The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-03-03
BLOOMINGTON
Observation-Disclosures

With one case of simon-pure small
poX at Barnum, everybody, big and
little, are trying to get sore arms.
More gentlemen of leisure in town
during the past month than has been
known for quite long time, not of
their own volition, however, but all
anxious for the good old times when
everybody worked, including father.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rowe returned
home on last Saturday evening after
very enjoyable weeks visit to Mr..
Rowe's brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. William Nope, of Clarks-
burg, West Va.
Mr.. Harry Beard returned home a
few days ago from Martinsburg to
which city he had been called hurri-
eddy on account of the critical illness
of his father, Mr.. James Beard. He
found his father much better and is
now convalescing nicely.
The Rebekahs held most enjoya.
BILE meeting on Wednesday evening.
Considerable business was transacted
and quite nice little sum was realiz-
ed at the end of the meeting from the
sale of pies for the benefit of the Or
phans' Home fund.
Miss Grace Morehead, of this place.
who is a graduate of the Westernport
High School, is teacher in charge of
the Chestnut Grove school. This is
Miss Morehead's first effort as a ped
agogue. She likes the work and is
quite popular with the patrons of the
school.
Mrs. Florence Collins, of Tioga. w.
Va, who accompanied the remains of
her husband to this place for burial
last week, will remain in town a short
while as the guest of her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Garland
Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rowland,
relatives of the family and mem
bers of the funeral party, returned
home on Monday.
On account of the death of his
father, and to relieve the loneliness of
his mother, Mr.. Charles Wolf will
move his family and occupy part of
the house now coupled by his mother.
Mr.. Ross Raley, mine foreman for
Masteller Coal Co., met with a very
unusual accident last week that de-
prived him of part of the index finger
of his left hand. He was walking along
the heading of one of the small seams
in STOPPING position with a sharp
axe in his hand, when he raised his
head quickly, struck the roof and was
knocked down and in falling threw his
hand across the axe, severing the fin
ger at the second joint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cross, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Grant, ST., of Cum
berland, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Grant, Jr., left Cumberland on last
Thursday afternoon for Florida Keys
where the male members of the party
will go by airship to Havana, Cuba.
The ladies will journey by boat. The
party will tour Cuba and expect to.
visit Hayti, returning in a month OF
six weeks.
The Bloomington Civic Club is wide
awake and right up-to-date in every
thing pertaining to the health and
comfort of our little town. Note how
quickly the president, Miss Edna Bry-
don, had the snow pillow at work on
Sunday morning when the snow ceased
falling and in a short time the side
walks were cleaned and one could 20
any place in town without rubbers. 1t
was especially commendable in the
thoughtfulness of the president for
the comfort of the community and
the progressive spirit of this eneE-
getic body of town workers deserves
the merits and encouragement of e9