The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-04-10
LOCAL N w g..
Blotters for sale at thi. Office.

M. w. Lambert, Esq, was in
town Monday.
Mr.. John Compton has been inn
proving his property.
The best Frederick Lime for sale
at Mrs. M. E. DAVIS. ct
Justice Osbourn has removed
his office to the old Offutt building.
The Band of Hope will meet in
the M. E. Church Thursday night.
Mrs. E. E. Ison has returned
from visit to Clarksburg, w. Va.
Hon. Geo. w. Wilson returned
from Annapolis Wednesday morn
ing.
Mr.. John Helbig, Jr., of Oak.
land, left town on Monday for Pitts
burgh, where he intends working.
200 sacks G. A. Salt for sale at
VIM. p. Totten's CheaD Cash Store,
Oakland, Md. a26.tf.
A. M. Jarrett, D. n. s., of Graf
ton. w. Va, will be in Oakland on
the 18th Inst, and will remain two
days.
Rev. - Moore, U. B. minister,
will preach at the South Point school
heuse, at o'clock, Sunday after
NOON.
-Married-At Oakland, Md, ION
April 9Th, 1880, by Rev..J. M. Davis,
Mr.. John T. Stoyer and Miss Mary
C.. Boyer, all of Garrett county.
The Cumberland water works
suspended operations on Thursday in
consequence of the supply of coal be.
ing nearly exhausted owing to the
strike.
"A. B. Gender, Esq. returned
from Cumberland this week. During
his absence he has suffered very much
from rheumatism and jaundice. He
is now able to attend to business.
Mr.. l. w. Slonaker, agent for
the Singer manufacturing company,
received this week from the factory
a large lot of sewing machines,
which he proposes to sell as low as
genuine machines can be sold.
The South Point school, Mr..
Geo. Porter, teacher, closed Friday
of last week. In the afternoon So
cial supper was had, and spelling
school at night concluded the exer-
cises. 1t was an enjoyable occasion.
Saturday last Compton, son of
II. p. Tasker, Esq, aged about ten
years fell from fence and sustained
a triple fracture of the elbow of his
right arm. Drs. McComas and
Bartlett reduced the fracture and he
is now doing well.
President Garrett, of the B. & o.
r. r., Saturday last sent out circu
lar to all the employees of the road,
announcing that the compensation
from and after April LIST, would be
restored to that in force before the
reduction, July 10th, 1877. This is
an advance of ten per cent.
-Died-At Coddington's Hotel,
Oakland, Md, Thursday evening.
April lst 1880, Mrs. Mariah Codding-
ton, in the S0th year of her age.
Deceased had been consistent mem
Der of the NJ. E. Church since early
life. The funeral services were con-
,ducted by Revs. Sandford and DAVIS.
-Died-On the 5th of April, at
the residence of her parents, corner
of Fourth and Centre streets, Oak
land, after lingering illness of heart
disease, Ariey A. Harne, aged II
years, 10 months and 10 days.
IHagerstown Mail and Boonsboro Odd Fellow
please cooy.l
during the month of March
$500, 900 pounds of finished iron were
shipped from the Cumberland Roll
ing Mill. The bar and plate depart
ments are running up to the full
capacity. All the furnaces in the
puddling mill, fifteen in number, are
running on day turn, and nine. of
ahem on both day and night turn.
AS the inquisitive census emu
merators will soon be prying into
peoples names, ages and general
uselessness, it is proper that the pub
lie should know there is fine mot
exceeding Sla0'' for refusing to an
.swer truthfully and promptly the
questions to be propounded. This
embarrassing fact should be specially
noted by that large class of lanes
who have mysterious reluctance to
tell their age.
AT a meeting of the Agricultural
and Mechanical Society of Western
Maryland, at Cumberland, ON Mon
day last, an election of officers was
held, which resulted In the choice