The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-09-07
BLOOMINGTON

Mr.. Pat Murphy, our jovial English
friend with an Irish name, has return
ed to town after spending the harvest
season in the neighborhOod of Firm
Rock assisting Mr.. Irving Fazenbaker
to harvest bumper crop of cereals.
He is now wiping the honest sweat from
his manly brow and the dust of honor
able toll from his noble breast plate,
due to the arduous duties connected
with his position as the heavy weight
clerk in the Warwick grocery.
County Commissioner, George War
nick met with very painful accident
on last Saturday afternoon. We all
know that oil ard water will not mix,
but no one knows just exactly what
mule and boss will do when hltched up
as double team. Mr. Warwick was de-
liVering groceries to one of his custo-
mers near the Junction when passing
automobile frightened the mule, and he
SHE'D and caught Mr.. Warnick's leg
between the hub of the wagon and a
nearby tree; painfully bruising the
limb between the knee and ankle. He
was brought home in the automobile
where his injuries were dressed by "a
physician. He is now reported as rest
ing as comfortably as could be expect
ed and no serious results are expected.
Mrs. Charles Sullivan and two daugh-
ters, of Hagerstown, Md, are guests
of relatives in town.
Mrs. Cummins, wife of Mr.. Frank
Cummins of this place, is patient in
the W. M. Hospital, Cumberland, suf-
fering from typhoid fever.
Mr.. Albert Wilson, of near Chestnut
Grove, is reported as very i'll with an
attack of summer grip.
Mrs. Tabitha Warwick, aged SO years,
living with her son, MIR. Patrick War
nick, of Warwick Station, w. NJ. R. R.,
is reported critically i'll and not expect
ed to live.
The lamb roast and beer feast at the
old Lochiel slab burner on last Sunday
was bowling success in every par
ti3ular. Quite a number of invited
guests from Piedmont and Western
port participated in the festivities and
assisted very materially in the transfer
of the golden brew from one key to
another. The usual number of dele
gates from Bloomington were present
and enjoyed themselves very much and
added quite great deal to the socia-
blllty of the occasion. The chef wassin
fine fettle and soon had the lamb roast
ed to most delightful and appetizing
brown, when the fun and froIic COM
menced. Water and buttermllk, grape
juice and lemonade were tabooded and
nothing IN the shape of beverage but
the extract of malt and hops was per-
Missile. We have heard it said that
States Attorney Jones, of Oakland,
expressed his regrets at not being able
to attend the function and will extend
an invitation later on to some of our
boys to meet him at the county seat
and talk the matter over.
Mr.. Frank Cummins received a mes
sage this morning announcing the death
OF his baby boy at Corinth, W. Va,
where it had been taken and placed in
the care of relatives. when its mother
was sent to the hospitalat Cumberland. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Wilson, of Bond |
were in town this week the guests of
relatives.
Mrs. G. G. Pattiscn, of this place, has
gone to Berkeley Springs to test the
efficacy of the medicinal springs of that
locality in the treatment of an obsti-
nate case of rheumatism. She left last
Monday morning in her sons auto and
was accompanied by her sister, Mrs
Howard Carroll, of Piedmont, and her
son, Mr.. Carroll Pattison.
Misses Nellie and Catherine Calkins,
of Elkins, daughters of the late Hiram
Calkins of that city. former resident |
of Bloomington, are spending a few
weeks in this place, visiting their aunt |
Mrs. John Cleary, and other relatives
at Franklin and Piedmont.
Mr.. Dwight Alexander, of Marling- |
ton, en- route to Toronto, Canada, spent |
a few days in town the first of the
week, the guest of DR.. Kemp.
Mr.. G. C. Macfarlane, of Barnum,
was in town Monday looking after his
saw mill interests, located about mile
from town, near the Green farm.
Mr.. o. Tibbetts, of Keyser, was in
town this week on business.
Mesdames John Rowland and F. H. |
Tibbetts, of Hampshire Heights, were
guests of friends in town on Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Beevers, of En-
pire, spent the week end with relatives
in Baltimore city.
Messrs. Harry Coffman, Grant Harsh
bargar and Jacob Stump, all of this
place, enjoyed most delightful trip to
the base ball park at Westernport on
last Sunday afternoon, in squires Tin
Lizzie"
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