The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-04-15
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Mr.. William Moody was q business
visitor to Cumberland Monday.
Mr.. Giilead Miller, Of Schell. spent
Easter Sunday with his son and daugh-
Ler-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Miller
Mr., Fred. B. Hartman, of Barnum.
accompanied by his mother, arrived
home Monday morning, after spending
the Easter holidays lat Bethlehem, Pa.
Mr.. Hartman and his mother belong to
the Moravian church and participated
IN the beautiful sunrise services of that
denomination at Bethlehem on Easter
morning. He reported the music as ex-
ceptionalIy fine this year, the choir be-
ing larger than usual and comprised
among its new members some of the
finest musical talent in the state. The
procession from the church to the ceme-
terry where the interesting services were
conducted at sunrise, was lead by
band of eighteen tromoone players.
Mr.. |, H, Offner, of Keyser, was in
Barnum and Cross on business Monday.
Mrs, G. c. MacFarlane. of Barnum,
S the guest of relatives and friends in
Baltimore this week.
Mrs. William Tibbetts, of this place,
accompanied by her daughter in-law,
Mrs. crosse Tibbetts, spent Monday in
Cumberland
Mrs. Minnie Colbert died of pneu-
monia at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. James Breathwaite at Hamp-
shire, on Saturday morning at ten
O'Clock. She was a widow and sssince
the death of her husband made her
home with her parents. On Sunday
evening her remains were taken to
Westernport over the W. NJ. r. R., to
the home of her brother. Mr.. Z. Breath
wait, and on Tuesday morning were
shipped over the B. & O. to Winchester,
Va, to be buried beside the body of her
little daughter, who died about three
years ago.
One hundred Italians commenced
raising track on the B. & o., at this
place on last Tuesday morning.
Mr., and Mrs. Andrew Mullen were
called to Gettysburg, Pa, on last Mon
day to attend the funeral of cousin of
Mr.. Mullen.
Mr.. Joseph Tibbetts, of Beryl, who
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at st. Joseph's Hospital, Baltimore
about one week ago, is getting along
nicely and expects to be home shortly.
The stork is getting busy about Bar
mum. He left ten-pound boy at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mackenzie
last week
Mr.. John Kemp. the well known res
tauranter of Frostburg, was in town on
business the latter part of last week.
Owing to the illness of Miss Lula
Coffman. organist at the NJ f. church,
Easter services have been postponed
until next Sunday evening. Mr.. Robt.
Heatly, of Beryl, will supply the va
cancy in case Miss Coffman's indis-
position continues.
During the summer weather of the
first few days of last week an unusual
number of snakes were encountered in
town and along roads in this neighbor-
hood Postmaster Stump caught two
blowing yipers crawling into an empty
mail pouch when he went to get the
bag to put up the mail for 55 on last
Tuesday, Just imagine if you can, the
feelings of the postal clerk when he
opened this pouch if these two ugly and
venomous reptiles had gotten in the
bag, been locked up with the mail and
delivered to the train.
Mr.. Ross Raley of Blaine, was in
town on business, ION Tuesday. Ross
has signed contract to play ball with
the Charleroi team of the 0. & p.
League.
Mr. George Mcfarlan, superintendent
of the Monroe Mining Co., Barnum, got
nice Easter egg on last Sunday after
noon. Just as he was about to sit down
to dinner telegram was delivered an
nouncing that an oil well has been
struck on lease in which he was inter
ed producing about fifteen barrels daily.
This is the third producing well on this
lease. Not single buster has been
struck.
Mr.. Edward Warwick, has purchased
new driving horse. He is speedy and
shows up well in harness.