The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-21
Mr.. Lloyd Stalnaker is in town

Derland Ne1CS, was In Oakland Tues
day.
Tuesday private road was sur.
veyed to the iron spring near Oak
land.
E. Otis Hinkley, Esq, of Balti-
more, spent several days in Oakland
this week.
Carpenters are engaged on Mr..
Peddicord's new residence on Second
street.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment
has decided not to come t. Deer Park
this summer.
-Nathans show was well attended
last week, and the people were gen.
orally pleased with the performance.
Hon. Lloyd Lowndes and VIM.
J. Read, Esq, of Cumberland, were
in Oakland Friday Of last week on
legal business.
Died, Wednesday morning, near
Oakland, of diphtheria, Blanche, only
remaining daughter of Mr.. David
Gauer, aged about II years.
We received pleasant call Tues
day from Mr.. w. H. Davis. of the
Baltimore Sun, who will spend sew
eral days at the Oakland and Deer
Park Hotels.
Married, July Sd, 1888, at the
residence of P. w. Connel, in Deer
Park, by Rev. William E. George,
Mr.. William Sharpless and Miss Jane
Davis, both of Garrett county.
The polling place at Bloomington
has been moved by order of the Coun-
ty Commissioners, from Mr.. Thomas
Garyey's hotel to Mr.. Samuel ii arsh.
barger's shoe shop.
The Oakland NJ. E. pulpit was
acceptably filled last Sunday morn
ing by Rev. John Thompson, of Phil
adelphia, and in the evening by Rev.
Theodore Eaton, of Pittsburg.
The Y. M. G. A. Convention for
Maryland and West Virginia will be
held at Mt. Lake Park, July Goth,
9th and 2Sth. Mr.. d. G. Miller,
General Secretary, Cumberla nd, Nd.
can furnish particulars.
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published week before last. we made
mistake in District No. 1, in print
ing the name BENJAMIN Moon instead
of Benjamin Davis. The Judges for
that district are John Fitzwater, Ben
iamin Davis and Charles West,
Guests at 1.-The Oaks": Col. w.
E. Merrill, U. s. A., and family, ten
persons, Cincinnati; Henry Gannett,
U. S, Geological Survey. and family.
six persons, Washington City ; Miss
Eliza Peck, Baltimore; Mr.. Luther
Harrison, Chief Clerk Genl. Land
Office, four persons, Washington
City; Miss M. E. Lehigh, Washing
ton.
Judge T. G. Theaker, formerly
commissioner of patents, and a men,
Der of Congress from Ohio and more
latterly engaged in patent Office prac-
tice and patent law in Washington
and New York, died at the Oak
land Hotel Monday morning. Judge
Theaker had been quite ill in Wash
ingtOn, but came here several DAVIS
since in the hope that change of
climate would benefit him.
AT meeting of the West Vir-
ginia Central & Pittsburg R. r., in Ma
ryland, held in Oakland, Wednesday
of last week, officers for the ensuing
year were chosen as follows: G.. w.
Harrison, President; G.. S. Hamill,
Treasurer D. F. Graham, Secretary.
Directors, G. w. Harrison, E. G. Till
son, ID. e. Offutt, w. HI. Tower, P.
Hamill, d. F. Graham and G. S.
Hamill.
Died, at her home at McHenry,
July 18th, 1883, Mrs. Susan wife of
Saml. Specht, aged IS years, 6 months
and II days. Her funeral sermon
was preached by Rev. Samuel Miller.
Mrs. Specht leaves a husband and
eight children. She was a member
of the Baptist Church and faithful
christian. The estimation in which
she and her family are held was
evidenced by the number of people
that attended her funeral. 1t is esti-
mated that at least five hundred per-
sons followed her to her last resting
place on earth. Mrs. Specht was a
devoted wife and mother, and the
grief so suddenly cast upon her fam
lily by this dispensation of Providence
can only be imagined by those who
have been placed in similar circum
stances. The departure of the best
earthly friend is to them an irrepar-
able loss, though to her an eternal
gain. Ifwords of consolation and the