The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-09-05
Thirty-Five Years Ago.


The following articles are taken from
THE REPUBLICAN of September l, 1877,
-thirty-five years ago, and.will be read
with interest in 1912:
LOCAL NEWS.
The town scales were erected on Wed
nesday.
The cages" were placed in position
in the Jail last week.
The brick work on the public build
ings was completed onITuesday.
Mr. Geo. W. Wilson shipped from
Oakland, Thursday, car load of cherry
lumber to Baltimore.
Pheasants are said to be more plentiful
now in the vicinity of Oakland than for
several years.
We think the railing in the court
house is put too far back. AS it is the
bench and bar will have more space than
the audience.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
The case of Brydon VS. the Baltimore
and OHIO Railroad Company, will come
up in the Howard county court, on the
25th inst, the suit being for damages
sustained through violation of contract
Twenty witnesses have been summoned
from this county.
LITERARY.
The regular meeting of the Garrett
Literary Society was held at the public
school building on Saturday evening
Sep. LIST, at o'clock. Notwithstanding
the unforvableness of the weather, a
good audience was in attendance.
The programme for the evening was
as follows:
Reading the Society paper by the
Editress. This was followed by an essay
on Thinking" by Mr.. W. H. Tower.
A selection, the subject of which we did
not hear, was then read by Miss Katie
Spedden. The debate was postponed
until the next meeting. The exercises,
as is usual, were interesting.
Order of exercises, for.this Saturday
evening.
Essay, W. P. Townshend; selection,
Miss Matte Kepner. The debate will
be the same as announced in last week S
issue.
HOW GEN. CROOK GOT HIS WIFE.
John Daley, who keeps a hotel at Oak
land, Garrett county, Maryland, is a
candidate for doorkeeper of the Federal
House of Representatives A writer in
the Philadelphia Commonwealth gives
a bit of romance about John family, as
follows:
There is bit of romance connected
with Daley family well worth relating,
as it brings to mind one of the pleasant
"reminiscences of our great internal
conflict. During the war the city of
Cumberland was for time occupied by
Federal soldiers under command of
Generals Crook and Kelley. On a certain
occasion, about midnight, when no APP
prehension of danger was felt, small
party of Confederate troops passed
through the Federal lines and, as your
readers are aware, captured and carried
off the two Generals in command That
party was commanded by son of John
Daley.
THE young Confederate officer
carried his distinguished captives to his
fathers house ndquartered them there
as prisoners of war, treating them with
all kindness and consideration due their
high rank. 1t so happened that John
Daily had comelv daughter albeit she
had the proclivities of a Southerner,
and, therefore rebellous tincture. and
General Crook, although an excellent
soldier and thoroughly loyal, was not
proof against the claims of female love-
illness, no matter if they were reflected
through disloyal medium, and while
he remained a reluctant prisoner in
charge of the gallant Confederate Off
Ger, he became willing captive at the
hands of his fair sister, whom he wooed
and welded as his lawful wife. All
things considered, | think John Daily
should be elected door keeper of the next
House of Representatives by unani-
mouse vote.
Scherr Family Reunion.