The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-03-26
Messrs. O. D. Eastman and W. T.

located on the line of the Western
Maryland Railroad in Garrett county.
spent Saturday IN Oakland on business.
Mr. George Maury. of Crellin, where
he has been employed for some years
by the Kendall Lumber Company, left
Oakland yesterday afternoon for East
Bernstadt, Kentucky, to enter the en-
ploy of the Bond-Foley Lumber Com
pany.
Mr.. Lawrence Dixon returned to
Mercersburg Academy Monday, being
accompanied from Oakland by Mr..
Josesh Woodward, of Parkersburg, W.
Va, who spent day or two here as
guest at the Dixon home on Second
street.
The Board of County Commissioners
in session several days last week trans
acting routine business, adjourned
Thursday morning. The next meeting
of the Board will be held on April goth,
at which time the annual levy for 1914
will be made.
Among the Cumberland attorneys
present in Oakland Yesterday attending
an adjourned session of the March non
jury term of Court were Col. George
A. Pearre, Mr.. DeWarren H. Reynolds
and Mr. X. T. Semmes, all of whom re-
turned home last night
Mr.. J. w. WhortoD has has secured a
large plastering contract at Kingwood,
w. Va, to which point he an a force
of men went on last Thursday. The
building to be.plastered by Mr.. Whorton
is four stories high and the contract
price for the work is something over
$500
The orchestra connected with St
Pauls NJ. f. Sunday school, and com
posed of Messrs. C. H. Echard, violin;
S. II. Jackson, clarionet; Charles
Casteel, coronet; Mark White. from
bone and Julius Lttman piano, is prov
ing to be quite an attraction for the
school.
Messrs. J. NJ. Davis & Sons, the
Oakland hardwarers, are expanding in
their efforts to increase business in
their line Recently the Cumberland
dailies and a numoer of out of State
weekly papers have been carrying the
advertisement of this well-known firm.
Beneficial results are sure to follow.
Mr.. G. B. SJansbury, recently of
Wardensville, w. Va, where he was
engaged IN the newspaper business, is
a guest at the Romney Cottage at the
Park. On Monday Mr. Stansbury in
company with Mr.. Harrison proprietor
of the Romney Cottage, paid this
office a very agreeable and pleasant
fraternal visit.
Mr.. George Geissman, who recently
disposed of his hotel in Oakland, Will
sell at public auction at the livery barn
of Blaine Geissman eleven head of
horses and large number Of canopy
top and other kinds of wagons, the sale
to occur on April 4th. 1t is not Mr..
Geissman's intention to move from
Oakland but not having use for so many
animals he has decided to dispose of
them.
Little Miss Fannabell Otfutt celebrat-
ed her fifth anniversary Tuesday when
she entertained some thirty or more Of
her little friends and their mothers.
The decorations at the home were
unique, the dining room being convert
ed into veritable garden in which live
rabbits, surrounded by Easter eggs
disported themselves and added interest
and enjoyment to the little hostess
friends.
Mr.. Harrison Wiley, who has had
charge of the County Treasures office
for the past two years as deputy Treas
urer for Mr.. Emory. has been retained
in the same capacity by the incoming
Treasurer, Mr.. c. j. Beachy, whose
term of office will begin about May LIST.
Mr.. Wiley has give his duties his I'M
divided attention and his retention is
high compliment to his ability and trust
worthiness.
Messrs. Henry Spejcher and William
M Frazee, both of Accident. spent the
week at Annapolis where they
were guests of Senator Harvey j.
/ Speicher. Mr.. Speicher went from
Annapolis to New York City to receive
a consignment of several imported
stations which were due to arrive in
that city early this week and which viii
be brought to the Garrett county farm
of Messrs. Speicher Bros. The ship
ment via rail will be made from New
York to Friendsville.
Mr.. G. Semmes Hamill. Jr. returned
home Saturday morning from Annapolis,
where he had been for a week as the
, representative of the people of
/ Bloomington who are interested in
having a bill passed by the Legislature
for the erection of an inter-stat bridge
leading from West Virginia Junction to
Iuka While tho bridora ,x,;ll ,,ot +o,,,I,