National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-04
lT1RFL4tND VIEWS.

There win be no agricultural fair in Al
leghany county this fall.
Five artcsan wells have recently been sue.
ccssfully sunk in Cambridge.
Some of the Somerset county farmers will
| commence harvesting their wheat next week.
Leonard Wagner, of Hagcrstown, who
| sailed for Germany, died during the voyage
over
The Delaware & Chesapeake railway com.
pany has completed the extension of their road
to Oxford.
]. Wesley Deetz agent of tho Baltimore &
Ohio Express company at Cumberland, has re-.
signed that position.
Frank Anderson, the son Of Mr. William
| Anderson, of Hagcrstown, a boy Of thirteen,
has been missing for five weeks.
Mayor Reed, of Cumberland, has closed a
contract with the Holly Manufacturing COM
| pany for the improvement of the water works
In the case OF Edward L. Johns, late COL
lcctor of taxes Of Hartford county, tried as u
dclaulter the jury brought in verdict of
guilty.
At Hancock there is club of gentlemen
who have taken solemn obligation to abstain
for sixty days from Intoxicating drinks aud
tobacco.
Rear.Admiral Robert II. Wyman, U. S. N,
commanding the North Atlantic squadron,
has returned to his home ut Stockwood, How
| ard county
A little girl, the daughter of Mr.. r. b.
| Plummer, was drowned on the 9th of May
| by falling into u pool of water near Friend
ship, Calvert county.
Captain Brasonief, postmaster at Middle
| town, is the patcntcc OF Il screen for car win
dows. Tho Baltimore & Ohio railroad has
adopted the invention.
Charlie Geyer, young son of Mr.. William
| f. Geyer, formerly carriage-maker of Hagers-
| town, was thrown from n horse he was riding
at Martinsburg, w. Va, on Monday, and died
almost.i christianity.
Mrs. Mary Hood, wife of Mr.. Ephraim Hood
living at Plane No. 4, n station ON the main
line of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad in
Frederick county, committed suicide Monday
morning by hanging herself
DIR. William w. Watkins, of Howard county
died of pneumonia at his residence neal
Gainesville, on Monday, May 81, in the sew
enticth year Of his age. lie was SO, 9.
Colonel Gassaway Watkins, u revolutionary
hero.
The shipments from tho mines of the Cum
berland coal region for the week ended May
90 were SOTO tons, and for the year to that
date S02,2l9 tons, m increase of 243,S05 tons
rs compared with the corresponding period OF
1879.
| Ino CentroVllle hecOfd says tho chester
river gilers in part of Kent and Queen
Anne counties arc disregardmg the law pro-
hibiting the catching of fish with nets or
seincs between the 10th of May and the LIST
Of September,
A now cave has been discovered in Cave hill,
near Smithsburg A passage was discovered
by men nj work in the lime quarry of Dr. L.
r. Bishop, aud the opening being enlarged
gave entrance to cave of considerable dimeu-
sions and leading into several apartments con-
tanning stalactites of pure white crystal.
The practice-ship Dale has gone into COM
mission ut Annapolis for the summer cruise
of cadets, and tho following officers have re-
ported for duty Lieutenant Commander Ed
win White, commander Lieutenant Il. ID. f.
Head, executive officer; also, Lieutcnants j.
V. Blocker and A. b. Speyers Passed.Assist'
ant Surgeon George p. Lamsdcn and Pay
master Leonard II. Frailey.