The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-06-10
LOCAL NEwE.

Go to the New York Branch for
your Window Blinds.
TIL. J. Peddicord, Esq, is erect
ing a large addition to his residence
opposite the Court House.
Died. in Oakland, Tuesday last.
!, James Garfield. son of M. B. and
Mary J. Ross. aged 9 months and 4
days.
-Children's Day will te observed
In the M. E. Church next Sun
day morning, Occupying the Sunday
School hour. A general invitation is
extended.
Cumberland, Md, has another
case Of smallpox. the victim being
Mrs. Joseph Wagner, who contracted
the disease from her husband, who
died recently la Cincinnati.
Mr. Heary Weber. of Cumber-
land, has purchased tile John Rich
ards0n lot ia Oakland. and is now
erecting a green house thereon, adj
joining Days Store building.
Mr.. Jaaes Bell j. building an
addition 10 his Residence on Alder
street. The addition Il II ~ 80 feet.
two stori+- /; the Er%t flmr 10 he used
as harness alauafac'"ly AM the
second as sleeping Es,nls.
The corner stoae Of the Evan
gelital Lutheran Church IN Deer Park
will he laid ON Saturday afternoon
at 8 O'Clock, June 10th, 1882. The
public are invited TO witness the SER
vices and ceremonies f the occasion.
Among the new advertisements
in this issue will be fand the report
of A. B. Gender, EGG, hale Mayor of
Oakland. We make n0 charge for
this, but make the qualification for
the benefit Of the tax payers of Oak
land. who. no doatst, will I've pleased
to know as they sh0ui,i know, what
has been done with their money.
The County Commissioners have
been 10 session all week, engaged on
the annual levy which was not com
nleted ut the tine of g1ing to press,
The tax rate will lie higher than last
year, hut the is,eMssse will he put
upon the roads and bridges. The tax
payers generally have asked for more
money on the reads, and it was found
necessary to increase the tax rate in
order to accede to their demand.
The contract for building the ex-
tension of the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburg Railway to Elkins.
formerly Fairfax Stene, fifty miles
from Piedmont. was awarded Satur-
dayto Humbird & Soss , Cavan. Cod
wise & Co., and Adams & Kennedy.
Humbird & Sons. of Cum berland. get
thirteen miles or the road and all the
masonry.
Monday about forty feet of the
brick roofing Of the Doe GuIley tun-
mel gave way when blast was fred.
choking up the tunnel for consider.
al lie distance. The accident occurred
about noon. Mail. baggage aud pas
sengers had tn he transferred and the
express from Baltimore due here at
5:55 y. M, did not arrive antil ll:15.
No one was injured by the fall.
The second Gospel useeting was
held in the M. E. Church Sunday
afternoon. the first one being held in
the Memorial Church the pre- yious
Sunday. The purpose Is to form
society for the dissemination of the
gospel of Christ amang our young
people. A committee 0N organiza-
tion was appointed AS fpllows: w
G Davis, s.. Hamill, John Shatzpr,
j. A. Grant. Christian FeIty, the
committee TO report at the next
meeting which Will he held in the
Lutheran church next Sunday after
noon at O'Clock. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all who feel an
interest in this good work to be pres
ent.
Church Servfces--Sunday.