The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-04-11

WI. " hiOuShOy IIdIEiSOi, WIN spent
the winter ct various points in the
South, arrived in Oakland Saturday last
and will reside at his farm south of
town during the summer.
The first touch of Spring will be seen
at Sinct lis store. 1t is beaming with
all the beauty of the seasons styles.
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Mr.. John Stevenson returned from a
short visit to Baltimore Sunday morn
ing where On Saturday he witnessed
the parade of the Seventy-ninth Divi-
sion of the army, composed OF the units
located at Camp Meade.
For SALE Military Lot No. 1891,
containing so 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 brock running
throug 1t. 1t is within of a mile
OF Bayard and railway station.
Address, w. MCCULLOH BROWN, Oak
land, Md. Advertisement.
Miss Zaidee Browning, who is assist
ant principal at the Grantsville public
school, came home on Thursday last af-
ter attending the funeral of the late
Capt. r. r. Sanner at Confluence and
was the weekend guest of her mother,
Mrs. John I. Browning in Oakland, re-
turning to Grantsville Sunday afternoon.
Prof. Collision, who has been one of
the faculty of the high school in Oak
land for the past two or three years,
has received orders to report for duty
at the University of Pennsylvania by
the War Department. He will be at
tached to the Ordnance Department,
and will leave Oakland shortly. The
date set by the order to report for duty
is the 10Th inst.
Don't be mIsled by buying your
Spring attire before you inspect the
wonderful line displayed at Sincell's.
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Mr.. William White, who resides
south of Oakland and is one of the best
known farmers of the community, suf-
fered slight stroke of paralysis on
Saturday evening which involved his
lett forearm and right side of his face.
Mr.. White is upwards of ninety three
years of age and has always been re-
markably active and enjoyed good
health.
Private Alex Hesen, who has been
stationed at point in Texas since his
enlistment in the Regulars, came to
Oakland Saturday from Hoboken, to
which point he with his command was
transferred one day last week, and
spent few hours with friends, return
ing to Hoboken the same night. He is
assigned to the Seventh Field Hospital
unit, portion of his regiment being
already in France, amongst whom are
Percy Frantz and Charles Whetsell,
they having landed there about two
weeks ago.
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Address Lock Box 5, Mt. Lake Park.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Eli J. Petersheim left
Oakland Tuesday morning for Fred
ericksburg, Ohio, where they will make
their future home. Mr.. Petersheim re-
Gently sold his farm lying south of Oak
land to his brother who will operate it.
Before leaving Garrett county to make
sure he would have The Republican
visit him regularly Mr.. Petersheim had
his subscription marked up to March
1923, or for five years IN advance. He
thus becomes our star paid-in-advance
subscriber.
In supplementary brief filed with
the Maryland Public Service Commits
sion in the case affecting the raise in
gas rates in Allegany and Garrett
counties, the West Virginia and Mary
land Gas Company claims that the state
commission has no jurisdiction in the
matter. The transportation OF natural
gas from West Virginia to MARYLAND is
interstate commerce, the company
claims, anything affecting rates is
not for state body to pass upon. The
rates for interstate commerce are regu-
lated by the Federal Interstate Com
merce Commission.
A movement has been inaugurated
among the residents of Oakland for
safe and sane Fourth. Mayor Offutt
and the City Council have expressed
themselves as heartily in favor of the
proposal and at an early date the Mayor
and Council will issue an order prohibit
ing the sale and use of fire works and
explosives of all kinds within the limits
of the town. The Federal law, in ad-
dition. will be invoked should the order
of the local officials be violated, as it is
incumbent upon all handling or selling
explosives of any character to first pro-
cure license for the same.
For mer Senator W. McCulloh Brown,
of Bayard, was in the city Saturday
last on business connected with the
transfer to the new owner of his farm
located in Election District No. 8, the
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