The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-07-23
OUT OF TOWN HAPPENINGS
A Variety of Interesting Paragraphs
for Republican Readers

John Snyder of near Eglon, is build
ing an addition to his house.
Frank Harvey of near Wilson, w,
Va, is the happy owner of new Ford.
The steam shovel is now working on
the road in the vicinity of Kaese's mill.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Turney of Dodson.
visited home folks near Accident, last
week.
j. F. Stemple, of Aurora, visited his
sister, Mrs. R. S. Middleton, at Grafton.
W. Va, last week.
Three hundred and sixty-five feet of
concrete was laid on the Accident road
Monday.
Mrs. Jonas Glotfelty, of McHenry
recently visited relatives and friends at
Markleysburg, Pa.
J. L. Englehart, and mother and
Miss Sophia Ault. of Accident, are visit
ing in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The farmers throughout the country
are taking advantage of this splendid
weather to harvest their big crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conner, have
returned to Dodson, after spending
some time in Swanton, with relatives.
Mrs. O'Brin. visited her mother, Mrs.
j. l.. Fitzwater. at North Glade last
week and returned home Monday, at
Deer Park.
There will be an all day meeting held
at the Church of the Brethren near
Sines next Sunday. A basket dinner
will be served.
The Friendsville military band at
tended the X. of P. memorial services at
Addison, Pa, and furnished the music
for the occaion.
John Giles, the new postmaster took
charge of the Accident post office last
week. The Office was moved to the
new postoffice building.
F. Hubbard McKensie and Joan Will
trout of Grantsville, haye gone to
Fredonia, Pa, to visit Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H. Jordan for few weeks.
Charles o. Keller, of Grantsvllle.
visited his brother, William, who is a
student in the Tri-State business college
at Cumberland, last week.
The new State road shortens the dis
lance between Accident and the little
brick church one mile in three and re-
duces the grade from % to degrees.
A Union Sunday School picnic will be
held at Swanton August 7th. under the
auspices of the Methodist and United
Brethren Sunday schools. Every body
is invited to be present.
Mrs. Howard Ringer had the mis-
fortune to fall down the cellar way one
day last week, but beyond a severe
shaking up and several bad bruises on
the arm, is now well and out again.
Mr.. Jesse Fazenbaker, our veteran
farmer of Aaron Run settlement and
Geo. Warwick, merchant of Bloom
ington were taking in the sights of the
National CAPITAL, Washington, D. c.,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Compton of
Webster, South Dakota, were guests
at the Casselman, GrantsvIlle, during
the week. Mr.. Compton is a native of
Garrett county and had not been here
for twenty-seven years.
The contractors on the school build
ing at Accident are taking advantage
of this fine weather and are pushing
the work on the building as rapidly as
possible. The building is ready for
the brick layers. The rafters being
placed for the roof the first of the
week.
A floor in the tower of the Woolworth
Building is to be utilized as an apart
ment by Frank w. Woolworth, owner
of the building, savslthe New York Sun.
The apartment, which will be the
fortieth floor, will be the highest dwell
ing in the world. The entire floor is to
/ be divided into a series of rooms.
Guests at the W. F. Gnagey home,
"Ferndale Farm" in Brothersvalley
township, Somerset county Pa, last
week were Senator H. ]. Speicher, wife
and two sons, of Garrett County, Md.
John E. Gnagey, of Milledgvllle, H.;
John P Stang and Miss Grimm, of
Pittsburg, and Mr.. and Mrs. II. P.
BurkleY of Meyersdale.
j. r. Miller of Corning, Adams
county. Iowa, who has been living in
the West for 46 years. arrived recently
to visit relatives at Buffalo Run this
county. This is his first visit to this
section during that time. Mr.. Miller
is veteran of the Civil War, having
seen service in the 10th Pennsylvania
Infantry and the 21st Pennsylvania
Calvary serving three years in all.
The ladies' of the NJ E. Church will
hold an ali-day picnic on July 25th in
the Swauger grove, for the benefit of
the church debt Everybody come and