The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-09-01
Hon. H. w. Hoffman was In
Oakland Tuesday last.

Hon. HI. w. Hoffman was in
Oakland Tuesday last.
We now have on hand full sup
ply of Magistrates and Constables'
blanks.
Lime on hand at Bishoff's near
Jamestown. He is also prepared to
weigh all kinds of stock.
Mr.. G. w. Merrill would like to
see his friends during court at his
store in the REPUBLICAN building.
The Keyser Chair Factory (See
Brothers), chairs now tor sale by
John Shartzer & Bro, Oakland, Md.
Aug. IL, Id W.
"A number of hay fever visitors
are now in Oakland. Among the
number we notice our old friend Mr..
j. B. Randall, of Ohio.
One of the most successful and
numerously attended balls of the
season was given at the Glades Hotel
Saturday night last.
Persons attending court are invit-
ed to call and see Cheap Johns ele-
giant new store room and examine
his large and varied stock of goods.
Died, at Mountain Lake Park,
Nd, Wednesday morning, Howard
Milton, infant son of Mr.. aud Mrs.
NJ. z. Dawson, agtd 5 mouths and l
day.
Persons attending court are in
yited to call at Sonaker's, near Stur-
giss' drug store, for fruits, nuts. can
dies, pies, cakes, Is cent lunches, &C.,
DC. Ice cream every evening.
Preaching each evening of this
week at the Lutheran Church at II
O'Clock. Preparatory services on Sat-
urday evening. Conformation and
Communion on Sunday LOT O'Clock.
-WANTED.-A good man to take
charge of a farm near. Oakland.
Should come in time to put out a
crop this fall. Apply to Bowie john
son, Oakland, Md. 94tf
Mr.. w. H. Hall. brought to this
office Wednesday bunch of oats, the
heads of which M assured from 184 to
2lt inches in length. Mr.. Hall said
these were fair samples of large
field of oats on his farm near Oakland.
The Judicial convention had not
assembled at the time of going to
press, Thursday at 10 o'clock, a. m.,)
and we are therefore unable to give
the result in this issue, but there is
almost positive assurance that Hon.
II. w. Hoffman, of Cumberland, will
be nominated.
Sunday evening Grant, the six
year old son of j. A. Hayden, of Oak
land. fell head foremost into the
spring in the rear of THE REPUBLI-
CAN Office. and would have drowned
had he not been rescued by an eight
year old playmate, Johnny Davis.
son of Rev. j. M. Davis, of Oakland.
Grant received deep cut on the fore
head from broken pitcher in the
bottom Of the spring, otherwise he
was all right in short time.
Foot racing against time has be-
come quite popular here. Mr.. G.
l.. Braxton. of the Oakland Hotel,
last Friday made the attempt to run
from Oakland to Deer Park and re-
turn in two hours. but failed. On
Tuesday. on a wager of a thirty-fiye
dollar suit of clothes, he made the
distance in one hour and forty-seven
minutes, which is considered good
time for the distance coyered-said to
be over twelve miles by the route
taken.
Tuesday the mutiIated remains
ofan infant were found near the de-
pot in Oakland. Wednesday morn
ing Justice A. B. Gender empaneled
jury of inquest and made an exami.
nation Of witnesses as to the finding
of the remains, but no facts were
brought out giving any clue as to
whence 1t came, and the jury return.
ed verdict that the child was "pre-
maturely born, and the cause of its
death is to the jury unknown" The
generally accepted theory is that it
was thrown from passing train dur.
ing the night time.
Church Services--Sunday.