The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-06-03
EVANSVILLE

A dual birthday party was given to
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Broadwater,
of Avilton, on Wednesday night, by
their daughters, Mrs. Delbert burst
and Mrs. Blaine Vangilder, of near
Grantsville, the two ladies planning the
surprise and carrying it through in
a most delightful and thoroughly sue
cessful manner, both Mr.. and Mrs.
Broadwater being in entire ignorance
of the affair until the whole party
descended upon them just as they
were about to retire for the night.
There were about thirty-fve guests,
including the children Mr.. Broad
water was 55 years old on May 18th
and his wife's 48th natal day coming
upon the 10Th, it was decided to cele-
brate the two birthdays by giving
the party upon the latter date. All
kinds of delicious refreshments were
brought to light by the two joyous
instigators of the happy festivities,
and everybody had a delightful even
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Broadwater re-
ceived number of very handsome and
useful gifts.
A teachers meeting was held at
the school house on Wednesday, Miss
Edna Marshall, grade supervisor, be-
ing present and in charge of a goodly
number of teachers from various sec
tons of this community. 1t has been
decided to make the approaching COM
mencement centralized one, and all
pupils of the district schools who have
completed the seventh grade, will take
part in the graduation exercises, to be
held on June 18th, at $3.50 o'clock in
the evening.
The c. E. meeting on Sunday even
ing was led by Miss Alverta Miller
with talks by Miss Ruth Keller and
others. The subject was, "Shall
Man Rob God?" The Bender Boys
orchestra provided most delightful
music for the occasion.
Mrs. Lucinda Bowser died at her
home near Bittinger on May 21st, at
the age of " years, II months and 8
days. She was the wife of Cornelius
Bowser and was well known and es-
teemed in the community. Death came
suddenly to her, being caused by ap-
popleXy. Besides her husband, two
daughters and four sons-Mrs. "Bud"
Bittinger, of Hagerstown; Mrs. Silas
c. Beachy, of near Bittinger; Joseph,
Samuel, Ernest and George, all of
this county, survive. The funeral was
held Sunday in Maple Grove church,
Rev. John Green, officiating. The in
terment was made in the cemetery at
the church.
Misses Ina Morgan, Bessie Volk,
Mary Laffey, Margaret Stepleton and
Katherine Grove, teachers from the
Maryland Avenue school, Cumberland,
spent the weekend at the Casselman
Hotel here.
Josiah burst and family attended
the funeral of the formers son-in-law,
Robert Gibson, at Somerset, Pa, who
met his death last week through an
accident on the railroad on which he
was employed His widow was for
merly Miss Mary burst, of this place.
She has one child.
F. B. Willoughby, of Pittsburgh,
has resumed operations upon the large
concrete dam which he began build
ing near Grantsville last summer.
Mrs. Willoughby is at present in Pitts
burgh, in a hospital, but will join her
husband here in the near future. Her
sister, Mrs. Menelly, and family, are
with Mr.. Willoughby at present.
Gunnett Bros, painters and plas-
terers, of Frostburg, have done very
artistic job of stucco work on the
new postoffice building, owned by ].
NJ. Custer, and on the home of Miss
Gertrude Hone, located next door to
the First National Bank
Mrs Rush Montgomery, of Cumber-
land, spent several days with her
mother, Mrs. Sophia Winterberg, re-
Gently.