The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
LOCAL N EW s.

The hotels and boarding houses
in Oakland are til well filled.
We are informed that the chest
nut crop ofthis County will be almost
an entire failure.
Mr.. Will. S. Davis, of Oakland.
is attending the Normal School at
Accident.
w. A. Daily, Esq. has removed
to the house last occupied by Mr.. H.
B. Wolf, near the Court House.
"A Mr.. Bradley, of Cincinnati,
has purchased the Wilson Proctor
farm near Oakland.
-"Lindsey's Blood Searcher"--the
great medicine for fever and ague.
malaria, and all blood poison. Don't
fail TO use it.
&C. G: Wilson, ESQ.,, returned to
Oakland Tuesday from an extended
visit to relatives and friends in Allie
gany county.
-"My WIFE" remarked Fitznood-
die, "is fairly crazy over the spring
fashions. She's got the delirium
trimmins."
Late arrivals at Halle wood !:
Mr.. Lewis Maline, Artist, Mr.. Coale.
and MIR. Henry D. Clarke, all of
Washington, D. G.
Sheriff Geo. D. White is building
a foundation preparatory to building
dwelling house on Oak Street. Mr..
Lloyd Chambers is doing the work.
1t is simply marvellous how quick
constipation, bIliousness, sick head
ache, fever and ague, and malaria,
are cured by SELLERS Liver Pill"
Mr.. John T. Taylor, of the Cum
berland Times, called to see US Tues.
day. We are sorry that his stay in
our town was so short. Come again
and bring your knitting"
Married, on Sunday. q inst, by
Rev. A. Newton. at his residence in
Uniontown. Pa, Joseph H. Codding.
ten, formerly Of Oakland, and Miss
Jennie M. Frost, both of New Salem,
Fayette county, Pa.
Winchester Presbytery will meet
in Memorial Church, Oakland, next
Wednesday. The original date fixed
was Dist, but at the adjourned meet
ing of Preshytery at Winchester,
in June, the time. of meeting was
changed to the 9th of September.
Late arrivals at the Oaks" Mr.
Warden and wife. Miss Nellie War
den, Miss Mary G. Warden, Cincin-
natl; Mrs. A. HI. Wren. Mrs. E. C.
Huling, Mrs. L. B. Greggs. Chicago !;
Mrs. U. G. Hall, Mrs. Fleming, New
ark. Ohio Mrs. Medairy, Miss Me-
dairy. "A IIegheny City, Pa; Mr.. VIM.
Snow, Baltimore.
The drouth in this section is be-
coming severely felt. The buck
wheat crop will be very light, pas
ture are being dried up, the corn
crop is being materially injured, and
vegetation generally Is being prema-
turely withered. The water in the
streams is very low, and many wells
and springs are giving out.
Some of the young ladies of Oak
land gave their gentleme1 friends
picnic Thursday afternoon of last
week, which proved an enjoyable oc-
casion. 1t was held at charming
little spot in the woods, below the
Washington Spring. Ehe party CON
sisted of Misses Laura Stalnaker,
Katie TOwnshend, Jennie DeIawder,
Ella Bruhaker, Annie Jones, Ella
Ison, Willie Robinson, Matte Keep
ner, Emma Brooke and Miss Sher-
man land Messrs.. Harry Loar, G. E.
Hinkiey, Willie Ison, Arthur Town
shend, Will Davis, Ed. Sincell, Chas,
Morris. w. z. ~-Townshend, Tom
Bell and Charlie Davis.
During the earlier part of the after
noon. croquet engaged the attention
of lovers of the game.
About O'clock baskets were
brought forth and their tempting con-
tents displayed before the hungry
party, who soon surrounded the '.ta-
BILE" and did ample justice to the
fried chicken, sandwiches, cake and
other delicacieS so abundantly pro-
vided by the fair entertainers.
After the refreshments had receiv-
ed their due share of attention, those
musically disposed joined in singing,
and the music continued until an.
preaching night warned that the
time to leave had come. The party
then slowly took their way home.
ward, going in army style with an
Advance guard and a rear guard.
When the next little affair of this
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