The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-10-26
BLOOMINGTON.

DodsOn coal company's works at Bar
mum have been temporarily suspend
ed until a new steel bridge across the
Potomac river at the foot of the COM
panY's inclined plane is completed.
The new bridge takes the place of an
service since the company started
business. 1t connects the coal lands,
which are in Maryland with the West
Va. G. & p. K. R. over which road
the entire output of the mines is
shipped. DR.. BaYnton, the resident
physician at the plant has been COM
PEELED on account of i'll health to re-
linquish his practice, and we under
stand will be succeeded by DR.. Frank
Laughlin, a young practitioner of
Blaine, who is son of DR.. Laughlin
of Mt. Lake Park. The company ex-
poets to resume work in about three
weeks. During the suspension, Mr..
Fred. Hartman, book-keeper and
stenogiapher for The company is So
journing for a few weeks at the home
of relatives at Ladiesburg, Pa
Mrs. James Coffman, her son Harry
and Mrs. William Tibbetts, all Of this
place, returned last Monday from a
visit to relatives at Swanton.
Mr.. G. G. Moody is in Baltimore
this week the guest of relatives.
Plenty of orders for coal, but a
scarcity Of cars to transport the pro
duct is the cause ascribed for the dull
ness in the coal trade in this vicinity
Mrs. Maggie Collins and her brother
Mr.. Thos. DeYine, of Dodson, were
called to Cumberland on Sunday on
account Of the illness of their sister.
Mrs. Patrick O'Dounel
Miss "Kittie' Martin, who has been
the guest of Miss Alma Kemp for the
past few weeks, returned to her home
in Pennsboro, w. Va, on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Raley have been
in PiJtsburg the past two weeks visit
ing relatives.
4 number of Eagles from this place
flew the coop" and attended the in
stitutiOn Of q new Aerie at Keyser on
last Wednesday evening.
Mr.. William Ward, of Hampshire
and Mr.. James Rowe, well known
miners in this vicinity, are nursing in
juries received while at work in the
mines
A new dwelling house is being erect
ed on the Brantsburg farm, few
miles from town, which, when COM
pIeted will be occupied by Mr.. b. f.
Green, the present tenant on the
place.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Technell, of the Chestnut
Groye Settlement was buried on the
home place on last Sunday at 10
o'clock.
The Republicans of Garrett county
opened their campaign in Junior Or
der hall of this place on last Monday
night. The meeting was largely at
tended and much interest shown by
everyone present. Messrs. HeindeI.
Renninger, Rathbun of Oakland, and
n. U. Bond@assisted Brothers Brown
and Selby in placing the issues square
ly and correctly before the people.
Candidates Ashby, of Crellin, Smith.
of Blaine, and Lee, of Swanton, were
present and expressed themselves well
pleased with the situation in District
No. 4.
The second meeting of the campaign
was held at Blaine on last Tuesday
night and the large crowd of enthu-
slastic miners, business men and far
mers present pointed Enthusiastically
to the interest the voters of District
No. ID had in the issues under discus
sion. The candidates and speakers
were escorted from the hotel to the
large and commodious school house
by a brass band, which furnished
music for the meeting DR.. Kemp.
member OF the State Central Com
mittee called the meeting to order
and James Rafter was chosen presi-
dent. Nathan r. Selby, the first
speaker, candidate for the House,
presented the Republican ticket to
the meeting, dwelling on the qualifi-
cations of the different candidates.
Mr.. Selby was enthusiastically re-
celved and left good impression.
McCulloh Brown, the head of the
county ticket, took up the Poe
Amendment, and in a clear, concise
and simple way dissected its provis-
ions, and pictured the future of a Re-
publican voter should the amend
ment become law. McCulloh Brown
has many friends in this district and
they certainly gave him royal vel
come. He was followed by Mr.. n. U.
Bond, of Bond, who is giving his time
and lending his efforts IN behalf of
the ticket. Mr.. Bond dwelt at length
on German, the Poe Amendment and
all the other Democratic iniouities
that threaten the liberties of the
voters in this state. Mr.. Bond is a
good speaker and has the happy fac