The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-02
SUMMARY OF 1885 EVENTS.
TAKEN FROM PAPER FILES.
Continued from Page One)

ton for the Advancement of Science.
Deaths of Lloyd Grove, Mrs. Vic
toria White, Patrick Carroll and Geo.
Washington Knox recorded.
Issue of January II.
There were $40 births and PIG deaths
IN the county in 1884.
Raiders seize three big stills near
Kitzmiller and C. O.. Rohrbaugh ar
rested for second offense.
County representatives in legisla-
ture get unimportant committee ap-
pointments.
Red Cross report shows only 1853 be-
came members of the local organiza-
ton.
R. c. McComas was appointed super
visor of assessments.
Committees were named to prepare
for the State Firemen's convention.
Deaths of Mrs. George Barnard,
Charles S. Fazenbaker, Milford E.
Frazee recorded.
Mild weather temporarily halted
by snowstorm.
Issue of January "a.
Plans were made to put poor land
to better use.
Seventy-five per cent of the 1884
State and county taxes reported col
lected.
Group to push Savage River dam
project appointed.
Eleven inches of snow falls.
Earl Spoerlein cottage at Monte
Vista destroyed by fire.
= Garrett countians awarded nine Of
nineteen prizes at the annual potato
show in Baltimore.
Deaths of Mrs. Susan Margaret
Turney and William P. Wilt recorded.
Issue of January 81.
Henry Sines, Civil War veteran, was
buried.
Harold OFT, 8, killed in shedding ac-
cident and Lawrence WEIGH injured on
Liberty street.
Zadok Friend, 80, near Sang Run,
found dead in his home.
Thermometer sinks to % below.
The WiIson-Fidler Post American
Legion received it's charter.
With ideal coasting weather, old
and young took advantage of the
sport it afforded.
Deaths of John Martin, Galen Fike,
Henry Hauser and Nathan T. Michael
recorded.
Issue of February Z.
Electric rates were reduced.
Farm census was underway.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell Naylor was
named acting captain of the Oak
land Girl Scouts.
Charles C. Reckard purchased the
Evans garage in Oakland.
The deaths of James Claggett Ped
dicord, Rev. Edward P. Idleman, Peter
Layton, Mrs. J. B. Cheuvront and
Mrs. Thomas Skipper were recorded.
Banks in the county showed by
their published reports substantial
increases over the previous year.
Issue of February IA.
The Republican begins its fifty
ninth year.
Local civic club decided to continue
flower exhibit and yard-garden con-
test. rI@W
Deaths of Gilbert Broadwater, Burl
Martin, Frank Cummings, Solomon
Stickley, James A. Dixon, Frank Les
lie Younkin, Mrs. Silas Bolyard, Mrs.
Sarah Spedden Bolden, Pearson Maust,
Mrs. Luella A. Mckenzie, Ira Duck
worth, Oscar G. Grumbaugh, were re-
corded.
Issue of February 81
Appointments of magistrates and
members of the boards of election SUI
pervisors were made by Governor Nice.
Farmers were prepared to harvest
flow of maple water.
Miss Clara Smoot and Charles F.
Hammond were married.
Rotarians honored DR.. Henry W.
McComas, first president Of the local
club, and held Ladies' Night celebra-
tion.
Deaths of John Kurtz, Mrs. Sarah
Alberta Fox, Joseph Howell, Miss Ju-
liza A. Maroney, Mrs. Lawrence burst.
Mrs. Thomas E. Shea, Lloyd Reckner,
Hugh Male, Edward Rhodes, Mrs.
Martha Flowers, George Sims, were
recorded.
Issue of February %.
Garrett County Commissioners OPP
posed the enactment into law of the
Savage River Dam bill on account of
it's wording which would bind taxpay-
ers of the county.
Truman Maust, 81, was burned to
death in the destruction of his home
near Grantsville, and his two daugh-
tiers were seriously burned.
Directors set the date for the music
festival at Mountain Lake Park for
A..