The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-08
Bloomington.


Attorney Semmes Devecmon, of
Cumberland. Messrs, John C. Doug
las, of Homecoming, and VIM. Rob-
inson, of Ocean Mines are spending a
few days of the hot weather with
Gilbert Warwick. of this district.
James Tichinell, of Rowlesburg, a
relative of the Tichinell family of
Garrett County, met with painful
accident on last Friday morning.
While at work at the cut off-saw.
Fredlock's mill, at Pine Swamp, his
right hand came in contact with the
saw and resulted in the loss of a por-
ton of his thumb and forefinger.
Jake .Santameyer, of Westmore-
land County, Pa, and former Gar
rettonian, lis the guest of his relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Poland.
Miss Lydia Picket and family, of
Nashville, Tenn, wife of Capt. John
Pickett, well-known way.freight
conductor on the 3rd Division of the
B. & o. r. r. in former years. is yis-
iting her sister, Mrs. G. G. Patter.
son, of this place. and her father. G.
w. Kildow, of Piedmont. w. Va.
An aII-uay outdoor religious
meeting was held in the grove adj
Joining the Duckworth church on last
Sunday by the Rev. Howard of the
M. f. Church of this charge. In the
afternoon quite large congregation
was in attendance and much interest
was manifested.
Night Waterman Mooney. of the
B. & o., between our town and Pied
mont, was relieved of his watch last
Saturday night between the hours of
twelve and one o'clock. Mr.. Mooney
has been faithful employee of the
road and has served in this capacity
for many years, but this is the first
time he was ever molested while in
the discharge of his duty. The only
intimation he had was command to
throw up his arms, at the same time
a revolver was thrust to his face. The
highwayman, after securing his
watch and chain. quietly departed in
the direction of Piedmont. He de-
scribes him as young man. short in
stature, stoutlY built and we'll
dressed. The above successful rob-
berry comes right on the heels of an
unsuccessful attempt to ransack the
store of Mr.. Andrew Mullen on last
Friday night. The robbers succeeded
IN cutting out two panes of glass in
the rear of the second story of the
store building and it is supposed
were interrupted at this point. as
there was no evidence whatever that
they had made an entrance. Mr..
Mullen is very well satisfied that the
loss was no greater and as this is not
case of locking the door after the
horse was stolen. has doubly secured
all the weak points about his store
rom.
The Piedmont Pulp and Paper
Company, of Luke. was compelled
to suspend operations on Monday
and Tuesday of this week on account
of scarcity of pulp wood. They have
been running their extensive manu-
factory day and night and in the "a
hours cut up from Sc to 40 cords of
timber.
Mrs. barrow and son Earnest, of
Brady's Mill, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Brydon.
Mr.. Shipman, of the firm of Ship
man & West, of Empire, this county,
narrowly escaped being crushed to
death last, Monday afternoon. A
timber truck heavily loaded with oak
lumber jumped the track on the
steepest portion of the tram road.
Mr.. Shipman was at work in front
of the truck and had succeed in get
ting the front wheels partially on the
track, when the brake, through the
carelessness of one of the employees.
was raised. and the truck started