The Republican., 1900-12-13
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Incidents and Events at Home and Nearb
Personal Mention. Etc.

Call on NJ. E. Flowers for fine con-
fectioneries, etc. 2t
Miss Minnie West, of Keyser, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. l. West on
Greene street.
Goods suitable for Christmas pres
ents at Mrs. NJ. L. Scott's Baltimore
Store.
Miss Virginia Johnson visited
friends in Fairmont, w. Va, few
days last week.
Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot, formerly pas
tor of the NJ. E. church in Oakland,
is here on visit to his former parish
toner's.
Charles Bosley left on Thursday
night last for visit to Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and Newark,
Del.
Bring your buckwheat. wheat, rye,
oats and corn, if you want cash or
trade. The Felty Roller Mill, Oak
land, Md. 27-26t
Attorney Thomas J. Peddicord left
for Hamilton o., Tuesday morning,
accompanied by his grandson, Philip
Peddicord.
An Italian employed by the b. &
o. at Altamont was struck yesterday
by falling telegraph pole and died
shortly afterward as result of his
injuries.
John o. Michael who removed from
Oakland to York, Pa, early in the
fall, has removed from the latter place
to Baltimore, having disposed of his
store at York.
Mrs. Lou Thayer Waters, of Clarks-
burg, has rented her property at that
town and returned to Oakland where
she will reside in the future. Her
many friends and acquaintances wei
come her heartily.
If you would have an appetite like
a bear and a relish for your meals
take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liv-
er Tablets. They correct disorders of
the stomach and regulate the liver
and bowels. Price, % cents. Sam
free at all druggists.
J. o. j. Greene, who owns several
hundred acres of coal adjoining
Westernport, has associated num-
Der of Pennsylvania capitalists with
him in forming a company to operate
what is known as the "Old Phoenix"
coal mine.
A street rumor says that the sup
posed case of smallpox at Piedmont
may prove to be only the Cuban itch.
Mayor J. w. Davis has issued a proc
lamation stating that there is no
possible danger of catching the dis
ease by visiting Piedmont.
William Weber, Esq, was in Balti-
more last week attending a meeting
of the officers of the American Carna-
tion Society, of which he is Vice Pres
ident. AT this meeting arrangements
were completed for the holding of the
annual meeting of the society.
The Allegany County Commission
ers witnessed one demonstration of
the efficacy of good roads upon the
part of the officials of the highway
division of the Geographical Survey,
and Immediately set about ordering
the improvement of some of their
own highways. The good-roads cru
sade is beginning to make an impress
sion.
Yesterday morning about Z O'Clock
two engines and dining car were
wrecked at Rowlesburg. The dining
car was being drawn by the helper SO
that it could be attached to No. 3,
when an extra freight train ran away
down the grade and dashed into the
ear wrecking it and the helping en-
gine. A negro waiter was injured
but no one else. The engine drawing
the extra freight was No. 1880.
An exchange says ''e'' is the most
unfortunate letter in the alphabet,
because it is never out of danger. 1t
forgot that the aforesaid letter is
never in war, but always in peace.
1t is the beginning of existence, the
commencement of ease and the end of
trouble. Without it there would be
no water, no bread no life, no gospel,
no father, no mother, brother, sister
or wife.
Captain b. Welfiy, Mrs. Welfiy and
their daughter Miss Ida b. Welfly
were the guests over Sunday of ex-
Postmaster and Mrs. Hay. Captain
Welf1y disposed of the family personal
property at Confluence, and on Mon
day left for their new home at Frost
burg, Md. They will occupy a por-
tion of the house occupied by their
married daughter, Mrs. Fernsner.
Years ago Captain Welfly was elected
Senator of Garrett county and served
four years. He is an honored, digni-
fed man of rare mental attainments,
an enthusiastic student of music, a
oarafl1l nrudent man of affairs He