The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-08-18
EVANSVILLE.
By G. w. Diefenbach
James Madison burst.

usual and was engaged in performing
his morning work about the place,
having just completed assisting in the
morning milking and cleaning the
cream separator. He was working at
the milk house and not returning as
soon as his sister felt he should, she
sent his little grandson to look for
him, who found him lying face down
ward at the dairy. His death was
instantaneous, probably caused from
a heart attack. He was born May 7,
1850, being aged n years. He is sur
vived by three sons, Ross, of Akron,
Ohio, and Bruce and Harry, of near
Oakland; one brother, David burst, of
Oakland, and sister, Mary Jane, who
resided with him, and also by fifteen
grandchildren. His wife, a son and
his only daughter preceded him in
death. Services were held in the NJ.
e. church at New Germany on Mon
day morning by his PASTOR Rev. j. E..
johnson, with interment in the church
cemetery by Undertaken Winterberg.
The funeral was largely attended. Mr..
burst was held in high esteem by all
who knew him. He held every office
in the New Germany M. E. church
that it was possible for a layman to
hold and at the time of his death was
trustee and continuously Sunday
school superintendent since the con-
gregation has been worshipping in the
building now occupied, probably per-
iod of more than fifty years. His
passing is loss to the community
and the church.
A Daughter Born.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Frickey are the
proud parents of daughter, their
first child, which was born on August
9th at the Meyersdale hospital, Mey-
ersdale, Pa.
A Kansas Visitor.
Mr.. D. H. Bender, brother of ]. j.
and C. A. Bender, of Grantsville, and
of F. w. and J. H. Bender, of Springs,
Pa, who has been residing in Heeston,
Kansas, for number of years, is Wis
iting here this week with his brothers.
MIR. Bender preached in the Mennonite
church at Springs on Sunday morning.
He is president of Hesston College, a
Mennonite school located at Hesston.
Bridge Club Picnics.
The Bridge Club journeyed to Cor
ley's Lake and hotel near Uniontown,
Pa, last Tuesday where they spent
the day in water sports and playing
bridge. An elaborate dinner, served
by the hotel management, was also
enjoyed by the party. There were a
number of visitors in the party and all
are delighted with the outing.
Meeting of the Ladies' Aid.
The Reformed Ladies' Aid Society
met in the home of Mrs. Ida Hersh-
berger on Tuesday for day of sew
ing, which was unusually well attend
ed. The hostess served the noon lun-
cheon. This organization has been
engaged in making large number of
articles for sale, with view of help
ing the building fund of their church
and also to provide garments for the
needy in time of emergency.
Tidings From China.
Father Gabriel, a former pastor of
the Catholic church here, who left two
years ago to teach in college in the
Province of Kansu, China, wrote let
ter the day after the disastrous earth
quake in Kansu and which has just
been received by friends here in which
he tells about conditions at his sta
tion. He writes as follows:
yesterday morning about $50,
soon after l began early mass, we felt
an earthquake shock. The walls, cell
ing and floor suddenly began to sway
and creak and as the shocks became
more intense, we left the church and
as we stood together in the courtyard
the ground swayed back and forth like
a ship on the ocean to the accompani-
ment of rafting windows and falling
roof tiles. 1t lasted about three min
utes. When it was over we returned
to the church and l had nearly finished
reading the mass when we felt an
other slight shock. Thanks to the
local method of building, which allows
for swaying a little, practically no
damage was done in this vicinity.
This was the second earthquake l ex-
perienced. The first was on the 9th
of April, but it was not so severe as
the one that occurred yesterday"
Father Gabriel refers to the earth
quake of May 23d in which it is es-
timated over one hundred thousand
persons were killed. He also states
that on April 9th all Protestant mis-
Sionaries, for some reason unknown to
him, were called out of the Province
of Kansu, leaving only Catholic mis-
sionaries in his vicinity at the time of
the disastrous quake.
Occupies New Quarters.
The addition which doubled the size
of the Motor Service Company's build
ing at the east end of Grantsville was
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