The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31
SHORT RUN.
Observation-Disclosures

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Short Run has not been heard
from for quite a while and we wish to
inform the readers that an earth
quake or cyclone has not passed
over this section effacing us from the
topography of Gods county.
A storm, resembling somewhat a
cyclone: honored us with its presence
Tuesday evening, scattering fences,
sugarsbuckets and most everything
else loose at both ends, but it's raw
ages left us still intact as community
with nothing seriously injured, except
the third commandment which was
broken next morning when sugar
makers went out to find their trees
wasting their sweetness on the ground
and the cattle up to their knees in the
wheat fields.
Sugar making is sung by the robins.
The recent warm spell, with the Their
mometer at eighty, caused some anxi-
ETY., but following freeze and snow
are what makes the dollars come roll
ing home and the hearts glad.
Those who have camps are 50
Sweet that the only way to get
down to normal is to eat pickles and
drink hard cider and those unfortu-
nate in having none visit those who
have thus taking opportunity to
"sweeten upo for their respective
bellies and beaux. Thus, between the
two, most of the sugar made is eaten,
but it is freely given by our hospitable
farmers.
One of our most distinguished guests
at the sugar camp was Mr.. Low Hoff-
man, of Gormania.
Miss Stullenbarger, of Elk Garden,
is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. BENZ. Paugh, of the Glades,
spent night with his sister, Mrs. J.
T. Harvey.
DR.. Millen and Prof A. S. Lee, both
of Blaine, were interested spectators
of Wilson's camp recently.
Mr.. J. H. Wilson is at Oakland as a
juror during court.
The coal mines are not running full
time at present.
Saturday evening we noticed all
object making "a brown streak to-
ward Deer Park Sunday late we be-
held the same object approaching
more slowly and with difficulty, halt
ed it. 1t turned out to be a brown
horse and a driver and the haste in
going was found to be occasioned by
the serious condition of the drivers
heart. The possessor of that trouble
some organ halls from Elk Garden.
One of the most successful terms of
school ever held at Short Run closed
Friday. Miss Cora Weimer, the
teacher, deserves all the praise and we
can not speak of her in terms too
high. She leaves the school in excel
lent condition for her successor who,
we hope, will be herself. The last
day was spent in a convivial union of
teacher, pupils, expupils, trustees and
patrons and in sight seeing. Lessons
were heard in the forenoon after
which dinner was spread consisting
of all the good things that can be res
directed from farmers cellar and
prepared by farmers wives and daugh-
tiers. Music was furnished during
the meal by large graphophone
provided with the latest records.
After dinner, of course the boys and
girls must have a game of Pig" so
they repaired to the bridge and left
the older folks alone to talk about
the weather, of its effects upon the
coming fruit crop, of sugar making
and about various topics equally in
teresting. A short afternoon session
was held during which gifts and
prizes were distributed and the school
closed TO spend the remainder of the
day sight seeing on the Huckle- berry
Rocks.
Rocks are quite common in this
vicinity, especially in the roads, but
the Huckle- berry Rocks are some
something out of the ordinary and
are worth anyone's time to see. Some
of the Young children never saw them
before and they presented a pictures
que appearance as they cautiously
gathered around the ice-clad chasms
pointed out by Miss Weimer. After
two hours of exploration, the teacher
announced that school was out" and
all went home declaring they had
never spent better day, nor a more
profitable term of school,