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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

At one time, it is stated, Captain
Conley came to his home and noting
the peaches were ripe, asked his wife
to make a peach cobbler for him. As
she went to the kitchen doing this, he
sat on the porch, his sword and side
arms unbuckled from his waist and
lying at his side. Mrs. Conley, in the
Kitchen, heard his chair hit the porch
floor with a thump, heard him sweep
up his sidearms and dash down the
porch steps.
She hurried out, saw him disappear
ing, and yelled out to know the cause.
"Thc Rebs are coming over the back
fence" the fleeing captain replied.
And sure enough a group Of them
were tumblng over the back fence
just then. Mrs. Conlcy, according to
the story ran after him, thinking that
the soldiers would not fire if woman
were in the road. In this she was mis-
taken. They did fire, and one of the
bullets riccochetcd off a rock and
struck her just above the heart. Its
force was nearly spent, however, and
it stuck in her dress without really in
iuring her. She preserved the bullet as
a memcnto of the first time she ever
burned a peach cobbler." Her husband
escaped uninjured this time, but later
was wounded and some years after
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
FIVE LADEN BOATS SENT
TO THE EAST

when everything had been arrang-
ed, five canal boats, loaded with pro-
ducts of the mines and destined for
the eastern market, were passed thru
the locks, amid the salvos Of artillery
from the Eckhart battery and music
by the bands. William Price, the dis
tinguished lawyer, then assembled the
deck of one of the boats and delivered
an address on behalf of the people of
Cumberland. General James McCoale
replied"
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the visitors, officers of the canal COM
pany and a large number of citizens
embarked on the canal boat, c. B.
Fisk, which had been fitted up for
their reception, and proceeded down
the canal, followed by the Eckhart
Artillery with their guns on another
boat. The coal boats Southampton, -
"Elizabeth," "Ohio," and "Delaware''
belonged to the Merchants Line, Nc
kaig and Agnew; and the Freeman
Rawdon' belonging to the Cumberland
Line of Mr.. Ward, brought up the
rear.
The account says the passage down
was enliven by musicdsodx-Kad, gina
the waterway thronged by crowds,
was enlivened with music and firing
Of cannon by the artillery.
The reception boat went down ten
miles and tied up by spring where
the guests disembarked, had refresh
ments and then returned to partake of
dinner served by a committee.
A dinner was served at night at
Barnums Hotel, toasts were drunk
and dance followed, attended by
many prominent men and women of
the city and county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
ACCIDENT

Lutheran Church Service Sunday
In St. Paups Lutheran church SER
vices will be held on Sunday: Sun
day school at ten o'clock a. m, and
divine worship at II o'clock.
Mid Year Examinations Are On
Mid-year examinations were begun
in the High school on Monday morn
ing.
Basketball Games
A basketball game to be played by
both girls and boys is scheduled for
Thursday evening at Oakland.
Scores for game played at Grants
vile last Friday were: Boys 1928,
Grantsville winning; girls, 1921, Ac-
cident winning.
Personals
Cpl. Charles Herring, West Palm
Beach, Fla, is spending a 15-day fur
Tough here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Herring
Sgt. Guy f. BroadWater, of the
Army Air Base, Venice, Fla, is spend
ing three-weeks' furlough here with
his aunt, Mrs. w. A. Speichcr, and
other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Turney have re-
ceived a message stating that their
son, NJ Sgt Wayde Turney, has been
assigned to an overseas destination.
Ross Speichcr attended a meeting
of Farm Bureau insurance agents on
Wednesday of last week at Hagers-
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Margrotf an
nounced the birth of son on Satur-
day, January 27, at Memorial Hos
pital, Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Speicher and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Richter spent Saturday with Rev and
Mrs. George Kunkle at Scottdale, Pa
Mrs. Charles Dewitt, who spent a
week with her husband at Richmond,
Va, has returned to the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Humber
son.
Mrs. William Miller spent several
days this week with Mr.. and Mrs. B.
o. Aiken.
Mr.. and Mrs George Vail and son
visited Mr.. and Mrs John Hetrick and
Mr., and Mrs. Kenneth Pyle at Add
son, Pa, one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Zehncr and son,
Grantsville, were dinner guests on
Sunday of Mrs. w. A. Speichcr
Miss Rose Smith spent several
days last week with her sister, Mrs.
Carl Nicholson, Confluence.
Ross Speicher and family were din
ner guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Baker Grantsvilc
Mrs. Carl Nicholson and children.
of Confluence, are spending this week
with her mother, Mrs. P. NJ. Smith.
Mrs. Harrison Kamp and daughter,
of Baltimore, spent the weekend here
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Wahl.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rose, Balti-
more, spent the past weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sebold. Upon
their return to Baltimore they were
/ accompanied by Mrs. Glenn Humber
son and son, who will visit in the city
a few days.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Fire Department Called To Flue
Fires Yesterday

