The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Trickett, near
town.
Mr.. Dwight Townshend, of Cum
/ berland, spent several days in Oak
land last and this week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Town
shend.
Mr.. Edward Lawrence, of the
Quality Shop, who spent Christmas
Day in Baltimore with relatives and
friends, returned to Oakland yester-
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Falkenstein and
daughters, Misses Edith and Gladys,
and Mrs. NJ. ]. Falkenstein, all of
Terra Alta. spent Monday in Oakland
with relatives. saz
At Offutt's Hall on Tuesday night
the young men of Oakland gave
very delightful dance at which about
fifty couples from town and the COM
munity were present.
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Misses Bernadette and Cecilia Hart
entertained large number of their
friends at a dance on Monday night,
the affair having been held in the
Knights of Columbus hall.
DR.. Jerold Kemp, of the Johns Hop
kins Hospital staff, is here for a Wis
it to his sister, Mrs. Franklin E.
Rathbun, and also to his mother, who
is a guest in the Rathbun home.
Miss Eva Falkenstein, of Oakland,
who has been teaching at Jane Lew,
West Va, arrived at her home on
/ Friday night last to remain until
Monday afternoon, when she will re-
turn to Jane Lew and again take up
her work.
Mr. Wellington Crane, who has been
located in the South for several
months past as the representative of
a manufacturing concern, arrived in
Oakland Friday night to remain dur
ing the holidays as guest of rea-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Edward Helbig, of Oakland
was taken to one of the hospitals in
Cumberland on last Wednesday and
on Thursday was operated upon for
appendicitis and its complications. Mr.
Helbig returned to Oakland on Sat-
urday, at which time Mrs Helbig's
condition was satisfactory.
Rev. D. NJ. Funk, pastor of the Oak
land Lutheran church, came to Oak
land on Friday morning last and on
Sunday delivered sermons at the reg
ular services in the local church, leav-
ing here Monday morning for his
home near Johnstown, Pa, to spend
the remainder of the holiday vacation
from school.
Mr. A. R. Martin, of the Martin
Garage, was called to Fairmont early
Tuesday morning by a message an
nouncing the serious illness of his
brother Vestus. who is a patient in
a hospital in that city. Mr.. Martin
returned to Oakland Tuesday night
and yesterday morning stated that
his brothers condition was extremely
grave.
Sleet began forming in this section
early on Friday morning and until
nearly noon that day it was extremely
dangerous for one to attempt to move
about on the streets or pavements.
About noon the weather warmed con-
siderably and the ice disappeared.
While the earth was covered many
Oakland people fell on the pavements
and streets, but fortunately none re-
ceived serious injury.
In the case of motortrucks carrying
farm products, it is such benefit to
everyone to have food carried cheap
ly that it is desirable to make favor
able fees to encourage such trucks.
But when it comes to factory prod
ucts of the makers and sellers thereof
are getting a lot of their transpor-
tation for less than it costs, when you
consider the expense of repairing the
damage done by heavy trucks-Fred-
erick News.
There must have been a grand
burst of harmony all over the State
Christmas morning, from the num-
Der of places in which the good old
English custom of singing carols was
observed. In some, the community
Joined in the singing about the great
electrically lighted Christmas trees.
In others, the church choirs did the
singing. In one or two waits" went
about in the old style, singing under
windows. 1t seemed to be a great
revival of the Christmas spirit, per-
haps presaging better times.
1t is said the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs of Maryland has sent a
resolution indorsing increased repre-