The Republican., 1899-10-05

Rev. j. NJ. Davis, who attended the
Conference of the NJ. E. church at
Parkersburg, returned home Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Davis has been elected
an alternate to attend the General
Conference of his church which will
be held in Chicago next spring. Rev.
L. w. Roberts, the Presiding Elder,
has been elected a delegate to attend
the same gathering.
Il wish to express my thanks to
the manufacturers of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy, for having put on the market
such wonderful medicine" says w.
w. Massingill, of Beaumont, Texas.
There are many thousands of mothers
whose children have been saved from
attacks of dysentry and cholera in
fantum who must also feel thankful.
1t is for sale by Oakland Pharmacy,
Oakland, and j. w. Laughlin, Deer
Park.
Mr.. Chas. Anderson received pain
full burns about his face and hands
Saturday in extinguishing fire which
had ignited a lace curtain in the
upper story of the store building at
Corinth, owned by the Oakland Coal
& Coke Co. By his presence of mind
he saved considerable amount of
property from burning, as the fire
had gained some headway when it was
discovered
On the 10th of December, 1897, Rev.
S. A. Donahue, pastor NJ. E. church,
South, PIT. Pleasant, w. Va, CON
tracted severe cold which was at
tended from the beginning by violent
coughing. He says: After resort
ing to number of so-called specifics,
usually kept in the house, to no pur-
pose, | purchased bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, which acted
like a charm. most cheerfully rec
ommend it to the public" For sale
by Oakland Pharmacy, Oakland, and
j. w. Laughlin, Deer Park.
The cold wave came upon the COM
munity in IL sort of an unpremedita-
ted way, and drove the thin -blooded
people to the necessity of resurrecting
their last winters overcoat. Many
colds, with unusual sneezing, result
ed, and genuine old fashioned No
vember appearances predominated.
The wind blew from the northwest
and was really the first of the season
that caused inconvenience. Warm
and clear weather with an occasional
good frost is predicted for October.
Major j. NJ. burns, of Cincinnati,
o., who has purchased a farm near
Mt. Lake Park, and who expects to
become a resident of this county, had
the good fortune one day last week
to receive the appointment by the
War Department as Commandant of
the Columbus CO., Military Institute.
He will assume his duties at once and
return to the mountains about June
1st with his family.
The firm of Bolden s. Brown, fur
niture dealers, has been dissolved
Mr.. Brown retires from the firm, Mr.
Bolden having purchased his interest
in the stock. real estate and good will
of the business. Both Mr.. Bolden
and Mr.. Brown are active business
men and have been eminently sue
cessful in their line. Mr.. Brown ex-
poets to travel for an Eastern house
The business here will be continued
by the senior member of the firm
John Wilson, the negro who was
arrested here a week or two ago upon
suspicion of having committed a fel
onious assault upon little white
girl in Washington county and placed
in jail until an investigation could be
made, was released from custody
Tuesday morning by Sheriff Lee as
the negro could not be identified OF
connected with the crime in any
manner.
In constructing the national pike
many fine engineering feats were
performed considering the time wher
they were executed. The skill exer
cised in building the big railroads Of
the present day is not a whit better
than when the engineers had noun
tains of trouble to surmount in max
ing highway of travel. The skill o.
the civil engineer is seen throughout
the whole course of the road, in the
bridges, on the grades and traversine
streams.
Mr.. Chas. Wegman, of Grantsville
passed through town Tuesday ON his
way home from Baltimore, where he
had been purchasing goods for the
extensive store of Getty & Wegman
the largest store between Frostbure
and Oakland. The residents of Gar
rett and Allegany counties will dc
well to give Messrs. Getty & Wegmar
a CALL A runaway that created
some excitement occurred on Loo
street Thursday afternoon. A farmer
named Bittinger, from Garrett coun
ty, left the team of horses standing al
Martin Hartig's gate. The team got