The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-01-19
FREIGHT BRAKEMAN
FATALLY INJURED
O. D. Barr, Of Keyser, W. Va. Knock
ed from Car by Oak Street Bridge.

O. D. Barr, Of Keyser, W. Va. Knock
ed from Car by Oak Street Bridge.
O. D. Barr, OF Keyser, West Va, a
brakeman on the local freight running
between Cumberland and Grafton, was
knocked from the top of one of the cars
composing the train upon which he was
employed by being struck on the back
Of his head by the bridge spanning the
tracks of the 3. & O. railroad at Oak
street in Oakland last Saturday after
noon and died of his injuries at the
Hoffman Hospital in K eyser Sunday
morning.
Mr., Barr had been employed by the
railway company but few weeks and
unacquanted with the fact that the
bridge which caused his death was too
low to allow the free passage Of one
standing upright on the top of car,
hence with his back toward the bridge
he was struck on the back of his head
and knocked to the ground, his injuries
consisting of fractured skull at the
base Of his brain and number of Sc
we're bruises. His injuries were COM
pletely dressed by DR.. McComas prior
to sending him to the hospital IN Key
ser, where he died the following morn
ing.
Mr.. David P. Hansel of near Iona
coming, son of the late William P. Han
sci, was in Oakland last Friday on bust
ness connected with the settlement of
the estate of his father. Mr.. Hansel
will offer at public sale on Thursday
next at the home farm a great quantity
Of personal property, being portion of
the estate left by his father.
Miss Cora Schlossnagel of Accident,
has been visiting her aunt Mrs. Marga-
ret Turney and UncleJ. J. Schlossnagel
of Gortner and other relatives about
Oakland tor the past two weeks. While
here she spent Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Geo. Hesen who gave a
taffy pulling for twelve young friends.
All present sp-nt a very enjoyable
evening.
Road Contractor J. E. Francis, Of
Philadelphia, arrived in Oakland Tues
day afternoon and will remain here a
few days for the purpose Of gong over
the recently surveyed extension of the
work on Hooppole Road leading from
McHenry toward Hoyes, bids for which
will be shortly opened by the Good
Roads Commission.
Mr.. G. A. Fraley, who was in Balti-
more for week or more on account of
the illness of Mrs. Fraley who is still a
patient in Johns Hopkins Hospital, re-
turned to Oakland Friday night. Mr..
FraIey receives daily reports of the con-
dition of his wife, which are favorable.
Should she continue to improve within
the next few days she will be brought
to her home IN Oakland.
DIR. N. /. Broadwater, State Health
officer for this county, was at a point
several miles south of Friendsville last
Sunday for the purpose of investigating
reports received from that section to
the effect that several people were suf-
fering with disease resembling small
poX. Three families were visited in
which eight person were i'll. A thor
ough examination was made by the
physician who gave it as his opinion
that none of the patients were suffer-
ing with the disease so much dreaded,
although the symptoms in one instance
resembled those of smallpox.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Garrett County Telephone Company
held at Hoyes last Saturday all the old
officers and directors were reelected
for the ensuing year and plans were
perfected whereby the lines and service
accorded the public will be greatly i'm
proved. A new trunk line will be erected
leading from Oakland through Mountain
Lake Park and Deer Park to Kitzmiller
and adjacent points in the Potomac
River valley whereby direct service
with the points touched by the new line
may be obtained. A number of the old
lines will be renewed by the erection
of new poles and the stringing of new
and heavier wire than has been in use
heretofore. Financially the company is
in better shape than it has been for some
years as will be seen by the statement
which will be published in these columns
next Thursday, and which is now in
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