The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A. Trageser, of
Baltimore, are receiving the congratu-
lations of their friends over the birth
of a daughter, born last Thursday. Mrs.
Trageser is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Haulenbeek who maintain a
summer home at Deer Park.
Mr.. H. Dorsey Etchison, Democratic
candidate for Congress, spent last Fri
day in Oakland and other portions of
the county building up his political
fences. Mr.. Etchison resides IN Frede-
rick. where he is engaged as an at
torney and has large practice.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ Baker, of Crellin,
spent Sunday morning in Oakland
where they attended services in the
Lutheran church Mrs. Baker is sis
ter of the Messrs. Kendall, owners of
the numbering mill at Crellin and moved
to that point from Meyersdale early
last winter.
Mrs. Gilmor S. Hamll, who accom-
panied her husband to Baltimore upon
the occasion Of his visit to that city to
attend the Democratic State conven-
ton, is remaining there for the pur-
pose of making visit to a number of
friends. Mr. Hamill returned to Oak
land Friday morning.
Mrs. Fred A. Thayer left Oakland
yesterday afternoon for Baltimore to
which city she went to pay visit to
her sons, Messrs. Ralph and Frederick,
the latter being in Baltimore for the
purpose of receiving treatment by a
specialist. whilst the former is a resi-
dent of that city, beng engaged in the
engineering department of the State
Roads Commission.
Very much of our space if devoted
this week in giving publicity to the
nj merous local laws passed at the re-
cent session of the Maryland Legisla-
ture. These laws, or at least a ma
jority of them, become operative on
June LIST, hence to give personsinterest-
ed the information contained therein it
is necessary to publish them in bulk
prior to that date
Rev. j. B. Workman, of Fairmont,
who was in Oakland a few hours Mon.
day, stated that his daughter, MISS
Erma, who was a student at Buck.
harmon and a member of the Junior
class. was at her home suffering with
an attack of typhoid fever which she
contracted while at school. Her condi
ton is now somewhat improved and the
crisis in the disease is passed.
Cheuvront's Wild Animal show gave
high class entertainment to a packed
tent. pitched in the back yard of the
Cheuvront residence lot Saturday after
noon. Preceding the show a street
parade which attracted much attention
was given by the performers, but which
failed to land intact at the show
grounds, as several of the wild" ami
mails made their escape from their cap
tors. The crowd present has beer
variously estimated at from thirty-tivt
to fifty and the receipts were about
ninety cents, thirteen cents of which
were 'hooked" from the cash boz
while the parade was being given.
Many of the Maryland State papers
have been publishing in recent issue,
the names and ages of the old residents
of the communities wherein the papers
are printed. Up to the present time
no one has been mentioned above 81
years of age. Garrett county, we be
lieve, has the oldest resident of the
state in the person of Mr.. Abraham l.
Wilson, of Wilson Store, who will b.
one hundred years old on July 18th o.
the present year, and what Is more hi
was born within the confines of what il
now Garrett county, and never left thl
county or state to take up his residence