The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-19
CAS- MAIN BROKE MONDAY
MORNING NEAR DOUGLAS
And Serious InconVience To Consum-
ers In Oakland Resulted.

Company took place last Monday morn
ing about 100 O'Clock when the main
supplying Oakland and all towns east,
including Cumberland and the towns
along Georges Greek, parted at point
near Douglas, West Va, where the
pipe crosses a small stream.
The cause of the accident was a terri
fic dOwnpOur of rain, resembling in
volume and the damage wrought to
fields and crops, a cloudburst At all
events the small stream was without
moments notice converted into a rag
ing torrent and the pressure of water
against the pipe tore out two lengths
and completely cut off the supply of gas
from the towns depending upon it for
fuel as well as light.
In additions to causing break in the
gas mains, telephone and telegraph ser
vice all along the line of the gas com
pany was seriously crippled, resulted
in delay in locating the trouble and
getting men to to the place to repair
the damages. The repairs were all
made, however, within a comparatively
short time and gas was on and burning
in Oakland by four o'clock Monday at
ternoon.
Many people in Oakland who had dis
carded their ranges and had Installed
gas stoves in their kitchens were some
what surprised when they attempted to
light the fires preparatory to getting
breakfast and many expedients were
resorted to. One man, a father of
family of six or eight, said that his
wife had prepared the morning meal in
a chafing dish. Another resorted to the
stove in the laundry, while others went
to hotels and restaurants and broke
their fast.
In commenting on the break the Cum
berland News of Monday said:
In Cumberland the lunch rooms, all
Of which have been using gas almost
exclusively, were compelled to resort to
the use of.coal, charcoal and other means
of cooking; the city water plant had to
be changed back so that coal could be
used under the boilers; the n & G.
Taylor tin mill plant in South Cum
berland, which had just completed a
heat when the pressure became low, had
to stop work; the German Brewery was
compelled to stop and change back to
the use Of coal, and the large Footer
dying establishment, which happily was
well equipped for such an emergency,
was lcompelled to stop and make the
change back to the use of coal. Many
ia niles throughout the city were com
PEELED to eat a cold breakfast or have..the
neighbors to cook their meals and some
of the hotels in the city were in the
same predicament.
the escaping gas threw the water
from the bed of the creek fifty feet in
the air.
Mr.. D. Grant Smith, formerly of this
office but for a number of years an en-
ploying printer at Grafton. and later
connected with the Grafton Republi-
can, has severed his connection with
that paper and is now on visit to his
old home in Preston county, West Va.
Mr.. Smith may locate in Baltimore and
engage in business.
Mr.. Z. H. Wolfe, of near GAINESVILLE,
was in Oakland Tuesday when he left
on our desk number of apples grown
on his farm last year, the fruit being
exceedingly well preserved, and perfect
in every respect. Mr. Wolfe also in
formed US that on eight and half acres
of land he harvested 228 bushels of
wheat. Who can beat this record?
Mr.. Howard Robinson, of Baltimore,
arrived in Oakland last Saturday where
he is the guest of his sister, Mrs. NJ.
G. limbaugh. Accompanying Mr..
Robinson was a party of young people,
who are stopping at Mrs. Johnson's,
composed of Misses Mabel and Lillian
II NuS, 4hlSS llSlCll bGtCllltlIS, MISS SldTd
Price and Mr.. Lou Rhodrick, all of
Baltimore
For SALE Gasoline Engine in first
class condition, !! II. ?. sufficient to
run cream separator, feed cutter, or
pump; first cost 800. Will sell with
batteries, water connection, cheap.
Also one cast kitchen range in first
class condition, six holes, water back
and front, with connection to hot water
tank and warming oven, cost $50. r.
K. SLIGER.
Mr. +. r. Parker, of near Sunnyside,
was in Oakland stI'riday when he re-
ported the loss by fire of his sawmil a
few nights previous. The cause Of the
fire was unknown to Mr. Parker, but
but he is Of the option that it was an ac-
cidental nature. He has already pur-
chased a new equipment and will have
it in operation within few weeks
~ Every now and then some one comes
to us to know why a certain business
transaction or other concern was not
mentioned in our paper The matter
we had probably heard in a round about