The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-07-23
LOCAL N EW S.

is visiting at Rev. John M. Davis
Secretaries Blaine and Window
and Senator Bayard were at the
Oakland Hotel Sunday last.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
intend building an addition to the
Oakland Hotel the coming fall.
The Homecoming Cornet Band
will accompany the Garrett Guards
to Yorktown.
Died suddenly, at Hazlewood
Cottage. near Oakland, Saturday
last, Miss Ellen Barry, of Texas,
Next week Mr.. d. E. Offutt will
begin the erection of large addition
to his store building to be used as a
ware room law Office, &c.
The work of repairing and re.
painting the Memorial Church was
completed Wednesday. The build
ing now presents a handsome APP
pearance.
j. q. Browning, Tax Collector,
sold Tuesday last to Daniel CHS
holm tract of land called EEL
Shine," for $3.50; and to H. G..
Davis lot in Deer Park for S2O.62.
AT a recent meeting the town
authorities fixed the rate of corpora
ton tax at 25 cents on the 500. The
Dayis bridge matter was postponed
until the next regular meeting, Au-
gust 1st.
DR.. J. Daily, resident Dentist of
Westernport, Nd, will visit Oakland
on Monday July 25th, and remain
one week only. Persons desiring
work done will please call early.
Rooms at Villa Castel.
We understand that DIR. Reuling,
of Baltimore, the most prominent
occulist in the State, will be at Or. Nc
Comas' Office Friday and Saturday,
ODD and 23d insts., where he can be
consulted for diseases of the eye.
Died, at Deer Park, July 18th,
1881, of consumption, after a linger-
ing and painful illness, Mrs. Elmira
d. Sisk. aged 81 years, 6 months and
10 days. Deceased was a consistent
member Of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church.
There are on exhibition atSquire
Jaminson's Office specimens of wheat
and timothy, raised on the Weber
farm, adjoining Oakland, which
would compare faYorably with any
grown anywhere. We have the land
for growing small grain what we
want is better system of farming.
There are now in Oakland and
vicinity more summer visitors than
were ever entertained here at any
one time. The Oakland and Dailey's
Hotels are full to overlooking, and
all of the smaller hotels and board
ing houses are in the same condition,
and every day scores ofapplicants are
turned away. We hope our capacity
for the entertainment of summer
quests another season may be vastly
increased. An investment in that
direction would pay handsomely.
On Sunday Henry j. Ash, aged
"a, died at Frostburgh from lockjaw.
nro6unaJ hxy 4, xunnn1 in tho ba N a
from toy pistol belonging to his
little son, which he was handling on
the 4th of July. He was seized with
lockiaw last Friday, and died after
terrible suffering, The deceased was
in the employ of the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad, and was a
worthy young man. He leaves wife
and one child.
"A story comes to us from Bloom.
ington to the effect that few days
ago freight engineer on the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad had falling
out" with his sweetheart, who lives
at or near that place, and that the
adiuoCi III ICNcliSC OlISu GHG TdllS Otl
the track in front of her swain's train,
which was struggling up the seven
teen-mile grade. 1t is said to have
taken the locomotive proper, the
''helper," sewers al tons of sand and
much profanity to overcome the
effects of the girls stratagem.-Cunab
.Neaos.
The following visitors are stop
ping with w. I'll. Hagans, at 1.-THE
Oaks" for the summer: Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred PAUL, children and
nurse. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. IL. Hub
bard, Miss Bessie Hubbard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Grier, Miss List, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark, 2 children and nurse, Mr..
and Mrs. Dillen, children and nurse,
Wheeling, w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. l..
w. p. Allen, Masters Ray and Nor
ton Allen, Baltimore, Md; Col. P.
Spence, wife, 2 children and muse,
Newport, KY; Mr.. Chas. Morris, Jr.,
Troy ohio.
Church ervIceS--Sunday.