The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-01-06
ACCIDENT


Mr. Lloyd jenkins was the guest
of Roy Spoerlein on Sunday last.
Miss Clara Leucke has enrolled as
student in the local high school.
Miss Nellie Roger returned to her
school here after having spent the
Christmas vacation at her home in
Frostburg.
Misses Hilda Englar and Anna Sna-
der, Of New Windsor, We're guests at
the home of Senator Speicher during
! the holidays.
Messrs. Colt and Arthur Speicher
and Roy Miller spent Sunday after
noon at Flatwoods as the guests of
the Alexander family.
Miss Mary Speicher was the dinner
guest of Miss Ola King, of near Ac-
cident, on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Garrett and
Mr.. Owen Garrett, of Tunnelton, W.
Va, are spending this week at the
Spoerlein home.
Mr.. Roy Spoerlein has been quite
i'll the past week with inflammatory
rheumatism, and we hope for his
speedy recovery.
Messrs. Frank Atkinson and Frank
Feather, of Kingwood, W. Va, were
the guests of the Spoerlein's Thurs
day and Friday of last week.
William, the twelve year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gies, while coast
ing with some playmates, had his arm
broken on Tuesday evening of last
week.
Misses Hilda Englar, Hazel Engle-
hart, Lillian Cutter and Bess SPEECH
err and Prof. W. z. Fletcher and Rus
sell King were dinner guests at the
! home of Senator and Mrs. Speicher on
New Years day.
Miss Mary Broadwater returned
to Accident Sunday afternoon after
spending the vacation with her parents
in Bittinger. Miss Broadwater is
sophomore in the high school here.
The Flatwoods school was opened
on Monday morning with Miss Hazel
Englehar5 in charge. Miss Englehart
is an Accident girl and we wish her
every success in the teaching field.
Professor W T. Fletcher left on
Tuesday morning to resume his work
at Blue Ridge college where he is
an instructor in music. We enjoyed
Prof. Fletcher's stay with us and hope
the pleasure will soon be repeated.
The following teachers left Sun
day afternoon and Monday for their
various schools: Lulu Hetrick. Biting
err; Bess Speicher, Thayerville; Ed
ma Ault, McHenry; Schrilla Ault,
Cherry Meadow; and Bertha Spoerlein,
Keyser's Ridge.
Among those who enjoyed the holi-
days with home folks here were Ho-
burt and Walter Speicher, of New
Windsor; Miss Flora Nelson, of Frost
burg; Mrs. Harry Hyde, of Hagers-
town; Misses Marie Rush, Of Balti-
more; and Miss Mary Adams, of
Springfield.
A party of our young folks visited
the workings of the Lee Oil and Gas
Co., on Thursday evening of last week
and witnessed the drilling for oil and
gas here.
The musicale which was rendered
by Prof. W Z. Fletcher and his class
in the English Lutheran church on
Monday evening was an. ali around
success. Local talent, before un-
dreamed of, was brought to light and
a large and appreciative audience ex-
pressed their pleasure at having been
privileged to enjoy such a program.
A delightful surprise party was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Alexander on Wednesday evening
of last week in honor of their daugh-
ter, Miss Anna. The guests were en-
tertained with music and games and
refreshments consisting of ice cream
and cake were served at late hour
Those present were Misses Dora
Schlossnagle, Mildred Mcclellan, Lii
Ian Cutter, Sadie, Bertha, Nellie and
Clara Spoerlein, Grace, Mary and Bess
Speicher, Lula, Anna and Iva Hetrick,
Lille Kamp, Margaret Frickey, Ber-
nice Friend and Anna and Nellie Alex
| ander. Messrs. Ellis, Arthur, Foster,
Colt and Glenn Speicher, William Het-
rick, Harley Spoerlein, Harvey and
Galen Hostetler, Paul Dewitt and
Robert, William, Fred and Earle AL
exander, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Alex
ander and Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Alex
ander