The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-05

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weeks.
Hon. r. T. Browning lost val.
uahle cow Tuesday. She was choked
to death by a potato.
Oranges. lemons and tanannas
always on hand at Newman's.
The Oakland Hotel Is being put in
order for the season. The Hotel Will
be opened for guests June 23rd.
MIR. M. c. Feather, late with ].
Scherr. Eglon, w. Va, is now with
w. d. Nydegger, of this town.
Ed. III. Sincell. Esq. returned to
Oakland "Wednesday. after an absence
of three weeks in eastern Maryland.
Mrs. Fanny D. Read stopped in
Oakland over Tuesday, IN her way to
join her sister, Mrs. Gen. Crook, who
is quite sick in Omaha. Neb., where
Gen. Crook Is now stationed.
-Mes>rs. John SincelI and E. &.
Mayor have purchased the Starbuck
& Bundy we'll drilling machine.
which. we understand. they will
operate this summer In this county.
AT an election to All the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Capt. w.
o. Hoffman. of Co. A, NJ. N. g., of
Cumberland, held Tuesday evening,
First Lieut.. White was elected.
In speaking of the improvements
in town last week we failed to men.
ton the substantial paling fence re.
Gently erected on the First and Oak
street fronts of Mrs. Whetzell's lot.
Married, June /, 1886. in West
Union pike, on horse. back, near the
w. Va. line. by Rev. w. Y. Cline,
Mr.. John Y. Conneway to Miss Eliz-
abcth A. Bamble. all of this county.
The Nydegger & Jamison we'll
drilling machine is now operating at
the Lutheran parsonage here, having
finished Hayden's well Friday of last
week, where strong stream of water
was found At II depth of 55 feet.
AT an election held in Co. B
Armory, Oakland. Saturday evening
last, First Lieut.. P. A. Chisholm was
unanimously elected Captain. cice E.
ii. Wardwel promoted to Lieut..
Colonel. 2nd Battalion M. N. G.
An ice cream and stra wherry fes.
tival, in cOnnectin with Back
wards Party" will he given by the
ladies of he Garrett Memorial chu, CHI.
on Friday and Saturday evenings.
June lIth and 18th. in D. E. Offut's
Hall.
Attention is called to the profes.
sional card of J. B. Fay. E-q.in another
column. Mr.. Fay has been a tnem.
Der of the Cumberland Bar for a num-
her Of years. His acquaintance in
Washington is much in his favor in
prosecuting claims against the United
States.
Under the new marriage license
law the groom must apply Ia person
to the Clerk of the Court for the
license, when he will be required to
answer certain questions-nnder oath
before license will be issued. Per-
sons contemplating marriage should
bear this in mind.
The Oakland Shortie Base Ball
Club was organized this week by the
election of the following officers:
President. w. Fl. Tower; Secretary,
L. f. Townshend Treasurer, M. w.
Dawson. This club decided to chal-
lenge the Keyser club. the game to be
played June 26th. at Terra Alta.
Mr.. James Litzinger, who has
been in the newspaper business here
for several years, his taken charge of
the Mountain Democrat rs local edi-
ter and business manager. Mr.. Lltz-
niger Is good printer and an INTEL
ligent and accommodating gentle
man. and no doubt viii successfully
conduct the Democrat.
The dwelling house Of Mr.. A. c.
Browning. on the headwaters of
Deep Creek. this county, together
with most of its contents was destroy.
ell by fire on Wednesday morning of
last week. Mr.. Browning met with
a like misfortune about seven years
ago. We hear much sympathy ex.
pressed for him on account OF his loss.
Church ServiceS--Sunday.
ME-. Church-Preaching at 8 P.
NJ. by Rev. ]. Engle.
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