The Republican., 1925-09-10
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST


| judgment is to exercise it.
Ease of recollection depends upon
strength of first impression.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Martin and
daughter Maxine attended the Martin
family reunion at Kingwood on Sun
day last
Mr.. W. Carl Richards, of Cumber-
land, spent Sunday and Monday at the
Park with his parents, Dr.. and Mrs.
| Richards.
Miss Minnie Newman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Newman, has
accepted a position in ". E. Spoer-
LENS store at Gortner.
Mr.. Paul Friend and Miss McCul-
lough, of Frendsville, were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Newman on
Sunday evening.
A marriage license was issued in
Cumberland last Saturday to Robert
Charles Markley and Nellie Catherine
Hostettler, both Of Oakland.
DR.. McComas and his family moved
to the doctors farm on Harrington
Greek Tuesday where they will re-
main during the month of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius C. Renninger
had as their guests on Monday Messrs.
Henry and Milton Scherr and Miss
Alma Scherr, all Of Morgantown, W.
Va.
Rev. A. J. Torrey has changed his
residence from the Central Hotel to
rooms over Gonder's Pharmacy ad-
joining the offices of Dr.. John D.
Darby.
Though his motives may lack any
trace of idealism, the capitalist serves
his community as abundantly as
though he were moved entirely by
wish to Do Good.
Carlton Bowser, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Bowser, of near town, was
taken to the Western Maryland Hos
pital in Cumberland for surgical
operation on Tuesday.
Mrs A. R. Martin and daughter
Maxine spent the past week at Mrs.
Martins former home with her sister
Roberta, whose parents are away on
a visit to Baltimore relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Ross, ac-
companied by his daughter and two
sons, spent the weekend in Oakland
With relatives, returning to their home
near Wheeling Monday afternoon.
Lieut.. F. W. Sheppard, one Of the
victims of the ill-fated Shenandoah,
was a member of the church in Wash
ington of which Rev. A. ]. Torrey was
rector prior to coming to Oakland.
He was a young man of sterling
worth and high character and leaves
a very brave but sorely distressed
| family.
Rev. A. J. Torrey, having sold his
automobile to Miss Gertrude Tomp-
son, of Mountain Lake Park and Nor
folk, Va, is on an extended trip to
Washington, Staunton, Luray Cav
erns, Richmond and Norfork, Va, hav-
ing left Oakland on Tuesday. He will
return to take up his church work on
Sunday, the goth inst.
The Boy Scouts, in charge of their
Scoutmaster. Rev. A. J. Torrey, took
part in the Labor Day parade of the
Knights of Pythias Lodge on Monday,
The Scouts also had charge of the
auto parking at the picnic grounds
as well as the athletic meet during the
afternoon. The affair was in charge
of Senior Patrol Leader Mitchell
Franklin.
Mr.. Henry B. Harvey, who has been
residing in Florida for year or two,
is in Garrett county on his annual
visit to relatives and friends. Mr..
Harvey has recently become one of
the really big real estate dealers in
the Southern State, having handled
many thousands of dollars worth Of
land in and about Miami during the
past year.
The Office Training,a paper devoted
TO business training, published at
| Charleston, West Va, has the follow
irg to say concerning Miss Fannie
Newman, OF Oakland; Miss Fannie
Newman is working for the Lumber
, neH's Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Miss
Newman is learning to solicit business
! in addition to her oface duties and she
is quite a hustler al anything she at
tGnpts,"
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