The Republican., 1925-12-10

Miss Bessie Dodge, of Terra Alta,
spent Saturday in Oakland where she
was the guest of Mrs. Roy Nordeck.
Mrs. Walter Stevens, of Bridgeport.
West Va, who was here visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Hine-
baugh, was summoned to Baltimore
Tuesday by the death of her sister-in-
law.
The stock of goods in the Edward
Z. Lawrence store, which was recently
closed under court order, has been
reopened and the goods are being sold
by Mr.. Gilmor S. Hamill, trustee. See
advertisement in another column.
Several Grantsville citizens were in
Oakland Tuesday attending court as
principals and witnesses in a matter
which came up for hearing that day.
Among them were Messrs p. C. Bou-
cher, U. NJ Stanton and Charles A.
Bender.
Many radio owners and their neigh
bors and friends spent the nOon-hour
on Monday listening to the address of
| President Coolidge delivered before
three thousand farmers assembled in
convention at Chicago. 1t was an
hour well and proftably spent.
Messrs. W. R. Browning and Geo.
7. Beckman returned to Oakland last
Saturday from Potter county, Pa, to
which section they had gone earlier in
the week to hunt deer The party of
which the Garrett countians were
members, succeeded in killing two an
imals.
The various National and State
banks of the county, as provided by
law, will hold stockholders annual
meetings on Tuesday, January 18th,
next, notice of several of the
next, notice to this effect being pub
lished in The Republican today by
several Of the Garrett county institu-
tions.
Chief Of Police Bartlett Nethkin.
VINO has been confined to his home
for the past week suffering from
serious physical disorder and an ab-
scess on his foot, remains ill and does
not expect to return to his duties for
two weeks. During his illness Officer
William d. Casteel has been on night
duty.
A petition praying the State Roads
Commission Of Maryland to grade
and construct a hard surface road
from Red House to Gnegy Church to
connect with the West Virginia State
road at the latter point, was circulat-
ed among the residents and bua mess
men of Oakland yesterday by Mr.. L.
G. Gnegy. The project received the
! endorsement Of everyone approached.
Western Maryland journalism took
a foremost place last Sunday morning
at which time the initial numbers Of
the Cumberland Daily News and the
Cumberland Evening Times (morning
edition), made their appearance. Both
| papers were exceedingly attractive in
appearance and readable, containing
many excellent features.
In honor Of the birthday of her
| husband, Mrs. Joseph f. Harmed en-
tertained party of friends at a tur-
key dinner last Wednesday evening.
Besides the honor guest the following
partook of the hospitality of the hos
tess Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. A, Thayer,
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Hinebaugh, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Gordon Mealy, and Mr..
and Mrs. Harold II. Harmed
Oakland has certainly put on a hol-
iday air during the past few days.
Display windows of the merchants as
a whole never presented more at
tractive appearance. Shoppers in all
lines may have their holiday wants
supplied right here at home and at
prices as cheap and in many cases
much cheaper than in stores located
out of town. Trade at home.
Rev. ]. Walter Daily, former as
sistant pastor at st. Patrick's church,
Cumberland, who has been convalesc-
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