The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-02-07
LOCAL NEWE.
-Blotters for sale at this Office.

price l23 cents per dozen.
Scarlet fever is prevailing al
Portland, w. Va.
Hon. Austin Speicher was in
town Monday. He left for Annapo.
lis at midnight.
Thursday morning was the cold.
est of the winter, the Thermometer
registering 240 below zero.
200 sacks G.. A. Salt for sale al
VIM. P. Totten's Cheap Cash Store,
Oakland, Md. a26-tf.
Mr.. John A. Grant has recently
purchased lot on Oak street, and
PROPOSES erecting dwelling house at
once.
Shook, shingles, hooppoles and
other varieties of lumber are being
shipped from this station in large
quantities.
Capt. w. r. Jarbre, recently
purchased lot on Pennington street,
on which he will erect a residencn in
the spring.
Valuable real and personal prop
erty Is offered for sale by Thomas j.
Peddicord, Esq, trustee, Read the
advertisement in this issue.
Our farmers are taking advan-
tage of the present Shedding snow to
bring their produce TO market, max
ing business more brisk in Oakland
than for months.
john Costello, peddler of lin
ems, oil cloths, &C., died in Oakland
ednesday, after short illness, of
pneumonia. He has relatives in
New York city.
The Garrett Guards received their
knapsacks last week, and on Satur-
dav wore them on parade, presenting
a soldierly appearance. They are new
and of the box pattern.
The case of d. B. Layman and
Others VS.. Samuel Johnson and 9TH
'ers, removed from Garrett county,
was decided in the AIlegany Circuit
Court Tuesday last. after trial last
ing about week, by verdict for
the plaintiffs for $500.
An exchange says if it thunders
in January it will frost in June, is
an old sign, which, it is said, never
fails. If such be the case, you might
as well prepare to cover up your
vegetables next June, for it certainly
Numbered here January I'D.
The 81 100000 which the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company agreed
to accept in full for it's claims against
Allegheny county on account of the
riot losses has been paid over to the
company, and the county is now en-.
gagged in settling the other claims,
which, it is expected, will be COM
promised for total of about 500 ,000
The tunnel No. 3,on the Georges
Greek and Cumberland Railroad has
been completed. 1t is sixteen feet
wide, with an average height of Is
feet, and is 48S yards in length. It
was commenced July 4, 1879, and
the average force was ninety men,
day and night gangs being employ
ed. Much of the work was thro'
solid rock, and several thousand
pounds of dynamite were used in
blasting without the occurrence of
an accident. The tunnel is now
ready for use, with the exception of
timbers for supporting the roof.
February, like some of the rest
of us. is always short. This particu
lar February will he very remarkab. e
in some respects. 1t will he sostrange
in fact, that neither the children nor
the grandchildren of those who see
this month will ever see one as odd
as this one is. 1t will begin, and end
on Sunday. Although it is so short
a month it will contain five Sundays
It's FIVE Sundays will correspond in
date with the five Sundays in the fol-
lowing August, IS; 10; % 20. This
is somewhat odd when we recollect.
that February was robbed of day to
allow August to SPOT one day extra.
The Roman Senate decreed that the
eight month should be called after the
Emperor Augustus and that one day
should be taken from February so
that August would have as many
days as July which was called after
Julius Caesar. February this year
has an odd number of days and an
odd number of Sundays and one of
the Sundays will be Washington's
birthday.
Memorial Church. Preaching in
the morning at IL O'Clock, by Rev. J.
S. Lefeyre.
M. T.. Church. Preaching and adj
ministration of the Lords Supper at