The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-07-08
EVANSVILLE.

, IOUHu at the CaSSelman Motel.
DR.. and Mrs. R. C. Bowen spent
several days at the formers home at
Paran, Nd, Mrs. Bowen going on to
+ Denison. Ohio. to spend d week with
/ relatives.
+ Communion service was held on July
4th at the Lutheran church Prepare
tory services Friday preceding.
/ There will be no service in the Re-
formed church for the next three weeks
unless otherwise announced. the next
/ service being July %.
Mrs. J. o. Getty had the misfortune
to step on rusty nail inficting an
( ugly wound in her foot, the nail pene-
trating almost entirely through. Rene
dial agencies were applied and Mrs.
Getty Is taking an enforced vacation
while her two pretty daughters Angela
and Vida. look after the homework.
/ Prof. Allen j. Miller of Wooster
/ University, Wooster, O., who visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel j.
] A'AAAA~AJ oN " mt last WSGh, VIII
| spend the summer vacation in England
/ IN company with another professor of
| Wooster University, in research work.
The cry of fire" brought every one
in the village to the street when it was
/ found that the new cottage recently
completed by Memo j. Miller had
caught atire from the kitchen fue. The
/ fire engine at once started for the
scene. as did also the entire population
of the village to render aid. Mrs.
Miller and little son were attending a
party at Mrs. Mahlon Miler's of THE
Naples" and Mr.. Miller was busy at
the garage, both blissfully ignorant of
the peril of their pretty new home. A
passing automobile party, seeing the
smoke and flames issuing from the
chimney, ran in and finding the flames
brushing through the chimney near the
window, snatched up a pail of milk
which sat near. and partially extinguish-
ed the blaze. The quick appearance of
Mr.. Miller and the neighbors upon the
scene with buckets of water soon put
the little cottage out of danger. Thanks
20 the timely arrival of the autoists
and villagers. broken window, a few
dollars worth of damage and an
empty milkpail was the only loss in
cured.
Mrs. Marion Broadwaser and family
attended the Lincoln Chautauqua at
Frostburg last week.
Arthur Lawton and Bert Ashby of
Oakland, attended our Sd of July rally.
Saturday last was a big day in
Grantsville-parade, park exercises,
dinner, demonstration on land and in
water, torchlight procession on water,
campfire rally and dancing, all of which
drew an immense crowd of people from
Garrett county and Alleganv county,
this state, and Somerset county, Pa. 1t
was memorable day in the history of
this district. Grantsville is living in the
full enjoyment of this century. Moth
ing too good for our people.
Mrs. II. A. Schaefer and son Donald
of Grantsville, spent Sunday with rela-
tives and friends at Springs. Pa.
Misses Ethel Stanton and Vida Getty
of Grantsville, and DR.. Lloyd Loechel
and Floyd Stanton Of Salisbury, Pa,
mOtored to Addison where they were
dinner guests at the new Rush Hotel.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Clyde Wagner, Misses
Nina Harding and Charlotte Boyer, E.
E. Haselbarth, Dr. Lloyd Loechel and
Floyd Stanton of Salisbury, Pa. Mrs.
Hess Baker of Lancaster, and Misses
Mae Boucher and Leota Stanton of
Grantsville, were guests at beauti-
fully appointed dinner given by Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Engle at their home
at Salisbury in celebration of the second
anniversary of their marriage.
The Sd at Grantsvills the Boy Scouts
and Camp Fire Girls of Frostburg,
Grantsvil!e and Elk Lick, Pa, held
three DAYS barbecue IN Observance If
July 4.
The affair was held Saturday, Sum
dav and Monday.
More than two tho lsand people at
tended, the visitors being chiefly far
mers of Garrett county ard automobile
parties from Frostburg and Elk Lick.
There were 90 automobiles parked in
the grounds on Sunday alone.
The set program of the occasion
carried out Saturday was well execut-
ed and proved immensely pleasing to the
boys and girls who took part as well as
to the hundreds who looked on. 1t in
cluded a parade from the National
Hotel. Grsntsville, to Casselman Park.
Boy Scout drills and demonstrations
at the park, dancing at Casselman
Cabin and great display of fire works
at night on the river bank.
DR.. l. L. Ritter, of Frostburg, ar
ranged the demonstration. He was as
sisted by a committee of three Scouts.
Alden Hamill, Joseph Brophy and
Louis Sluss.
Casselman Park is located en- the
Casseiman river near Grantsville. 1t