The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-09-21

Dufgh, VINO were guests of relatives
and friends in Oakland for several
days recently, have returned to Pitts
burgh.
Mr.. Ernest Townshend and Miss
Elizabeth Leary spent Sunday in
Cumberland with Mrs. Townshend,
who IS still a patient in one of the
hospitals in that city and whose con-
dition is now pronounced satisfactory
by her physician.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church of Oakland will hold an ex-
change in the show window of Mr.. J..
p. Treacy's garage on Saturday af-
ternoon, September 23rd, beginning
at 2:30 o'clock. Bread cakes, pies,
etc, will be on sale.
Mr.. C. W. Everts, of near Bayard,
was in Oakland last Saturday com
pleting arrangements which will take
him to Leesburg, Florida, where he
expects to spend the winter on the
citrus plantation of Mr.. Burt Wilson,
who with his family left for that
point several days ago.
The friends of States Attorney W..
r. Offutt in all parts of the county
will be gratified to learn that he has
so far recovered from a serious sur
gical operation performed some
weeks ago at one of the Cumberland
hospital as to permit his return to
his home and practice in Oakland
Miss Beulah Beckman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Beckman,
of near Swanton, has returned to her
home after having undergone an OPP
Grafton at the Western Maryland
Hospital, Cumberland, some weeks
ago for appendicitis. Miss Beckman
is recovering nicely from the opera
ton.
Mr.. Stuart F. Hamill, as attorney,
advertises in The Republican today
the sale notice of a valuable farm
and coal interest located in Election
District No. of Garrett county, the
property being extremely valuable
agriculturally and as an outlet for
coal deposits. See advertisement for
a description of the land and partic-
! ulars of sale.
In this issue of The Republican is
published the notice of registration
by the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
lions of Garrett county. AS stated in
former edition of The Republican
there will be no general registration
this year, as was anticipated. The
only days one may get his or her
name on the registration books is
upon October 3rd or October 10th.
Mr.. T. R. Harvey, the well-known
Eagle Rock trapper and hunter, was
in town on last Monday when he re
lated hunting experience with a
mink that measured over three feet
and which had scaled a tree to escape
his dogs. In all his experience, Mr..
Harvey said, this is the first and only
time he ever knew of a mink climb
! ing tree.
WANTED-To let out contract for
getting out mine timbers and deliver
ing along our tramroad, near Schell,
West Va. Good winters job for man
or so with team or one horse. If in
terested, come to Schell and look the
situation over. JACKSON MILL
LUMBER CO.-Advertisement 29-4t
The dirigible ballon c., United
States Army, passed over Oakland at
6:15 o'clock last Thursday morning
and was observed by those who hap
pened to be out at that hour. The
massive vessel was sailing very low
and the speed it was making was per-
| haps a third as much as that made by
plane. The lettering on the side of
the gas bag was plainly observable
to the naked eye. The ballon landed
at Akron, Ohio, the same morning at
Has, having passed over Pittsburgh
an hour earlier in the day. The
destination of the vessel is Los An
geles, Cal, and its flying to that point
marks the first attempt to cross the
continent in vessel of this type.
Mr.. Walter Holt, until recently re-
siding in Oakland, now of
Kingwood, where he is employed by
a coal company, met with an automo-
bile accident on Tuesday afternoon
of this week when the car which he
was driving skidded on the cement
road at the turmoil into Crellin. Mr..
Hoyt was in company with two ac-
J quaintances from Thomas. No one
was injured, but the car was badly
damaged, three wheels being torn off.
Returning from Atlantic City in
a new Templar automobile which he
]