The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-23
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BLOOMINGTON


Mr.. William Ward, formerly of this
place, has moved back to town from
Frankville and is occupying a house in
the suburbs. Seldom Seen.
The foundation for the new general
store rooms to be connected with the
Masteller Coal Co. at Hampshire, is
nearing completion. The material for
the building is on the ground and if
weather conditions are favorable, it is
expected that the store room will be
ready to occupy by the middle of Jan
uary.
Miss Clara Tibbets of Blaine, who has
been spending a few days in town this
week with her mother, returned home
on Wednesday evening. She was ac-
companied by her mother,
Mr.. John Elliott's features are some
what changed in appearance due to a
loss of very valuable pair of eye
brows which occurred when flare back
of gas under the boilers at the stone
quarry burned him severely about the
face.
Mr.. George Wolf, of Altoona, Pa, is
in town at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wolf, convalescing from
injuries received while at work in the
Altoona R. R. shops about four weeks
ago, when a large piece of casting fell
on his left foot crushing and breaking
his toes, He is accompanied by his
wife.
Mr.. Porter Michaels of Aaron's Run
was in town on Wednesday, on bust
ness.
Last evening they were out for an
evening of fun and sport and finding
the latch string on the outside and the
door ajar at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Kemp entered with baskets ladened to
the top with everything good to eat,
already prepared for the table. They
took possession of the home and after a
few hours of social intercourse, took to
the dining room where in short time
the table was laden with everything
that an ordinary mortal could wish to
satisfy his appetite. The following
ladies composed the group: Mesdames
Harry Coffman, Charles Brendlln,
James Rowe. James Wilson, Robt.
Shrout, John Elliott, Ross Raley, Her
bert Price and Mrs. Minnie Bush. The
crowd was chaperoned by Rev. Sned-
gar.
Miss Mary Murphy, a nurse in train
ing at the Latrobe Hospital, Latrobe,
Pa, who arrived here Wednesday night,
is at the home of her sister, Mrs. Geo.
Warwick, nursing broken arm caused
by fall on the ice.
The shelvings and interior work on
Mr.. Clarence Miller's new store are
about completed.
Miss Pleasant Sullivan, of Pittsburgh,
arrived III town on Tuesday evening and
will spend the holidays with relatives in
The New Martensville Oil Co. of
West Va, has just cut a melon and de-
clared nice Christmas present for a
number of well known citizens of the
vicinity who are interested in the prop
erty. 1t amounts to not less than $50
to the smallest stock holder and $1,000
to the more fortunate ones. The
company has paid 100 per cent during
the past year.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Green, of Beryl, Dec. 8, 1915, girl.
Mr.. T. P. Warwick, of Cleveland.
Ohio, who has been ill for few weeks
past, is visiting his brother, Mr.. Geo.
Warwick, the Bloomington merchant.
Rev. A. R. Snedegar left for Balti-
more Wednesday to participate in the
big rally of the Odd Fellows, to be held
at their temple in that city on Thurs
day evening.
Miss Isabelle Schell, of Beryl, who
has been patient at the Hoffman hos
pital, Keyser, for the past three or
four weeks, is improving rapidly and is
expected home in few days.
The way those good ladies' connected
with the D. of A. of this place distri-
butte pleasure, enjoyment and good fell
low-ship is certainly wonderful. They