The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-27
BITTINCER.



Some time during the night of Oc-
tober seventeenth snow began falling
in this mountain section. For more
than tWanty-four hours great white,
soggy fakes came tumbling down. By
monday on Tuesday the whole beauti-
full autumnal world, with its splendid
reds, yellows, purple and gold, was
covered by heavy wet blanket of sat
urating snow to a depth of eight to
ten inches. Forest and orchard trees
bowed, swayed, creaked and collapsed
beneath the weight of it. Automo-
biles in charge Of hatless drivers, who
had forgotten their chains, chugged,
snorted, coughed and sputtered in
their agony, as they slowly made their
strenuous way along the slippery
roads. Cattle and sheep bleated and
beloved as they shook themselves and
scurried away to the shelter of the
barn.
1t was a beautiful picture, with here
and there the brightly colored autumn
leaves and rare touches of pure green
where the early frosts had not touched
protruding from the white covering
of snow. In some sheltered hooks,
too, could be seen bright pink and red
flowers, survivors of the summer sea-
son, smiling out in full bloom above
the blanket of snow.
Fortunately during all of the storm
period the temperature remained
much above the freezing point and by
Friday the snow had gone, leaving
the earth as it was before and as it
should be in the beautiful October
time.
The local telephone company has
just received a consignment of wire
and other material and work will be
begun this week on the repairing of
their lines which have been in bad
condition for some time.
A. L. Sines, District Forest Warden,
in company with representative OF
the State Board of Forestry, were in
this section early last week and re-
paired the telephone line leading to
the State observation tower on Mea-
dow Mountain.
Messrs. Earl Stanton and Harvey
Yoder, of Grantsville, who have just
completed their work as district as
SCISSORS in District No. 3, were bust
ness callers in this village last Satur-
day afternoon.
Oscar Hetrick and family, accom-
panied by the formers parents, motor
ed to Meyersdale, Pa, last Sunday and
spent a few hours there with rela-
tives.
Merchant C. E. Ellithorp, of this vii
lage, has been suffering for some days
past as the result of very bad gath
ering on his neck.
George Wiley, an aged and lifelong
resident of this community, is con-
fined to his bed by an attack of illness.
Mrs. A. J. Oester was taken seri-
ously i'll last Saturday, but after be-
ing attended by DR.. N. r. Davis, OF
Grantsville, she is now reported as
being somewhat improved.
Most of the marketable lambs in
this section were gathered together
and sold to various dealers last week
Sheriff W. D. Casteel, Constable A
Shartzer and Deputy Sheriff Joy Grit
fifth, of Oakland, were pleasant callers
in this village one day Last week.
Rev. E. E. Campbell, Of the loca,
Lutheran church, attended the State
Sunday school convention, which was
held in Baltimore, last week.
Miss Ruth Wiley, of Akron, o., i:
spending some weeks at her home
here.
Mrs. Gustavus Stanton was callet
to Fredonia, Pa, early last week tt
attend the funeral of her brother, thu
late Arthur Jordan. He was ma
tive of the Grantsville community.