The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-24

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Miss Elizabeth Faherty is on a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Thomas Cain, in
FairmOnt, West Va.
Mr.. D. E. Offutt left Oakland re-
Gently for visit to Florida where he
expects to remain for several weeks.
Mr.. G. J. Altstetter, of Oakland,
was in Hagerstown on last Saturday
returning to his home Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. ]. C. Kendall, of Oakland, is
dangerously i'll at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. Baker, at Crellin, suffer
ing with a carbunkle on his neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard P. Stuck re-
turned to their home in Oakland last
Friday after an absence of about two
weeks which time was spent in Flori-
da and Cuban points.
The Republican publishes this week
the list of appointments of road su-
pervisors and constables as made by
the Board of County Commissioners
at recent meeting of that body.
Mr.. Lee Shaffer, who recently OPP
ened a jewelry store at Rowlesburg,
West Va, after having been associ-
ated here with the Oakland Jewelry
Co., spent Tuesday in Oakland on bus
mess.
The fifth of a series of dances to be
held in the hall of the Manhattan Ho-
tel in Oakland, will be on Wednesday
evening, January Both, from 9 to 1
o'clock. Music will be furnished by
the Famous Penn Serenaders orches-
ira.
The County Commissioners, by no
tice published elsewhere in The Re-
publican today, will meet at the of.
fee Of the board in Oakland on Mon
day, February 18th, for the purpose of
hearing appeals on assessments and
transacting routine business.
The Civic Club of Oakland will hold
its regular monthly meeting on Tues
day afternoon, January 29th, at three
clock in the club rooms for the pur-
pose Of electing officers for the COM
ing year. AS this is a very impor-
tant meeting all members are urged
to be in attendance.
Mr.. Clyde Dawson, of Parkersburg,
who spent a week with relatives in
Oakland, has returned to the West
Virginia city. He is slowly recover
ing from an accident which befell him
on New Years morning and which
nearly cost him his life when he fell
a distance of thirty-fve feet from a
moving passenger train in Parkers-
burg.
Mr. Frank Browning, of Oakland,
went to Morgantown Tuesday morn
ing in response to a telegram an
nouncing the very serious illness of
his sister, Mrs. Meleta Browning
Taylor, who is suffering as the re-
suit of an attack Of pneumonia. The
lady is a patient in the Morgantown
hospital and her condition Tuesday
morning was extremely critical.
Mr.. Robert N. Oates, junior mem
Der of the firm of Oates & Company
merchants at Gormania, West Va.
was in Oakland Monday morning ar
ranging with The Republican for the
. publication of advertising matter an
nouncing a great sale of merchandise
to be inaugurated at the Oates store
on Monday, January goth.
The many friends of Rev. William
F. Bayle, for the past three and one
half years rector of st. Matthews
Parish in Oakland, will regret to
learn that he has resigned the local
rectorship to accept call to St
Pauls Parish, Monongahela City, Pa
Mr.. Bayle and his family expect to
leave Oakland about March LIST.
DR.. H. w. McComas and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry McComas, who went from
here to Rochester, Wis, several weeks
ago where young Mr.. sIcComas ex-
pected to enter the Mayo hospital fol-
treatment, arrived in Albuquerque
New Mexico, one day last week. Mr.
and Mrs McComas expect to remain
in that city for an indefinite period
the climate there having been recon-
mended as being beneficial to the for
mer.
AS trustee appointed by the United
States District Court, Mr.. Julius c
Renninger, of Oakland, will offer al
public sale on the premises at Jen,
: nings, Monday, February 18th, the
personal property and mine leases or
large body of coal property located
? near Jennings. The former owner Of