The Republican., 1925-10-08

Mr.. B. A. Moon, of Terra Alta, was
business caller at The Republican
office on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Garrett. of
Baltimore, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. w. Pendergast at their home in
Hutton.
Among the Oakland residents who
| visited the Cumberland Fair Tuesday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Stahl and
son Kenneth.
Local coal mines are working at
the maximum just at this season, a
large portion Of the product being
distributed to local consumers at
| $3.50 per ton delivered.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Howard Hopkins
and children who have been resi-
dents of Oakland for the past year,
have moved to Washington, D. c., in
which city Mr.. Hopkins is in the en-
ploy of the Census Bureau.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Sprague
left Oakland last Thursday by motor
| for a point in Florida where they eX-
| pect to spend the winter. Mr.. Sprague
| has been manager of the Oakland
| Creamery here for several years past.
During his absence the plant will be
under the direction of Mr.. Robert
| Ford.
Mr. Russell Brown, who is a stu
dent at the Ithaca Conservatory of
Music, Ithaca, N. Y, had the mis-
fortune to break his knee cap while
in the gymnasium of the school
few days ago. He is now in a hospi-
tai where he will have to remain for
three weeks or more.
Mr. R. L. Neville, of near German,
gives notice in The Republican today
on he 24th inst. he will sell at public
auction at his farm on the Oakland
and German road, large lot of live
stock, farm implements, etc, also
grain and hay. Mr.. Neville will re-
tire from the farm and offers it for
rent to responsible party.
The remains Of the late Edwin Wal
| ker, who resided for year or two in
Oakland and at Mountain Lake Park,
| were brought to Oakland on last Fri
day morning and inferred. Mr.. Wal
ker was connected with Keith's The
atre in Washington. The body was
accompanied by Mr.. Joseph F. Schev-
lin, of Washington. Mr.. Walker was
aged more. than sixty years. The
cause Of death was pneumonia.
DR.. Henry W. McComas, of Oak
land, now possesses his twenty-sev-
enth Ford automobile, having pur-
chased it from the local Ford agency
| one day last week. The genial prac-
titioner was the first man in Garrett
county to own an automobile, it also
being Ford of the vintage of the
late nineties and it was a wonder in
| the eyes of the public at that time
no wit would still be a wonder.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hoover and
little grandson, Of Jennings, spent
last Thursday in Oakland. The little
boy is musical wonder. He is but
four years Old but can play many
selections on what is commonly called
the mouth organ. The party visited
| The Republican office Thursday morn
ing. After much persuasion and
promise from the grandparents to
take the boy to the fair, he consented
to play some music for the edifcation
of The Republican employees and rem
dered in a very creditable and artis-
tic manner "Nellie Grey and one
other piece.
J. D. Ashfeld, employed at the
power house Of the Youghiogheny
Hydro Electric Corporation was fined
800 and sent to jail on Saturday by
Justice West following a hearing in
which it developed that Ashfeld,
while under the influence of intoxi-
cants on Friday, had collided with a
Holler taxi on the road north of Oak
land, damaging the car to the extent
of several hundred dollars and in
juring the occupants of the vehicle.
one of the occupants being q young
woman in whose face several stitches
were required to be taken to close a
wound inflicted by a piece of glass
from the windshield.
Postmaster Joseph F. Friend, Of
Swanton, who recently returned to
his home in that village from the
Western Maryland Hospital, Cumber-
land, following his recovery from
wounds which he suffered in a gun |
Battle with Hamilton Hall, a colored |
robbcr who entered the postoflie ard |
was surprised by MI Friend as he |,
WIS rifiug the mail, was in Oakland /
or Tuesday when he related in detail |
his experience While he has not |
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