The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-12-21
BLOOMINGTON

Mr.. Jacob Stump our accom- nodating
postmaster, is spending a few days in
Allegany. N. Y, on important bust
ness.
Mrs. Fannie Smouse, wife of Mr..
Daniel Smouse of near Oakland, spent
the weekend in town, the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Elliott.
Miss Pearl Wolf, of this place, has
J just returned from very enjoyable
visit of few days with her sister, Mrs.
Robt. Grant, Jr., of Elk Garden.
Mr.. Howard Beard, who has been
quite i'll with an attack of diphtheria
for the past week, is improving rapid
ly.
Messrs. Harrison Kalbaugh, of Gross,
and Harry Right. of Barnum, were
Sunday guests of MIR. and Mrs. Howard
Right, of Dodson.
The stork in his rounds of visits stop
ped at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Raley, of this place, on last Sunday
morning and left with the delighted
| household little girl, just new from
babyland.
Our esteemed friend, Mr.. Pat Muir
ply, is ill at the bone of his daughter
Mrs. George Warwick, with an attack
of facial erysipelas. His daughter,
Miss Mary Murphy, nurse in training
at the Pitts Hospital, Pittsburgh, arriv-
ed In town on Saturday evening to take
charge of the case.
q Mr.. Harrison Right, who has been a
resident of Detroit for the past three
years, where he has made good and
now occupies a very lucrative position,
will be married to young lady of that
city on Dec. 23rd. En- route to the
East on their wedding tour he and his
bride will spend Christmas with his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Right, of
Cross.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Ohio Bar
nsrd while crossing the railroad tracks
near Savage river was suddenly seized
with an attack of vertigo and fell to
the ground, bruislng and cutting his
face in frightful manner.
Mr.. Jack Watson of Brick Row, enter
tanned a few of his special friends on
last Saturday night. Those present
were, Messrs. Toad" Cross, of Dodson;
Fritz" Douglas, of Beryl; "Chuck"
! Sullivan and Bern Cross, of Blooming
ton. A chicken supper was served late
in the evening, after which the guests
departed to their several homes.
Miss Margaret Morton. of Midland,
teacher of the primary grades in the
Bloomington school, dismissed her
school after g short session on last
Wednesday morning, to attend the
funeral of her very dear friend Miss
Flora Patterson, who died Saturday at
Rosemont, w. Va, and whose remains
were brought to Frostburg for funeral
| ceremonies and burial.
The funeral of Mrs. Martin Paugh, of
Walnut Bottom, aged 80 years, occurred
on last Saturday afternoon at O. clock
Rev. William Barnard of Chestnut
Grove, conducted the services in the
school house at that place after which
the remains were inferred IN the Turner
grave yard. The funeral was very
largely attended by relatives, friends
and acquaintance in the community in
which she had spent her entire life.
She leaves husband and eight child
rem, the youngest only month old.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Walters enter
tanned DR.. and Mrs. Kemp and Miss
Margaret Horton at dinner on Tuesday.
MIR. Thos Martin VanBuren Wild
man, aged II years, CIVIL war veter-
an, residing on Hampshire Hill, is just
as proud today as he was in the sixties
when he follow ed the colors from the
beginning to the close of the war. An
other victory is his and one over which
he certainly feels proud, 1t is a nine
pound boy and is named Nathan
r. Golf after the distinguished Senator
from West Virginia under whose com
mand the father served during the war
as scout.