The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-01-31
EVANSVILLE,

der the new management Immediately
following the closing OF the deal. Mayor
Bong has not made public any definite
business plans for the future, but ex-
poets to turn his attention to the coal
industry for the winter. Mr.. Bender
has retained the services of Mrs. Irene
Hayes in the store and placed his son,
Allan Bender, as assistant in the work.
Miss Hazel Younkin has been appoint
ed teacher of the Ridgely school and
entered upon her new duties on Tues
day. She has found lodging at the
hospitable home of Mrs. George Stahl
near Davis and:will be home Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Il. P. Miller entertained the
FOrtnightly Club on Thursday after
noon, the following ladies being pre-
sent: Mesdames Fred Livengood, J. j.
Glotfelty, NJ. T. Bender, Phineas
Boucher, C. S. Zeller, Stewart Roda-
mer, j. U. Stanton, W. C. LoecheI and
Joel H. Miller. Delicious refreshments
were served. The trip was made IN ].
U. Stanton's sled.
The Lutheran Sunday school was re-
organized for the year on Sunday last
the officers and teachers now being: o.
A. b. c. President, H P. Miller; Vice
President, H. c. Bong; Teacher and
Secretary, Miss Christine Winterberg;
Treasurer, Miss Dorothy Younkin;
Superintendent of school, j. H. Miller;
Assistant Superintendent and Organist,
Mrs. J. j. Bender; Treasurer, John
Zehner: Secretary, Irma Swauger;
Librarians, Mary Miller and Viola
Swauger; Teachers. Beginners, Mrs. C.
S, Ze!ier; Primary, Mrs. J. H. Miller;
Juniors, Mrs. J. j. Bender; Girls Inter
mediate, Mrs. S. r. Getty; Senior,
Miss Katharine Grove. The members
OF other schools closed for the winter
are cordially invited to worship here.
| Services at 10 q. m. until further notice.
The continued zero weather has been
rather hard lines for the mailcarrlers
who have had their resourcefuIness and
ingenuity taxed in keeping themselves
and passengers from freezing. The
Salisbury mail carriers have come the
nearest to solving the problem of keep
ing warm. Simon Miller, who had
charge of the route until last week. mad
made a covering for his vehicle, splen-
didly artistic and beautifully compact,
of heavy carpet, that defied the ele-
ments and kept the travellers comfort
able Floyd Yoder, theme man who
took charge recently, has introduced
another novel arrangement, consisting
of an automobile top wonderfully,
beautifully and foarfully erected over a
big two-horse sled, and tor the insight
ticant sum OF so cents, the passenger
can be "sEug as a bug in a rug, with
al! The delights OF an auto ride ard
81 iLhing party in one. Try it, every
body while the snow lasts.
Rev. and Mrs. Price and family who
spent several months in Baltimore,
Cumberland and Piedmont, w. Va, are
nov at the Casselman Hotel pending
the completion Of parsonage repairs.
Mrs. Lewis Gingerich has been SUI
feriDg from an abscess on her knee the
past lew weeks.
Master Emerson Hayes has returned
from a visit to his aunt. Mrs. J. C.
Grady. at Midland, Nd.
Miss Ethel BIoadwater spent few
days in Cumberland and Frostburg last
week.
Margaret Getty spent several DAYS Of
last week as The guest of Miss Helen
Engle Of EngIewood.
jerome Thomson, coal operator, a
guest at the Victoria Hotel, spent the
weekend in Frostburg with his wife.
Mrs. G. c. Keller is spending q few
weeks as the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Bruce Lichty of,Meyersdale
The Boy Scouts are busy this week
distributing pamphlets of Government
information regarding our war with
Germany.
/ Inc HiI scouts are engaged ID sell
ing tickets at ten cents each for a Red
Cross quilt which the ladies are making.
Big girls and liUtle girls are knitting
and sewing, each eager to do her bit.
Vim. Winterberg was a Friendsville
visitor on Friday, having taken DR.. G.
c. Keller up in his sled for a three
weeks professional visit.
Captain K. r. Sanner, whose Christ
mas vacation was extended owing to
illness, is back at his post again. feel
ing fine as ever.
Mrs. Truman Frankhouser of Key
SER W. Va, with her little son, is.
guest Of her sister, Miss Gertrude
Hone.