The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-09-20

Former Senator W. McCulIoh Brown
is spending the week in Oakland doing
some engineering work for the city
government.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Lantz. of Black
stone. Va, arrived in Oakland this
morning to visit their daughter, Mrs.
Wilbur Davis.
Mrs. H. A. Loraditch and her guest
Miss Gladys Hamill, of Kitzmiller,
spent Saturday and Sunday at Addison,
Pa, where they were guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hardesty and
two sons, who were visiting Mr..
William Hollis, patient at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, have re-
turned home.
STRAYED-From MAYORS pasture
near Mt. Lake Park. some time in May.
one Jersey steer. marked with hole in
right ear. Mrs. c. j. Bunce, Mt. Lake
Park Advertisement 3O-4t
The fair for 1917 promises to eclipse
any former effort in this direction.
Liberal premiums are offered by the
management for live stock exhibits and
as an attraction two free shows will be
given each day of the fair. Make
your arrangements now so that you may
be able to attend everyday.
The Young Ladies Missionary Society
of st. Marks Lutheran church enjoyed
delightful time on Tuesday evening. AS
sembling in the Falkenstein grove about
seven O'Clock a "weiner" roast was
served after the jolly crowd participant
ed in folklore games. The affair prov
ed to be a success and about ten O'Clock
the party ended with many happy and
pleasant thoughts lingering in the
minds of those who were priveledged
to attend
Henry Mosser has the finest burnt
lime IN stock. ADV.
Mr.. Allen A. Perry, of Baltimore,
youngest son of the late MIR and Mrs.
A. A. Perry, remembered by the older
residents of Oakland when they main
tanned their home here, now owned and
occupied by Mr.. Harry Helbig on the
State Road, was the weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Pollok at their
home on Second street. The recent
visit of Mr.. Perry to the place of his
nativity was the first in nearly thirty
wears.
Miss Bess Hendrickson has been ap-
pointed clerk at the office of the Board
of Education and has assumed her new
duties, taking the place of Miss Ruth
McRobie, who recently resigned to &C.
cept position under the Agriculture
Department with headquarters at Col
lege Park, this State. Miss Hendrick-
son is a graduate of the Oakland High
School and is proving to be an efficient
clerk.
Stewards studio will close Oct. 27 for
the winter, A few kodaks to sell at re-
duced prices. Adv. 30-5t
The twentyffth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Nay
Tor, of Oakland, was quietly celebrated
on last Friday evening at the home Of
the couple on Fourth street when they
entertained at dinner DR.. and Mrs. Lo-
gan Carr, of New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
LarneY Carr, of Fairmont; Mr.. and
Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell and Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul B. Naylor, of Oakland.
Rev. John c. Ely, of Lancaster, Pa,
who was the guest of his parents, DR..
and Mrs. Ely. in Oakland for several
weeks, accompanied by Mrs. Ely, re-
turned to Lancaster Tuesday morning
where they will spend few days and
then return to Oakland for a brief stay
before Mr., Ely leaves to join the Ma
tional Army at Camp Beauregard, near
Alexandria, La, where he will be en-
gagged in Y M. C. A work among the
soldiers. Mrs. Ely will remain here for
an indefinite period.
At Deer Park with large attendance
from lodges of the state of West Vir-
ginia the ninth annual reunion of the
Benevolent and Protected Order of
Elks of West Virginia opened Monday
afternoon at Deer Park Hotel. Session
continued until Wednesday. james
Mcdowell, of Bluefeld, presided as
president of the association and Jaw
Refer, of Clarksburg, was secretary.
Charles L. Hickman. of Clarksburg. was
elected to the presidency. Golf and
tennis tournaments took place daily,
with wives and daughters of members
participating A dance was held each
evening of the session.
One Of the big rugged spots of the
Alleghanies is st. Johns Rock, probab-
ly the highest point in Maryland, To-
Gated just off the National Pike, on the
top of Big Savage Mountain, about
three miles west of Frostburg. The
altitude of St. Johns Rock is 1885 feet.
The road from the pike to the rock has
been rebuilt through private subscrip-
tion raised nv w Il Gladstone LI;+oL