The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-05-29

The laying Of the corner stone Of
the new M. E. church in this place
will probably take place on the 14th
of June. The Rev. J. A. Fullerton.
of Wheeling, Will, it is expected CON-
duct the exercises. Notice of the
exact time will be given in THE RE-
PUBLICAN.
Uncle" John L. Browning. of
near Deep Greek, one of the veteran
hunters and fishermen of Garrett
county, has been catching some ex-
cpedingly large brook trout, in Deep
Creek. this spring. Among them
was two, the combined weight of
which was five pounds.
"Dixie" SIonaker. the "phunny"
man who was resident of Oakland
for several years. is keeping first.
class restaurant on LatrObe street,
near the depot. in Grafton, and would
like to have all his friends call and
get square eat" while attending
the decoration exercises on Saturday.
Mr.. James M. Bishop has sold to
Mr.. w. HI. Gale. of Accident. two
acres of land lying near town. on
which Mr.. Gale intends to build fine
residence in the near future. We are
glad that Mr.. G. has decided to make
Oakland his home. Three hundred
dollars was the price paid for the
land.
The B. & o. r. X. Co. have in the
Piedmont shops mammoth paSSen-
ger engine which is expected to draw
twelve passenger cars-or in other
words a double train-up the steep
grades on the third division at a high
rate of speed. The engine is the
largest ever run on the grades. and it
is claimed will do the work expected
of it.
A dispatch from Piedmont. w.
Va, TO the Baltimore Hernld says
that FARMERS of that county are
greatly alarmed at the appearance Of
millions of grasshoppers that have
been destroying everything before
them. Immense clouds of insects
have filed the air and great damage
has been done. The State entOmolo.
gist has been appealed to for aid"
Murphy pays highest cash prices
for wool.
DIR. H. M. Kemp, formerly of
Bloomington. but late of Washing.
ton, d. c., left Thursday for Alexan.
der, w. Va, where he will perma-
nently locate for the practice of med.
icine. We wish him the success
which his ability and genial manner
is sure to command. We commend
him to the good graces of the people
Of that place as gentleman and a
doctor, that any community may
we'll feel proud of.-HeraId.
By a decision rendered in the U.
S. Supreme Court on Monday the
temperance people of Kansas gained
a victory in the "original PACKAGE"
contest. The court upheld the con.
stituti0nality OF the original package
law passed by Congress, and also
held that it was not necessary for the
State of Kansas to re-enact its pro.
hibitory law after the passage of the
cpngrt ssional act in order TO shut out
liquors in original packages. The
case came up on appeal of Wilkinson.
sheriff, against Rahrer. the lower
court having decided against the
State. This court reverses the de-.
cision OF the lower court. Chief Jus.
tice Fuller rendered the decision. the
entire court being with him.
S. D. Yoder. of EVANSVILLE, Nd.
agent for r. A. Woodbridge & Co..
Baltimore, Md, reports his fertilizer
business booming. He has sold al.
ready "a tons of Orchilla Guano, Sill.
yer Gary ahd Kangaroo for the
spring crops. He sheared his
thoroughbred and high grade Oxford
down yearIing eve lambs-eleven in
number-a few days ago. They
averaged nine pounds of wool each.
The four best ones sheared 423
pounds. The thoroughbred yearling
eve. Queen of Chestnut Grove"
No. 1926. vol. 5. A. O. d. r. sheared
III pounds of WOO |. The wool meas
ured eleven inches long and very
fine. Mr.. Yoder has ~ veay fine
ram-+fambs for the fall trade. some
thorough bred and high grade Ok.
forddOWns.