miss Carrie Thrasher, of Deer Park,
has gone to Baltimore to visit Mrs.
Elmer Haulenbeek. and her sister-in-
law, Miss Irene Haulenbeek. Miss
Thrasher will visit Washington City be-
fore returning to her home in Garrett
county
Mr.. Frank L. Wheeler, formerly of
Deer Park, who has been located in
Plttsburg for a number of years as an
employee of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, has been promoted from
the position of operator to that of sup
ervisor OF traffic with headquarters in
Pittsburg.
For Xmas goods, toys, candies, nuts,
fruits and novelties, visit me. Xmas
cards l0c dozen Baumgartner.
Mrs. Clarence G. Hammond, who re-
sides near Terra Alta, having recently
removed there from Mountain Lake
Park, was IN Oakland yesterday. The
injuries received some days ago by her
husband, when he lost several fingers of
his right hand by having them cut off
by saw on the mill he was operating,
were very painful, but he is recovering
slowly.
Some local reporter for the Baltimore
News sent a telegram to that paper
from Oakland under date of Tuesday
stating that twenty-four inches of snow
covered the ground in the vicinity of
Oakland. The snow may be that deep
in the reporter S back yard where it has
drIfted but on the level the depth is not
more than twelve inches, which, by the
way, is sufficient for all purposes.
Mr.. Louis H. Deifenbach, of near
Grantsvllle, was in Oakland Tuesday
on business connected with his agency
for the sale of the Ford automobile.
This car is one of the few low priced
good machines now on the market, the
demand for which is increasing every
day. Mr.. Deifenbach has one or two
prospective customers in Oakland for
machines which will likely to be deliver
ed early in the spring.
For Xmas goods, toys, candies, nuts,
fruits and novelties, visit me. Xmas
cards l0c dozen. Baumgartner.
County Treasurer Robert l.. Fries.
whose foot was amputated at the Home
Sanatorium in Oakland two or three
weeks ago, has been discharged from
the institution and expects to go to his
home on White Rock today where he
will visit his family until after the holi-
days. Mr.. Fries rapid recovery from
the operation is source of qualification
not alone to himself and his physicians
but also to his many friends.
Major General Sam B. Lee, of Terra
Alta, spent Tuesday in Oakland on bust
ness, having come down to the Mary
land town to purchase a quantity of
Christmas goods and a goodly sized
bottle of turpentine to be use in case of
snake bite when the fishing season be-
gins. The General is still vigorous
exponent of the rights of Terra Alta to
to have the court house of Preston
county and like the good soldier he is he
never knows when he is licked
The various Sunday schools of Oak
land will observe Christmas as usual
this year. Special musical and literary
programs will be rendered, preparations
for which have been going on for some
time. The service at the Lutheran
church will occur on Saturday night at
which the boys choir, under the direc-
ton of DR.. Robinson, will sing two Sc
lections. Other literary and musical
numbers of the program will be render
ed by members of the Sabbath school.
The services in the Methodist church
will occur Monday evening where the
boys choir will also sing. The Presby-
terrain school will observe the day Sun
day evening.