The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-05-23


sister, Mrs. E. H. Smouse, in Oakland.
Former State Senator W. McCulloh
Brown and sister. who spent the winter
at their home in Baltimore, arrived in
Oakland Saturday and have rented the
General Palmer property located on
Green street.
Mr.. Hiram Taylor, of Wheeling, who
has been summer visitor to Oakland
fsr several years past, arrived here on
Friday last to spend a few days. He
with cther members of the family will
occupy the Helbig property adjoining
Oakland abodt July l.
Mr.. W. H. Spedden, of Fairmont,
who is a member of the contracting
firm of Holbert. Spedden & Co., Fair
mont, West Va, was in the city Mon
day when he submitted a bid for the
erection of the proposed new High
School building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ola F. Sterling, who
resided in Oakland for several months,
left here on Thursday last for King
wood, their former home, and on FRI
day Mr.. Sterling entrained at that point
for one of the army camps, Mrs. Sterl-
ing remaining at Kingwood.
DR.. and Mrs. M. C. Hinebaugh and
their son Carleton, who spent a week
or more in Baltimore where they visited
relatives, and at Newark. N. j., where
they were guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Neil Fraley, returned to Oakland
Saturday evening. accompanied by Mrs.
Fraley, who will remain here a short
time.
Peter Weisengoff, Westernport sa-
loonkeeper, is out of Jail on $4,000
bail, pending new trial on the charge
of being responsible for the death of
Donald P. Davis, sheriff of Mineral
county, W. Va, several months ago.
On his first trial he was sentenced to
eighteen years in the penitentiary for
murder in the second degree.
Attorney George W. Legge, Jr., and
County Commissioners Clerk Walter
G. Myers left Oakland Yesterday morn
ing for Baltimore where they will ap-
pear before the State Tax Commission
today on matters relative to the real
and personal property assessment in
Garrett county. They will return to
Oakland Friday.
Lieut.. John F. Hart, of the Flying
Corps, left Oakland Saturday night for
Memphis, Tenn, his headquarters, after
ten days visit to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Hart, in Oakland. Lieut.
Hart is now an lace" flyer and will
likely be transferred from Memphis to
Texas point where he will become an
instructor.
Yesterday and for several days prior
thereto the city administration had men
and teams giving the town its annual
cleanup by hauling to dumps and firing
the same at designated points all the
rubbish that would burn. Alleys
throughout the city were cleared of
everything and now they present neat
orderly appearance.
For Military Lot No. 1891,
containing 80 acres, located on the east
side of Bayard county Road and of the
Frank Layton farm and at the COrunna
school house. This lot is in timber, has
good spring and a brook running
throug 1t. 1t is within Z of a mile
OF Bayard and railway station.
Address, W. MCCULLOH BROWN, Oak
land, Md Advertisement.
Sergeant John Livengood, of Co. G,
3l3th Infantry, Camp Meade, on a five
day furlough home, came to Oakland
Monday with party of friends from
GrantsYille where his parents reside,
and spent the day on business. He was
accompanied by John A. Younkin, A.
F. Hetrick and Miss Irene Beachy, of
Grantsville, and Miss Stahl, of Turtle
Creek, Pa.
On Friday afternoon the famous band
led by Prof. McIlwee, OF Keyser, visit
ed Oakland and on Friday evening rem
dered at the Maryland Theatre most
wonderful musical program, which was
generally patronized by the people of
Oakland who have warm spot in their
hearts for the leader and members of
the organization which is considered one
of the best in this whole section of
country.
DR.. c. A. Matthews, of Cumberland,
deputy state veterinarian, visited Gar
rett county yesterday to investigate
conditions at several points within the
county involving fatal maladies which
have broken out among the cattle and
hogs, and also to enforce the sanitary
regulations of the state board involving
the disposal of the carcasses of the
animals.
The Board of Supervisors of Garrett
county, recently appointed by Governor
Harrington, organized at the board
room in Oakland last night by the elec-
tion of Mr.. j. M. Stanton as president