The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-06-20
BLOOMINGTON.

ing business in Westernport, was
drowned last Monday noon while
fording the Potomac river between
this place and Franklin or Buxton
dump. Mr.. Williams, accompanied
by two companions, Moore and Jones,
came to town in the morning and af-
ter transacting his business started
TO return by way of the Junction,
where he intended to take orders for
meat. When he drove to the river
Moore and Jones got out of the wagon
and tried to persuade Williams not
to r isk the ford as the river was very
high and swift. He refused and had
only driven in the water a short dis
lance when the swift current caught
the light spring wagon, turned it over
and threw him out. Unable to swim
he was carried rapidly down the
stream, fighting manfully for his life
and succeeded in keeping afioat until
one of his companions, Jones, an ex-
pert swimmer, unstripped and swan
within six or eight feet of him, when
he suddenly disappeared and was
swept away. The horse and wagon
were carried down the river two or
three hundred yards and were finally
recovered without much damage.
Piedmont and Westernport were tel
ephoned at once and searching par
ties instituted to watch the rapids be-
low Luke to see if body passed down.
Up to this time body has not been
found. He leaves a wife and one
child.
The remains of Miss Anna Ambrose,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. n. NJ.
Ambrose, of Washington, d. CO who
died in that city some months ago,
will arrive in town some time this
week to be inferred in the family lot
in the Bloomington graveyard. Miss
Anna was teacher in the public
schools of Garrett some years ago and
was a very popular and accomplished
young lady. She accompaniedsher
parents when they moved to Wash
ington.
Some one who was very hard up
for something to steal got away with
80 pound bar of lead on last Satur-
day night. 1t was taken from the
B. g. o. platform and belonged to the
contractors on the water line. Mr..
Hite came up on Monday with an Of
ticer and efforts are being made to
locate the thief.
Squire Moody, a director in the
First National Bank of Oakland, at
tended meeting of the board on last
Monday.
The Republican district committee
suggested the appointment of an en-
tire new set of officers for the election
this fall. Mr.. James Reynolds for
register and judge of elections. Mr..
Jesse Harris for Judge and Floyd
Duckworth for clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wolf, OF Wall
man, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wolf.
The picnics that were booked for
this place and the Junction on last
Saturday were declared off on account
of rain.
Mrs. Maggie Collins and Michael
Flynn were called to the county seat
on legal business last Saturday.
Great preparations are being made
by the children and their teachers for
Children's Day services at Cross next
Sunday.
An ice cream parlor was opened at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wolf on Saturday evening.
DR.. Kemp was called to Farming
ton, w. Va, on business this week.
A special day, next Friday, has
been set by the county commissioners
of Mineral county, w. Va, to pass on
bills that have grown out of the late
visitation of small pox at Piedmont
and West Virginia Junction. 1t is
reported that physicians fees, main
tenance of pest house. nurse hire,
medicines, ETC., will aggregate some
thing near $4,000. The nurse hire
alone for pest house amounts to $400.
The county commissioners of Allie
gany county, after weeks of weary
waiting by a travelling public that
had almost grown desperate over the
inaction of the road supervisor, have
at last completed the bridge over the
ravine caused by the landslide at
Buxton mine, which occurred some
six weeks ago, and we can now travel
by horseback or vehicle to our sister
towns without depending on cross
tie accommodations
For Rent or Sale.
Nine room house, good stable, half
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