The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-28
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William CasteeI, Jr., Seriously In
jured at His Home

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William, aged about eleven years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Casteel,
who reside on the West Union road,
adjoining Oakland, met with a Iseri-
Gus mishap last Saturday and as a re-
suit may be rendered a cripple the
rest of his days.
The lad at the time he was hurt,
was climbing into a moving wagon at
! his home and when about to set his
foot in the bed he slipped and fell
among the spOkes of one the wheels.
Before the vehicle was stopped it had
wounded his leg around the axle.
producing a compound fracture be-
low the knee and lacerated the mus
cIes and flesh in a horrible manner.
Dir. NJ. G. Hinebaugh was called to
see him and dressed his injuries.
The foundation work for Mr.. E. L.
Mitchell's new dwelling house on
Second street has been completed
and on Monday the carpenters will
begin the erection of the frame. The
house will be qnite a large one and
will be fitted with all the modern
conveniences.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Richard
son, of st. Petersburg, Fla, who
came here a few weeks ago where
they were guests Of relatives, depart
ed yesterday morning for Pittsburg
where they will remain during the
balance of the summer visiting their
sons and daughters.
This office recently printed for the
First National Bank an advertising
card giving the arrival and departure
of passengers trains from Oakland
and it is the desire of the bank S
officials to place these cards in the
hands of the public. Can at the
banking room and secure one.
Rev. w. H. Faust, who recently
came to this county from the South
and located at Deer Park, was in Oak
land Tuesday and made US very
agreeable visit. Rev. Faust is a Bap-
fist minister, young in years and en-
ergetic in his work. On Sunday
morning he will preach at Thayerville
and the same evening at Deer Park.
An advance agent representing a
carnival company now showing at
Piedmont, West Va, was in Oak
land last night comforting with some
of our citizens relative to bringing his
attraction here for the week begin
ming August 18th. No definite under
standing was arrived at, but the mat
ter will probably be determined this
evening.
Farmers are complaining of the
extremely wet weather which has pre-
vailed for several weeks and as a con-
sequence delayed the hay harvest and
retarded other farm work to a con-
siderable degree. However. the grass
is not yet overly ripe and little loss
will be sustained on account of the
delayed harvest. Oats will be a good
crop and it is predicted that the Weld
of corn will be exceedingly heavy.
Wheat has been cut and the yield is
above the average.
By word received by friends from
DR.. Bruce Lichty and wife, who are
now visiting in Kansas, we learn
that they had quite an experience in
reaching Wellington. Kans., after
leaving st. Louis. They were un-
fortunate enough to run into flood
and they were delayed 4S hours, and
then only reached their destination
by riding on freight trains and walk
ing around the washouts. They will
certainly have some great stories to
tell of their trip when they arrive
home.-Meyersdale Commercial.
Mr.. S. F. Herr, of the Schley Hotel,
whose efforts to afford amusement to
the people of Oakland by sending up
balloons and attended on two occa-
sions by the burning of the spheres,
has procured another from the makers
in Chicago. Tuesday afternoon he
endeavored to inflame it and succeed
ed to some extent but when the an
Choir was thrown off which held it to
the ground and the monkey attach
ed it failed to rise a hundred feet,
descending insthe Little Yougiogheny
River where Mrs. Monk got free
bath. Another trial will be made
some evening this week and it is
hoped that success will attend the
effort.