The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-11
EVANSVILLE.

man at this place, has bought lot at
the west end of town, formerly be-
longing to Miss Jane Smouse of Oak
land. MIR. Shirer will probably build a
residence in the near future.
Daniel Hershberger has recovered
from the measles and the other chill
dren, Grace, Wilbur and Merle, are now
confined to their beds with the same
malady, all, however, doing nicely.
Stone House Farm is being brighten
ed up with new paper and paint. Ward
Beachy and son Forest are doing the
work.
Senator Zihlman from Cumberland
was Grantsville visitor last week ac-
companied by Lloyd Schaefer.
Mrs. j. o. Getty is the guest of her
sister in-law, Mrs. Alice Getty, at Mey-
ersdale, this week.
Mrs. Catherine Engle, who was quite
i'll for awhile, is now about the house
again and improving finely.
Gus VIM. Zeller of Frostburg has
been a guest of his brother. C. S. Eel
Ter, 'or the week-en
Clarence burst has been employed
for the summer by DR.. Bowen as hostler
and chauffeur.
H. A. Flautt of Somerfield was
Grantsville visitor this week.
A. ]. Oester, State Forestry Warden,
has been engaged the past few weeks
in experimenting the trimming of trees
along the pike and near the telegraph
wires.
Paul Tissue of Somerfeld spent sew
eral days in Grantsville.
A. j. Shirer of Somerfield will begin
his auto-bus hire between that place
and Frostburg on May 2nd, going twice
week and stopping in Grantsville en-
route.
Mrs. Fes:er Fazenbaker of Bittinger
was business visitor here Thursday.
A family from Pittsburgh have rent
ed the Evans bungalow at the Cassel-
man river and will probably take pos
session in June and remain all summer.
Thomas LaYman. living east of here
along the National Pike, is in a very
precarious condition, owing to cancer
of the stomach. He was brought home
from the Miners Hospital at Frost
burg last week where an X-ray txami-
nation regarding his condition was
made.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Offutt, Bruce
Browning and Benz. H. Sincell were
among the many Oakland people in
Grantsville recently.
j j. Bender, VIM. Winterberg and
Samuel Hershberger were Frostburg
and Cumberland visitors Saturday.
Misses Nora, Catherine and Althea
burst spent Sunday with Mrs. Tom
Hetrick.
J. W. Humbird and family and Mr..
and Mrs. G. d. Landwehr were among
the Cumberland people in Grantsvlle
Sunday.
w. G. Hitchins, DR.. |. l.. Ritter, j. B.
Williams and daughter, Clifton Jeffries
and party and numerous other Frost
burg people were motor visitors here.
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Winifred Bong entertained the
Girls Club and few young men at her
home on Thursday night, games being
the diversion. The guests included
Misses Ruth Keller, Angela Getty.
Blanche Miller. Marie Common, and
Beulah Bender, Messrs. VIM. Gnagey,
Chas. Keller, john Livengood, Urban
Blocher, John and Emons Younkin,
Delicious refreshments were served.
A surprise party was rendered Clar-
ence Gingerich on Friday night the oc-
casion beng his thirteenth birthday.
The young guests included Masters
Frank and William Getty, Frank
Beachy. Henry burst, Henry Bong,
Albert Miller, Webster Bittinger, Harry
and Oliver Bender, Floyd Miller and
Emerson Hayes; Misses Edna Ginger
ich, Mary Miller. Marjorie and Mildred
Bong, Irma Swauger, Nina Younkin,
Hilda BeachY, Margaret Getty and
Althea Engle Refreshments were
served by the mother of the little host
who received a number of handsome
presents.
A beautiful new Packard organ has
been purchased for the Reformed
church, having been selected by Rev.
E. S. Hassler of Lake, o., and shipped
from Fort Wayne, Ind. The instru-
ment is a free-will offering from the
members of the Sunday school, the diff
ferent classes of which have raised the
necessary money themselves. A new
communion table and pulpit chairs will
be purchased in the near future.
Edward Roberts, of the firm of Klotz
& Roberts, garage men, has moved into
the house recently owned by Memo
Miller, but purchased by Lewis Diefen-
bach who rents to Mr.. Roberts. Mr..
Klotz the senior partner, who will prob
ably move his family here from Bttin-
oar is at nrasent BOARDING. with hrS