The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-09-03
MRS. E. J. KIRKPATRICK
ANNOUNCES
Afternoon Tea At
BrOOkside Inn"
Dsring the Month of August
Three to Six O'Clock
SPECIAL:
Dinner at half after6 o'clock

Frank Ross and other young men are
camping out this week.
J. P. Treacy motored to Pittsburgh |
the first part of the week.
Captain Mansfield of Westernport,
was an Oakland visitor Tuesday.
Miss Margaret Lawton, this city, is
visiting Keyser, W. Va, relatives.
Marvin Bell of Westernport, spent
the first part of the week in Oakland.
Prof. Browning, of the Friendsville
High school. was in Oakland Monday.
Squire Friend, VIM. Friend and Gil
Friend of Swanton were in Oakland
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Johns of Mountain Lake
Park, went to Massilon, Ohio. this
morning.
Mr.. James E. McGettigan, of Acct
dent, was in this city on business last
Saturday.
County Superintendent F. E. Rath-
bun is one of the instructors of the Han
cock. w. Va, institute.
Messrs. Henry Speicher and two sons
and Mr.. Floyd Diehl, all of Accident,
spent Friday in Oakland.
! Rev. Archibald Moore will spend
Sunday in Pendleton county, holding a
quartely meeting for DR.. Reed
DR.. U. S. Wright of Baltimore, will
preach at the Methodist church at Mt.
Lake Park Sunday at II a. m.
Rev. Geo W. Kepler. a former
Oakland Methodist pastor, spent yester-
day in Oakland calling on friends.
Messrs. H. Weber Sons Co. are
daily shipping large quantities of
cauhfower to the eastern markets.
Joseph E. Davis of near Swanton, has
been appointed and filed his bond as
constable in District No. Tuesday.
Miss Madge Enlow entertained thirty
of her friends Tuesday night at corn
roast. The evening was delightfully."-
enjoyed by all present.
Oakland business men would do well
to follow the example of Messrs. j. NJ.
Davis & Sons and do some special adver-
Using for the fair.
Mrs. May SharpIess, Mr. and Mrs.
0. J. Paugh, and Squire Paugh of
Mount Zion settlement had business in
Oakland Tuesday.
Mayor Henry Bong of GAINESVILLE,
accompanied by DR.. R. T. Robinson,
Miss Robinson and Miss Blanche Miller,
were in this city Tuesday.
Attorney A. T. Matthews, as Exam
iner, the past few days has been taking
testimony in the case of Bracelet ct al
VS.. Mountain Lake Water Co.
Mrs. Fleming Howell and daughter
Miss Margaret returned home Tuesday
evening from months sojourn at
White Sulphur Springs, Va.
Merchant Austin Brown is in Balti-
more City buying goods for his store.
Work has begun on the last stretch
of State road between Baltimore and
Oakland
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Friend and
daughter Inez, Mrs. r. H. Friend and
daughter, Mrs W. H. Friend, and Mr..
Newton Savage, all of Friendsville,
spent Tuesday very delightfully."- in Oak
land.
A gentleman who has been travelling
over West Virginia the past two months
reached Oakland on train No. IL Tues
day. He said he saw more drunkards
in Oakland in 20 minutes than he saw
in West Virginia while looking after
business.
The mayor and town council of Oak
land are to be congratulated on their
efforts to improve the condition of the
side walks Of the city. A number Of
brick pavements have been put dowr
lately. 1t is to be hoped that they
will persevere in this work until the
last board and gravel walk has disap.
peared.
The need of local option is seen daily
in Oakland, and especially on Saturday
night. The many drunken men on the
streets, the large number Of arrests fol
drunkenness, especially the past week.
the costs thrust upon the county fol
, boarding these drunken men. at the
, county Jail are convincing argument,
| on the need of local option. Not only i:
drunkenness on the increase but gambl
ing is going on, and she who plants hel
feet on the gates of hell is here to the
shame and disgrace of our county.
The contractors for the concrete
bridge oyer the Little Yough on the
, Oakland Gortner State-aid road al
Weper's station have engineers laying
off the bridge, material is being placed
: on the ground and work will begin al
l once. They expect to complete the
tuo hridnoc thiS foil Tho oradinor =,