The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-24

route home from visit to relatives in
Boston and other New England points,
stopped off in Oakland Saturday morn
ing and vas the guest over Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Benz H. Siacell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Chappell and
children Of Wills Mountain Sauitorium,
Cumberland left on Tuesday for Miami,
Florida, where Mr. Chappel will open
a branch Sanltorium for alcoholism and
drug addects.
Messrs. John J. Sweeney and David
Burke left Oakland Monday, the former
for Baltimore TO attend the automobile
show, and the latter for Washington.
D. c., where he Will join his mother
and other members of the family who
are residing in that city.
The names of all soldiers, with their
postotfice addresses, who have not vet
been supplied with sweaters, are de-
sired by the local chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Please communicate at
once with Mrs. E. Z. Tower, president,
Oakland
Mr.. Charles B. Crop, of near town,
who recently went TO Redwood, West
Va, after month or more spent here
with his family in the hope of re-
cuperating his health, was compelled to
return to Oakland, arriving here on
last Wednesday night in a very serious
condition as the result of an attack Of
heart disease.
Mr.. jefferson Taggart, of Idaho, who
spent several weeks in Oakland with
his brother, MIR. John D. Iaggart. and
his sister, Mrs. Louis Littman, return
ed to his western home on Saturday
last, having received a message from
his family that several Of them were i'll.
His intention was to remain here for
some time
Never in the history of ice harvesting
at Mountain Lake Park has the crop
been so good nor the season so long for
the work. The thickness OF the ice now
being cut runs from II inches, the sec
ond cutover up to 25 inches in thick
ness. From twelve to eighteen cars
are being loaded and shipped out every
day with orders ahead to keep the men
busy for some time to come.
The ending of the eighth week of
blizzardly weather is with US with no
relief in sight or forecasted by the
weather man. In the history of the
country, SO far as weather records can
determine, has the extreme cold been
so far reaching or severe as it has since
the first of December. Monday of
this week the thermometer registered
28 below zero, but with it ali no cases
of severe suffering have been reported.
Private Holmes T. Browning, Com
pany G, Three Hundred and Thirteenth
Regiment mot Baltimore's Own. the
/ Baltimore City papers to the contrary
notwithstanding came home Sunday
morning and visited his mother, Mrs.
Mary Browning in Oakland until Tues
day morning when he returned to his
command, Private Browning brings
good news from the company, stating
that all Garrett countians are well and
in good spirits
! DR.. R. A. Ravenscroft, of Accident.
returned Monday afternoon from Mine
ola, Long Island, to which point he went
on Friday of last week to visit his son,
Mr.. Randall Ravenscroft, who is at
tached to the One Hundred and Sixty
seventh Aero Squadron and who has
just compl sted his course of aero
mechanics. He is one of the Youngest
men to enlist from Garrett county and
has signed for service in the overseas
division. When he will sail is not
known, but it is thought that it will be
in short time. His sister, Mrs. Hyde,
who resides IN New York, was visited
quite frequently by her brother. He is
in love with army life and wants to 90
over as quickly as possible. Upon his
return to Oakland Monday DR.. Ravens
croft brought with him reports of in.
tense suffering among all classes in the
lar@e '''rs of population, especially
New York City and the surrounding
citie. ar 4 towns.
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