The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-21
NE1GHBORHooD NEWS.
ACCIDENT.

ACCIDENT.
Solomon Crime, last week, had two
fingers of his right hand badly lacer-
ated by a circuler saw at Morrell's
Furniture works. Solomon is a Pc
liarly unfortunate man we hope he
will have no more Job like Affections
to endure.
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
On Wednesday last two children
of Mrs. Daniel Beachy of Summit,
were badly injured by runaway. 1t
appears that a young man in her en-
ploy was driving a two horse team
and that Howard, one of the children
was in the wagon, and Harvey, aged
about seven, was riding the off horse,
The driver dismounted at the top of
Chr'n Yoder hill and went to the
rear end of the wagon to lock, but
the horses suddenly started on dead
run, with the one little boy in the
wagon and the other clinging brave
ly to the horse he rode; the little fell
low in the wagon was soon thrown
out and was badly bruised about the
head and trunk the other was final
ly thrown off in the street of Me.
GAINESVILLE and it was found that
the large bone of the right limb,
above the knee, was broken. He
appears to have sustained no other
injuries and DIR. Mckinley informs
us that he bore his suffering like a
little man.
A THRILLING COURT SCENE.
On Thursday of last week while
the Court was busy granting licenses
to the different applicants Mr.. Fred.
Naugle, of the Naugle House, Som
erset, appeared at the bar and re-
quested that his application for IL
cense be withdrawn. He said that
financially considered there was but
little money in the liquor business,
but he recognized the great temper
ance movement that was sweeping
over the land and that for one, he
had determined to abandon the bus
mess, that he would close his bar,
keep temperance house and that he
with his family, had determined to
sign the Murphy Temperance
pledge. The usual hush and quiet of
the Court room was broken, cheer on
cheer rose up, men clapped their
hands, stamped, shouted, laughed
with joy, while Others rushed for
ward to congratulate the plucky
landlord who was determined to do
right come what else may. We
doubt if his Honor, Judge Hall, ever
witnessed such an excitement in his
we'll ordered court rooms before and
we have no doubt that his manly
sympathies were with those who
gave vent to their JOY in their noisy
appreciation of good act gracefully
rendered. Meyersddle Independent.
The management of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company have de-
cided to do do more general repair
work at Grafton after the 1st of next
month. In consequence of this over
one hundred men will be discharged
from the shops at that place, leaving
about fifty to do the running repair.
The general repair work is transfer
red to Piedmont, Keyser and Cum
berland. II is believed that a large
saving to the company will be effec-
ted by this measure.-Chna6. AUegd.
gdaidn.
About the 25th of last month four
boys left Frostburg to try the reali-
ties of living on their own hook.
The Journal of Saturday says that
last week three of the boys returned
one Of them with the information
that one of their number, named w.
F. Twigg, had been run over by a
train of cars on some railroad in
Ohio. This report was confirmed by
letter to Postmaster Walker from
the coroner of Fairfield county,
Ohio, who states that the accident
occurred March Both, near Barrel
station in that county, and that pa.
pers found upon the body of the dead
man indicated his name as civilian
F. Twigg, Frostburg, Nd" The re-
mains were inferred near Barrel sta.
ton.
From the Piedmont Independent
John McGinn, an employee in the
Big Vein mine, was seriously in.
jured Wednesday about noon by the
fall of large amount of coal upon
him. 1t is supposed that the injury
will be fatal in its result.-Last Tues.
day morning the roof of the house
occupied by Mrs. Brown on Hamp