The Oakland Fire Department
members were called out twice yes
tcrday to help cXtinguish fluc fires
and to guard against the possible
spread of flames. There was no
damage in either case.
The first call was about 7 o'clock
a. M, from the home of David w.
Walter Reese street, while the second
came about o'clock p. M, from the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Butt,
Liberty street
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

It:
con the previous day a number Of
gentlemen arrived in Cumberland to
participate in the ceremonies. Among
them were General James McCoale,
president, and John Pickell, William
Cost Johnson, William A. Bradley,
George Schley and s. P. Smith, direc-
tors of the Canal company; eX-Gov-
ernor Sprigg, General Tench Thigh
man and j. VanClear, State agent;
United States Senator William Mer-
rick, John l.. Skinner, Henry Addison.
Mayor of Georgetown, D. c., and
number of others from Maryland and
Virginia.
"Col. John Pickell was accompanied
by the band of the Independent Blues
of Baltimore, who soon after their ar
rival made their appearance on the
portico of the United States Hotel and
rendered a variety of selections. At
$50 on Thursday morning, large as
before the United States Barnum's
Hotel. About this time, the Eckhart
Artillery, with battery of two pieces,
arrived and performed various mill
tary evolutions. At o'clock a process
sion was formed, the Eckhart Artil-
lery in front, escorted by the band of
the Baltimore Blues, and followed by
the visitors, officers of the Canal
Company and others. Behind these
were the Mayor and City Council of
Cumberland, and in their rear large
procession Of the citizens of Allegany
county, preceded by the Mechanics
Band of Cumberland. The procession
marched the streets in the direction
of the canal lock, gathering numbers
as it advanced, until when that point
was reached there was an immense
assembly of all ages.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
FAMILY MUCH DIVIDED
IN GREAT CONFLICT

Capt. Conley and his father served
with the Union forces, while his
three brothers served with the Con-
federacy, and his mother was a Con-
fcderte sympathizer. In this mixed
relation, Captain and Mrs. Conley
came into much valuable information
about the Confederate movements,
which it was frequently Mrs. Conlcy's
1utV ~ mass on
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

A Senate committee voted l4-5
against the appointment of Henry
Wallace as secretary of commerce,
At same time the group decided Is
to 4 to strip commerce department of
reconstruction finance corporation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Garrett Hunting Tales; Believed
Had Rival; Winter Nights
Revived; Women Spies

Considering the fact that there was
nothing better to do on pioneer even
ings in Garrett county than to sit
around the fire and talk Of the chase,
one can see how these story telling
champions rose to great heights. They
didn't have books, for books were an
unnecessary evil about which they
knew little and cared less. Anyway, it
would have been difficult to secure a
novel that would have been half so
exciting as their own simple lives. SO
they all tried for the evening prize,
which was nothing more than the en-
vious grunts which announced that
their companions had been licked
Thomas Wilson, Of Garrett county,
was one of Western Maryland's noted
hunters in the period 1870 He talked
of an extremely exciting day in the
woods. Here's proof:
Once while camping under large
tree for the night, he was awakened
by violent storm and falling timber
He crept to safety under large fall
len tree. When dawn came and the
storm abated, he began to try to find
his bearings Looking over the fallen
tree which had given him protection,
he noticed deer not far away look
ing at him. He fired, but when the
smoke had cleared away the deer was
still looking at him.
thinking that he had missed, he
loaded carefully, aimed carefully and
fired again. But still the deer looked
over the log. Resolving to kill it, he
fired twice more, and the deer dsap-
pcared after the last shot Making his
way to the place where the deer had
stood he was amazed to find not one
hut four deer lying dead on the
ground"
One thing peculiar about these old
hunters is the fact that they never
went out for one thing that they didn't
bring back at least two, or five, or a
| whole pack. They were good at that.
KILLED CHASING BEAR
AFTER CHASE-UP TREE
An old-timer wrote that having en-
countcred huge grizzly bear one day
and having but one shot, he was
forced to flee and keep his remaining
ball for a greater emergency. But it
seems that the bear was a persistent
animal, and followed so close to the
hunters heels that he was forced to
climb tree. On his way out to a
small limb his muskct was acciden-
tally discharged, but not in vain, for
the ball lodged in the bears brain.
The impact, however, knocked the
hunter into a river below which broke
! his fall. When he emerged to skin his
unWantcd prize, he found the two
pockets of his coat each held fine
liftccn-inch trout. And he had had d
bath.
Perhaps the best known of all hun.
tcrs of that day was Meshach Brown.
ing, author Of Forty -four Years OF
the Life Of Hunter" book which
stirs the imagination to its peak.
Characteristic Of the whole book j,
his story about the time one of hi.
sons had wounded deer but had no
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
GALA TIME MARK ED
OPENING OF c. & O. CANAL

