The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-03-18

wood, West Va, where she had been
visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Jean Gender, who was a pa
tient in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore,
for several weeks following an opera
ton for inward goitre, returned to her
home in Oakland last Friday where
she is reeuperatirg nicely.
Mr. c. N. McIntire, who spent ten
days or more in various towns in Flor
ida, returned to Oakland last night.
He takes rosy view of conditions ex-
listing in the Southland and is con-
WINGED that real estate there is good
investment.
Mrss. Sara R. Getty, formerly of
Grantsville, now engaged in news
paper work at Cumberland, underwent
an operation at the Western Mary
land Hospital in Cumberland yester-
day. According to reports the patient
is doing nicely.>
The Board Of County Commission
ers will meet on Monday, April u,
for the purpose of passing upon ac-
counts due from the county which are
to be included in the annual levy for
the present year. All persons having
accounts should file the same on or
before the date above specified.
Mr.. James S. Lakin, chairman of
the Board of Control of West Vir-
ginia, was the guest Tuesday evening
of Mr.. D. E. Offutt at his home in
Oakland. Mr.. Lakin, accompanied by
Mr.. Ofutt left here yesterday morn
ing by automobile for Moundsville,
West Va, and other points in West
Virginia.
Mr.. Nelson Tomasson, of Chicago,
accompanied by his son, came to Oak
land Monday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of inspecting the improvements
made at his property, Monte Vista,
during the winter. Among other per-
manent improvements about complet-
ed at this home is splendidly de-
signed dwelling.
Mr.. Harry White, who has been i'll
for several weeks, was taken to the
Western Maryland Hospital at Cum
berland this morning where he will
undergo a very serious surgical oper-
alton. He was accompanied to the in
stitution by his father, Mr.. George D.
White and by his wife and brother-in-
law, Earl Shartzer.
Lupton Frantz, one of the oldest
residents of Friendsville, suffered a
stroke of paralysis on last Friday and
as result is quite i'll. Mr.. Frantz is
nearing his eightieth birthday and
was engaged until recently at the shoe
making trade in which he was quite
proficient. He is half brother of the
late Edward j. Frantz of Oakland.
A Ford coupe, stolen from in front
of the Western Maryland Hospital in
Cumberland last Thursday night was
driven here Friday night and aban-
doned in front of the home of Mr.. J..
M. Falkenstein on the State road just
north of town. The matter was re-
ported to Officer Casteel who took
charge of the car and notified the
owner, who came to Oakland Saturday
afternoon ard took the car home
To avoid colliding with another car
turning out Of a side street at the
Main street intersection at Frostburg
| last Saturday morning, former School
Commissioner Thomas Johnson, who
resides on the National Highway four
miles west of Frostburg, driving a
touring car jumped the curb and
crashed into the iron fence enclosing
| St. Paul's church and damaged his
dollars. No one was injured as a re-
suit
Tuesday large delegations Of citi-
zens from Kitzmiller and from the
country in and about Friendsville, ap-
peared before the Board of County
| Commissioners in relation to improv-
led roads proposed to be built in those
two sections Of the county. The folks
from Kitzmiller wanted the order for
the building of mile of road in Dis
trict No. 2 rescinded and the money
spent in the Kitzmiller section, thus
| giving the latter town two miles of
improved highway and none to Dis
trict No. 2. The movement for this
action was stoutly protested by Sena-
tor Mccullough for the Friendsville
contingent. Kitzmiller was represent
ed in the speech making by Messrs.
George Coffman and Robert L. Will