The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05

clan of Preston county, West Va, when
fifty eight members of the family held
a reunion at Morris Park, a point on the
M. & X. railroad. Here the day was
thoroughly enjoyed, the visitors re-
turning home Sunday afternoon.
Lieutenant West and Attorney Mat
thews.of Oakland, Md, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. T.. Glotfelty last week.
On Thursday they returned to Oakland
accompanied by Miss Margaret Glot-
feltv who will spend ten DAYS with rel
atives in that place. The trip was made
overland in lieutenant Vests car
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F. e. MCKINNEY, matchmaker, jewel
er, engraver and diamond setter, at +.
G. HYDE'S, Oakland, Md. 23-tf
Mr.. George W. Legge, Jr., as attor-
ney for the Board of County Commits
sioners, will offer at public auction on
the premises in Oakland, on Tuesday,
the 10th inst, and property known as
the old Jail lot The lot contains one
fourth of an acre and has upon it the
old residence of the sheriff, the old Jail
and a stable. 1t will be sold for cash on
the day of sale.
Mr.. Edward w. Helbig, of Oakland,
left here Monday morning for point
near Romney, w. Va, where he owns
tract of timber, to superintend the con-
struction of a tramway from the mill
site to the railroad, and also the cree
ton of the buildings necessary for the
housing of men and stock. AS soon as
the mill has been erected he will begin
the manufacture of lumber.
Ex-Sheriff Andrew ShartZer has pur-
chased from / Mr.. Herman Creutzburg
the meat business conducted by the
latter in connection with his general
store, and will take charge of the bust
ness Saturday morning. Mr.. Shartzer
will endeavor to handle none but first
class meats, both fresh and cured, max
ing a speciality of mountain mutton and
lamb. At present he is undecided
whether to locate his market in the
Nally building or elsewhere, but will
arrange for the location definitely with
in the next day or two.
The b. & y. passenger depot at Pied
mont is undergoing a general overhaul
ing. The interior of the building is
finished in white coating laid off in
block work. There is also four big
iron columns in the center of the build
ing. These will be finished in white,
representing marble. Mr.. Jared Meri-
man of keyser, having the contract for
the plastering. The company expects
to have the building ready for the trav-
cling public in a couple of weeks. This
depot, when completed, will be one of
the finest along the line.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed left
Oakland Sunday afternoon on their tour
of the west, being accompanied as far
as Cumberland by their son Harold, who
will visit that city during the present
week. From Cumberland Mr.. and Mrs.
Harmed went to Pittsburgh and there
took a train for the west. They will
visit Yellowstone Park, San Francisco
and other points in California, and then
go to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado,
returning home by way of Denver, Salt
Lake City and St Louis. They expect
to be absent from Oakland for about a
month.
Mr. Stephen G. Ashby, of the office
force of Mr.. N. u. Bond, of Oakland,
left here Tuesday afternoon for Jackson
county, Kentucky, where he will be
engaged for the next month or six weeks
with a surveying corps in locating a
railroad through the timber lands owned
by Mr.. Bond, who, as soon as the road
can be built and the necessary machinery
installed, will begin the operation of one
of the largest numbering plants in the
country. The tract to be operated
embraces about 26, 600 acres of virgin
forest and will require at least twenty
years to cut it over.
The latest visitors from here to Oak
land, Md, and the summer resorts in
that vicinity, made the trip on Monday,
when S. f. Engle, accompanied by M.
F. and w. G. Lowry, and Elijah New
man, made the trip in Mr. Engles car,
arriving at Deer Park at II a. m. where
they spread luncheon and proceeded to
serve the inner man. After luncheon
an inspection of the fine buildings,
swimming pools, and places of recrea-
ton was made, going from there to the
city where short stop was made. The
next stop was at Accident, on there re-
turn, where they had view OF the fine
stock on II. j. Speicher' stock farm
near that place, running from their via
the Cove" home, arriving here about
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