The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-10-01
LOCAL NEWs.

Don't fail to register Monday or
Tuesday meet.
w. P. Totten. ESQ.,. removed to
his new residence on Liberty street
on Wednesday.
Mr.. Ed. HI. Sincell lef. Monday
for Annapolis, to attend st. Johns
College.
Mr.. j. B. Randall and wife, of
Ohio, who have been spending sew.
eral weeks In Oakland, departed for
their home Tuesday morning.
We are under obligations to Mr..
Frank Springer, of Uniontown, Pa,
but now of the Glades Hotel, Oak
land, for fine lot of Woodcock.
What sale Morrison & Bro. has
on their Cough Syrup, Linilnent and
Horse and Cattle Powder. The largest
package for the price in the world.
The Garrett Guards will give a
reception at their armory Saturday
evening, Oct. 1st. None will be adj
United except ON cards of invitation.
-Messrs. w. E. Griffith, M. Sin
clair, Walter Beall, G. +. McCulley
and b. A. Richmond are the dele
gates to the Republican State Con-
'vention from Ailegany county.
The Garrett Guards have receiv-
ed their new uniforms, which are of
gray cloth with black facings. The
company will now present a very
handsome and martial appearance.
"A fire at Mt. Savage Saturday
night destroyed property of the I'm
ion Mining Company to the value of
$4,000. There was only 81, 900 insur.
ance.
The Glades Hotel at Oakland
Garrett county Md, under the man
agement OF Mr.. John B. Brant, will
be kept open during the entire seas
on. Mr.. Brant has been connected
with the Hotel for several years, and
will no doubt make popular man.
ager.
The Circuit Court adjourned Fri
day mourning of last week. The
last business transacted was the sem
fencing of the following persons who
had been tried during this term:
Albert Friend, convicted of assault
and battery, was sentenced to fine
of 500, the costs of the prosecution
and eight months confinement i'm the
countyjail. Peter Bowser, convicted
of bigamy, was sentenced to the Pen.
itentiary for 2 years, and John Saw
age for assault with intent to kill.
was sentenced to the Penitentiary for
2 years and 6 months. The last two
were conveyed to the Penitentiary
Monday by Sheriff White.
After the adjournment of Court
Judges Alvey and Motter visited the
Clerks office and made thorough
examination of the books, records,
&C.. and EXPRESSED their entire appro-
bation of the manner in which the
business of the Clerks office had been
by Mr.. Tower, and also
highly cOmplimented Mr.. Jealous
Tower, for the manner i'm which the
records are kept by him. They rec
commended that the County commits
sioners have the vaults arranged as
thew are in Alleganv county,.
Wesley Webb Dewitt, died, near
Johnstown Garrett county Md. Age
90 years l month and % days. He
was son of John Dewitt. The young
man that has been taken from us,
was dearly loved by all who knew
him. Death loves a shining mark ;
it has laid him low; another call to
the young. "Be We also ready &C."
The funeral services were held in the
at JOhnstowil by the writer,
by Rev. Henry E. Friend,
of JOhnstown, Md. A large number
ofsympathizing friends were present,
to show their respects to the dead, to |
prove how much he was loved and
respected by all. and to comfort the
sorrowing family. We hope while we
have lost kind friend, he has gained
a crewn of eternal life that fadeth
not away.
A. M. BOwLIN.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the Greenback- Labor Con-
vention held in Oakland Monday of
last week:
1. The National Greenback- Labor
Party, in Convention assembled, de-
clares its continued devotion to the
National Platform adopted at Chi.
cage, June 9th, 1880. and ask all fair
minded citizens candidly to consider
and weigh its principles and purposes,
and strive with US to have this Gov
ernmentadministered in the interests
of the whole people.
2. A tariff that shall fully protect the
laborer of America against the COM
petition of the pauper classes of the
old world, ard we declare that the
Republican and Democratic parties
are alike unfaithful and false upon
this vital question.
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