The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-11-19
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Merchant George Warwick was called
to Oakland last Saturday as a State
witness.
The coal mines in this vicinity are
working on short time. hardly enough
to give the men and their families a
living.
The watchword of Garrett CONTAINS.
in view of the local option victory,
should be, Statewide Prohibition. "
George Warwick, Wilbur Tasker,
Philip r. Titchnell, A. M. Duckworth,
H. c. Eye and Gilmor S. Tichnell, were
witnesses from this place to Oakland in
the case of the State of Maryland VS..
Jonn Whitzell. tried before Squire
Fries Saturday. The defendant was
held for the grand jury.
Warnick's cash store is doing a fair
business because of low prices for cash.
The first term of our singing schoo
closed last week. Singers are being
secured for a second term of three
months. Prof. Cannon, the teacher
has given good satisfaction.
Mrs. Geo. Warwick visited North
Glade relatives Saturday.
Rev. Snedeger, after a two weeks
vacation in Baltimore returned here
Saturday, and preached at Aarons' Run
Sunday morning and at this place at
night Kew. Snedeger took an active
part in the local option campaign.
The stand taken by the Republican
on the temperance question ever since
its first appearance, has won it many
friends and well wishers.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Walker of Kitz-
miller, were at Bloomington last week
called here on account of the illness of
Mr.. Joseph Beale.
Mr.. Adam Elliott of this place, miner
employed in the mines of the Blooming
ton Coal Co., is the first one to come
under the Workman's Compensation
law. which went into effect on Nov. LIST.
While going to work on last Monday he
was caught between a loaded car and
the rib and painfully crushed about the
hips.
Mr.. Jacob Stump of this village, went
to various points on the Eastern shore
of Maryland, to visit in his official
capacity as one of the Big Injins in the
Great Council of the Braves of the 10.
r. M. many of the subordinate wig
vans, located at the different towns
along the Chesapeake bay.
Mrs. W. C. johnson, of Piedmont,
was the guest Of relatives on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Harvey Matthews, of Browns
vile, Pa, formerly of Bloomington en-
route to Elklns to visit his mother in
company with wife and little daughter,
spent the weekend in town visiting his
uncles, Messrs. Grant and Benton
Harshbarger.
Mrs. Martin Squires, of Beryl, is a
patient in the W. M. hospital, Cumber-
land, undergoing surgical treatment at
the hands of DR.. A. H. Hawkins.
A JOINT committee of the Junior Order
and the Daughters of America, both of
this place, are completing an interest
ing program for Thanksgiving day
services.
The forest fires. raging with terrific
fury on account of the high winds. on
the W. Va. and Maryland sides of the
Potomac river during nearly all of last
last week, destroying the young growth
of timber and treatening barns, fences,
homes and outbuildlngs of the farmers
In the burning area, was controlled by
the rains of Friday and Saturday. The
fir, marshals and assistant marshals on
w. Va. side. with large crowds of fight
ers. were obliged to do double duty,
night and day, in many instances, in
the neighborhood of Cross, to protect
the property of the,farmers.