The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-05
SUMMARY OF 1882 EVENTS
TAKEN FROM PAPER FILES
Resume Is Given OF All Happen
ings Of Interest In Oakland and
Other Local Communities
is LOCAL CHRONOLOGY


including tragedies, deaths, road and
building improvements, celebrations,
achievements, ETC., has been compiled
from the files of The Republican for
the year 1882, and are here listed un-
der the dates of the publication
throughout the year:
Issue Of January
A total of 1867 marriage licenses
issued during 1881.
Red Cross roll call sum reaches
1897.
Rev. 1. S. Middaugh elected direc-
tor Of Mt. Lake Institute.
Council discusses milk ordinance
for Oakland.
County Agents annual report
shows progress.
George D. Browning again heads
county commissioners.
Sixty-nine enrolled at end of
American Legion Drive.
Marriage of Miss Rose Murphy
and Francis Howard White solem-
nized.
Lawrence Dixon, Jr., breaks leg in
coasting accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. R. Hamill cele-
brate ffty-fourth wedding anniver-
sary.
Deaths of Andrew Pifer, James
Younkin, Miss Ella Bevans, and AL
len Forman recorded.
Issue of January IA
Fire company responds to 80 fires
during 1881.
County Bicentennial committee
named with Walter Dawson chair
man.
Officers and directors of county
= banks elected.
: Garrett county given accredited
rating in official report on cattle T..
B. test.
Red Cross roll goes over four
hundred mark.
Deaths of Miss Margaret Dorsey,
j. Scott Bosley, Mrs. Harriet Stone
Shartzer, Mrs. Clara Broadwater,
Mrs. V. B. Wensel recorded.
Supervisors of roads named by
county commissioners.
Oakland High basketball team
loses to Bayard; Independents win
from Frostburg Normal and lose
to Bayard.
Issue of January Fl
Library Board re-elects officers
with Mrs. H. A. Loraditch president.
Boy Scouts receive charter for
eighth consecutive year.
Forty-fve families given relief,
report shows need of supplies.
Estimate places population of
county at 1888.
Garrett county potato producers
win from first to sixth places in
State Certified Seed potato show.
Deaths of Thomas C. Paugh, How
ard E. Selby, Mrs. Margaret Cross,
". w Aul d SelOAliiS
Hall Mann recorded.
Arthur Samuel Clark, Finzel, and
Miss Rosetta l.. Yutzy, Finzel, mar
ried.
District 10 adds 100 names to Red
Cross, brings total to 500.
Issue of January %
There were 491 births and 211
deaths in county during 1881.
Investigation of county dependents
was being made.
Samuel Shillingburg, Bloomington,
decapitated by B. and o. freight.
Three persons, w. H. Ham, Mey-
ersdale; Jacob Oester and Beulah
Hetrick, Grantsville, injured in COL
lision on Negro Mountain.
Garrett county waters stocked
with thousands of small pike.
Delbert Davis installed worship
master of Masonic lodge.
Death of George Umbel recorded.
Issue of February 4
Oakland High defeats Green
Street, Cumberland, 26 to 20. Friends
willie High defeats Oakland to tie for
county championship.
Juvenile court committee appoint
ed by Governor for county.
7 Eleven farmers begin keeping
farm account records.
Garrett county Jail is given good
rating. -
Robbers enter Owen Treacy's
store.
Marriage of Miss Ruth Fike to
Harold ]. Barnes performed.
Deaths of Mrs. Lilly o. Davis, r
P. Maloney, Mrs. Margaret M
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