The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-12-22

We positively will not publish
any communication in the column,
of THE REPUBLICAN unless tn,
true name of the writer accompan
les the same.
The bounty on sugar paid pro
ducers in this county amounted tc
50, 1876 26. The amount produced
was nearly one hundred and fifteen
thousand pounds.
The members of the Mountain
City band will give ball in Offutt' s
Hall on next Monday night, the
proceeds to be used in purchasing
music and instruments.
Contraction of the iron used in
constructing the great Eitfel Tower
makes that famous structure eight
inches shorter in winter than. lt ia
during the hot summer months.
Hereafter the office of the School
Board will be opened only on Sat
urdays until after the close of the
public schools.
40-tf WM. HINEBAUGH, Sect'y.
WANTED-Lady to teach in pri-
vate family.
Apply to
Il. W. CAsTEEL.
43-2t Oakland, Md.
Sunday schools and Xmas enter
tainments We can save you money
on candy, fruits, nuts or anything
in the grocery line-10 per cent.
lower than the lowest at Felty & Co.
The Methodist congregation at
Hoyes will give musical entertain
ment in the church on Christmas
night and on New Years night to
which everyone is cordially invited.
Admission free.
DR.. A. L. Wagner has located in
Oakland and will practice both in
town or country. Calls promptly
answered either day or night. Of
flee, one door west of St. Paul
M. E. church. 8-lyr
The attention of the public school
teachers is directed to the call for
district institutes printed in another
column. The institutes are great
help to the teachers and should be
attended by them.
The Pennsylvania Railroad depot
luin~P Philadelphisaprsmi smisestos be- th<
most magnificent structure Of its
kind in the world. 1t will be mod.
ern Gothic, granite and brick, ten
stories high, with a tower 24O feet
high.
The amount of coloring matter
in pound of coal is enormous. II
will yield enough megenta to color
500 yards of flannel, vermillion fol
$500 yards, aurine for 100 yards,
and alizarine sufficient for 155 yards
of turkey red cloth.
j. R. Godfrey, j. M. Ball and A
f. Mundorf, supreme officers of the
Order of Solon, who have been on
trial in Pittsburg, Pa, charged with
embezzlement. were acquitted Satur-
day. The costs of the case were as.
sessed against Godfrey.
DR.. Davidson's lecture on Italy.
given in st Paul's church last
Thurday night, was attended bv a
fairly good sized audience who were
transported by the beauties of the
views presented. The Doctor al
ways has a good audience when he
comes to Oakland.
Sheriff Jamison received com
munication from some point in
West Virginia inquiring if John
Collins was wanted here. Collins
left town some days ago and is a
bad character. Very likely he got
himself into trouble and is serving
time
A male gorilla has lately been
adopted by the Berlin aquarium.
He is larger than any gorilla that
has been brought to Europe. He
is supposed to be eight or nine years
old, and was for six years in the
possession Of chieftain on the Ga
boon. lie has not yet shown any
friendly feeling for man.
Large tracts Of timber land in the
vicinity of Rowlesburg and King
I wood, W. Va, have been purchased
/ by the w. c. White Lumber Co.
of Cumberland. They have alsC
bought the plant and forests Of J
J. Storer, at Rowltsbuug I'm
proyements VIII be made and tn,
( business conducted OF large scale