The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-12-14
LOCAL NEWS.
-Blotters for sale at this office.

AH'o AA0A iC Wpp TIC
kick of horse Wednesday.
The various Sunday Schools of
town are preparing for Christmas.
-15O sacks G. A. Salt for sale at
VIM. p. Totten's Cheap Cash Store,
Oakland, Md.
w. NJ. Arnold returned to Oak
land Saturday, from visit to friends
in Ohio
Rev. Benz. Ison is now holding
a protracted meeting at Wesley
Chapel, w. Va.
-Thos. j. Peddicord, Esq, has
been quite ill for several days past.
lie is now much better.
Mr.. Tower has almost entirely
recovered from his late illness. He
is now able to be in his office.
Peter Martin, of Oakland, killed
two hegs last week, which weighed
9S7 pounds net. One weighed 537
and the other $50.
An old lady in Somerset county
is just finishing bed quilt she began
titty-two years ago. 1t contains six
thousand pieces.
"A severe wind storm PREVAIL d
Tuesday night. We have not heard
of any damage being done in this
county.
A racing meeting is contempla-
ted by the Cumberland Agricultural
and Mechanical Society, to come off
in June next.
The Frostburg Journal says that
the Grant Coal Company ara still at
work in their new opening, with
certain prospect of reaching coal at
ne distant day.
The canal boatmen are rapidly
tying up Tor the winter, and soon the
last boat will have reached its resting
place, the last horn have footed, and
quiet be restored to the raging canal.
The Cumberland city consoIida-
ted bonds, amounting to S24 ,O00,h have
all been disposed of at 95 cents on
the dollar. The balance, Sc 900, have
been retained for the sinking fund.
-Married-On the Sth inst, near
Painters Mills, Preston county, w.
Va, by Rev. w. Y. Cline, Mr.. VIM.
Enlow, of Garrett county, Md, to
Miss Mary Loughridge, of Preston
county, W. Va.
Some of our most prominent cit
liens have been cured of Rhpuma-
tism and Neuralgia of years standing
by that wonderful pain banisher,
Ike le4''s Roman Liniment. For sale
by all druggists.
The county court al Keyser has
decided the contest for the clerk shin
fthe courts ia favor of Col. w. II.
Head, counting the votes of the pre-
cincts that Mr.. J. |. Barrick claimed
were illegally returned The latter
will appeal to the circui, court.
g. A Wheeling inventor is getting
up a new patent chair for dentists.
y concealed spring in it runs tack
ZIP through the seat, and while the.
patient is bowling, and his attention
is diverted by the attack below, the
tooth is yanked out.
The oyster supper to be held by
the ladies Of the Evangelical Luth-
eran church, will begin on Thursday,
Dec. 19tR, in the rooms over the
DeH0crIG Office. Proceeds to go to-
wards Parsonage fund. Patronage
of the public is solicited.
Several more raised drafts of the
city of Cumberland have come to
light, but for small amounts. The
losses SO far discovered will fall upon
Wilson. the late collector, unless he
can recover from the party who
passed the drafts upon him.
Evidences OF a rich. deposit of
coal, it is reported, have been recent
ly discovered at Learell's Cross
Roads, in Hampshire county, West
Va, not far from Cumberland, and
situated about four miles from the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road.