The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-01-26
BLOOMINGTON.

Miss Celia Spence, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Spence, was taken to
the Hoffman hospital, Kevser, on last
Friday morning suffering from an
attack of appendicitis. An operation
was performed by DIR. Hoffman on
last Sunday afternoon. Late reports
of her condition bring the most favor
able news to parents, relatives and
! friends.
The remains of Mr.. John Simpson,
| fireman on the Inflated locomotive
that exploded near Mt. Lake Park on
last Sunday morning were brought
to Piedmont by special train on We'd
nesday afternoon. Funeral services
under the auspices of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and the
L. .. .. F. were held in the NJ. f.
church, Piedmont, after which they
were buried in Philos cemetery West
ernport.
So far as the destruction of railroad
property is concerned, the most dis.
astrous wreck that has ever occurred
on the w. Va. G. & p. K. r., took
place on Tuesday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, when engine No. 81, drawing
a heavy train of big steel hoppers
loaded with coal, bound for Cumber-
land, collided head On with a triple
/ header bound south coming out of
the Junction Yards. The collision oc-
Cured at the county road crossing a
few hundred yards south of where the
W. Va. passes under the B. & o.
bridge. Both engines were complete
ly wrecked, turned over on their sides
at the bottom of q slight embank-
ment near the meeting point, while a
third engine assisting the triple head
er was badly damaged. The road-bed
is completely torn up for five or six
/ hundred yards, many cars demolish-
ed beyond repair, and many more dis
abled. Both trains were under ward
! regulations, running at slow rate of
speed which gave the crews tine to
jump and escape without injury.
Passenger trains transferred passen-
! gers at the wreck on Tuesday night
and were from two to three hours late.
a track was completely around the
wreckage by Wednesday morning and
/ trains running as usual.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. Forback
on last Sunday night a bright little
! daughter. re-
Mr.. John Elliott, son of Mr.. Adam
Elliott, had two fingers of his right
hand badly lacerated on last Monday
afternoon by fall of coal while at
work in the Buxton mine.
The Board of County Commission
ers for Garrett Co., accompanied by
Clerk Ross, of Oakland, left on train
No. Tuesday morning to inspect the
CITY jails of New York City, prepare
tory to drawing up plans and speci-
tications for the new county Jail to be
erected at Oakland.
/ Mr.. n. Z. Bond, of Bond Bros, this
county, returned from business trip
to n. Y. City on last Saturday. While
in the city Mr.. Bond combined pleas
ure with business and called upon
number of his relatives and school
mates who are prominent Tammany
braves and hold high positions in the
City Government. The warm hand
was given to friend Bond and many
| points of interest visited. After din
ing at the Waldorf Astoria, trip in
the subway and visit to the swell
clubs of Goth am, District Attorney
Jerome very kindly suggested walk
across the Bridge of Signs and an in
PRODUCTION to Nan Patterson, who is
held for the murder of Caesar Young.
Mr.. Bond having understood before
arriving in New York that "Nan" had
been after bond since her first trial,
very courteously refused the iuvi a.
ton of his friend Jerome.