The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-10-10

County Superintendent Frank E.
Rathbun left Oakland Monday for
points in the northern section of the
county. During his trip he will visit al
, of the schools in that portion of the
county, expecting to return to Oakland
Monday.
Mr.. George W. Loar, of Grafton, ac-
companied by his mother Mrs. Mary
Loar, and his sister Miss Grace Loar,
left Oakland Tuesday for a visit of ten
days or two weeks to Niagara Falls,
New York City and other places of in
terest in the east
The new residence being erected on
Second street by States Attorney
Julius c. Renninger, is now under roof,
and the brick work is beng pushed as
rapidly as possible. The house is TAX
ing on a splendid appearance and will be
quite handsome when completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bush and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Kelly returned home Sunday
morning from an auto tour through the
Valley of Virginia. The party left
Oakland Wednesday of last week and
went as far as Winchester. from which
point the return was made to Oakland.
Quite a number of Oakland people
were at Piedmont Sunday where they
witnessed the championship game of
bail between the Piedmont and Midland
teams, among them being Messrs. Carl
and Claude Brown, Walter Morrison,
W. K. Browning, Arthur limbaugh
and William Lawton.
The School Commissioners of Garrett
county have at their disposal several
scholarships in the Maryland Institute
tor the Promotion of the Mechanic
Arts, which they will be GLAD 10 give to
any citizen of Garrett county who may
be interested in prosecuting this work
The Institute is located in Baltimore
City.
Lost-On Wednesday morning, Oct.
2. on the road between Oakland and the
top of Backbone Mountain by way of
Red House, a tan travelling bag, con-
tanning hand mirror with an engraved
"B, hot water bottle and check book
of the Garrett National Bank, and nu-
merOus other articles. Return to this
office and receive reward.
Advertisement.
Linemen have been engaged for sew
eral days past renewing the poles and
stringing new wires along Green street
leading to the central office of the local
telephone company. With these i'm
provements completed the lines have
been brought up to the standard and the
subscribers are receiving excellent and
appreciative service.
Mr. William Roth of Huntington, Pa,
arrived in Oakland Tuesday afternoon
to spend two weeks with relatives here
and in other parts of the county. Mr..
Roth left Oakland about sixteen years
ago at which time he sold his farm near
Oakland to Mr.. George Shartzer, and
went to Huntington, near which city he
purchased fine farm and until last
year lived upon it. This year he rented
the place and is now a resident of
Huntington.
Hon. David J. Lewis, Democratic
candidate for Congress, came to Oak
land Monday morning and went from
here to Grantsville where he opened the
campaign in Garrett county Monday
night. From Oakland Mr.. Lewis was
accompanied by Chairman Thomas j.
Browning Of the democratic Committee.
and Mr.. G. Semmes Hamill. AS an ad-
ditional attraction at the meetings that
have been held and those yet to come,
the Browning orchestra, composed of
Messrs. John F., Able and Ralph T.
Browning, furnished music nightly.