The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-03-05
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Mr.. Martin AbernatnV OF FrederckS-
burg, Va, master mechanic for the
Piedmont, Fredericksburg & Potomac
Railroad, with headquarters in that
city, spent the greater part Of last
week, visiting his mother Mrs. Sarah
Alternately on the home near Window.
Mr. Charles Rizar, a miner employed
by the Bloomington Coal Co., was
caught between the top of loaded car
and low place in the roof of heading
and rolled the full length of the car
sustaining painful bruises about the
shoulders and chest.
Mr.. Edward Mitter of Beryl. who has
been quite i'll at his home for the past
( six or eight weeks, left for Cumber-
land on Thursday last and has entered
the Western Maryland Hospital for
special treatment.
The Daughters Of America are very
well pleased with the financial success
of their festival held IN the Blooming
ton pool rooms on Thursday, Friday and
/ Saturday evenings Of last week
Mrs. Salhe Matthews Of Elkins, on
her way home from visit to her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Matthews Of Brownsville, Pa,
spent a few days OF .as5 week in town,
with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Benton Harshbarger
Mrs John Rowland of EitzmilIer,
who was a guest OF her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr., and Mrs. =. Fl. To
bets Of Hampshire, during tae past
week, returned home Saturday.
Mr. Charles Fazenbaker, well
known miner of the Davis Coal & Coke
Comp my, residing at Beryl, was
black lacked" on last Saturday night
about half past ten clock on the main
street Of Westcrnp9rt. between Wards
moving picture theatre and the bulge
connecting the two towns. He had
been To the movies and was aa Bis
way home walking down an the right
sideo the street. lie noticed three
men standing in dark place % the
sidewalk and as he passed them he was
struck in the rear by one Of the parties,
by what he terms d 'blaufjach.
Charlie thinks the lick was inteuctd f3r
the ha2l1 of his hiss ta $50 Isga..asr,
miscaIculated the distance as the
weapon seemed to bend around his neck
the loaded end striking him under the
lett eye and on the cheek lie was
confused at first by the blow but soon
recovered himself and although he had
nothing abou, bin iof defense. uncou-
scious'y reached his hand toward his hip
pocket This movement seemed to
brighten the men and they ran up the
street. Saturday was pay day at the
Davis Coal and Coke Co. 5 mines and
Charlie thinks the gang intended to rob
him Of his money. His left eye and
side of his face are confused and swollen
considerably as the result of the affair.
Mr.. James Welsh of Westernport,
was guest of friends in town on Sun
day
Rev. A. K. Snedegar of Curtis Bay,
who ofiiciated at the funeral OF Mrs.
Edward Warwick, on last Monday after
noon. returning to Baltimore on Satur-
day.
Mr.. Hiram Riding, a veteran en-
ploye of the Masterer Coal Co., is the
blue ribbon man of Hampshire He is
81 years old and he and his wife are
kept busy entertaining friends and
shaking hands with their neighbors on
account of the good luck that has Just
come to the happy pair. 1t is a first
born and girl at that.
Mr. Thomas Swan of this place, who
is employed by the Glade Run Coal
& Coke Co.. of Schell, as mine fore
man, spent SundayIwith his family in
town.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. William
Virts of near Barnum, on last Tuesday
morning, a girl
Mr.. Pat Murphy, of Mt. Lake Park.
is in town visiting relatives.
Messrs. Herbert Price, Dorsey Patti
son, Charles Sullivan, Scot Elliott,
Jesse Harris and John Tompson all of
Bloomington and members of the Order
of the Owls, attended the funeral ser.
vices Of Mr.. Howard Miller, a brother
member, who was buried at Moscow on
/ last Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. David Bevers and J. W.
hardwood, both well known citizens Of
the town, are i'll at their respective
homes, threatened with typhoid fever.
The storm which developed in the
Gulf of Mexico and came up the Allan
tic coast at the rate of so miles an hour,
/ struck our town on last Sunday after
noon about two O'Clock, accompanied by
zero temperature and just enough
snow to make out door life almost IN
tolerable. 1t gave one faint idea of
what Cook and Perry endured at times,
while they were hunting the North
pole. Toward night the gale increased
and the howl of Boreas in the tall tim
. hers on tho mountain TONS crayya ora tba