The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-06-13
OAKLAND NORMAL SCHOOL
Started Off Monday Morning With an
Enrolment of %.

ner and C. Edward Bender as instruc-
tors, Capt. Sanner having arrived in
Oakland that morning from Grantsville,
when, on Friday Of last week, he closed
normal which had been successfully
taught by him for period of eight
weeks.
The Oakland school starts out with a
satisfactory enrolment, although some
take exceptions to ''23'' but the in
structorS expect to have more than
twice the number enrolled before the
close of the present week.
Messrs. Treacy and McComas, agents
for the Ford automobile company, re
ceived another consignment of cars last
Friday, al of which have been sold and
delivered. Mrs. 7. W. Casteel pur-
chased one of the cars while the other
two went to parties out of town,
Mr.. Ezra B. Hanger, of Terra Alta,
who recently won the nomination for
County Assessor over in Preston county
against field of eight other candidates
was in Oakland Tuesday afternoon
where he received the hearty cOngratu-
lations of his Garrett county friends.
Messrs. Gideon J. Gnagey and Thomas
Younkin, of Grantsville, came up to
Oakland Sunday afternoon in company
with Mr.. II. p Miller. of the Stone
House farm, near Grantsville, when the
latter met his family, who had been on
a visit to friends near town, and took
them home from here Monday morning.
Messrs. D. E. Offutt 4 Sons have
! had erected in front of their store build
! ing on Second street substantial avn
ming, the frame work being composed
! Of heavy galvanized iron pipe and the
covering or roof is made of regulation
corrugated IRON. The Improvement is
a splendid one.
The pulpit of the Episcopal Church in
| Oakland will be filled each Sunday
morning during the summer by the
Rev. Geo. w. Dame, D. D., Of the
Church of the Holy Innocents, Balti-
/ more. DR.. Dame will also officiate at
/ chapel Of the Deer Park hotel Sabbath
/ afternoons. Dr. Dame preached his
second discourse here last Sunday
/ morning.
County Commissioner d. NJ. Dixon
and family are now occupying their
home on Second street, the repairs to
/ the building made necessary on account
! OF the fire occurring on February 22d,
! having been recently completed In
addition to placing the property in the
best Of repairs Mr.. Dixon added a new
upper balcony and made some altera-
tons to the interior of the dwelling.
Thirty years ago 'the Mountain
| Democrat of Oakland wanted TO know
whether anybody had seen its special
correspondent in the vicinity of Bloom
ington, GrantsviIle or Accident?' The
Journal replied that he had passed
| through Frostburg last Monday, look
ing hale and handsome as any French
gentleman from Marlborough town who
had been shot foremost through a barrel
of axle grease. - Frostburg journal
A third gang Of section men on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, under
the foremanship Of Mr.. T. W. Taylor
win work out Of Oakland begin
ming this week. the new section beng
that portion Of the road recently built
beginning at the east end of Fifty eight
cut and running west to Corinth. The
men viii be engaged for some time in
/ dwelling up the new tracks and in TAX
ing out two humps of considerable pro
| portions.
Mr.. Scott T. Jones' delagate-elect to
the Republican National Convention.
viii leave Oakland Saturday night for
Cumberland where on Sunday he viii
/ join the MARYLAND delegation who viii
travel to Chicago in special car at
tached to train No. ,. At Springfield,
/ Ohio, the Marylanders will be met by
Gov. -Goldsborough who left Annap-
oils yesterday by auto, travelling to the
Ohio city by way of Winchester, Bed
ford Springs and Pittsburg.
/ This paper acknowledges the receipt
of aninvitation to attend the graduating
/ exercises of Saint Agnes Training
| School for nurses, Baltimore, to be held
/ Wednesday, June'19th, at St. Agnes
Hospital. Among the graduates is Miss
Mary Anne Boyle, daughter Of Mr.
! Michael Boyle of Oakland. who has
completed the full course prescribed to
! enable her to obtain a diploma. Miss
/ Boyle is a most excellent young lady
and her many friends in Oakland win he
I pleased to learn Of her success.