The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-05-19
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. Josiah G. Friend, of \Swanton,
spent last Saturday in Oakland.
Mr.. Courtney Wilson, of near Cor
man, who specializes in pure bred cat
tie and fowls, spent Friday in town.
Mr.. Elliott C. Harvey, of District
No. 8, was visitor to the county seat
Saturday when he called at The Re-
publican office.
casks $4,000 for kisses in garage"
says a headline. Well, the price
doesn't seem out of keeping with other
prices in a garage, does it?
Messrs. Harold H. Harmed and E.
R. Jones have each purchased building
lots located on Second street from Mr..
d. M. Dixon, upon which they intend
to erect dwellings at an early date.
Mr.. L. A. Rudisill, editor of the
Mountain Democrat, who was confined
to his home at the Park for two weeks
or more, was in town Saturday for a
brief time. He was then feeling much
better, but not well enough to resume
work at his desk.
Some saloon men are born optimists.
We read of them paying their license
fees and continuing the license, with
the belief that John Barleycorn can
stage a ''come back" Read history
and learn that no Constitutional
Amendment was ever repealed.
"Desire for excitement" is the reas-
on given by two twelve year Odds for
starting a fire that nearly consumed
a school house. The fathers of such
youths should furnish some excite
ment with strap, administered with
vigor and often-it has a remarkably
curative effect. We speak from per-
sonal and painful experience.
Mr.. A. E. Fearer, who was a resi-.
dent for year or more of Oakland
where he was engaged in the meat
and grocery business, having recently
sold out, moved his family to Cumber-
land Monday where he is at present
employed.
Mr.. Frank Westlake, who sold his
property adjoining Oakland on the
east through the johnson Realty Co.,
to Mr.. Joseph Feather, one day last
week, on Wednesday purchased from
Mr.. George W. Legge four acres of
land lying south of Oak street at the
intersection of Eighth street, upon
which he expects to erect a bunga-
low in the early future.
Mrs. A. G. Sturgiss and daughter
Mrs. j. w Boardman, who have been
residing in Washington for the past
several months returned to Oakland
last Tuesday and are now occupying
an apartment in the DR.. Hinebaugh
property opposite the court house.
Mrs. Sturgiss was quite i'll for sew
eral weeks before she was brought to
Oakland by her son, Mr.. w. A. Stur-
giss, but is now somewhat improved.
On Friday night of this week, at
8 o'clock, the Rev. j. W. Baker, Jr.,
pastor of the Confluence charge of the
Lutheran church will preach in St.
Marks Lutheran church in Oakland,
at which service all members of the
congregation as well as others, are
most cordially invited. On Sunday
last party composed of about fifteen
members of the local church motored
to Addison where Mr.. Baker conducted
service afterwards meeting the Oak
land people.
From the Piedmont Herald: Misses
Iva Bishop and Marion Trout, of Kitz-
miller, attended the Ace of Clubs
dance here and were the guests of
Miss Evelyn Smith-Misses Beulah
Walker, Lillian Jones and Mr.. Daniel
Walker, all of Kitzmiller, were the
guests of Miss Evelyn Smith last
Sunday.-Miss Helen Townshend, of
Oakland, was a guest here from Fri
day until Sunday of Mrs. George G.
Dixon, Oak View. She came to attend
the Shriner ceremonial at Keyser.
The number of American casualties
in the World War is asked for. The
total of killed in action was 32,248;
died of disease, % ,430; died of wounds
13,7O0;. died of accident, 2,019; sui
eide, 272; drowned, 800; murder OF
homicide, 154; executed by sentence
of court martial, 10; other known
causes, 489; causes undetermined
1889; presumed dead, $50; total dead,
THIS; total prisoners, 4,432; missing
in actions; total wounded, 302 ,612.
More than half as many Americans
were killed in action in the World
War as in the Civil War on the Union
side, the Civil War total of killed in
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