The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-12-25

Through the liberality of Mr.. ]. S. |
Kuykendall, of Romney, w. Va, a
Christmas gift to every poor child in
Hampshire county. W. Va, is contem
plated. Mr.. Kuykendall has purchased
half ton of candy, large quantity of
nuts, 10 boxes of oranges, many lunches
of bananas, together with other things
to go with them, and 600 baskets.
Mr.. John Martin who was called from
his studies at st. Charles College, near
Baltimore, to the bedside of his
father at Grafton, arrived in Oakland
Saturday night bringing with him the
good news that his father is steadily
but slowly improving. Mr.. Martin has
been confined to hospital for several
weeks past suffering with an attack of
dropsy.
Come here for hats, hosiery, neckties,
handkerchiefs, towels, dolls, musical
and otherwise. We have any thing you
want. Linens of every description. At
HYDE'S. Advertisement
Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Hamill left Oak
land last Friday morning for Hunting
ton, West Va, where they expect to
spend the winter with their son. MIR.
Roy H. Hamill, who is located there as
general manager of the Diamond Con-
struction Company, corporation handl
ing large building contracts which has
been eminently successful IN all its
undertakings.
DR.. Fleming Howell spent yesterday
in Clarksburg, w. Va, on business.
Assembyman-elect Elliott Harvey,
of near Gormania, was in the city on
Friday in consultation with many
of his friends concerning proposed
legislation to be considered by the
General Assembly this winter. Mr..
Harvey is wide-awake to the needs of
his constituents with reference to need
ed legislation, but is opposed to any
thing of a revolutionary or destructive
char acter.
Renninger & Offutt, Attorneys
at Law, announce the removal
of their office to the second floor
of the Garrett National Bank
Building, where they will be
pleased to receive their clients.
Advertisement,
A letter received at this Office from
Mr.. Wallace Mason. son of Mr.. George
Mason of Oakland. who has been locat-
ed for some months in Miles City,
Montana, where he has had charge of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
states that he has left that point and
gone to Chicago where he becomes
secretary of the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois Department of the Railway Y.
NJ. c. A. This is a promotion for Mr..
Mason and puts him in line for steady
advancement IN his work.
The largest assortment of Christmas
goods in town an So, 600 stock to select
from. In fact we have anything you
want from cents up. We pride our
selves on being the lowest priced estab-
lishment in town. Try it. Chicago not
excepted. Hyde, the Old Reliable.
Advertisement.
Amoung those of the Oakland's young
people who are home from various
schools to spend the holidays are Miss
NJ ny Porter, from Western Maryland
College; Miss Lucille Mitchell, from
Mary Baldwin Seminary near Stanton,
Va, Messrs. Joe and Carlton McComas.
from Charlotte Hall Academy; Miss
Annie McComas, from the Eastern
High School, Baltimore; Louis Littman,
from Maryland Agricultural College,
and Lawrence Dixon, from MERGERS
burg Academy, Mercersburg, Pa.
Mr.. Henry Lauer returned home last
Saturday night after an absence of
seven weeks, four of which he spent
with his father and sister in the Father
land and the other three in making the
voyage to and from Germany. On the
return voyage the vessel ran into two
! storms which delayed making port -four
days. On it were some three thousand
people, most of whom were immigrants
from Russia, Hungary and Germany
/ Mr. Lauer's visit to his old home was
fraught with pleasure to all concerned
He found his father in good health
Mr. Robert l.. Fries, late Treasurer
I of Garrett county, uses much of oul
space in advertising the property of de
linquent tax payers. In all some twenty
SIX pieces of realty, located in differen
sections of the county, will be Offered
at public auction on the 23rd day o
January next unless the taxes and costs
are paid prior to that date. Mr.. Geo
W. Legge, Jr., is Mr.. Fries legal re
preventative in the matter. Mr.. Erie!
regrets that he has been compelled t.
take this action IN order to collect tn
taxes due but it appears that it is tn
only coruse left for him to pursue.
/ Money to loan on easy terms.
Remington & Offutt,
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