There is often inquiry regarding
the opening of navigation on the now
abandoned Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal at Cumberland. The occasion, Oc-
tobcr 10, 1850, was marked by great
celebration and elaborate ceremonies
by the residents of Cumberland and
visitors. There was parade, banquet
and ball.
Scharf's History of Western Mary
land gives the following account Of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
TOLLIVER CHILD'S STORY
BRINGS THE MEDAL

The priZe-winner of all Garrett
county tale-tellers was one Toliver
Childs, who was born in Garrett coun-
ty, then Allegany county, in 1909.
Like all the rest, Mr.. Childs was also
great hunter and prided himself on
being the best shot in the country.
With his favorite dog one evening
he was following a path toward home
when they started up a deer The deer
"lit out" down the woods at break
neck speed with the dog Immediately
behind. 1t was proved that the buck
was no fool. for he purposely led the
dog toward a young sapling, jumped
quickly to the side and let the dog
crash into it, head first. The poor an
lmal hit the tree so hard that he was
split into halves from head to tail.
His master rushed to the scene and
quickly bound the two halves together
tying them securely. But in his haste,
he got two legs up and two down. At
ter careful nursing the dog recovered.
Yes, and he made better hunting dog
than before the accident, for he would
run while on two legs, then flip over
and run a while on the other two
CARL 2. 2 49,. -.
Having developed particular grudgc
against deer, he would overtakc and
run down the fastest in the noun
tains-and there were some fast ones
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

useful to his commanding officers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fawver Conley lies
buried in the cemetery at Berkeley
Springs. She was a half-sister to H.
w. C"Bud") Fawver, B. and O. en-
gineer.
Mrs. Conley found out some infor-
nation that Belle Boyd had carried
to the Confederate armies. Mrs. Con-
ley promptly carried the information
to the Union forces, with the result
that the Confederate information was
discussed and their forces given a
severe check.
PUBLICLY SLAPPED BELLE
is STORY HANDED DOWN
Some days later, according to the
tory, Belle Boyd met Elizabeth Con-
ley on the street. Words passed and
Elizabeth Conley slapped Belle Boyd's
face. As a result of this, Belle caused
Mrs Conlcy to be arrested by the Con-
federate forces, who started South
with her.
Mrs. Conley's father, Mr. Fawver,
hurried to notify her husband, and
Captain Conley started with a small
force to attempt the rescue of his
wife. He made his way through the
Confederate lines below Harper's
Ferry, and not only rescued his wife,
but brought back so prisoners.
According to her son, in Council
! Bluffs, Iowa, and her grandson, James
Carter, Of Berkeley Springs, Mrs,
Con!ey at one time was carrying dis
patches for the Union forces when
she was captured by the Confederates.
She carried suitcase and the soldiers
started first a search of her suitcase
AS they ran through and completed
search of the articles of clothing she
bad in the suitcase, they handed them
to her and she threw them over her
| arm. In doing this, she managed to
slip from her bosom the packet of dis
patches for which they were looking
and buried it among the clothing on
her arm. The clothing in the suitcase
all seached, she dropped the armful
including the papers, back in it; the
Confederate soldiers searched her and
the rest of her effects, but of course
found nothing, Mrs. Conley was al
lowed to go, and delivered her mes
SapeS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

the war died from the effects of the
wound. He was captured three times
by the Confederates, it is stated, es-
Gaping each time, once by the aid Of
his brother, who was serving with
the Confederate forces.
The last eighteen years of Mrs.
Conley's life were spent in Morgan
county, on the farm known as the
Shad Fisher place in Cacapon district,
where she resided for several years,
moving from there to the village of
Great Cacapon.
Mrs. Conley was very fond of fish
ing, and was an expert in the use of
the rod and reel Despite her advanced
years, she was very active and much
Of her spare time was spent along the
banks of Cacapon river.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
STRANGE STORY OF CRESAP
MD INDIAN WOMAN

