The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-08
EVANSVILLE.

Bert Ashby, of Oakland, spent day
or two of last week in this town and
vicinity.
H. c. Bong and Harry Miller were
in Oakland last Saturday, as witnesses
in the case of the Butler heirs.
Mrs. Nicholas Murphy has been quite
i'll during the past week.
Mrs c. H. Bill was confined to her
bed several days with a bad case of
grippe.
Mrs. Sophia Bong has been a sufferer
from boil on her face for the past few
days.
Miss Edna burst was afflicted with
a bad sore throat and grippe the past
week.
DAM ell Hershberger was accorded a
birthday party by his friends on Satur-
day night, the anniversary being his
sixteenth.
The Somerset Conference of the AL
legheny Synod will meet on May IT, Is.
and 10. The Conference is composed
of % pastors and % lay delegates.
The Avilton Mutual Telephone Co,
with headquarters at Aviton. Md, has
established central office in this town
with Mrs. Lewis Gingerich as central
operation. The new line will reach all
the adjacent towns, connecting W tn
the Beall line in Frostburg.
Mrs. John D. Yoder. Jr,, was taken
to the State SanatorIum, Maryland, for
treatment on Thursday. She was ac-
companied by her husband and j. j.
Bender, the trip being made in the
latter's car. Russell J. Broadwater of
Frostburg. former GrantsvilIe boy,
is also taking treatment at the same
institution.
Rev. Kirkpatrick has purchased a
Regal automobile, he and A F. Hetrick
having gone to Salisbury for that pur-
pose one day last week.
The people of Grantsville were priv
LEGGED in hearing one of their own sons
deliver a sermon in the Lutheran pulpit
on Sunday afternoon, the young man
being Victor Miller, a son of Samuel P.
Miller. now of Fredonia. Pa, but for
merry living a few miles west of Grants
vile. Mr.. Miller is in his second year
at the Selinsgrove Theological Semin-
airy. and is the first in years to go out
from here in obedience to the divine
command to preach the gospel. Mr.
Miller has very pleasing appearance,
Is earnest and sincere in his manner
and his address was much enjoyed
by a house filled with old neigh
bors and friends who were proud
to hear him. The call to this pastorate
extended to Rev. Oney of Gettysburg,
Pa, has been accepted, to take place
upon his graduation this summer.
The star system put in effect the
first of the year in the Lutheran Sun
Naf DSAooI WOlheu HlOoG successfully
the first quarter. The plan is to induce
regular attendance and consists of Civ
ing silver-plated star at the end of
the month to those not missing a Sun
day. This is to be forfeited when
absent. Those not missing during the
quarter are given gold plated star in
exchange. which they will wear and ex-
change at close of the next quarter for
solid silver, which will be exchanged at
the end of the year for solid gold star,
the latter to be presented by the Sab
bath School for 'keeps." The plan
helped arouse an interest which is stead
lily growing, several dozen silver plated
stars being awarded in February and
March. Even little Luther Miller and
Raymond Loechel, cradle roll members,
were present each Sunday during the
month of March and received a star.
Those perfect in attendance during the
whole quarter were: Bible class, j. A.
Carney teacher, nine; 1.-The Hustlers, 1"
Mrs. Irene Hayes teacher. one and
teacher; Glass in Corner, Mrs. John
Zehner teacher, three and teacher
Sunshine" class. S. R. Getty teacher,
five and teacher; Merry Maids" NJ.
S. Bong teacher, three, teacher being
absent on account of sickness. Banner
classes during the quarter were "Hust-
lers, " Sunshine Girls" and merry
Maids" for good work in February and
March. The Cradle Roll has an ex-
cellent enrolment of nineteen babies,
two having been lost by reason of re-
moval. Bible class has an enrolment
of about thirty five, with average at
tendance of about twenty. An atten-
dance card is given members being
obliged to be away and attending Sab
hate School in their absence