The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-06-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Mr.. w. Weedy, of Barton, paid

Mr.. A. q. Sturgiss will move into
his new store room next week.
Mr.. E. j. Stuck, OF Selbysport,
was in town Tuesday.
Rev. Henry p. Hamill is visiting
relatives and friends in Oakland.
w. p. Townshend, Esq, return
ed Tuesday from short Western
trip.
Mrs. General Sherman has taken
the Perry house, near Oakland, for
the summer.
"A large shade tree standing near
the "old Totten house, in Oak land,
was struck by lightning Friday of
last week.
The party who took Walter s.
VOLTS photograph from my gallery,
will please return the same.
PROF. NIMMo.
Mr.. 1. w. Sonaker last week re-
ceived a car load of Singer Sewing
Machines and Victor Washing Ma
chimes.
Fish Commissioner DeIawder last
week superintendent the Matching of
$500, 600 bass at Havre De Grace.
This is said to be largest number ever
Matched in one week.
The Frederick Rlflemen and
Hagerstown Infantry will go into
camp with the second battalion, Ma
ryland National Guard, at Cumber-
land, July q and %.
Mr.. Jonas Frazee, of Selbysport
met with havy loss Friday of last
week, in the burning of dry kill,
containing the lumber for large
dwelling and store building, which
he is erecting in that town.
The addition and improvements
to Mr.. Fred. A. Thayer's boarding
house are about completed. The
work was me under the superin.
tendence of Capt. j. NJ. Jarboe, and,
it naturally follows, that everything
is done in workmanlike manner.
G. S. HamilI, Esq, acting as
agent for Mr.. DAME! Willink, of Eng
land, sold the Mountain Stock
Farm" Wednesday last, to Mr.. Geo.
McCarmick, of Iowa, for 1000. Mr..
Mccormick was raised in this county,
near Bloomington.
The Local Board of Health for
this county, will meet for organiZa-
ton at Or. Bartlett's office Monday
night. Col. J. w. Veitch. ex-oti clio
member of the Board, requests US 10
announce to the citizens of the county
that they are cordially invited to be
present and take part in this meeting.
The Young and the old may
find equal pleasure in perusing the
library purchased this week by the
Lutheran Sunday School of Oakland.
1t is rare selection of new and STAN
dard books. So in number. Given
out free by simply complying with
the rules of the Librarian of the
School.
The corner stone of the Deer
Park Church will be laid Saturday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. A large Lum-
Der of Masons ale expected to be
present and assist in the ceremonies.
All may witness it, as the trains all
stop at Deer Park, and excursion
tickets are available. Only 10 cents
from Oakland.
In answer TO an INQUIRER by the
Democrat as to the whereabouts of its
late special correspondent. the Frost.
burg Journal says he blessed Frost
burt Monday with call, looking
hale and handsome as any French
gentleman from Edinboro' town who
had been shot head foremost through
a barrel of axle grease.
Married. at the residence of the
brides parents, in Oakland. Wednes-
day evening, June Dist. 1882, by Rev.
Henry P. Hamil. Mr.. j. r. Mitch.
ell, late Principal of the County Nor.
NAL School. and law student in the
Office of Veitch & Townshend, and
Miss Kansas Hamill, third daughter
of Hon. p. Hainill, of Oakland. The
happy couple have our best wishes.
Comptroller Heating has distrib-
uted the school tax for the current
quarter. Allegany gets 81. 373.0S. for
white schools and $167 81 for colored
schools and Garrett gets 81 ,525.67 for
white schools and S16.12 for colored
schools. The apportionment was
based on the census Of 1880, and the
figures for both counties show an in
crease over the previous apportion-
ments, which were made under the
census of 1870.
Colonel Thomas Johns, one of
the oldest residents of Cumberland.
died on Sunday evening, at the age
of 20. He was native of George
town, and graduated at West Point,
but was compelled on account of ILL
health 10 resign his commission. At
the breaking out of the war he be-
came colonel of the Second Maryland
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