The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-25

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eral weeks with q combination Of the
grip and dropsical trouble, is improv-
ing.
Miss Lille Weimer, of McHenry,
Md, who is teaching near Blaine, visit
ed at the home of her uncle, Mr.. BE.
Blackburn, last Saturday and sun
day.-keyser Echo.
The pupils Of the Mountain Lake
Park public school will give an enter
tainment in The Assembly hall, FRI
day night OF this week An admis-
sion OF fifteen and ten cents will be
charge, the proceeds to be devoted to
the starting of library for the school.
The little daughter of Mr.. Fred Web
Der, Holland, Mass, had a very bad
cold and cough which he had not been
able to cruc With any thing, | gave
him 25 cent Bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, says w. p. Holden,
merchant and postmaster at West
Brimtield, and the next time | saw
him he said it worked like a charm.
On Friday Sheriff Brown went
down to AltamOnt and brought up
Martha Singer, on a complaint Of in
sanity. She was committed to Jail
to await the decision of the Judge
of the Circuit Court i'll the case. She
is at times Il raving maniac and has
TO be watched day and night.
The Martha Washington tea held
on Monday evening by the members
OF the Auxiliary society of st. Mat
thew's church, was quite a success
both socially and financially. Not
withstanding the inclement weather
the attendance was good and the re-
ceipts about twenty-seven dollars.
In an account of the meeting of the
American Carnation Society, , which
met at Cincinnati last wesk, the Bal
timore SuR says:
Henry Weber, of Oakland, Md,
which was followed by general dis
cussion. The floral display was large
ly attended.
Oakland came near having another
food on Monday of this week. The
heavy rains of the two previous days
and nights had swollen the stream
that runs through the town 50 that
it OverfiOwed its banks No damage
was done except the flooding of eel
lars along Main street.
The carpenters are tearing down the
scatfOlding that has surrounded the
big building of Messrs. Offutt g. Lakin.
This building will not be ready for oc-
cupancy before the first of June, but
when completed it viii be the hand
soonest and largest building between
Cumberland and Grafton. - Terra
Alta cor. kingwoOd Journal.
The friends OF Rev. and Mrs. Bray
shaw made an onslaught on the rec
torylast evening and severelypounded
the occupants. Notwithstanding the
event the only result was a general
nearly reception ana an evening o.
real enjoyment. After paftaklilS OF
ice cream ana cake ali lelI' promising
10 come aSalll soon.
According 10 some writer's very few
persons merely die" The banker
..3asses in his cheeks" the cashier
"g0es to his last account" the mIlo-
wr,nn ..ioins fha GREAT ma ioritv the
cobbler "brcaths his last. the saloon
keeper "seeks The spirit land" the
gambler ''shuilies of, the stabieman
''kiaks the bucket" the spiritualist
medium gives up the ghost" the
accountant goes 20 his long reckon
ing" and the editor goes to the
devil. Weston Independent.
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of +ba Y & q below Cnmharland
warn eubmaroad for several miles
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