The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-03-13
ACCIDENT

Misses Ruth and Nellie Speicher
spent Sunday as the guests of Miss
Ola King.
Miss Iva Hetrick, who is employed
at Morgantown, West Va, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Hetrick.
Misses Mary and Grace Speicher
and Mary Reynolds, students at the
Frostburg Normal, were home for the
weekend.
Miss Florence HENDERSON, of
Friendsville, visited her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Harry HENDERSON, for several
days last week.
Miss Rose Miller, who was in Cum
berland for several days, returned to
her home last Wednesday.
Mr.. Lewis Lininger and family va
Gated the John Hetrick property last
week and took up their residence in
the Hoffman house. Mrs. Anna Neil
is now occupying the Hetrick house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Fike and fam
lily, of Eglon, West Va, returned to
their home Monday after having
spent the past week with Mrs Fixes
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. King.
They were accompanied home by Mr..
King, who will spend this and next
week in Eglon and vicinity visiting
relatives and old friends.
IN har,or, of 7
eighth birthday, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Miller entertained the following
guests at their home on Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. Fred. Richter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Georg, Misses Amelia Kahl,
Olga, Elma and Lena Georg; Ralph
Georg, Erwin vonSchlicten and Jacob
Oester.
Mr.. Fred Miller and Miss Rose Mil
Ter were visitors in the Cove Sunday
afternoon and evening.
The Ladies Aid Society of Zion
Lutheran church will meet at the res
idence of Mrs. F. E. Spoerlein on
Thursday afternoon. The main bus
mess of the afternoon will be the dis
cussion of plans, etc, relative to the
bazaar and social to be given on Dec
Grafton Day, as previously announced
in The Republican. Business will be
followed by social hour.
We are happy to note that Mr..
Henry Speicher is able to be about
once again after having been confined
to his home for the past several weeks
with severely bruised arm.
The correspondent is sorry to note
that last weeks letter from Accident
failed to contain some notes on the
banquet rendered by the members of
the Brethren to a large number of in
vited guests. The affair took place
at the home of Mrs. J. A. Speicher on
Friday evening, February 20. Mr..
Walter Speicher, as president, made
the welcoming address while the Rev.
erend Scrogum was POSTMASTER. The
banquet was truly sumptuous and the
guests united in giving their hosts
and hostesses a rousing vote of
thanks for their kind hospitality.
We are sorry to hear of the acct
dent which befell Walter Speicher in
the basket ball game on Saturday
night He was unfortunate enough
to sustain both a cracked and bro
ken rib. Everybody in the com
munity wishes him a speedy recov-
cry.
Both Accident teams were victor
ious Saturday night. "The Regulars"
played Terra Alta and won by six
points. This is the first time the
HerSa Alta team has been defeated
this season and we are quite proud
of our boys because of their success
in turning the tables" A prelimi-
nary game was played between Acct
dent and Friendsville Highs, which
resulted in victory for the former "to
the tune" of 21-6. "The Regulars"
lost the game against Oakland on
Friday night by three points. Better
luck next time, boys
The Ukulele Orchestra Commonly
known as the Dutch Bunch") Of the
Young Peoples Society of Zion Luth-
eran church, met at the home of Miss
Hildegrade Miller on Sunday evening
for the purpose of organizing into a