The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.
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Mr.. w. NJ. Arnold started for
Dayton, Ohio, Thursday, to visit rel
atives.
The B. & 0. r. r. Co. will prob
ably complete the Oakland Hotel be-
fore next season.
Capt. J, M. Jarboe is now engage
ed with large force of carpenters
on the frame work of the new hotel.
Mr.. John Stanton, formerly of
the Herald office, started for Chicago
Thursday. May good luck attend
him.
Rev. B. Ison left Oakland on
Monday to attend the session of the
West Va. Conference, which meets
at Parkersburg.
Mr.. A. G. Sturgiss and family
and Miss Addie Tower returned to
Oakland Monday evening. They
had been visiting friends at Morgan
town, w. Va.
In the comptroller'S distribution
of the free school fund for October
/, inst, Allegany and Garrett county
get S5,74S,75 for white scholars, and
$50 ,02 for cplored.
The stone work for Dailey's Ho-
tel was completed last week. and is
generally considered one Of the best
pieces of stone work in Oakland.
Mr.. JAS S. johnson was the contrac-
tor.
Governor Carroll has appointed
John Mansfield, justice Of the peace
for the fifteenth East Lonaconing)
district of Allegany county, vice
James Dooley, removed from the
county.
Mr.. John Daley is prepared to
entertain the travelling public at his
cottages until his new hotel is in a
condition to receive guests. Mr..
Daley is SO we'll known that it is
unnecessary for us to say more.
"A number of the Republican
members of the Workingmen's par
ty of Allegany county have publish
ed an address renouncing their con
nection with that party, and declar-
ing their intention to vote the Re
publican ticket hereafter.
The Grand Tournament to take
place at the Agricultural and Me
chanical Fair at Cumberland, Md,
October "A, will be open to knights
from Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Maryland. Prizes of $50 and $40
to the first and Secoad knights beside
the honor! See advertisement.
"A match factory at Oakland is in
contemplation by Col. McCarty, of
Washington. The devotion Of sun
dry young couples in that delightful
mountain resort last summer created
the impression on our minds that
match factory had been already start
ed there. -BdltlDl0reCv2.
Mr.. Lloyd Chambers Will com-
plete the wall for Mr.. 0hutt's new
store house next week. This is q
most excellent piece Of work. Like
that for Mr.. Dailey's hotel, it is
built almost entirely of cut stone.
These two walls are credit to the
town as we'll as the contractors and
wOrkmen.
The Baltimore ARericdR has a
special, for the truth of which, how
ever, it does not vouch, from Feun
tain Mills, near ConneIisville, Penn
sylvania, saying that last Friday
night a dozen intoxicated tramps lay
down to sleep on coke oven at that
place, and during the night the arch
ed roof broke in and they were pre-
cipitated into the raging fires below
and burned to death in trice. The
correspondent says that no inquest
was held on the charred remains.
We are sorry to announce that
Mr.. S. d. White has been forced, on
account of i'll health, to abandor his
position as superintendent of CHS
holm's mill, this county, which posi-
ton he has filled about three years.
Mrs. Mary Chisholm, the owner of
the mill, joins with about twenty
five of the patrons, in recommending
Mr.. White for honesty, efficiency,
good habits and upright character.
M. w. does not know what bust
ness he will engage in at present.
Mr.. Alexander Chisholm, a gentle
man well and favorably known in
district No. 8, will have charge of the
mill.
Hog Cholera.