The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-29


Miss Mildred Dixon.
Mrs. Walter Hardesty spent Tues
day last in Cumberland, shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Lyon are
spending today in Keyser with rela-
tives.
Mr.. E. F. Teats, of near Cranes
vile, was a business visitor to Oak
land Tuesday
Miss Margaret Slabaugh, of Akron,
O., is here for short vacation and is
the guest of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Stuck went to
Cumberland this morning to remain
there for day or two.
Miss Virginia Corkran, of Balti-
more, is the guest of Miss Marjorie
Linville at her home on Oak street.
Mrs. Bert Stallings, of Medley, w.
Va, spent Sunday in Oakland as the
guest of Mrs. Charles N. McIntire.
Mr.. Edward Deal, of near McHenry,
called at this office on Tuesday and be-
came one of our regular subscribers.
Mr.. John Smyth, of Pittsburg, mo-
tored to Oakland on Monday with a
friend and will spend the week here
with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Naylor are
spending this week at Mount Gretna,
Pa, where they are guests at a house
hxy M,.c n . o., ,,l,
at her cottage.
Mr.. J. Lee Harne and daughter,
Miss Virginia, returned to Roanoke,
Va, Wednesday after spending a week
in Oakland with Mr.. Harness sister,
Mrs. s. Lawton.
Chief Bates and assistant, Mr..
Twigg, of the Internal Revenue Office,
visited Oakland yesterday on depart
ment business when they called at The
Republican office.
The regular monthly Tea of the
Oakland Civic Club will be held at
the home of Mrs. H. C. Sincell, Tues
day, August 3, at 2:30 p. m. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Thompson and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Dye, of
Ind, motored to Oakland Sunday
where they were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. NJ. Dixon.
FOR SALE COR RENT FOR SEA-
SON-Mt. Lake Park Drug Store
property, Mountain Lake Park, Nd.
Apply to STUART F. HAMILL, Oak
land. Md.-Advertisement.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R. Hamill have as
their guests at their home on Liberty
street Mrs. j. G. Doffort and daughter
Miss Helen, of Conneaut, Ohio; Mrs.
Sadie Davis, of Keyser, West Va, and
Mrs. w. H. Pool, of Kitzmiller.
County Agent James A. fowler was
at Grantsville on Tuesday where he
was engaged during the day in max
ing tests and spraying, in addition to
assisting in the final arrangements for
the community fair to be held at that
place in a short time.
Mr.. John Oliver Bosley, of Will
mington, Del, accompanied by Mrs.
Bosley and their children, motored to
Oakland from their home, arriving
here Tuesday evening for a visit of a
few days to Mrs. George L. Boslev
and other relatives. They expect to
return to Wilmington shortly.
States Attorney William R. Offutt,
who was a patient in one of the Cum
berland hospitals for three weeks or
more, has been discharged from the
institution and is now at the home
of Mr.. j. w. Humbird in Cumber-
land where he is recuperating his
strength. He expects to return to
Oakland the first of the coming week.
Miss Marie Stanton, eldest daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Stanton, was
taken to the Western Maryland Hos
pltal IN Cumberland last Friday even
ing, where on Saturday she was oper
ated upon for appendicitis and COM
plcatlons. At last reports the young
lady is doing remarkably well and her
return home fully restored to health
is anticipated by her parents and
many friends in Oakland and else
where.
Mr.. j. X. Wiles, who has been con-
Quoting the Wiles Tire Store in Oak
land for the past two or three years.
disposed of his stock of goods and
good will yesterday afternoon, the
purchaser being Mr.. Orlando Martin.
who will continue the business at the
same location, Martins Garage, Lib
erty street. Mr.. Wiles and his brother
George, who was associated with him
IN the business, are yet undecided con-
corning their future movements. but
for the present they will remain in
Oakland.
Mr.. J. F. Browning,of near Thay-
erville, ten miles north of Oakland on
the State road, visited Oakland yes
terday, when he stated that he had
completed on Tuesday the harvesting
of about fifteen acres of the finest
wheat he had ever grown, and fully
expects that the yield will show well
on toward 40 bushels to the acre at
threshing time. Mr. Browning in re-
cent years has greatly improved his
farm with the result that more bush
els per acre is grown-an example it
would be well for many other of our
agriculturalists to follow, provided
they are enabled to secure the proper
kinds of fertilizer.