The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-09-07
LOCAL N EW s..
-Blotters for sale at this office.

-BlOtterS for sale at this office.
The Circuit Court will convene
on Monday.
The County Commissioners will
meet on Monday.
The Oakland Hotel is still doing
paying business.
Mrs. VIM. Armstrong is visiting
at Mr.. S. L. Townshend's.
Work was commenced on the
now hotel Thursday morning.
Mrs. Ella E. Ison, daughter and
son returned to Oakland Tuesday.
Mr.. Arnold has the contract for
plastering Bush's new brick dwell
ling.
Mr.. E. j. Fringer is coating the
roof of Mr.. Bush's new house with
gas tar.
--Messrs. Arnold have the con-
tract for plastering Mr.. Burton's new
residence.
Mrs. DR.. Irons, of Baltimore,
was visiting this week at Mr.. Geo.
A. Spedden's.
Rev. Henry P. Hamill preached
in the NJ. E. Church last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Joseph Lashorn is engaged
in plastering Mr.. A. L. OsbOurn's
new dwelling.
The young man injured by Cir
cular saw at Mill Run, w. Va, has
since died.
Richard Thayer and David De-
lawder bagged on Monday nineteen
WOodcock and five pheasants.
"A rare treat is in store for those
who attend the entertainment at the
Court House Wednesday evening.
-Diphtheria is raging with awful
fatality in the neighborhood of Oak
Grove, Preston county, w. Va.
w. H. Smith, Dentist, has re-
turned to Oakland. All wishing
work done will please call before Oc-
tober list.
-Thos. J. Peddicord. Esq, was at
tending the Kingwood court this
week. He has very large practice
in that county.
The Accommodation west We'd
Resday morning, was delayed about
two hours near Oakland by the break
ing Of an axle.
But two marriage licenses were
granted during the month of Au-
gust: Daniel 7. Lee and Susan NJ.
Kemp; James Matheny and Sarah
Casteel.
Scott Catlett fell from a scaffo Id
ing while working at Mr.. Sinclair's
house, at Evansville, Thursday of
last week, but fortunately escaped
serious injury.
-Married-On Monday last at the
residence of the BRIDES parents, by
Rev. b. Ison, Mr.. Charles Roach, of
Grafton, w. Va, to Miss Lucinda
Stalnaker, of Oakland. The happy
couple left for Grafton the same even
ing.
w. S. Douglass, who murdered
David Hiser, the mail carrier, in
Grant county, w. Va, some time
ago and escaped, and was recaptured
in Texas, has been sentenced to i'm
prisGnment for life and lodged in
the West Virginia penitentiary.
The Cumberland NeeoS says that
on Saturday, 18th inst, "there will
be issued the first number of new
Democratic paper, to be called the
Old Democrat. Mr.. George Hoover
will be the publisher, while the edi-
torial columns will be contributed to
by number of capable writers. OF
course,..it will be understood that the
new paper will be the organ of the
anti-AUeganiae Ca1al-ring."
George, alias "Bud" Rohm,
whose arraignment Wednesday on
the charge of being implicated in the
robbery of silverware, provisions,
etc, from the residence of Mr.. /. B.
Miner, of this city, some months
since was again brought before Jus.
tice King and committed to Jail in
default of 500 bail to answer the
charge of larceny before the grand
jury. States Attorney Boyd appear.
ed for the State, and Mr.. VIM. Brace
for ROhm - H1i,Jlh Mems
Church ServiceS--Sunday.
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