The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-27
LOCAL NEWS.

The pay car passed west on Sat
urday.
The B. & o. r. r. Co. is making
a vigorous war on tramps.
Three car loads of emigrants passed
West on Friday afternoon.
The Davis saw mill at west Pied
mont is running on fall time.
-Au extra session of the Orphans
Court will be held on Monday next.
The weather for the past week
has been delightfully."- cool and pleas
ant.
Capt. Stoy, of Waynesburg, Pa,
is instructing the members of the
Oakland Cornet Band.
B. F. NJ. Hurley, Esq, Register
in Bankruptcy for this district, was
in town from Saturday till Tuesday.
The big turtle Noticed last week
as having been received at the Oak.
land Hotel, was butchered on Mon
day.
Mr.. c. E. Wagner, of Wheeling,
w. Va, is spending a few days with
his brother-in-law, Mr.. A. G.. Stur-
giss.
Three of our pulpits were filled
on Sunday last by visiting ministers,
and very eloquent sermons were
preached.
j. w. Wayman, Esq, of Circle
vile, Texas, brother Of our enter
prising merchant, n. B. Wayman,
was in town this week.
President Hayes and party
passed through Oakland Tuesday at
1921 P. NJ, on their return from the
Soldiers reunion at Newark, Ohio.
The Walsh and McKaig wharf at
Cumberland has been transferred to
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com.
pany. The price paid was 100000.
We neglected last week to men,
ton the arrival in town Of Mrs. Ann
Armstrong, of Mounds9ille, w. Va,
who is visiting at Mr.. S. l.. Town.
Shend's.
The Presidential party was ac-
corded a grand reception at Cumber-
land Tuesday last. The President,
Gen. Devens and Gen. Garfield made
speeches.
-Messrs. G. 4. Snyder, A. w. De-
Witt and Silas Weimer, of Garrett
county, received first grade certif-
Gates from the School Examiner Of
AIlegany county.
The brick layers, Messrs. Smiley,
have commenced work on Bush's
new dwelling near the court house.
MIR. Chas. BoIden Is experimenting
the wood work.
William Wagner, Esq, Cashier
of the Merchants and Mechanics
National Bank, of Morgantown, w.
Va, is visiting at his son-in-laW's,
Mr.. A. G. Sturgiss.
A tramp had his thigh broken
on Saturday last, near Portland,
while stealing a ride ON a freight
train. DR.. Frey is attending him,
and he is in fair way to recover.
-Messrs. Jas. S. Johnson and Jas.
w. White, under the direction Of
Burgess Of1utt, are putting in a cul-
vert and raising the crossing at the
intersection of Alder and Second
streets.
Mr.. John NJ. Jarboe left on the
Accommodation on Tuesday morn
ing, with an additional force of car
penters, to work on a residence be-
ing constructed by him in Preston
county, w. Va.
Mr.. John Shatzer is preparing to
build residence on lot recently
purchased by him on Fifth street,
opposite the Lutheran parsonage.
The main building will be about Is
by 80, and two stories high,
The Garrett Literary Society had
its regular meeting at the school
house on Saturday evening, Frank
p. Arnold presiding. Essays were
read by f. p. Arnold and G.. II,
Pritchara, selection by Harry Loar.
The society will meet this Saturday
evening, at s O'Clock.
During the thunder storm at
Cumberland on the 10Th inst, Jesse
Casey, lad aged thirteen, the son of
Mr.. Abraham Casey, was struck dead
by the lightning while seated at an
open window. Mr.. Casey and an
other son were stunned by the same
flash, but soon recovered. On the
breast OF the dead boy was found a
hole, as if made by bullet.
DIR. j. Lee McComas is kept 60
ing almost day and night; not that
there is great amount Of sickness at
this time, but beside his large regu-