The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-25
BLOOMINGTON

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County Commissioner George War
nick. postmaster Stump and the county
surveyor are busy this week locating an
easy grade up Laurel Run for the pro-
the Chestnut Grove settlement with
the county road to Barnum, The new
route will eliminate some very heavy
and dangerous grades encountered on
the old road and shorten the time of
travel very materially.
Mr.. Charles Ashby, of Deer Park, a
well known veterinarian of that place,
was called to Bloomington on last Sun
day evening on professional business.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Brydon return
ed home on Monday evening from their
wedding tour through the South.
Mr.. James Wilson, of Kitzmillers-
vile, son of Mr.. Daniel Wilson, well
known and substantial farmer of that
community. spent Tuesday in town, the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Fortney.
Mr.. G. C. Pattison returned home
Wednesday from business trip to the
eastern cities.
Mrs. H. NJ Kemp is home after a
very enjoyoble visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Ebert Bonner, of Cincinnati.
Mr.. George Macfarlane. of Barnum,
left on No. 4, W. M. r. r. on Tuesday
evening on business trip to New York
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fazenbaker, of
Hampshire Hill, are the proud and de-
lighted parents of bran new daughter,
born on Saturday evening.
Another slump is reported IN the coal
business. prices tumble and orders
scarce.
Measles and pneumonia prevail in the
Upperman family at Lochiel.
Mr.. W. G. Henderson, of Washing
ton, D. c., sold legatee of the estate of
the late Charles Moody, spent a few
days of last week in this place in con-
sutation with the appraisers, DR..
Kemp and Mr.. Harry Coffman.
Miss Viola Durham, of Cumberland, a
recent graduate of the Nurses Training
school of the W. NJ. hospital, Cumber-
land, is guest of her sister, Mrs. Rus
sell Right, of Barnum.
Mr.. George Kinkead of Barnum,
made trip to Oakland few days ago
and invested some of his savings in a
Ford machine. He was accompanied by
Mr.. Harry Right of the same place,
who drove the car home for Mr.. Kin
kead and has taught HIM some very
necessary pointers in controlling it.
George is very popular with the little
folks of his community and generously
disposed in the use of the car and near
ly every fine day when time is not press
ing he can be seen on the roads with
his car full of a laughing and jolly
crowd of Youngsters enjoying ride.
Messrs. Charles Wolfe and Arthur
Glass, two we'll known young men of
this community, left this week for
trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Messrs. Harry Tibbets and Daniel
Forbach, who spent some time in the
mining regions of Pennsylvania, return
ed home last week.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Shook. of Hampshire, on last Monday,
Is pound boy.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Carl How
derschell, of Frankville, on last We'd
nesday, girl.
The county road between this place
and Luke, being constructed conJointly
by the counties of Garrett, Allegany
and the Piedmont Pulp & Paper Co.,
Is progressing rather slowly, due, we
are informed, to the scarcity of labor
This factor is a serious drawback to the
early completion of the road and it
looks now. if labor conditions do not
improve, that it will be late in the fall
before we will have the pleasure of a
trip over the new high way giving US an
eastern outlet.
The little town of Hampshire, the
home of the Masteller Coal Co., with
the most complete and up-to-date gen
eral store in Mineral county, equipped
with an electric and resrigerating
plants, elevators, bath rooms and sleep
ing rooms for the clerks, will soon have
another feature of convenience, post
office.
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