The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-07-24

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es. cactuses with hair all over them,
some that bloom and some that are
barren. He also has three banana
trees about eighteen inches high.
He says when they become three
years old they will bear fruit.
Mr.. Clark. to the public Il
wish to say to my friends and the
public, that regard Chamberlain S
! Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy as the best preparation i'll use
| for Collie and Diarrhoea. 1t is the
finest selling medicine | ever hand
led. because it always gives satiSfac-
ton. O. II. Clark, OrangeyilIc,
/ Texas. For sale by II. j. Mayors,
druggist.
\ parrot on the Canal boat F. V.
Worth, which was run into and sunk
in New York harbor last Wednes-
day, sounded the alarm of danger.
Just before the collision occurred,
the bird screamed look out
there. Murder. Well be drowned. ="
The cries were heard by the captain
and his family, and running ON
deck, they had barely time to pick
up the parrot and a few other pets
and escape to a vessel that was
alongside.
A Mothers Gratitude.-My son
was in an almost helpless condition
with fluX when | commenced using
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t gave him
immediate relief and | am sure it
saved his life. | take great pleasure
in recommending it to all. Mrs.
NJ. l.. Johnson, Everett, Simpson
Co., Miss. % and so cent bottles
for sale by II. j. Mayors, druggist.
| Our enterprising shoemaker, Z.
F. Stansberry, Esq, had the mis-
fortune, one day last week, to fall
and dislocate his right shoulder and
rupture the muscles in his right arm.
Mr.. StanSberry will not be able to
work on the account of his accident
for several weeks and has installed
David burst, Esq, in his establish
ment until he gets we'll. Mr.. burst
is fine workman and his prices are
reasonable.
The members of st. Matthews
P. E. church are making final ar
rangements for the Lawn Fete to
be held at Judge Wilson's on Wed
nesday, August IL. There will be
a number of games and amuse-
ments, among which we note the
following: A game of base ball be-
tween Oakland and Mt. Lake Park
mines. the prize being a big freezer
OF ice cream to the winning club,
sack race, egg-spoon race, foot
races, etc. Refreshments of all
kinds will be on the grounds.
The Oakland correspondent of
the Cumberland News hit the nail
on the head when he said in a re-
cent letter published in that paper ::
"By the way. come to think
about it, l don't believe the summer
resort business is a good thing for a
town like Oakland to depend upon.
The summer visitor is like the old
darkey's estimate of the "white
man, very uncertain" Oakland
had better, like Terra Alta, look
out for and secure several manufac-
turing plants which will employ
men and use up raw materials and
not lay quite so much stress upon
the summer boarder."
The count Of the money and bull
lion in the vaults of the U. s. trea-
sury consequent on the transfer of
the Office of treasurer from Mr..
Huston to Mr.. Nebecker was con-
cluded Tuesday morning. 1t began
April ~, and has involved the
actual handling and counting, piece
by piece, of $614,511. 5S2.32, of
which amount $28. O4S, 900, is gold
coin and s149, 902, 900 silver coin.
| Mr.. II. B. Millikan, who repre-
scented Treasurer Nebecker in the
count, says that every cent called
for by the books of the Office has
been accounted for, including the
silver dollar missing from one Of
the bags examined several weeks
since, which coin was subsequently
found on the floor of the vault after
the other bags had been removed.
The knights of Pythiss picnic
and excursion to Mt. Lake Park,
on July ,28th promises to bs grand
affair Already the committee in
charge have received advices from
many points asking for particulars
and accommodations. The B. & o.
and all connecting lines have
issued special cheap excursion tick
cts for the occasion. A large num-
Der of uniformed and ununiformed