The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-03-23

/ Get Hamill's prices on wall paper be-
fore placing your order. Adv. A st
Miss EHe Cuppett, of Terra Alta, is
the guest of Mrs. Fred Peddicord in
/ Oakland.
Mrs. Gilmor S. Hamlll returned home
Saturday afternoon from a brief visit
to friends in Cumberland.
Mr.. Littman, of Uniontown, Pa,
spent Sunday and Monday in Oakland,
the guest of Miss Gladys Browning.
Hamill has carload of wall paper to
dispose Of at before-the-war prices.
Fast cOlOrs and lowest prices. Adv. AIT
Mr.. George J. Hesen has moved his
family to Keyser, W. Va, where he
is engaged in the Baltimore and Ohio
shops as machinist's helper.
Mr.. George B. Pew, of Terra Alta,
visited Oakland Monday on business as
representative of the Pew & Beavers
Grocery Company Of that town.
EGGS FOR HATcHNG-From single
comb Black Minorcas, $3.50 per Is; fine
stock. Townshend Naylor, Oakland,
Md. Adv. 4-8t'
The Board of County Commissioners,
in session the first part of the week,
transacted routine business preparatory
to making the levy for the expenses of
local government for the next twelve
months.
Rev. DR.. w. B. King, pastor of the
First M. E. Church. Clarksburg, W.
Va, spent Tuesday night and yester-
day in Oakland where he was the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. John H. Howard at the
Methodist parsonage.
Mrs Stuart F. Hamill and little
daughter have returned to Oakland
after an extended visit to relatives and
friends at Johnstown, Pa. They were
accompanied home by Mr.. Hamlll, who
spent week at Johnstown.
Mr.. George Shartzer, of near town,
is just recovering from the effects of
case of blood poisoning with which the
middle finger of his left hapd became
infected some weeks ago and which
caused him much pain and suffering.
Mr.. D. E. Offutt, Jr., who spent sew
eral days in Baltimore, returned home
Tuesday afternoon. While in the city
Mr.. Offutt visited the Sunday taber-
nacle and is much enthused with the
Billy Sunday idea of practical every
day religion.
Mr.. G. G. Brobst, of near Swanton,
was in Oakland Tuesday when he called
at this office and had an advertisement
inserted IN these columns giving notice
that he will offer at public auction his
farm located near Swanton. See ad-
vertisement for particulars.
Messrs. J. M. DAVIS & Sons, the
hardware dealers and patentees of
the DAVIS Ranges, received from the
factory at Cleveland, Ohio, Monday a
car of these justly celebrated stoves
which they have stocked and will have
on hand for delivery to their customers
when the purchase is made.
Mr.. Henry M. Casteel, until recently
constable of District No. Ia, rendered
his resignation some time ago to the
Board of County Commissioners and
went to Grafton, where he secured
work in the Baltimore and Ohio shops.
Mr.. Casteel spent Sunday with his
family near town, returning to Grafton
Sunday evening.
In st. PauPs M. E. church Monday
night next Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed, the
local botanist who has attained, con-.
siderable prestige in other sections of
the country as a lover of nature. will
deliver an illustrated lecture entitled
Goods Manifestations In Nature,
using large number of slides showing
plants, animals, birds, etc. The lecture
is interesting and proves profitable.