The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-08
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
SHOOTING AFFAIRIN GARRETT.

SHOOTING AFFAIR." GARRETT.
Our LOnacOing correspondent
writes that shooting affray occurred
Thursday morning, in Garrett coun-
ty, two and a-half miles west of LO-
naconing, between John Spencer and
and his step-son, William Barnes,
resulting in the slight Wounding of
both. They had a quarrel Wednes-
day, when Spencer threatened to
shoot Barnes. Thursday morning
Spencer we to his barn to attend to
the horses there, when Barnes, who
was concealed in the hay-mow, began
firing at him with pistol, one shot
taking effect in his neck. He
promptly drew a revolver and re-
turned the fire with vigor, and
Barnes received ball in the hip.
The wound of neither is Considered
serious. No arrests are reported. -
Cumberland Nelos, Dec. LIST.
PITTSBURGH AND CONNELLSVILLE
r. II. co.
The annual meeting ofthe Pitts
burgh and ConnellsviIle Railroad
Company was held in Pittsburgh on
Monday.
The report of the president and di-
rectors showed the earnings for the
year ended September 80, 1877, 81, =
3SS, 1922, operating expenses, 1882
Obs net earnings, S4O6, 4lS.64, and
that no charges were made for con-
struction during the year. The road
was reported to have been in better
condition than at any previous period
in the company's history. The num-
Der of tons of coal transported during
the year was 1922, out of which
$50, 400 were gas coal and 500, 276 tons
of coke, and the revenue for the
transportation of coal oil was S149,-
704.27. The following gentlemen
were elected directors for the ensuing
year, namely: John King jr. ; Men
DIES Cohen, Hugh Sisson, Charles
Webb, John Donnell Smith, all OF
Baltimore; w. S. BisSell, G. l.. I'll.
Fetterman. VIM. Baldwin, Charles
Donnelly, John d. ScuIly, Pittsburg;
w. III. Koontz, Somerset, Pa; w. II.
Mankle, Greensburg, Pa; John King,
jr., was reelected president: C. Dom
nelly, treasurer, and j. B. Washing
ton, secretary.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
On the 2lSt ult., John Randolph
Sprigg, living with his uncle, Mr.,
Van Lear Sprigg, near the canal
tunnel, went hunting for turkeys,
accompanied by his little cousin, and
in climbing over a log his gun was
accidentally discharged, the charge
entering his thigh and lodging in the
groin. He fell to the ground and
was unable to rise. His little com.
paniOn ran home with the sad news
but when friends started to go back
with him, he could not recollect the
route and much time was lost search
ing for the wounded boy. Finally
the bark of a small dog that had ac
companied the hunters was heard
and guided by the sound the anxious
searches found the unfortunate young
man, and the dog lying on his breast
uttering short, plaintive banks, evil
IDENTIFY knowing that harm had be
fallen his master. The young man
was tenderly conveyed home, and
everything possible done to save his
life, but without avail, and he died
after eight days Of intense suffering
which he bore with the greatest for
titude, never uttering a sigh or grOar
when any of his relatives or friends
were in his room, though when left
with cOlored attendants praying
with agonizing fervor to be released
from his sufierings by death.
Young Sprigg and his sister, 8
bright girl several years his Junior
were left orphaned and friendless in
Mississippi FIVE or six years, ago, and
were brought to their friends here by
! Adams express. An account of theil