The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-07

three years, where Mr.. HelbIg has
been engaged in numbering operations,
returned to Oakland one day last week
and are occupying for an indefinite
period the old Helbig homestead in
town.
The executors of the will of the late
Motley B. Browning advertise for sale
in this paper today the home of the
late Mr.. Browning, located on Green
street, and his small farm adjoining
Oakland. Mr.. B. F. Browning, his son,
who resides in Terra Alta, should be
communicated with by any one in
terested.
Among the new advertisements ap-
pearing in The Republican today is
that of the Enterprise Painting Com
pany, of which Mr.. E. S. Slabaugh is
manager. The new concern is prepar-
ed to do all kinds of interior work to
the satisfaction of their customers.
Rev. A. D. Appleton, rector of st.
Matthew's church, left Oakland Sunday
afternoon for Philadelphia, where he
will visit few days, and then go to
northern Pennsylvania to visit his fam
ilv who have been in that section for
some weeks, expecting to return to Oak
land the latter part of this week.
Prof. and Mrs. C. Edward Bender
left Oakland on Saturday for Grants
vile where they will be the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob j. Bender until the
latter part of the present week, when
they will leave that point for Williams
burg, Pa. Mrs. Bender former home.
Mr.. Bender expects to attend Columbia
University during portion of the sum-
mer at least.
Mr.. Preston DeBerry, son of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Clark DeBerry, of near town, ar
rived home Sunday night and will
probably remain during the summer.
1t was his intention to enlist with a
party of Oakland boys and 90 into the
engineering corps, but arriving in Cum
| berland too late to accompany them to
Columbus, Ohio. their present head
quarters, he decided to come on to his
home.
| Rev. Samuel E. Wicker, who was
recently elected pastor OF st. Mark s
Ev. Lutheran church, arrived in Oak
land on Friday last and preached his
| first sermon as pastor of the local con-
gregation Sunday morning, which was
well received by large number of the
hurch membership present upon the
occasion. On Sunday evening Mr..
Wicker again preached to an appreci-
alive audience.
The Republican has received very
few names and addresses of the young
men who have enlisted in the army and
navy for publication in the roster now
being prepared. Won't you please de-
vote minutes time and expend a cent
for postal upon which to furnish the
information desired? By making up this
roster now everyone in the county will
have a record of the soldiers and sailors
for years to come.
Mr.. Jonas E. Gnagey and son Mr..
William Gnagey, OF Grantsville, were
in Oakland yesterday. The former has
been residing with his son on the farm
just east of Grantsville for some months.
For number of years he was at differ
ent points in and out of Maryland. Mr..
| Gnagey looks as natural and is as well
preserved as he was more than fifteen
years ago when he conducted the Cas-
selman Hotel at Grantsville.
By reason of the fact that Garrett
county has splendid system of good
roads running north and south, the
| jurors, who are here this week attend
ing court, are enabled to leave their
homes at a reasonable hour IN the
morning, reach Oakland before nine
O'Clock, at which hour court convenes,
and return home after the adjourn
ment of the days session in the after
noon. Mr.. Jacob J. Bender, one of the
grand jurors, who resides at Grants
vile, has done this every day this week.
On Tuesday morning he was accompa-
MED to Oakland by Mrs. Bender, who
was the guest for the day of Mrs. j. O..
Cleveland.
Mr.. Edward A. Shaffer, of Oakland,
delegate to the National Convention of
Railway Telegraphers, which was held
in Seattle, Washington, has returned
to his home here. after an absence of
more than a month During the trip
west Mr.. Shaffer visited many points OF
interest along the Pacific Coast and in
British Columbia He also stopped off
for day at Denver, Colorado, where
he was q guest of the Cullen Hotel,
owned and managed by Mr.. Matthew
Cullen. a former resident and well
known by the older people of Oakland.
Mr.. Cullen is quite aged and is almost
entirely deaf, but otherwise is well
preserved.
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