The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-03-17
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE RAIL
Will Tibbits. of Bloomington, Killed
Saturday Near His Home.

ing.
The victim of the rail was returning
to his home from Piedmont and it is
supposed that he was walking along the
track when he was run down by loco
motive His body was almost split in
twain and for several hours after the
accident it lay along the track and was
not discovered until after daylight Sat
urday morning.
The deceased leaves a family at
Bloomington. The funeral of the I'M
fortunate man occurred Monday after
noon.
Mr. Clifton Mhite, travelling repre-
sentative for a Pittsburg electrical
house, spent few days in Oakland last |
and this week as the guest of relatives. |
Today is an ideal ST. Patrick Day
so far as the weather is concerned. The
thermometer at eight o'clock registered
thirty-five degrees and the snow was
falling rapidly.
Mrs. E. Fuhdenberg and daughter,
Miss lecla, who were on an extended
visit to relatives in Cumberland and
Washington, returned to their home in
Oakland last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Hiram P. Tasker, who has been
quite i'll for two or three weeks, was
taken 10 Washington hospital Monday
morning by his daughter, Mrs. Hanna,
of that city, where he will receive
| treatment
Mr. Elmer Green, at the north end of
Second street, has been making num-
Der of improvements during the past
fall and winter. An extension to his
heating plant and plumbing has just
been completed by Messrs. A. d. Nay
lor & Co.
DR.. John f. Legge has received and
added an X-ray machine to his Office
| equipment. The device is of the latest
approved make and has been success
fully operated by DR.. Legge in a num-
Der of cases since its arrival here few
days ago.
DIR. W. W. Davis, superintendent Of
the ParF. accompanied by one of the as
sistant passenger agents of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, arrived in Oak
land last Saturday and spent the day in
this section on business connected with
the road and also the Park.
Mr.. George W. Loar, of Grafton, and
his sister. Miss Lotte Loar, of Oakland,
who have been in Florida for several
weeks, are expected to arrive here Sat
urday. Their niece, Miss Ethel Loar,
daughter of Mr. l.. L. Loar. of Grafton.
whose extreme illness at Miami, Florida,
DELAYED the Homecoming of Mr.. and
Miss Loar, is very much improved.
Lieut.. f. S. West, of Oakland. has
the best line of real estate for sale in
Maryland A great variety of farms.
town property. Park property, coal and
timber lands. Prices and terms to suit
He also has some of the best Florida
propositions on the market. Call on
him for booklet describing these prop
critics. You are sure of receiving
courteous treatment and will be given
every opportunity to see and investigate
to your entire satisfaction. pit.
Rev. G. K. Williamson, pastor of St.
Pauls NJ. +. church, returned to Oak
land Tuesday morning from Roanoke,
Lewis county, w. Va, to which point
he accompanied the remains of his Sis
ter, whose death occurred in Baltimore
last Friday. The deceased lady was
taken from Oakland to Baltimore last
week by her brother to receive treat
ment in one of the hospitals there, her
death occurring very suddenly and I'M
eXpectedly day or two later.
DR. Henry w. McComas returned to
Oakland Tuesday night from Washing
ton bringing with him his father, Dr. j.
Lee McComas, whose illness in that |
city was noted in this paper two weeks !
ago. For several dsys after the arrival |
in Washington of DR.. McComas his |
fathers condition was critical and delay
ed his return to Oakland until Tuesday. |
At present the patient is somewhat |
better but still confined to his bed at his |
son IS residence on Second street
An army officer, summoned as an ex-
pert in New York shooting case, OBJ
jected to taking the usual oath to tell
the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth He said he was willing
to tell all he knew. but that it was quite
possible also that he might be mistaken
or that he was not acquainted with the
whole truth. If all experts are as
morbidly conscientious as this about
their own fallibility, expert testimony
is going to be revolutionized.
The thawing weather during the past
several weeks has caused the water
mains to settle in a number of places
and four large leaks have broken out.
This has probably been going on for
some time and with the loosening up of
tho Ground thav came m the S1rface |