The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-01-07
BLOOMINGTON.

! avery OF beryl, pair OF boys
Christmas gifts.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
Watkins, of Beryl, on Monday morn
ing, Dec. %. 1914, son.
Mr.. Warren Howard. of Bloomington,
spent the holidays with his mother and
little son at Winchester, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schley Brydon, of
Wheeling, were guests of their mother,
Mrs. S. c. Brydon, at Borderside, on
Christmas.
Mrs. Duckworth. wife of Mr.. Floyd
Duckworth, was initiated as member
of Bloomington Council, Daughters of
America, on Tuesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Simpson, of
Tunnelton, have been spending the
holiday week with friends at Blooming
ton and with relatives at Blaine.
Prof. and Mrs F. E. Rathbun, their
son. and Mr. Rathbun's mother. all of
Oakland, spent Christmas day with DR..
and Mrs. H. M. Kemp.
Miss Clara Tibbetts, of Pittsburgh,
and her sister, Miss Martha. of Con-
nellsville, spent the holidays with their
mother, Mrs. Minnie Tibbetts, at
Bloomington.
Mr.. John Thompson and Miss Maggie
Riley, of Beryl, were united in mar
riage Wednesday, Dec %, 1914, at the
| home of the brides sister. Mrs. Adams
in Piedmont.
The members of the NJ. E. Sunday
school gave very enjoyable entertain
ment at the NJ. E. church on Christmas
eve, in the form of a cantata called,
"a Doll Shop" The entertainment
was quite success and was witnessed
by nearly everybody in town.
Mr.. Malcolm Mactarlane, of Philips
burg, Pa, coal inspector for the P. &
l.. E. r. R., was a recent visitor to
Barnum, in company with his brother,
Mr.. Geo. c. Macfarlane. with whom he
is spending the holidays at the latter's
home in Keyser.
Mr.. Jacob Stump, of this place. the
successful candidate in the recent Civil
Service examination held at this place
for the position of postmaster for the
Bloomington postoffice, has received his
appointment, filed his bond and entered
upon the duties of the office. The office
will remain in the same building as
heretofore
Sixty descendants of Mr. and Mrs.
Joshua Right were entertained at din
ner on Christmas day at their beautiful
home at Hampshire. The head of the
family, Mr.. Joshua Right, the only sur
viving member of the pioneer settlers of
Elk District, occupied the seat of honor
and together with his estimable wife,
received many useful gifts and tokens
of the appreciation of his worth and the
high esteem in which he is held by the
community in which he has lived so
long. He has just rounded out his SIND
year and enjoys fairly good health for
one Of his advanced age.
Among the marriage licenses issued
by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Allegany county, last week, we notice
Mr.. John Rowland of Kitzmiller and
Miss Pleasant Howard of Winchester,
Va. Both the young people are well
known in this place, where their parents
formerly resided. Miss Howard has
been a teacher in the public schools of
Garrett county for the past eight or ten
years. She was principal of the Bloom
ington school for five years prior to her
appointment as teacher in the Kltzmil-
Ter school.
Mr.. Edward Warwick entertained a
number of his friends of both sexes at
musical at his home in this place on
Christmas night.
Mr.. Robert Drane, the Piedmont at
torney and Mr. Frank Dixon, the well
known business man of that place,
spent part of the holidays with friends
at this place.
Mr.. James Beard of this place return
ed home Tuesday from very enjoyable
visit to friends at Tunnelton, w. Va.
Mr.. Charles Mullen of this place, who
has been employed in Baltimore city,
for the past five or six months spent
the holidays at his home at this place.
A strong five from Oakland will meet
the high school basketball team on the
local floor Saturday night and fast
game is assured. Although our boys
have not been getting quite enough
points to win any of the important
contests this season they are playing a
good game and making their opponents
work hard to win. In all the contests
their opponents have been much heavier
and our boys have made an exceptionally
fine showing, every game being close
and highly exciting Kingwood Argus.
Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed accompanied
his son Harold to Washington, d. c.,
Monday morning where the latter will
receive treatment for a painful and
long standing affection of the eyes, his
condition becoming so bad that he was