The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-05-01
LOCAL N E Ws.
.Blotters for sale at this Office.

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Wanted at this office-Money.
q good cigars for 5 scents at Cheap
Johns.
CORPORATION election on Monday.
Cakes, candies. nuts, &C., al
Cheap Johns.
Mr.. A. A. Perry vas in town
during the week.
Mr.. Charles II. Siucell is beauti.
flying the grounds about his resi-
dence.
% and 10 cent cigars at Cheap
Johns.
And now George can grind
hours "grist" in half the time.
Do U want good stogies; 60 to
Cheap Johns.
Mr.. l. w. Slonaker, agent for
the Singer Manufacturing Company,
dis doing thriving business at pres
ent.
Monday will be busy day in
Oakland. The col pOration election,
court and a meeting OF the county
commissioners will all be held on
that day.
Pop, pop, pop and tonic beer at
Cheap Johns.
Died = At his residence near
Grantsville. April Goth, Mr.. William
stanton, Jr., aged about 80 years.
Mr.. Stanton was known as one of
the best men in the county.
The Republicans of Oakland held
their primaries in the clerks office
Saturday afternoon last. and the
following delegates were elected to
the county convention: James A.
Hayden, Michael Maroney, A. b.
Woodcock, John Pfeiffer and Sam
uel Lawton.
Thirty -five colored men with
their families, arrived at Cumber-
land from Baltimore few days ago,
for the purpose of going to work on
the Georges Creek and Cumberland
Railroad, which is expected to be
completed in time for the fall coal
trade.
Mrs. Betsy Fazen baker died at
Barton, in Allegany county, last
week. aged 104 years and months.
She had aeen a pensioner of the
government for twenty eight years,
her husband having been wounded
in the war of 1872.
Our friends attending court next
week should call at the harness man
ufactory of Mr.. John Helbg. His
werk is first class, made of the very
best material, and as cheap as can be
had anywhere. Call and examine,
whether you wish to purchase or
mot.
Good chewing tobacco, % cents
per yard at Cheap Johns.
Died April 18th, 1850, Mr.. ia
cob Brcnneman, aged 70 years. 3
months and Is days. Mr.. Brenne-
faith and stood we'll in his denomi-
nation. He died at his residence in
the Forks, District No. 3. He was
the father of Is children. 8 of whom
are living. He leaves wife who is
also very sick.
Cheap John makes pop and ton
ic beer now; go and G the new ma
chinery.
Mrs. Neil, wife of Edward Neil,
residing on Speelman's Ridge, in
Selbvsport district, this county com
United suicide by hanging, on Mon
day Of last week. The supposition
is that she committed the act while
labering under temporary alteration
of the mind, caused by the recent
death of her three children from
diphtheria. Mrs. Neil was about 40
years Of age, and she leaves two
children quite ill with diphtheria, at
the time of her death.
The Cumberland Times says that
there is current rumor to the effect
shat the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road is arranging to build road
from La Tour station to Washing
ton, Pa, in order to connect via the
Hempfield road at Wheeling. This
will give the Baltimore and Ohio a
direct line from Cumberland to
Wheeling, and thence through Ohio.
This idea was brought about by the
recent action of those interested in
completion of the new Baltimore &
Chicago railroad, running from Bea-
yer. Pa. to Chicago Junction.
1t is reliably stated that engi-
neers will next week begin the loca-
ton of the Keystone Narrow-Gauge
railroad, expected to be built by coal
companies in the keystone region,
from Mt. Savage, Allegany county,
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