The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-02-23

Miss Flossie Shaffer is visiting rel
atives and friends in Keyser and
Cumberland.
Rev. Bernard Gibbs left Oakland
yesterday afternoon for Pittsburgh
where he will remain several days.
The primary department of the
Lutheran Sunday school will con-
duct a food sale in Shaffer & Bush's
store on Saturday afte noon, March
18th.
Mrs. Charles S. Davis, who spent
a month or more at Akron, Ohio,
where she visited her daughter, Mrs.
Calvin Echard, returned to her home
in Oakland last Friday.
Mrs. Gorge A. Fraley entertained
a number of ladies at her home on
Second street yesterday afternoon,
the guest of honor being Mrs. Thur
E. Bullard, Of Nova Scotia, who is
here on a visit to relatives.
Mrs. Laura Thalaker, Of Peters
Lurg, West Va, who was here for a
month as the guest of her brother.
Mr.. Louis Bush, left here yesterday
morning for a visit to Baltimore be-
fore returning to her home at Peters
burg.
Mayor Thomas A. Gender has re-
turned from Annapolis where he
spent a day or two attending the
meeting held under the direction of
the mayors of the several municipal
tiles Of the State with the State Road
/ Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Fralev left
Oakland yesterday morning for Bal
timore whore they will spend few
days purchasing equipment for their
new home which is nearing compile
ton and into which they expect to
move next week.
Mrs. W. O. Zacharias, of Cham
bersburg, Pa, who was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Harland L. Jones, in
Oakland, and also Of friends and re-
atives in Terra Alta for some time.
returned to Chambersburg Monday
morning
Mr.. T. L. Pope, of Cumberland, an
interested member of the Oakland
Music Company, spent several days
Of last week in Oakland on business
connected with the branch house Of
his company here.
The Republican is in receipt of a
quantity of government garden seeds
for distribution. A postal card re-
quest or personal visit to this office
viii be all that is necessary to Sc
cure the same. No seeds, however,
will be given to children.
Mr. Wade H. limbaugh, Of Oak
land, who went east with the Oak
land basket ball team last Thursday,
will return home today. During his
absence from town he visited Balti-
more and Annapolis, having spent
Tuesday in the latter city.
A Joint meeting Of the missionary
societies, both home and foreign. of
the various churches of Oakland will
be held in St. Marks Lutheran church
on Friday afternoon, March Bird, at
four o'clock, to which all members
of the several societies are invited
and urged to be present. The services
will be of an entirely devotional ma
ture
Coach Walter Hoyt, of the local
basket ball team, left here on Sun
day morning for Fort Wayne, Ind,
to play with the Keyser Collegians,
which organization is now on its trip
through the Central West. However.
Coach Hoyt will be seen in action
here again this evening when the
locals clash with the fast Salem Col
Iege quint from Salem, West Va.
At the Knights of Columbus Hall
in Oakland, on Monday night of next
week, the annual pre-lenten dance of
the society will be held, at which
time music will be furnished by the
Broadway Six of Frostburg. which
organization furnished music for a
dance held here on last Monday ev-
ening under the auspices of the X.
of c.
At st. Marks church Monday ev-
ening a reception was given by the
members of the ladies bible class and
teachers of the various departments
of the school, at which more than
seventy-five were present. Short
addresses were made by several of
the members of the school and a
short musical program consisting of
duets and selections by the young
ladies' of the school was rendered fol-