AND INDIAN WOMAN
A little Altoona schoolboy, accom-
panied by his small boy cousin from
Clinton county, paid visit and decked
the grave of their ancestor, Captain
Michael Cresap, in Trinity church.
yard, New York City. Not far from
the last resting place Of the most
famous Of the Long Knives" are the
tombs Of Alexander Hamilton, Robert
Fulton and Commodore Lawrence. 1t
is far cry from the present to those
long ago days of ITS, when Captain
Cresap reached New York with his
company of riflemen to join General
Washington's forces at Boston.
Cresap was under suspicious of hav-
ing led the massacre Of the family of
Chief James Logan, brother of old
Captain John Logan, for whom Logan
valley (Pa) is named, also the Logan
spring at Tyrone, which slaughter oc-
CURED in 1774. There is not a drop of
my blood in the veins Of any living
creature!' sorrowfully declared Logan
in his great oratorical lament, and
vowed revenge
In the tavern on what is now
Church street there was Shawnee
kitchen girl. Looking through the
"Dutch' door into the room where the
officers were waiting for supper,
she noticed a short, dark man, with
STRAINS of straight blade hair hanging
over eyes of equal blackness. Unlike
most frontiersmen, he was clean
shaven, except for a few dark hairs
on his upper lip. His mouth was thin
and hard, the expression from his
deep set eyes cruel and menacing.
who is that little man who looks
so much like an Indian?" said the kit
chen girl, addressing a half-breed
Shinnccock waiter from Paumanok
Long Island).
THAT is Captain Michael Crcsap
OF the FIRST Rlt1c Battalion"
, "Crcsap, the Indian killer" qucrcd
the girl.
"Thc very samc,' replied the half
breed waiter.
+ Captain Cresap enjoyed his supper
immensely and retired to his room
early. In the morning he did not APP
pear. The door was broken down and
Cresaps body lay stiff and cold on
the bed
Pneumonia" heart disease" and
Il half dozen other maladics, includ-
/ ing "quinsy," were given out as the
cause of his death. A solemn cortegc,
, with Lieutcnant-C Colonel Alexander
Hamilton among the honorary pail
bearers, followed his bier to Old Trim
ity.
/ Back in Pennsylvania, in the camps
of the Indians, it was said: "Cresar
died Of - ison," Logan was avenged
! Altoona Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
LEE CARL'S SCRAPBOOK

BY FRANK LEE CARL
Series of Articles Prepared by a staff
Writer On the Cumberland Sunday Times
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01

been able to find it. Meshach was kind,
so the next day he started out to find
the deer and put it out of its misery.
Finding its tracks he followed them
through the woods until tempting
panther tracks crossed the deer's
course.
Mr.. Browning invariably found 9TH
er tracks, and this case being no eX-
ception, he forgot his humanitarian
purpose and allowed himself to be dis
concerted by the larger game. He
tracked the panther, killed it with
zone ball which entered the head right
between the eyes" and also got two
deer and a large bear on his way
home.
Garrett county animals used to do
ell kinds of favors for hunters, but
Holmes Wiley asked no favors.
One evening while walking home
from his job of clearing, his little dog
let him know that a panther was fol-
lowing them. Wiley Immediately
turned and scared "the eleven-foot
animal" away, that being nothing, be-
cause Mr., Wiley often scared things
away.
But he wasn't finished-no indeed.
He made back to the spot the next
day with a gun and found the pam
Their reclining on log near the spot
from which he had been scared away
the night before. Bang. And the pam
Their was dead, killed by shot that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Basketball Games

A basketball game to be played by
both girls and boys is scheduled for
Thursday evening at Oakland.
Scores for game played at Grants
vile last Friday were: Boys 1923,
Grantsville winning; girls, 1921, Ac-
cident winning.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
Turning Over An
Old Leaf
BY PHILIP A. GLADHEIM

