The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-07-01

Pnlladelphla and other eastern cities.
Miss Beulah Ralston, of Pittsburgh,
is here for a visit Of several weeks
with relatives in Oakland and other
parts of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Williams, of
Pittsburgh, arrived here the first of
the week and will spend the summer
at their home near town.
Miss Marion Hennion and Miss May
L. Stewart, of Oakland, supervising,
teachers, Miss Mary Selby, of Selbys-
port and Miss Kate Bannatyne, of
Grantsville, helping teachers, left
Oakland this morning for New York
City where they will enroll at Column
bia University for the summer course
of study in their respective lines of
work.
New ten-ton scales have been in
stalled by the Mayor and City Council
on Liberty street adjoining the Bal
timore and Ohio freight yard in Oak
land where all coal, hay and other
products sold to residents of Oakland
will in the future have to be weighed
according to an ordinance to become
Immediately effective.
Mr.. w. C. Jones and daughters,
Misses Mae, Pauline and Winona, for
merly of Deer Park, and now of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, who have been spend
ing few days with Mr.. and Mrs. E.
R. Jones in Oakland, left yesterday
for New York, where the Misses Jones
will enter Columbia University for
the summer term. Mr.. Jones expects
to return to Oakland within a short
time and will spend part of the sum-
mer here.
J. w. Whorton, of Oakland, who
had the contract for the plastering
of the new First National Bank build
ing, has completed the job as we'll as
one or two other small jobs about
town. The bank job was one of the
finest pieces of work in the city or
| surrounding country. Mr.. Whorton
| and his men are artists in their line,
| and are to be congratulated upon the
Il fine appearance of the finished work.
II Parsons CIV. W Democrat.
II Mr. A. T. Matthews on Saturday
/ purchased the Mealy bungalow locat-
II ed on Second street, which he expects
/ to occupy in a short time Mr. and
II Mrs. Mealy will leave Oakland, it is
stated, and locate in Baltimore where
Il the formers interests and business
headquarters lie. Oakland people
generallyexpress regret upon the con-
II templated departure of this excellent
II family, who have during their resi-
II dence here for ten years past con,
y tributed much to the social life of the
town.
+ The Knights Of Pythias from New.
burg, Grafton and Piedmont, held q
Il was a very large crowd of people
$ The reunion was featured by base
ball game between Keyser and Oak
land, the latter winning in the twelfth
inning 14-13-Forty Years Ago il
the Cumberland News That was g
great game of old-time base ball. Al
5, this time few of the players repre-.
I senting the Oakland nine remain
here, the only one now called to mind
being E. G. Naylor, who played left
field.
The people of Oakland and vicinity
4 will have the opportunity of being
!. entertained most Hospitality at Terra
!. Alta, West Va, on Monday of next
week, that day having been selected
by Alpine Lodge, Knights of Pythias
: Terra Alta, for a real big picnic and
n get together meeting of Pythians and
n the public generally. There will be
many attractions and numerous en-
tertaining features, including a big
j parade, music by several bands, fire
works, trades displays, etc. The pub
lie is assured a full days pleasure
of uninterrupted enjoyment. For de-
: tailed program see advertisement in
r. another column of The Republican to-
g day.
County Commissioner George D
o Browning, who has filled the office
1 satisfactorily, honestly and conscien-
: tiously, asks the Republican voters
of Garrett county, through the medi-
;, UNI of this paper, for denomination
at the primary election to be held in
!, September. Mr.. Browning, in his an
;, nouncement, states that he stands up
on the record he has made as public
: servant, promising nothing, asking
= nothing other than the support of the
voters when they go to cast their bal
lots at the primary. Mr. Browning,
d with his associate members Of the
S Beard of Commissioners, have had
: many intricate and puzZling situa-
" tionS cOnfrontino them in the admin