The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-05-08

Mrs. c. &. Crop returned home on
Tuesday from New York and Phila-
delphia where she had spent month
visiting friends.
Miss Flo White has returned to her
home in Oakland from Washington,
D. c., where she spent several weeks
visiting her sisters, Misses June and
! Mabel White.
! For Sale-House and lots situated ,
in Oakland, east suburb, called Shan |
tytown. 5000 cash to quick buyer. If |
interested call at The Republican Of
! fice-Advertisement. If.
Chief Judge A. Hunter Boyd will /
come to Oakland today and draw the
grand and petit jurors for service at /
the June term of the Circuit Cour.
for this county.
Mr.. Walter Coddington, formerly /
of Friendsville now residing near
Hoyes, was business visitor to Oak
land on Monday when he called at
The Republican office.
Mr.. Gordon Mealy has purchased
from Mrs. Elwood Offutt lot adjoin-
ing the Pollock property on Second
street upon which he will erect a
dwelling at some time in the near
future.
Former County Commissioner ia
cob Stump, of Bloomington, was in
Oakland on business Monday when he
launched his candidacy formally for
the Republican nomination for sher-
if of Garrett county.
We have just received a complete
line of Trunks, Travelling Bags, Suit
Cases and Leather Gloves. A complete
and new line of Leather Goods al
ways on hand. Stop in. w. H. Hine-
baugh, "The Harness Man. "-Adver-
tisement. 10-2t.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Robinson and sew
eral guests have arrived in Oakland
and are occupying the Ault property
adjoining town. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inson's home is at point in New
York state, and the former is here
as one Of the engineers on the Dodson
coal property over in District No. s.
work epon which is progressing in a
satisfactory manner.
DR.. and Mrs. Fleming Howell re-
turaIed to their home in Oakland on
last Friday evening from Philadelphia
where they had attended the wedding
OF their daughter, Miss Margaret
howell, to Mr. Samuel Israel, of New
York City, the groom being con-
nected in an important and trustwor-
thy position with one Of the large
banking institutions of the metrop-
oils. The young people viii reside in
East Orange, n. ].
The Mayor and Town Council, at
the regular monthly meeting held on
the tn inst, decided to make their
annual inspection on May goth, 1919.
Prior to that date and before the in
, spection is made the towns officials
| respectfully request the residents and
property owners of the municipality
to clean up their properties, remove
grass and weeds from the sidewalks
and tidy things up generally, so that
the town may present clean appear
ance.
Rev. W NJ Shultz, acting as the
representative of the local commit
tee of businessmen and clergymen of
Oakland and community who are ac-
lively engaged in the movement to
raise funds with which to pay off the
Indebtedness standing against Noun
tain Lake Park preparatory to turn
ing the property over to the Mission
airy Society of the NJ z. church, went
to New York last night on business
connected with the movement, which
has been heartily commended and is
receiving the almost unanimous sup
port of the business interests of the
entire community.
Capt. Fred Williams, Of Cumber-
land, who recently returned from
overseas after having served for up
| wards of two years with the medical
branch of the British army in France,
was the guest OH Monday and Tues
day of his sister, Mrs. w. W. Grant
in Oakland. Capt Williams was at
taehed to the famous 51st Division of
British troops, known as the Gordon
Highlanders and with his comrades
participated in a number of very i'm
portant drives against the enemy. In
his honor Mrs. Grant entertained a
number of friends at bridge whist
at her home on Monday evening.
In one of the windows at the phar-
macy of Col. A. G. Sturgiss on Alder
street there is displayed number of