The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-12-23
LOCAL N w S.

irons.
"A full line of Holiday Goods at
Sturgiss' Drug Store.
The Christmas Tree services at
the Presbyterian and M. E. Churches,
will take place Monday night.
AT Chisholm's Drug Store you
will find your Christmas presents.
Miss Kate McCleery of Hagers-
town, Washington county, Md, has
leftBakland after an extended visit
to Mrs. Edwards.
Go to Chisholm's Drug Store for
your holiday goods.
Mr.. John E. Gnagey, of Accident,
requests us to announce that his store
will not be open on Christmas or New
Years Day.
Watches, Jewelry, &C., suitable
for Holiday presents. at Sturgiss
Drug Store.
The postoffice will be open on
Christmas day for delivery of mail
one hour after the arrival of No. s.
Mails despatched as usual.
Died, at the residence of her hus-
band, near Oakland, Md, Dec. 18th,
1882, Mrs. Susannah Mary Russell,
in the 61st year of her age.
We acknowledge the receipt of
an invitation to be present at the
banquet of the Iceberg Club" of
Oakland, to be given at the GladeS
Hotel Tuesday evening next,
AT ChishoIm's is the place to buy
everything you want for Christmas.
Farmers and others desiring q
genteeI, lucrative agency business, by
which So to $50 day can be earned,
send address at once, on postal, to
II. G. Wilkinson & Co., 1876 and 1877
Fulton Street, New York.
I2l66m
Married, near Fort Pendleton, at
the residence of the brides father,
Dec. 10Th, 1882, by Rev. w. Y. Cline,
Mr.. John IL. Allen, of Mineral coun-
ty, w. Va, and Miss Margaret G.
Blamble, of this county.
The December term of the Circuit
Court convened Monday morning,
Judge Pearre on the Bench. The
court was in session about an hour,
the time being occupied in calling the
docket and in transacting unimp or-
tant business.
Among the articles to be ratified
at the Catholic fair next week, will
be two handsome target rifles one
Winchester with peep sights, the
other Remington long range target
rifle, bullet mould and relOading
tools complete, Wind-guage, front
sight, with one extra disc, and peep
rear sight.
We have lately purchased large
lot Of new type and printing mater
ial, suitable for fine job work, such
as bill heads, letter heads, state
ments, visiting and business cards,
circulars, &C., &c. We will furnish
such work as low as it can be done
any where, and in as good style. We
are also prepared to do all kinds of
hand bill work, or, in fact. any kind
of work that can be done in a first
class country office.
1t was expected that an appoint
ment to fill the vacancy in the School
Board of this county would have
been announced by Judge Pearre
Monday, but no such announcement
was made. owing, it is said, to diff
ference between Judges Pearre and
Syester as to the man to fill the place.
If Judge Alvey would act in the mat
ter the vacancy might he filled at
once, but as the case now stands there
is no telling when the vacancy will
be filled.
Farmers near Johnstown are be-
ginning to recognize the value of
lime as fertilizer. Quite number
of them have burned kilns within
the past two or three years, while
others purchase the lime already
burned by Mr.. Geo. E. Bishoff, who
erected a draw kiln" on his farm
about two years ago. Mr.. Bishoff
sells it at the kiln at 10 cents per
bushel. His lime is also used and
recommended by stone masOns and
plasterers. A liberal discount is given
for large order.