The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-06-04
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Wheeling, w. Va. were in town a part
of last week visiting relatives.
Mr.. Daniel Forbach, who has been
employed at Hooversville, Ia, for the
past few months, returned home on
Friday and spent Decoration Day with
his family.
Mr.. Harry Murphy, formerly of this
place, VINO has been tilling the soil and
helping his brother in law, Mr.. John
Howell in his spring planting on the
latter's farm near Swanton was in town
this week spending a few days with
his father, Mr.. pat" Murphy, the
heavyweight clerk in the Warwick
grocery
Mr.. and Aire. Harry Coffman, Charles
Wolf, Walter Mitter, Misses Clara and
Maud Tibbets and quite a number of
other people from this place, left on the
midnight excursion train over the w.
M. R. R., on Friday night for Gettys-
burg, to witness the Decoration Day
services at the National cemetery
Mrs. Ollie Raley, wife of Mr.. John
Raley, the well known ball player, a
member of the Richmond team. ar
rived in town on Thursday morning to
attend the funeral of her uncle, Mr..
William Elliott
Mr.. Warren Howard, of Henry, w.
Va, spent the week end with friends
in this place, returning home Monday
morning last, to resume his duties as
assistant to Mr.. Charles Brashorn,
superintendent of the mines at this
place.
Miss Ethel Harvey and Mr.. James
Walker, track foreman on the W. NJ.
R. R.. from the W. Va, Junction to
Warnocks, were married at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Harvey, of Shaw. on last Thurs
day evening about eight O'Clock Rev
Messick of the U. B. church, Elk Gar
den performed the ceremony.
The Hampshire Sunday school under
the direction of its superintendent, Rev.
VIM. Bevers, marched over to Bloom
ington in body on last Sunday after
noon at O'Clock and held Joint services
with the NJ. E. Sunday school at this
place.
Mr.. Tompson Medcalf, of Beryl, is
building six room dwelling along the
county road in the new addition at
the west end of town.
Mrs. William Hartley of Kitzmiller,
was in town during the week visiting
her son, Mr.. James Rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Tibbets of Hamp-
shire, returned home Tuesday evening
after very pleasant day sp Mt at Oak
land and Mountain Lake Park.
/ Mr.. John Macmanimie, of Grafton,
engineer on one of the big Mallet en-
gines that run between Grafton and
Terra Alta on the B. & o., enroute home
from Cumberland stopped off tor a few
hours in this place on Tuesday to visit
his mother, Mrs. Thomas Burke.
MIR. and Mrs. John Burleigh of Wash
ngton, D. c., are guests of Mrs. Bur-
leigh's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wolf.
Mesdames Ternent and Larkins of
Homecoming, and Rev Snedegar, the N.
E. pastor of the Bloomington church,
were entertained at dinner on last Sun
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Elliott.
We understand the County Com
missioners have appropriated 5000 for
the repair and Improvement of the
Bloomington road between this place
and the Allegany county line near the
Buxton mine. Certainly not before it
was needed. Last fall, all winter and
up to the present time, this road has
been closed to all kinds Of traffic. Think
of county road that has been the main
thoroughfare and outlet as far back as
the oldest citizen can remember be-
tween Bloomington and its surrounding
neighborhood and all the towns IN the
State of Maryland east of US, closed for
nearly year, and no effort made to
open it. In vulgar parlance, IF this
amt going some, am liar" Never
a better time to get to work, than now.
The weather conditions could not be
better and plenty of idle men glad OF
the opportunity to earn a few dollars to
tide over dull times and the slack work
at the mines are willing at moment s
notice to grab the pick or shovel and
help US out. Even if it is only a bridaI
path between Bloomington and Luke
hill let US have it before the summer is
over.
Hon. Geo. L. Michael of Firm Rock,
was in town on business Tuesday.
Mrs. John c. Brydon. wife and fam
lily, of Somerset. Pa, are in town this
week, the guests of Mr.. Brydon's
mother, Mrs. S. " Brydon at Border.
side.
Mr.. Charles Rizer of this place, was
called to Cumberland on last Sunday, on
account of the death of his brother, En-
gineer Harry Rizer, who died in the
Allegany hospital as the result of in