The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-03-31
BLOOMINGTON.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000

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Mr. G. c. Pattison, one of the most
substantial business men of this place,
has purchased from Mr.. Andrew Null
len, former resident of this town,
now of Piedmont, the site of the Null
len homestead, which was destroyed
by fire three years ago. The lots lay
east of the B. &. 0. r. R., near the
station, and are r, garded as the most
desirable locations in town for a dwell
ing. Mr.. Pattison has placed con-
tract with w. T. Sigler, contractor and
builder, of Piedmont, for the erection
of brick building, modern in every
particular, which he will occupy as
home when completed.
Mr. James Beard has returned home
after visit to relatives and friends at
Paw Paw
Mr.. N. U. Bond, en- route to Bond,
spent few hours with friends in town
on Saturday.
Mr.. Edward Durham, of Barnum,
has purchased home IN Kitzmiller,
which he will occupy some time in
April.
Mrs. Thomas Burke is convalescing
from a very severe attack of rheuma-
tism.
By the premature explosion of a
blast at the east end of Everett's tun-
mel, an Italian working on the excava-
ton at that place, was dangerously
hurt last Saturday. He was sent to the
w. NJ. Hospital the same evening for
treatment.
Mr.. John Moore, clerk in the Barnum
store, who was called to Washington
last week on account of the death Of
his brother, has returned home to re-
sumo his duties.
Men, women and children are falling
down before a widespread epidemic of
measles prevailing in the thriving little
community of Chestnut Grove. The
contagion started in the public school
and spread to every family in the
neighborhood, and is now seriously in
terfering with the early spring blowing
by crippling the farm labor.
Arrangemen are about completed
for big game of ball at the Piedmont
baseball park on April 6, between Jack
Dunn's bunch of trained birds from
Oriole Park, Baltimore, and a nine Sc
lected from the very best local talent
that can be picked up in this and ad-
Joining regions. Piedmont has asked
for two games and fixed the dates on
April 5th and 9Th. These dates are al
ready scheduled by Manager Dunn. and
he has asked the Piedmont manage
ment to shift their dates to April l4th
and 18th.
Mr.. Hugh Tate, whose cleverness in
the baseball field is well known
throughout the Georges Creek region,
will play with the Wheeling club the
coming season.
Mr.. John Raley will leave for East
Liverpool, Ohio, April 10, to report for
the opening of the baseball season in
that city. During the winter months
he has been knocking the shekels ort of
the black diamonds in the Pattison
mine. Mrs. Raley will remain at home
until the season is well opened, when
she will join her husband and remain
with him until it's close.
Prof. Sollars. principal of the Bloom
ington school, spent Easter Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Sollars, of near Oakland.
Saturday was pay day at the Davis
Coal & Coke mines at Beryl and the
Big Vein mines at Shaw.
Mr.. Malcolm MacFarlane, of Bar
mum, visited Cumberland Sunday.
Mr.. Herbert Price was called to Ter
ra Alta last Saturday evening on bust
ness in connection with suit soon to
be filed in the Maryland courts by the
heirs of Mordecai Price against Balti-
more city, to recover four hundred
million dollars. Mordecai Price came
over from England in company with
Lord Baltimore and was a great grand
father of Mr.. Herbert Price of this
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