The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-18

The Deer Park Hotel closed fol
the season on Saturday.
Mr.. Ed. H. Sincell has returned
to ST. Johns College, Annapolis.
Mr.. Josiah Summers killed dur
ing the past summer 265 rattlesnakes
The Garfield and Arthur Clut
of Oakland, was addressed Friday
evening Of last week, by w. III
Tower, Esq.
Don't forget it. VIM. p. Totten's
Cheap Cash Store is the place to gel
the highest cash price for sheep
skins. 814 4m
Lieut.. d. M. Mason, who has
been absent from Oakland for some
months, engaged in business, return.
ed here Saturday night: He was met
at the train by detachment of the
Guards.
We are requested to announce
that the Garrett Guards will meet
on every Tuesday and Saturday eve
nings, for drill, at 1880 O'Clock, and
all members are requested to attend
regularly.
There will be a picnic at South
Point School House, near Oakland,
on Friday afternoon, Sept. oath. A
festival will be held at the school
house in the evening, heproceeds for
the benefit of the church. All are
cordially invited to be present.
-Married-At the BRIDES resi-
dence, near the Red House, this
county, on the 14th inst, by Rev.
w. Y. Cline, Mr.. John A. Gauer to
Mrs. Ann Maria Hauser, both of
this county. The pastors BARN was
we'll remembered with cOpl0us
supply of cake.
Mr.. George M. Serpell has been
appointed Master OF Transportation
of the Pittsburgh division of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The
gentleman has been engineer and
road master of the division Or many
years, and will make an efficient of
ficer.- Unionto,On lPa.) STANDARD.
The Democrats made another
failure Saturday last at Cranberry in
an endeavor to raise a pole. When
the pole was at an angle of about
forty five degrees it broke in two
and fell to the ground. This makes
three failures of the kind in a radius
of twenty-five miles from Oakland.
Wednesday night. about ten
O'Clock, as freight train was coming
east, the train broke loose near Web,
ster's SWitGb, IA short distance west
of Oakland. The train was stopped
and the hinder portion not being
checked, ran into the forward part,
wrecking or Gears, killing about ~
cattle and slightly injuring ore of the
brakemen..
john G. Barnard died at his
home in Garrett county, Md, on the
18th day of September, 1880, aged 50
years, IL months and 6 days, after a
lingering illness OF six years. He
was regarded by all who knew him
as a worthy citizen. and he was a
worthy and acceptable member of
the United Brethren church for
many years.
Monday evening the members of
the Grantsyille Hancock and Eng.
lish Club. who were mostly stopping
at Mr.. CARTS Hotel, decided to
march to the court house in a body,
but their numbers being small, they
requested the Grantsyille Republic
cans present to Join in with them, for
the reason, we presume, of increas-
ing the number and adding an air of
responsibility to the delegation. But
the hard hearted Republicans refus-
to grant their request.
The proposed raising of a Demo.
cratic pole and flag at Homecoming on
Friday of last week, proved to be
failure from the breaking of chain,
causing the splice of the pole to come
apart and also reak near the top.
The proceedings were witnessed by
large crowd, the brass band attract
Ing people of all stripes of politics,
but nothing occurred to mar the
harmony of the occasion, except the
bi eaking of the pole.
Church Seryices--Sunday.
Stone Church.-Preaching in the