The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-07-09


land to attend the teachers institute
to be held in that city some time this
month.
M. William Reed, of Indiana, Pa,
has been appointed superintendent of
the Davis Coal & Coke Co. at Henry,
w. Va, taking the place of MIR. Chas.
Brashore. Mr.. Reed assumed the
duties of the position on July LIST. We
understand that Mr.. Brashore has been
offered the general management of the
Hamill mines at Blaine.
Miss Bertha Tibbets, OF Washington.
d. c., is spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Tibbets, Of
Hampshire.
/ Mr.. Warren Howard, one of the
mine foreman of the Davis Coal (.
Coke Co., at Henry, who resigned his
position on IVY 1st., spent the 4th in
town and loft next day for Winchester,
Va, to visit his mother.
Mr.. Robt. Grant, clerk in the
company's store at Elk Garden, ac-
companied by his wife, is spending
few days in this community visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Jennie Right, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joshua Right of Cross, now
located at Clarksburg, is spending her
vacation at the home of her parents.
Services in the NJ. E. church at this
place were suspended on last Sunday
evening in order to give the members of
the congregation an opportunity to at
tend the Children's Day services
at the Presbyterian church at Beryl.
Miss Kathalan Cross, of Cumberland,
spent the 4th with her mother at
Franklin.
Mr.. Joseph Right, Son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Right, of Cross, is home
from Detroit, Mich, where he is en-
ployed in the Chalmers automobile
. works.
Special song services will be held in
the M. E. church at this place on next
Sunday night. Rev. Harris of the first
NJ. E. church, Piedmont, will represent
District Superintendent Bacon, who is
unable to attend and preach the sermon.
Mrs. Ella ConIey and family, residents
of this place for many years past, moved
to Tunnelton on last Tuesday.
The old highway between Blooming
ton and Westernport the Oldest and
most priced landmark in the memory of
the pioneer settlers in this end of the
state, is practically thing of the past.
1t was the road over which our grand
parents and great-grandparents carried
their grists to the mill, away back
years ago. when Westernport could
boast of the only flour mill west Of
Cumberland, when the Mouth of
Savage, now Bloomington, was an
Indian trading post and the railroad was
talked of as thing that would never
come. The vandalism is about complete.
Who is responsible Everybody knows
that some one has Numbered and is
still laundering.
Mr.. and Mrs. c B. Brydon, of Graf
ton. spent Sunday at Bordersde, the
guests of Mr.. Brydon's mother.
The Davis Coal & Coke Company
have closed up their mines in this
vicinity because of the lack of coal
orders.
The Pattison and Bloomington Coal
Co., are working pretty full time.
The new county road down the
Savage river will be completed by the
last of the week, by Contractor Fred
Broadwater.
Rev. A. R. Snedegar visited his
membership in the Aaron Chapel
neighborhood the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Warwick and
daughter were week end visitors at
Deer Park, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Smouse.
Mrs. Falk and daughter Mrs. J. c.
Springs, of Cumberland spent part of
last week here visiting friends.
Floyd Duckworth, of Bloomington
was in Oakland Monday.
Hon. Geo L. Michael of Aaron's Run
was visitor here Friday.
The Children's day exercises held at
Beryl Sunday night were very interest
ing and drew a large crowd. Many
persons from this place went down to
the entertainment.
Walter Miller and Charles Sullivan,
employed in West Virginia are visiting
friends here.
The road to Westernport remains in
very unsatisfactory condition. A
suit is threatened against the road COM
missioners.