The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-12-16
LOCAL N E w s.

Miss Sophie LangdOn Gilpin, the
actress of Cumberland, has Joined the
rbanfrau Combination at Columbus,
ohio.
-"Dixie" has the finest lot of toys
in Oakland.
"A branch of the Washington City
nostottice has been established in the
Corcoran building and Col w. H.
Loudermilk, formerly Northumberland,
placed in charge.
Oysters in every style, served at
short notices. Hot coffee, lunch, cake,
pies, &c. DIXIE.
The members of the Peoples Lii
brary will meet at Grants store on
Thursday evening, at o'clock. The
time for giving out books has been
changed from Monday to Thursday
evening.
On the Goth of November the
wife OfJOhn l.. FitZwater. residing
stNorth Glade, this county, gave
Nth to three daughters. All are
now living and doing well. Mrs.
Fitzwatcr was daughter of Rev. w.
f. George, of SwantOn.
Choice candies, nuts, oranges,
&C., for the Holidays, at "Dixie's."
Last week Fish Commissioner
DeIawder placed about one hundred
and fifty carp in the dead Pond"
at Oakland. They were about four
months old, and about six inches in
length.
Farmers and others desiring a
genteel, lucrative agency business, by
which s. to $50 day can be earned,
send address at once. on postal, to
II. C. Wilkinson & Co., 1876 and 1877
Fulton Street. New York.
l2lG6m
Mr.. Isaac T. Fitzwater, formerly
ofSwanton district. this county, but
for the past four years a resident of
Rocky Bar, Idaho Territory, is visit
ing relatives and friends in this coun-
ty. He is as fine a specimen of phys
iral manhood as one will meet in a
days travel.
Died, near Mineral Springs. this
county. December 10th, 1882, Bertha
Ellen SchlossnagIe, aged years, !
month and % days. She was the
only daughter of William w. and
Savilla Schlossnagle. She was very
beautiful child, and beloved by all
who knew her. The bud has been
RjNEed from earth to bloom in
NsSNen.
The "mysterious horse and bug
~" which were found near Pompey
Smash some months ago, and for
which no owner could be found,
were disposed of at public sale in
Fmsthurg, Friday of last week. The
whole rig, including horse, buggy
and harness were purchased by Mr..
James Mcfarland, for the sum of
$l29.
The SADDLE" of that four hun
dred p0'0ad bear, notice of the killing
of which we published last week, on
theauthority of enc of the party, was
brought to Oakland Thursday even.
ing of last week, and was found to
weigh Mirty-ni,ie pounds. Judging
from the weight of the saddle, the
gross weight of the animal was some.
thing over one hundred pounds.
We have lately purchased large
lot of new type and printing mater
al, 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
Ofwork that can be done in a first
class country office.
Mrs. Anna Maria Dressman, wife
Of Mr.. George Dressman, living in
Cumberland. was terribly burned on
last Saturday evening, and died few
hours afterwards, She left her hus-
band. who is an invalid, to 60 into
an adjoining room, carrying coal
oil lamp in her hand. 1t is supposed
she was seized with an epileptic fit,
10 which she was subject, and, drop
ping the lamp, was in moment en-.
VelOped in flames. The lamp did
not explode, hut the globe fell off,
and her dress must have caught from
The flame. She was sixty-three years
Ol1ge, and leaves two sOns-One liv-
ing in Cumberland and the other in
Rochester, N. Y. There are Also two
daughters, one of whom IS in con-
vent in Baltimore, and the other is
married and lives in Rochester.