The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-01-23
EVANSVILLE.


church at Grantsville will be sent from
lockwood, Pa, to the station at Little
{ lime during this week.
There will be seven carloads, and c. H.
Jennings is giving reduced Transports
tons rate of three dollars on the car.
making the cost of delivery of the brick
at five dollars per car. Bids for putting
up the building have not been closed as
yet, hence it is not known who will do
the work, which is to begin in the early
spring. Plans were submitted for the
approval Of the congregation on Sunday
last. The building will consist of a
roomy basement, and Sunday school
room adjoining the room designed for
public worship on the main floor; heat
will be supplied by hot air. The ques-
ton of lights has not been settled. 1t
will be remembered that bequest of
81, 500 was left to the church, by the
will of the late Sarah A. Broadwater,
on condition that church be built with
in two years of her demise, said edifice
to cost no less than $4,000, the balance
to be made up by the congregation. AS
a failure to comply with the require
ments would result in a loss of the
81. 500 legacy, it behooved the members
of the congregation. none of whom are
wealthy, to get busy and devise ways
and means to bring about the desired
result. namely, a new Lutheran church.
While $4,000 was named as the mini
mum sum, it was soon decided that that
amount would be insufficient and more
funds would have to be raised Every
body wanted new church. but to many
the raising of several thousand dollars
in so short time was an insuperable
difficulty in the way of building. 1t
was about this juncture that Providence,
that ever resourceful mistress of peo-
pies destinies took hand in the matter
by Juggling the shingles Of the roof in
such manner as TO cause the rain and
snow to come through into the building.
More than that. it always happened
that rain came up on the Sundays on
which services We're held, dripping
unsteady down on the worshippers to
their great surprise and discontinue
Several repetitions of this performance
had the desired effect of removing every
vestage of doubt in the minds of the
congregation as to the necessity of
building and a committee was organized
and plans begun at once for a new
church the maximum sum, after. careful
consideration, to be seven thousand
dollars. This is sum large enough to
dismaY even the stout heart of fol-
lower of the invincibIe Luther, but the
members of this little church are work
ing bravely, faithfully and Loyalty to
bring about the desired end. At least
thousand dollars will be given by the
members in work, and each member has
pledged him or herself to give the high
est sum at their command Already
several donations have come from inter
ested parties, and several hundred dollars
raised at lawn fetes and oyster suppers
is deposited in the First State Bank.
While as yet no outside help has been
solicited, every dollar will be appreciat-
ed and welcomed and receipt given the
donor by the treasurer of the building
committee, VIM. Winterberg, who will
keep record of all names of contribu-
tors, and the names will be published
when the building is completed. A
little more than year yet remains in
which to complete the work. the con-
summation of which is the desire of
every Lutheran heart. 1t means hard
work and sacrifice, but where there is
a will there is way, and if God be on
their side who.shall say them nav?
Considerable uneasiness has been
manifested here in regard to the small
poX outbreak at Springs, Pa, which
is but about three miles from this place.
No new cases have been reported how
ever, and as strict quarantine is be-
ing observed it Is to be hoped that there
well be no epidemic. The school child
rem and member of the grown people
of this place has been vaccinated and
every precaution is being taken to avoid
this dread disease. A case was report
ed at Jennings, Md, but later develop
ments proved the report to be mis-
take.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Hetrick, of this
place, have formally separated owing to
marital difficulties, Mrs. Hetrick re-
turning to the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Turney, of Strawn. Mr..
Hetrick. who is blacksmith by trade,
has employed a housekeeper. There
are no children.
Messrs. H. C. Bong, C. C. Miller,
Nathan Custer and j. J. Bender spent
Friday in Oakland. The trip was made
in Mr.. Miller's car.
Mrs. Irene Hayes is spending several
weeks with friends in Windber and
Meyersdale, Pa.
Miss Vida Getty has entered school
again after beng deprived of nearly
two wears studies, owing To a serious