The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-01-07
SUMMARY OF 1881 EVENTS
TAKEN FROM PAPER FILES
Resume Is Given of All Happen
ings of Interest in Oakland
and County Communities
is LOCAL CHRONOLOGY

county, including tragedies, deaths,
road building and public and private
improvements, achievements, ETC., has
been compiled from the files Of The
Republican for 1881, and are listed
under dates of the publication thruout
the year.
Issue of January 1.
Boys Band gives fourth annual con-
cert in the Maryland Theatre.
Keyser Ridge bus service discon-
tinued.
Garrett county Jail rated "good"
by officials.
Funeral services held for Mrs. AL
bert G. Ross.
Eighteen below zero registered at
Weber's.
Sheriff Haenftling assumes office.
Deaths of Ralph Custer, William H.
Quinn, Patrick S. Fazenbaker and
Mrs. Clara E. Gilpin recorded.
Weddings included Miss Bernice
Cook to Russell Roth; Miss Lydia Rit-
terhaus to Harley Spoerlein.
Annual Week of Prayer is held.
Issue of January 8. e.
C. C. Gnegy's dwelling at Mountain
Lake Park destroyed by fire.
Memorial service for the late Julius
C. Renninger held in the Garrett
County Circuit Court.
Restriction lifted on use of city
water.
George D. Browning was elected
president of the Board of County
Commissioners when that body organ
lied.
Public meeting held to discuss pro-
posed legislation.
Eastern Star officers installed.
Deaths of Jonas J. Beachy, Mrs.
John R. Maybe and Mrs. Anna Cas-
teel were noted.
Issue of January Is
Fire company responded to % fires
in 1880.
Officers and directors of various
banks in the county elected by the
stockholders in annual meetings.
State forest fires loss was placed
at $5SO,O0O in 1880.
Bear, weighing APO pounds, was
killed by Alva Dewitt near Sang
Run.
Boy Scouts received charter for 7th
year.
Christmas seal sale nets $3.50.
Allen Kelley, Willard Hauser,
Wayne Fitzwater and Wayne Hamil-
ton win in State vo-ag contests.
Henry Harmon, Accident, breaks
arm in fall from haymow in his barn.
Deaths of John R. Maybe, John T.
Weimer, Philip Simmons, Lewis C..
Hamill, Charles S. Biser, Mrs. Ethel
Buzzard and Harland Shaffer, infant,
recorded.
Issue of January %.
Joseph M. Gender resigns as Legion
Commander.
Ladies night is observed by Rotary
Club.
John w. Mccullough, member of
committee, reports favorably on coun-
ty road building program.
Register of Wills Friend breaks
wrist.
Issue of January 20.
Four hundred seventy-eight births,
221 deaths recorded in county for
1880.
County census reveals 1851 under
age of. 10.
Thomas Johnson, farmer Of District
No. 9, is attacked by bull and injured.
County road building program not
favored by majority Of citizens in
public meeting.
Community Hall dedicated at Crel-
lin with appropriate exercises.
Masonic officers installed.
Mr.. Neil C. Fraley, law student,
passes State bar examination.
Library board officers named.
P. T. A. holds Fathers Night pro-
gram.
Deaths of Betty Lorraine Carr, Col
die Ellen Maybe and Mrs. Catherine
Fowler recorded.
Issue of February 5.
Former Senator John w. McCul-
Tough drops dead in the Garrett Coun-
ty Court House as he was addressing
the Board of County Commissioners.
County boys win twelve prizes in
potato show.
Officers to conduct municipal cleo
ton are appointed.
Mountain Lake Park residents seek
change in charter of community.
Concluded on Page Six)