The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-09-22
EVANSVILLE.
By G. w. Diefenbach
Calvin Herring.

SdIfih
Calvin Herring met death almost
instantly on Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER 18th, at Evans Station, a point
where the Connellsville highway
crosses the tracks of both the Balti-
more and Ohio and the Pennsylvania
railroad and just short distance to
the north of Uniontown, Pa. Mr.
Herring had been to his farm at Haz-
elton, West Va, attending to some
work going on there and was on his
way home at Mount Braddock, Pa, a
mining town six miles north of Union
town. He had crosses the tracks of
the B. & 0. safety, but was run down
by a wreck train on the Pennsylva-
MIA. The Pontiac car which he was
driving was crushed as if it had been
a paper shell and Mr.. Herring was
terribly mangled and crushed. He
was rushed to the Uniontown Hospital
but died before the ambulance carry
ing him reached the institution. The
funeral was held from the Grantsville
Lutheran church on Friday afternoon
Of last week, Rev. j. E. Whitacre, of
Uniontown, Pa, assisted by Rev. S. D.
Sigler, of Salisbury, had the funeral
service in charge. Burial was in the
Grantsville cemetery. He is survived
by his wife, who is a daughter of
Mr.. U. G. Wiley, of town, by two
children: Thelma, aged II, and Blaine,
aged 9; by his mother, six brothers
and seven sisters. Mr.. Herring was
we'll known here, having lived at
Boynton, Pa, for several years. He
was employed by the Rainey Coal
Corporation of Mount Braddock. He
was born at Hazelton, W. Va, and on
the farm which he owned at the time
of his death. He was aged 43 years
and was a member of the Brethren
church at Salisbury and of the Junior
Order No. 167 of Uniontown.
Miscellaneous Shower.
On Saturday evening a miscellane-
Gus shower was given for Miss Helen
Loechel at the home of Miss Esther
Zehner by Misses Mary Miller, Es-
Their Zehner and Mrs. Christine Ben
der. Miss Loechel received many
useful and pretty gifts. The rooms
were beautifully decorated in pink
and white. This color scheme was
also used in the refreshments. The
evenings entertainment was $500" in
which Miss Loechel was winner of the
first prize and Miss Helen Folk, the
consolation prize. Those attending
were Mrs. Harold Boucher, Mrs. Allen
J. Bender, Mrs. C. S. Zeller, Mrs.
Harold Miller, Mrs. Harry Bender,
Misses Helen Loechel, Rudy Dahlgren,
Hattie Deatherage, Helen and Fern
Folk, Myra Custer, Elizabeth Engle,
Delta Gannt, Alverta and Mary Mil
Ter. Miss Loechel's engagement to Mr..
Ernest Keim was recently announced
and the wedding will take place in the
near fture.
In Honor of Mrs. J. H. Dorsey.
Miss Christina Winterberg and
Mrs. Ella B. Keller entertained on
Thursday in honor of Mrs. j. H. Dor
sey, who will soon leave Grantsville
for California. A number of Mrs.
Dorsey's most intimate friends were
present. The afternoon was spent
most pleasantly together in games in
which Mrs. Truman Frankhouser, of
Keyser, w. Va, won first prize. Mrs.
Dorsey was given the guest prize.
Snake Bite Results Fatally.
Word has been received here by
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Shope,
OF Watsondale, Pa, near Guard, Gar
rett county, that their youngest son
died one day last week at the Confu-
ence Hospital as the result of a snake
bite, and after suffering untold agony.
The lad was eleven years of age, quite
active and of jolly disposition. He
attended corn roast several weeks
ago near his home which was held by
a party of friends and neighbors on
the river bank. During the course of
the evening another boy attempted to
take an ear Of corn from him and in
the rivalry which ensued they rolled
down bank toward the river. Young
Slope afterward said that he felt a
singing sensation in his arm and
also in his leg, but thought it was a
bee sting and nothing was done for it..
After returning to his home the boy
became very i'll and his father rushed
him to the hospital, but it was too
late to remove the venom from his
system. 1t is believed that he was
bitten by copperhead. The marks
on the boys arm and leg indicate that
the snake was large one.
Lawn improvement.
A most artistic and pleasing lawn
fence and grape arbor has just re-
Gently been erected by Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Stanton at their home here. 1t
is built of california Red Wood; the