The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-29
LOCAL N EW 8.
-Blotters for sale at this Office.

idllu lueSuay.
Too much recreation and too lit
tie work is spelling great many
young men in this vicinity.
Miss Jennie Rinehart, of Min
eral county, w. Va, has been visit
ing at Rev. B. Ison's.
The name of the post-office at
Cranberry Summit has been changed
from Portland to "Cranberry."
200 sacks G.. A. Salt for sale at
VIM. 2. Totten's Cheap Cash Store,
Oakland, Md. a26-tf.
-Died-At the residence of her
husband, at Aurora, w. Va, Mon
day last, Mrs. Sarah Ridenour, aged
So years.
Important changes have been
made in the running of trainse. See
corrected time table in another col
umn.
Mr.. Alex. Chisholm, residing in
Ryan's GIades, THU county, cut his
foot severely with an ak last week.
He is doing well, however.
commencement day at the West
Virginia University is the 10th of
June. Several persons from town
expect to attend.
Mrs. John Twigg, of Allegany
county, Md, was burned to death
last week, her dress having caught
fire whilst she was engaged in wash
ing clothes.
"A little daughter of Mrs. M. E.
Chisholm, at Chisholm's mill,in this
county, caught one day last week, a
trout measuring 15s inches in length
and inches across.
We are indebted to Maj. w. O.
Ison for the catalogue of the West
Va. University for the year 1S79-80,
and for the programme of the Com
mencement exercises.
The regular meeting of the Band
of Hope was held in the M. e. church,
Thursday evening. The following
programme was well rendered. Selec-
tions, Misses Flora Kepner, Lizzie
Harne, and Thos. j. Peddicord, Esq;
Essay, Mr.. Jas. A. Enlow.
A spirited contest took place at the
Democratic primary meeting in this
district last Saturday, between the
friends of John Daley, Esq, and
G. w. Delawder, Esq. The Daley
party won by about IA Of majority
in vote of 102.
Lost or Strayed-- Seven head of
sheep, marked as follows: right ear,
crop and slit left ear, under crop. A
liberal reward will be paid to any
person for returning any or all of
them to John Arnold, Oakland. Md.
Mrs. Magruder Perry while on
her way to Oakland in a wagon last
Monday, from some cause fell from
the vehicle, breaking her right fore
arm, but sustained no other injury.
DIR. McComas reduced the fracture.
Married. Thursday, May
Goth, 1880, at Shade Mill, the resi-
dencs of Mr.. William Frost, by Rev.
James P. Wilson, Mr.. James S.
Broadwater, of Grantsville, and Miss
Marian Frost, Of Shade Mill, Garrett
county, Md.
The running at large of cows,
with bells on. is very annoying
thing to our citizens, and especially
to any who may be sick. There is
an ordinance against this, and it
should be enforced. We have been
requested to call attention to this.
and hope that this item may be suf
ficient.
Col. Johnson has received in
structions from Adjutant General
Watkins to proceed with the prelim-
mary work of organizing the ALLIE
gany and Garrett county companies
three in number) into battalion,
and will at an early day call meet
ing of the officers of those companies
for the purpose named.- Cumberland
Nea0s.
Mr.. N. S. Frost, of Frostburg,
recently made a careful test of the
capabilities of his famous little AL.
derney cow Lilly" by carefully
measuring and weighing each days
production, for seven days. In that
time the cow gave 49, gallons of
milk, weighing 3904 pounds, and
from this was made 10 PIG pounds
of prime butter. The cow was in
fair pasture, but if we'll fed would
perhaps have made a better yield
Cttm6. Ne,Cs.
George E. Braxton, colored cook
at the Queen City Hotel, this city,
has been engaged by the Colored Ju-
bilee Singers who visited this city
some weeks since, to sing with them