The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30
Mr.. Charles o. Wilt, of near Swan
ton, is in Oakland today on business.

UAdSIcI rISu- OdI pSHLSIJ VI OuiHuci-
land, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Gender at their home on Second
street.
Mrs. John Smyth and daughter Ell
eanor, of Pittsburgh, arrived in Oak
land last evening for a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. John Ault.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Bartlett, of
Grafton, West Va, spent Christmas
here with their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. Thayer.
Mr.. and Mrs W. R. Mealy, of Nor
gantown, W. Va, spent Christmas
with their son and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Mealy in their new home
on Second street.
Mrs. Arnold Scherr and son Joseph,
of Keyser, were guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Shaffer in Oak
land several days recently, returning
to their home yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. D. M. Dixon and Mr.. Lawrence
X. Dixon spent several days recently
in Pittsburgh where they purchased
large stock of dry goods for the an
nual bargain sale to be opened some
time in the very near future.
Mr.. Marion Newman, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, an employee in the Westinghouse
there, returned to Pittsburgh after
spending Christmas and several of the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Newman, here.
Miss Grace Loar, who has been a
patient in a Baltimore hospital for
some weeks past, came to her home in
Oakland on last Friday night and re-
manned here until yesterday morning,
when she returned to Baltimore.
County Superintendent and Mrs. F.
E. Rathbun and son Howard, who were
guests of Mrs. Rathbun's parents, DR..
and Mrs. H. M. Kemp, at Bloomington,
over the weekend, returned to their
home in Oakland Monday morning.
Misses Marguerite and Helen Hart,
of Washington, D. c., came to the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Hart, Friday evening to spend
Christmas. Miss Helen returned to
Washington on Tuesday.
DIR. Frederick Williams, of Connec-
ticut, is here as the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. w. w. Grant. During the
World War DR.. Williams was attached
to the British Army and won several
decorations for valor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lyon and little
son, of Clarksburg, West Va, spent
few days last week at the home of
Mrs. Lyons parents, DIR. and Mrs.
Webb Ravenscroft, near town, return
ing to Clarksburg Sunday afternoon.
The Oakland merchants as a. rule
had very satisfactory holiday bust
ness judging from the crowds of Gus
toners who jammed the stores every
day during last week, buying and car
rying away heavy loads of all kinds
of merchandise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Faherty, of
| Grafton, W. Va, were here with home
folks Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. Fab
erty returned to Grafton while Mrs.
Faherty went to Confluence, Pa, to
be with her mother, Mrs. D. H. Shank,
who is ill at her home in that town.
FOR SALE-A cherry book case;
double section; sliding doors, in fine
condition. Will sell cheap. Also a
Blue Ribbon Refrigerator, in use one
season only. Apply to Jas. L. Pollock
1T Second street, Oakland.-Adver-
| tisement 42-4t
Mrs. E. J. Taylor, of Pittsburgh, is
in Oakland as the guest of her sister
Miss Ellen Connell Other guests al
the Connell home in town include Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Sutherlin, of Rome
Ga; Mrs. Farley DeBerry and the
Misses DeBerry, of Clay, West Va.
On December 2, at Harrisburg, Pa.
during a conference of the Governors
of the various States of the Union
this statement was made: ''Neithel
God nor the Government ought to b.
asked to help those who do not frs
make every possible effort to helt
themselves"
Rev. Edmund Manages, of York, Pa.
for many years pastor of st. Mark
Lutheran church, Oakland, arrived il
town Monday evening from his HON,
for the purpose of officiating at thu
Schoch- Glotfelty nuptials at the Luth
eran church here last night. Mr.
Manages returned to his home thi
morning.
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