The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-14

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Mr.. Nathan R. Selby, of Selbys-
port, spent part of Tuesday in Oak
land on business.
Messrs. Chas. D. Sprague, of Kitz-
led by twoetaoin shrdlu cmfwyp m
miller, and J. w. Whorton, of Oak
land returned to their homes Satur-
day night from motor trip to Mag
ara Falls and points in Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Williams, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, who spent the sum-
mer months at their cottage on the
State road near town, left here this
morning for Pittsburgh, expecting to
return early in the spring of next
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hazlett and
son James, of Wheeling, motored to
Oakland on Saturday where they spent
the day. Mr.. and Mrs. Hazlett also
spent Tuesday in Oakland where work
on the construction of their summer
home is now under way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lyle and fam
lily, who were residents of Oakland
year or more, left here on Friday of
last week for New Milford, Conn, at
which place large hydro-electric pro-
Ject is under construction with which
Mr.. Lyle will be engaged.
! Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Leighton and
daughter Miss Helen Leighton. of
Loeb Lynn Heights, and Mrs. o. E.
Hager, of Uniontown, Pa, motored to
Rosewood, Ohio, last Saturday where
they visited Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Ste
phenson, returning to their respective
homes on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Stuart Mess, of
Evanston, ILL.,, announce the birth of
daughter, born to them on the 10th
inst. Mrs. Mess is the daughter of
Mr.. Michael Boyle, of Oakland, and
has been residing in the west for two
or three years, having recently moved
from Chicago, ILL.,, to Eevanston.
Rev. 0. A. Bremen, former pastor
of st. Marks Lutheran church, will
arrive in Oakland tomorrow from his
home in Seattle, Washington, en- route
to Richmond, Va, to attend the ses-
sions of the General Synod of his
church. Mr.. Bremen will preach in
the local church Sunday morning.
The special services held on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday even,
ings of last week in St. Marks Luth-
eran church were attended by inter-
ested congregations The services on
Wednesday night was conducted by
the pastor, Rev. c. A. Shilke; Thurs
day evening, Rev. G. w. w. Amick, of
Accident, former pastor of the local
church, brought the message, and on
Friday evening, Rev. E E. Campbell,
of Bittinger, preached the sermon.
A new type of heavy duty electrical
locomotive, built by the Baldwin Lo-
connective Works in Philadelphia, was
given trial test on Saturday over the
mountain division of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, the equipment passing
through Oakland about the noon hour.
Diesel engines, burning crude oil,
drive the electric motors. 1t is unlike
the usual type of electrical-driven
locomotive and is constructed on the
lines of large steel coach. Officials
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
accompanied the engine from Balti-
more in test car attached to the loco
motive
In addition to the candidates of the
Republican and Democratic parties the
voters of the State generally will be
called upon to cast their ballots for
or against a proposed Constitutional
amendment, the text of which is pub
lished in full in another column of The
Republican, and in Garrett county
the electorate will again have the OPP
portunity of voting for or against the
act passed at the 1924 Legislature
proposing bond issue for the purpose
of building and equipping a county
home for the INDECENT. 1t will be re-
membered that this same question was
submitted to the people two years
ago and was defeated.