The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-03-11
LOCAL EWS.

The new mail route from Oak
land to Ryans Glade has been grant
ed.
The Senate Tuesday confirmed
the nomination of Col. Johnson as
postmaster at Cumberland.
Mr.. A. LOewenstein has perma-
nently located in Grantsville where
he will conduct the tailoring bust.
ness.
"A house and lot on Liberty Street
for sale, or will exchange for a small
farm in the county. For particulars
apply at this Office.
What sale Morrison & Bro. has
on their Cough Syrup, Liniment and
Horse and Cattle Powder. The Iarg
est package fer The price in the world.
Died, on Tuesday Feb. 18th. on
Hileman Ridge, Jasper Newton. aged
2years 9 months aud % days, beloved
son Of Howard and Christina Grit
fifth.
Trying to do business without
advertising is like winkingat a pretty
girl through green & Cycles. You may
know what you are doing, hut mo-
body else does.
Attention is called to the adver-
tiseinent Of Mr.. John r chardson,
who desires to retire from the wagon
making business on account of age
ard i'll health. This is Il splendid
opening for Il good mechanic.
The prolracted meeting in the M.
E. Church at Youngstown, this county.
in charge of Rev. A. NJ. Bowiin,
closed "Wednesday night Of last week.
after being in progress about four
weeks The meeting resulted in about
thirty additions tn the church.
Levi Il. Conner. nf Frosthurg,
aged 7S years, was stricken with pa
raIysiS Saturday morning. He car
rie1 the aaii for the last 50 years, at
one tine as Il stage driver on the
National road, and for the last two
months froia the FruStburg depot to
the postotfie.
An exchange says pinch of
powdered sulphur put in the foot of
each stocking, whenever the Stock
ings are changed, is to a very tansid-
erable extent. absorbed by the sys-
TEN, and is a NEST Elective proven
tive against the contraction of nearly
all contagious diseases. Worth try
ing.
The ipngttNaing of the six canal |
locks hetween CaiRterland aud dam
No. 4, Il distance IT 1876 miles, is so
nearly completed that the water will
hp turned ON FROM dam Nh. 6 10 dan,
M. 4 during the present week. and
from Cumberland to dam M. 6 ON
the 18Th inst. 1t is sui posed that
Navigation can %e commenced by |
April 1St. by Which time the eight |
heightened locks s,n tiae lower diyis- |
ion will probably ie completed.
The Cumberland Valley Sunday
School Assembly, einhracin. Harri
burg, Chambershurg. Carlisle, GETTY
burg, Huntingdon, Frederick City.
Middle Pennsylvania and Northern
MARY land. will old their Annual
Meeting this year ut Mountain Lake
Park. The Park will have many
attractions this year t'esitles the camp
meeting which promises to be huge
affair.
Number 10 Express on the B. &
o. r. r. run into slide on the |
iParkershurg branch Wednesday
might of last week. John Guigley
the engineer and John L. Brewer
the fireman were killed. Both we're
residents of Grafton, and leave fani-
lies. The train contained forty pa,-
sengers, all IF whCm escaped unharnI- |
ed. The train caught fire, with the |
exception of the sleeper, and Was IN.
tirely consumed. The fire was com
munitated to the railroad platform
on which was standing n lot of ear
bon oil. and the platform adjoining
the store of George James, the latter
also took fire and was totally des-
troyed.