The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-04-28
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

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Rev. w. R. White, formerly State
Bible agent, of Fairmont, goes to
the MOrgantown NJ. E. Church.
On Monday evening near O'Clock
the large wooden bridge, spanning
Cheat River at AIbrightsville, was
lifted from the abutments bya heavy
gust of wind and thrown to the wa
ter below.
Hon. c. NJ. Bishop, of this town,
has been appointed as one of the Di-
rectors of the Insane Asylum. Sena-
tor Bishop is one of our best business
men, and his appointment was one
most fit to be made. OF the nine
Directors he is the only Republican.
We hope he will accept the appoint
ment.
The wife Of Mr.. Thos. r. Sharpe,
Master of Transportation on the b.
d 0. r., ran the express from this
place to Grafton on Wednesday
morning, she taking the place of the
engineer. CIarkS6Myg Telegram.
John Smith, the "boy orator of the
West" as he is styled, spent a couple
of evenings in Grafton this week
teaching people temperance. Meet
ings were held Monday and Tuesday
at p. M, in the lecture room of the
NJ. E. Church. There was a good
attendance on each occasion, and the
patience with which the audiences
each evening allowed themselves to
be bored was a marvel. The "Ora-
tor" was accompanied by his sister
who assisted in turning the auger by
treating the audience to several op-
cratic airs, misstyled Temperance
Dngs.- Grafton Sentinel.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. j. w.
Cook, a prominent miller of this
city, was united in the bonds of mat
rimony to Miss Lucy r. Rawlings,
of Rawlings Station, at the resi-
dence of r. NJ. Sprigg. Rev. w. S.
Edwards performed the marriage
ceremony.
During the past nine days the Cir
cult Court for Allegany county has
been engaged in a suit brought by
VIM. Mcmillan and Others against
the Frar kiln Coal Company, the
plaintiffs claiming that defendants
had taken from their property coal
to the value of $500. For the
plaintiffs Messrs. Cox, Walsh and
McKaig, were attorneys, and for the
defense, Messrs. Horwitz, Lowndes
and Boyd. The case was given to
the jury at 3 O'Clock Saturday after
noon, and at Z o'clock they came in
to court with a verdict of 50, 200 for
the plaintiffs.-Cuna6. Cicilian.
The bridge of the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania railroad, across the
Potomac at Westernport is being re-
built. A new span of the Bollman
make is now being placed into posi-
ton to replace the span washed away
by the recent flood.
On Saturday morning about eight
o'clock, Mr.. Edward Ramsburg was
drownded while attempting to cross
the MOnOcacy, about mile and a
half above Frederick Junction. Mr..
Ramsburg was about 80 years of age,
and leaves wife and several chill.
dren. He was resident of Fredcr-
lex county.
Two miners employed in the
Hampshire and Baltimore mines
near Westernport, named VIM. KAT
fen and Samuel Thompson, were
very painfully but not dangerously
injured by the fall of breast coal.
The former had his left foot badly
hurt the latter was injured in the
body.
Monday afternoon, little girl of
about IL years, daughter of a Mr..
Bacon, residing near the cotton fac
tory in the upper part of the city,
met with serious accident. 1t
seems that she, with several other
girls, was running back and forth
across the track, to see how often
she could cross before an approach
ing train should reach that point.
In her last effort the engine struck
her and she fell, her arm crossing the
rail, when the wheel passed over it,
crushing it from the elbow to the
hand, and otherwise injuring her.
She was taken home and a physician
sent for, who found it necessary to
amputate the arm. No blame at.
taches to the railroad men. Cuna6.
ANegdnidn.
Thursday morning at Borden de-
pot, Mr.. Richard Gunter, living at
Alleygany mines, got on a train OF
hnnDars 70 frD 10 L;p ,,,orly nt Onoo,,