The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-09-15
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Quite a large crowd from this place
attended the closing night of the carni-
val at Piedmont Saturday. The B. &
0. accommodation carried about a hun
bred passengers from the town and
many walked down earlier in the even
ing. The electric fountain was the
most talked of feature of the show
Miss Bertha Tibbetts, of Blaine, is in
town this week visiting relatives.
Rev. }. l.. Duncan, in connection with
his duties as pastor of the NJ. E. church
here, has accepted the principalship of
the Bloomington school. He comes to
Garrett county with a life certificate
from the State Board OF Education and
is endorsed by some of the most promi-
nent educators in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Grant, Jr.. of
Elk Garden, were guests OF relatives
during the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Joshua Right, of Cross, one of
the Oldest and most substantial farmers
in the western end of Mineral county
and the fortunate possessor of a large
block of the valuable l4-foot coal which
underlays his homestead, has just re-
turned from Atlantic City where he
went few weeks ago for rest and re-
cuperation from i'll health. He was
improved very much by his visit and is
now actively engaged in the pursuits of
the farm.
Mrs. Hanson Buckhannon, of this
place, and daughter, Mrs. Matthew
Watson, of Franklin, left Saturday
morning for Buckhannon, w. Va,
where they will visit relatives.
Mr.. George Hopkins, a miner en-
ployed by the Marstellar Coal Company
ana residing at Hampshire, was caught
under fall of bone coal while digging
coal last Saturday morning and sustain
ed very painful injuries to his right leg.
Mr.. Ham" Wolf, who has, at diff
terent times, been resident of this
vicinity, is Grating his furniture pre-
paratory to moving his family to Char
lesion, w. Va, where he has secured
employment.
An Austrian woman living with her
husband and two little children in
small house near the B. & 0. r. R., a
short distance west of the Brydon coal
dump, was assaulted by an unknown
colored man last Saturday afternoon,
who gained admission to the house by
asking for something to eat. The
Woman's husband was at work in the
nine and no one was near but the chill
dren. She is a large and powerfully
built woman and although her assailant
was, according to her statement, very
brutal looking man, she managed by
screaming and fighting to brighten him
away. He escaped to the woods just
in time to avoid party of miners who
ran to the house when they heard the
screams Of the woman and her children.
A search of the dense underground
around the house was made by the men
but no trace of him could be found and
it is supposed he escaped to the hills
and later took to the railroad. The negro
belonged to a gang of half dozen or
more negroes, who have been unusually
active begging from door to door in
this place IN the last ten days.
During the severe thunder storm
which visited the Cross neighborhood
in Mineral county, W. Va, barn on
the farm of Mr.. Burke Randall was set
on fire by bolt of lightning and entirely
destroyed, together with some farming
implements. The loss is estimated at
about 500.
Mrs Morehead, wife of Rob't More
head, ST., is living very i'll at her home
at Empire.
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