1There were faces to remember in the
Valley of the Shadow;
There were faces unregarded, there
were faces to forget;
There were fires of grief and fear that
are a few forgotten ashes;
There were sparks of recognition that
are not forgotten yet"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-02-01
BURNED PEACH COBBLER
FIG URES IN ESCAPE

duty to pass on.
Evening star., 1945-12-15
HELP MEN end WOMEN

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in modern techniaues in shoe drawing; free
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advertisine. HAHN's SHOE STORE. ith
and K sts. NV.
BAKER, high wages; meals, uniforms. hos
pitaliZation free: pleasant working condl
tons Apply MT. Chiusano. cHILD's RES
TAURANT. ] $40 N. Y. ave. NV.
BEAUTY OPERATOR, salary plus commits
sion, in busy Connecticut ave. shop: hours
to 6. 5 days week Apply HEADS. 1928
Connecticut ave. NV. DE. 5sl1.
BOOKKEEPING machine operator. MGR
full or part time. ewes. or Sat. in woman's
IIO9 6 st. NV Mr. Moorehead, 5th floor
BOOKKEEPER, knowledge of tipping; con-
tractors once Box 358-z, Star. 15'
COUPLE. colored nice home: woman
to 90 housework man to work elsewhere
Silver Spring area; SH. 40Sl
FOOD AND FOUNTAIN CLERKS, age II
or over: experience not necessary, as VI
will train you: good pay while learning
uniforms furnished and laundering free
Apply at any PEOPLES DRUG STORE ol
employment Office, II P st. ne
SATioNAL AcADEMY OF BRoADcAsT-
TWo 1Nt, Co Cory BOYS OR GIRLS at one.
steady employment: twenty and twenty
i've dollars: f1ve-day week and overtime
Apply trafic department. ASSOCIATED
PRESS, $50 Star Building.
Evening star., 1945-12-15

Miss Jane Shirley Rice, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Hilda A. Rice and the
late William Dudley Rice, yester-
day became the bride of Sergt.
Wendell r. Johnson, U. S. M. c., the
son of Mrs. Hubert Taylor Of st.
Louis, Mo-, in a double-ring cere-
mony in the Lutheran Church OF
the Reformation. The Rev. Roy
r. Sloop oficiated.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Mr.. Alfred j.
Dickerson of Charleston, w. Va.
wore a white satin basque gown
trimmed in lace. She wore . I'm
gertip veil and headdress Of orange
blossoms and carried q shower bou-
quet of white roses. Her maid OF
honor, Miss Anita Intellini, was
gowned in peach satin, while her
bridesmaids, Mrs. Virginia Lee
Greer and Miss Virginia Gilbert,
wore dresses Of blue faille.
Corol. Andrew ]. Van de Sande, q.
S. M. c., was best man, and the ush-
ers were S/Sergt. Austin Greer and
Corpl. Alfred w. Dodson, also OF
the Marine Corps.
After a trip to st. Louis, Mo-, the
couple will make their home in
Washington. The bridegroom saw
80 months of service with the armed
forces in the South Pacific.
Evening star., 1945-12-15

daughter of Mrs. c. Walter Young
of New York, and formerly of Wash
ington, became the bride of 1t.
G.g) William Alden Root, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alden Root Of
Hingham,' Mass, at a ceremony in
bingham yesterday evening. The
bride is the daughter of the late C..
Walker Young, Manchurian au-
thority who worked with the Lytton
Commission of the League of Ma
tions and the United States Tariff
Commission.
The brides gown was of ice blue
with a fingertip veil and her head
dress was Of seed pearls, sequins and
beads which her grandmother had
worn when she was married.
1t. Root is on a 30-day leave after
is months in the South Pacific
where he was radar officer for a
division of destroyer escorts. He is
a graduate of Colorado College. Mrs.
Root is finishing her senior year at
Medill School of Journalism at
Northwestern University.
OF interest to a large circle of
their friends in Washington is the
marriage of Mrs. Naomi Mueller
McDade to 1t. Comdr. John Richard
Harris, U. S. G. G., which took place
yesterday morning in New York
City. The bride is the daughter OF
one of the oldest families in Pensa-
cola, Fla. 1t. Comdr. Harris is a
native of Washington, Va, and is
at present assigned to the U. S. s.
Monticello.
Miss Henrietta Wardell Of Felts
Mill, N. Y, and Miss Ruby Brett
kreutz of San Antonio, Tex, were
the brides attendants. 1t. Earl D.
Chilcote of Boston, Mass. and War
rant Of1cer M. j. Connolly of Lynn,
Mass, were ushers.
At the present time, 1t. Comdr
and Mrs. Harris are residing in
Washington.