The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-03-13

Mrs. E. G. Tasker and daughter ar.
rived in Baltimore on steamer dor.
chester" from Boston on Saturday
after a tempestuous voyage of four
days.
Auction at Shartzer's on Friday,
March 90. of carpets, mattings, oil
cloths, wall paper, window shades,
new and second hand furniture.
Every body come.
Having bought the meat store of
A. Nelson l am prepared to furnish
the public with all kinds of fresh
meats.
2-3t A. SHARTzER.
The Lutheran congregations of
Deer Park and Oakland will meet in
their places of worship on March Is,
1891, at 10 O'Clock a. m. The purpose
of the meeting will be made known
by the councils.
The most successful and progressive
towns are those which literally sup
port their home papers. A newspa
per well filled with home advertise
ments' is one Of the hest advertise .
ments in the world of the place where
| IL il unfinished. Fly
Mr.. John Durham. who went to
Roanoke. Va. some time ago, and
accepted a position as book-keeper in
a factory. owing to bad health re.
signed his place and returned to Oak.
land Monday.
A young man in Savannah tried to
pay hiI stree: car fare with a 500 bill.
The conductor. stopping the car.
wet into store and got the bill
changed, giving the young man a
shothag full of silver, amounting to
$685..
Easter Sunday this year alls on the
Goth of March. which is only seven
| days later than the earliest date on
which it could possibly fall. The
pachal full moon falls on the 25th of
March. five days after the vernal
equinox.
A resident of Tampa, Fla. has a
natural curiosity in the form Of a
pair Of daer's horns with clearly
defined hounds head on the tip OF
one of item, formed in manner
that makes it impossible that il
should he work Of art.
Cline has splendid stock in the line
of preserved fruits. jellies. apple tut
ter, mince meat. cured meats which
he will sell very cheap for cash. He
believes in making this rule wnrk
both Ways-s3lling cheap, getting the
cash and making everybody happy.
A glorious opportunity DOM
miss it ! IF you are in Oakland dur
ing court week stop at Mayors Drug
Store ard see his spring stock OF
wall paper. He will also give you
bargains in paints, oils. varni.hps
brushes, etc. just received a large
stock of dav books, lehgers. station
cry, etc. Give him a call,
Grant. Sherman. Sheridan, Han
cock. Thomas and other great Union
Generals have gone ~ their rewards.
but many of the distinguished com
manders of the Union Army still
live. in full vigor of mind and body
-Schofipld, Howard. Slocum Sick les,
Rosecrans. CnrSe. Cavalry" Wilson,
Merritt, Miles and many Others who
commanded large bodies of soldiers
and won deathless distinction.
A meeting of the members of the
bar of Garrett County was held at the
court house Monday afternoon to
take suitable action upon the death
of William P. Townshend, Esq, late
States Attorney. Mr.. A. B. Gender
was called to the chair and Cltr
Tower was appointed Secretary. On
motion committee consisting OF
Messrs. Veitch, Hamill, Fay. Mitchell
aud Sincell was appointed to draft
appropriate resolutions and report
the same to the Circuit Court next
Monday morning. The committee
will make its reports Immediately
after the call of the dockets and a
motion to adjourn will then be made
out of respect to the memory of the
deceased.
OF the 600 prisoners in the Mary.
land penitentiary. 296 white and 304
are colored. Of course this prepon-
derance ofcolored people,al of whom
are native, would of itself make the
comparison of native and alien very
favorable to the latter, but when the