The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

ties OF the animal Kingdom 10 be found
at Pinal, Arizona Territory.
Rowan Ward, of Stewart County,
recently found on his place gourd
four feet six inches long and about as
broad. He followed it out, put rock
ers on it, and now it serves as cradle
for his baby.-Maeoe Telegraph and
Messenger.
Some years ago a gentleman stop
ping in Cohasset, Mass, placed u
couple of goldfish in the pund at Co.
hasset common. Recently the pond
has been drained and cleansed, and
thousands of goldfish were taken out
Boston journal.
Part of the old furnace in which
was smelted the iron for the chain to
obstruct the Hudson River in the Revo-
lutionary war is still standing near
Hoboken, N. j. Aaron Burr for long
time commanded the regiment which
guarded this important property. Y.
Tribune.
The town of Mortified, Mimi, is
named after two of the oldest settlers,
Mr.. North and Mr.. Field. The Younger
brothers, who committed the daring
bank robbery in that place in 1876, are
serving their life sentences in the State
Prison at Saltwater. Sentimental
women still continue to send them fruit,
flowers and delicacies. st. Paul Globe.
One hundred and five years ago
Nicholas Thomas and Lucy Somes lived
in Mt. Desert, Me-, and he wanted to
be married. There was no minister
within thirty miles, SO they married
themselves. On the town records,
under date of 1880, is the contract
which they drew up and signed-agree-
ing, in the presence of God, the
angels and these witnesses, to love, to
cherish and nourish," and to Glove,
honor and obey" as husband and wife,
so long as God should continue their
lives.-Bost011 journal.
This has been great year for
curiositics in Canada The Island Press
notes a few OF them, among which are
several pairs Of triplets, and mackerel
living with a half-inch tack buried in it's
flesh. Some OF the less remarkable
events are, perhaps, the finding of Il
potato which weighs three pounds and
One-half ounce; that is, so far as known,
the largest potato ever dug in the prov
ince; we have also potato growing out
of bone that was dug in field at North
Head; we have also a tOadstool that
measures one foot wide. The Press re-
trains from noticing others for fear its
veracity would be doubted
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lew uaSS ago Ienall S&lu TO MS llancee;
81 hope you have paid Difference to my
antlpathy and ordered all your clothes
without hustle. 4he girl smiled
and replled 'Sooner than wear q
wedding dress without a tournure |
snail never wear any at all: " The
artist earnestly protested, and finally
begged her to choose between him and
her devotion to fashion. The result
was not IN his favor, and he left the
same evening for Egypt,
The Carriage Builders Conven-
ton
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free
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