The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-06-06
BLOOMINGTON

quantities for the ten days prior, Peter
Buseck, native OF Russia, a miner, en-
ployed by the Monroe Coal Mining Co.,
at Barnum. committed suicide by hang
ing at his boarding house IN that place
on last Wednesday evening about 7
O'Clock. After. eating a hearty supper
he retired to his room upstairs, where
he was found few hours later partly
out of bed with one end of his leather
belt around his neck and the other end
tied around the bedpost, strangled to
death. His remains were taken to Elk
Garden by undertaken Right the same
evening, after coroner Harrison of
Piedmont had rendered a verdict of
suicide. His wife and three children of
Newark, N. j.. arrived in Elk Garden
on Friday morning, where he was buri-
ed the same afternoon.
Miss Sadie Nutter, aged II years,
daughter of Mr.. Parkin Nutter, of
Hampshire, made an unsuccessful at
tempt at self destruction by drinking
carbohc acid at her'hom in that place
on last Tuesday morning.
About forty-six members of Bloom
ington Council D. of A., visited Pride
of Barton Council on last Friday night
to witness and take part IN the iniation
of class of %. The Bloomington
team conferred the degree.
Mrs. James Green and her twin boys.
of Elkins, were guests of relatives and
friends here the latter part of the week.
She was Joined by her husband on SUM-
day and spent the day with Mr.. Green's
mother at.Brsntsburg.
Mrs. George Wolf, of Altoona, Pa,
whose husband enlisted in the army
early in the war and is now somewhere
in France" visited her father-in- law
and mother in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wolf, of this place.
Mr.. John Miller, the we'll known Luke
merchant motored to town on Sunday
and spent the day with his brother, Mr..
George Miller, the latter having been
painfully but not seriously injured about
the back the day previous by fall of
| bone coal while at work in the Bloom
ington Coal Co.'S. mine. He was ac-
companied by his uncle, ex-Sheriff
Warwick, of Cumberland, and his
mother, Mrs. Mary Miller, of Luke.
Miss Martha Tbbetts, young lady
stenographer, Of Connelsville, Pa,
spent the weekend in town visiting her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Tibbetts.
Mr.. CALVIN Warwick, of Franklin, a
late purchaser of Ford machine. at
tempted to knock a chunk out of the
concrete bridge across Savage river
few days ago which resulted IN broken
auto and a much wiser pilot.
- Out of town visitors registered at the
homes of relatives and friends in this
place during the past week: Mrs Robt.
Grant, of Elk Garden; Mrs. Pearl
Laffey, of Piedmont; Miss Ada Paugh,
of Elk Garden; Miss Mary Warwick, of
Luke; Mr.. Leon Bozmon, of Baltimore;
Mrs. Thomas Mcdowell and little son,
of Franklin; Mrs. Gilbert Davis, of
Westernport.
Mrs. Helen Stephenson and two
children, of Cumberland, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mrs. Stephenson's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Swan of this place
Mrs. F. H. Tibbets and daughter
Maud. of Hampshire Heights, motored
to Washington. D. c., on last Friday in
company with Mr.. o. Tibbets and spent
the week end with Mrs. Tibbets' son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Arm
iger of that city, returning home Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Brooks Munsie, of Beryl, who
has been quite sick for the past week
or ten days, was taken to the Western
Maryland hospital tor treatment on last
Monday evening.
ME-. Harry Barnard. son of Rev. VIM.
Barnard, of Chestnut Grove, who has
been employed in clerical capacity by
the Fuller Construction Company at its
barracks in Cinder Flats. has been
Sworn i'm as special deputy sheriff
or police officer for the company at that
place.
Mr.. John Fox, an old soldier of the
Civil War, now nearly so years old, is
patient at the Hoffman Hospital,
Keyser, convalescing from self inflicted
wounds committed with suicidal intent
while laboring under a fit of tempo
rary despodency. The act was COM
mitted about two weeks ago with 80
caliber revolver, in his bed room, at the
residence of his son, Mr.. Ernest Fox,
of Beryl, with whom he has made his
home since the death of his wife about
five years ago. The bullet entered the
right temple in front of the ear, was
DETECTED and came out at the base of
the nose.
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