The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-03-27

able time was had by the guests of the
hostess,
Mrs. r. E. McQuay will leave Oak
land some time during this week for a
visit of ten days or more to her son, Mr..
C. A. McQuay. at present located in
Louisville, KY. but who will soon re-
move from that point to New Orleans,
La.
Mr.. E. R. Jones, of Deer Park, a
student in the law department of Mary
land University, Baltimore, who is
spending the Easter vacation with his
parents at Deer Park, was in Oakland
Tuesday shaking hands with his many
friends.
Delay in receiving the lock boxes to
be installed IN the new postoffice in
Oakland will necessarily delay the re-
moval of the office from its present
quarters to the new room, which Post
master Peddicord had expected to do
prior to April LIST.
County Superintendent F. E. Rath-
bun went down in District No. II Mon
day where he visited the Green school
on Tuesday. This school was opened
late and was the only remaining school
in the county not visited in by the Su-
pintendent during the school year.
Mr.. B. c. Feather went to Pittsburgh
Monday where he has accepted posi-
ton with the Bernard Gloekler Co.,
large wholesale manufacturing concern
OF that city. Mr.. Feather will have
charge of the different timber depart
ments of the. company at lucrative
salary.
A burning chimney at the residence
of Mr.. Louis Bush on Crooks Crest
Saturday night caused some excitement
in town and resulted in an alarm being
turned in which brought out the fire
department in short order. Before the
tiremen reached the Bush home, how
ever, all the danger had passed.
Mr.. Harry Helbig of near Oakland,
has purchased a stone crusher and will
locate it on the Feather place a mile
west of Oakland where an excellent
quality of sand rock is deposited. The
crusher will be operated by a fifteen
horse power gas engine. The machin-
cry is expected in few DAYS.
The building located at the corner of
Second and Liberty streets, owned by
Mrs. F. F. Goss, is beng raised and
moved out to the building line on Sec
Ond street. AS soon as the building is
placed in its new position a concrete
walk will be made fronting it and the
property otherwise improved.
Mr.. Michael Boyle, of Oakland, who
purchased portion of the Bradley farm
at the auction last August, is making
preparations to erect a fine dwelling
upon the property. Other buyers of
the land are likewise preparing to build.
and it is probable that a number of
other dwellings viii go up on the prop
ertv this summer.
Mr.. Ralph Thayer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred. A. Thayer, has been employ
ed as a civil engineer by the State
Road Commission and is now stationed
at Snow Hill on the Eastern Shore,
having assumed his new duties one day
last week. For more than year past
Mr.. Thayer has been in the employ of
the B. & o. Railroad with headquarters
at Pittsburgh, and upon receiving notice
of his new position he resigned from the
employ of the railroad company.
William A. Garrett, aged newspaper
correspondent and veteran of the Indian
wars, is missing from Homecoming.
While Mrs. Garrett and two children
last Saturday were visiting in Parkers-
burg, W. Va, Mr.. Garrett put on his
soldier uniform and medals, and, after
borrowing $50 on household goods, left
with James, his second son, a small boy,
saying he was going to the soldiers
home to live. Nothing has been heard
of him since. Mr.. Garrett wore a
medal awarded him by the Government
for bravery at Camp Apache. Arizona,
in 1875, when he shot to death Chief
DiabaIo.
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