The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-27
FRIENDSVILLE.

At last the frost came and we now
are having October weather for sure.
Mrs. Sophia Friend, with her two
children, are the guests of c. V. Gauard
and wife.
Mrs. L. NJ. Welch, has been very sick
but is recovering.
Miss Margaret Snyder returned to
teach the scholars in room 2 at the pub
lie school on Monday. She has been
very sick with the measles.
John Steele left for Reason Run, Pa,
where he intends to work for the lumber
company there.
Mrs. Ross was taken very sick last
week. We trust she may soon recover.
The sheriff will sell the mining cars
of the coal company in few days.
Halloween will be next Monday,
Boys don't play anything but harmless
jokes.
The band will give a festival on Sat
urday evening in the opera house. They
will serve oysters, chicken and sand
wiches, ice cream, cake, coffee, fruit
and other refreshments. The citizens
should turn out in full force and patron
ize the boys, as it takes money to run a
band and since its organization irmust
be acknowledged they are making Won
derful Improvement.
w. F. East and son 1eturned Tuesday
evening, from Hoyes where they paint
ed the Catholic church.
Silas Beachy. of Bittinger, was Wis
itor on business to our city last week.
All the poles are up and and wire
being strung from the L. E. Friend
water power house and in a week or so
the electric lights will be furnished from
there.
Donald Chisholm has been very sick
with measles.
Some people in our town do not seem
afraid to build, as can be seen by the
monster building going up for R. NJ,
Holman. 1t will contain store rooms,
Offices and show rooms.
John w. Mccullough and family We're
to have returned from Damascus, Va,
last Saturday but did not come on &C
count of the breaking down of the large
mill there.
Leonard Lyle has had handsome
baV window built onto his dwelling,
greatly improving the property.
John Knecht, Of West Salisbury. was
here last week to load up the small en-
CINE known around here, as DIRTY
Face" He win take it to the foundry
and it will undergo repairs, and then be
used by contractors on the Wabash
railroad The engine originally came
from the Keystone Mines, Pa, brought
here by Young and Mccullough, and
after being in use by them sold to the
Meadow Mountain Lumber Co, then to
the Loeb Haven Co., and now will leave
again for Pennsylvania, after being
here some'l5 or rs years. 1t has been
in a good many wrecks, but Mr.. Knecht
informs US ne will again have it in good
condition in q short time. 1t seems as
il we were bidding farewell to an old
friend.
The ladies' Of Grace Lutheran church
will hold q festival on Thanksgiving in
the opera house. Bills will soon be out
announcing the event.
The 3. &; O. Railroad crossing on
Maple street has been greatly improved
by the company.
The Johnstown Planning Mill Co.'S mill
has been idle for few days on account
of the breaking of a shaft on their
narrow gauge engine, but started run
ing Monday.
C. V. Guards saw mill at Elder has
been shut down until the water raises in
run at their present location.
The band serenaded F. G. Fox at the
Crawford Hotel last week.
Reese Friend was visitor to Oakland
last week.
Arthur Chisholm returned from Penn
sylvania where he had gone on business
for his mill.
Cartwright Has For Sale
Two large double heating stoves, the
finest aver made. two Siy hole RANGES of