The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-01-08
SUMMARY OF 1890 EVENTS
TAKEN FROM PAPER FILES
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Charter is presented to Legion aux
iliary.
Issue of September IS
Agriculturd+air to conclude four
teenth annual exhibit.
Over $50 in attendance at goodwill
banquet of mayor and town councils
of Garrett county towns. Mayor
Broening, Baltimore, speaks.
James Sanders, Hutton, is made
county horseshoe champion.
Oakland High wins vo-ag judging
contest.
Contract for Grantsville school adj
dition will be awarded soon.
Fieldball is adopted by high schools
of county.
Issue of September Is
Fred Crop injured in fall from
scaffold.
More than 5000 attend Kitzmiller
road opening.
Home of John Peck, six miles from
Oakland destroyed by fire.
Oakland Western Union office clos
es and city is without service.
Issue of October 2
Rev. j. w. Dawson to succeed Rev.
Trevey as M. E. pastor.
Potato show to exhibit in Evans
garage.
Test of Oakland water shows it to
be 100 percent pure.
Large number attend cooking
school.
C. and A. Gas company holds an
nual picnic at Mt. Lake Park.
Issue of October 8
New pumper trucks for fire COM
pany are here.
White Way for Oakland discussed
by council.
Frank Cogley, 81, caught by car in
Thayer and Nordeck mine and suffers
broken leg.
Albert Harvey, aged Is, is caught
in threshing machine, and dies in
Memorial hospital, Cumberland.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams named
head of legion auxiliary.
New scout officers assume duties
following installation.
John Smyth, Pittsburgh, dies.
Issue of October 16
White Way proposition tabled by
City Council.
Several injured when cars of Play
ford Glotfelty and Garrett Shuttles-
worth collide.
More than so prizes donated for
Halloween.
Tests prove new fire equipment to
be o. K.
Stuart M. Bowman narrowly es-
capes when truck which he is driving
is hit by locomotive near Thomas.
Republican meetings scheduled for
October 20.
Issue of October %
Republicans outnumber Democrats
three to one, 6144 to 2086.
Fourteen new members added to
girl scouts.
Joseph Gender reelected legion
post commander.
County potato exhibit set for
October "a, and rs.
Issue of October 30
Oakland vo-ag students attend
Frederick Fair
Rev. C. A. Shilke celebrates 18th
anniversary of ordination.
Fifty exhibits entered in potato
show.
Richie reelected as governor OF
MARYLAND Garrett county remains
Republican as sheriff is only Demo-
crat elected.
Cletis Wilt, Bear Hill resident, held
in shooting fray.
Commissioner Orendorf and daugh-
ter in auto mishap.
Aldah Williams, Buckhannon, W..
Va, was killed in auto wreck and ends
plans for wedding at Oakland.
Halloween celebration attracts
large crowd.
Tableland Association holds con-
ference here.
Winners are announced in Yard and
Garden contest.
5175 pupils enrolled last year in
Garrett county.
Issue of November Is
Loeb Lynn Hotel site being trans
formed into poultry raising farm.
Electric line at Deep Creek being
built.
Wolf Den Coal tipple is destroyed
by fire.
Jurors are drawn for December
court term.
Large crowd present for armistice
program.
: Water supply is lower than at any
time this summer.
Official census report lists Garrett
at 19,908.
Issue of November 20
More than $4,000 ready for distri-