The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-11-18
EVANSVILLE

defray the expenses of the winning
contestants to attend the final con-
test to be conducted at Kitzmiller on
the 23d inst.
The father and son banquet given
by NJ. w. Whiteford and the agricul-
tural department of Grantsville high
school on Tuesday evening, was quite
a success. The agricultural room was
beautifully decorated in evergreens
and black and gold crepe paper was
festooned from the center of the room
to each table. Lighter candles were
upon each table, making it. all very
attractive. There were forty-eight
fathers and sons, including Mr.. J. D..
Blackwell, of Baltimore; Superinten-
dent F. E. Rathbun, of Oakland, and
Prof. R. R. Webster, who We're guests
of honor. Each one gave splendid ad-
dresses on the work done by the ag-
ricultural classes in Grantsville and
the county. Miss Marian Price and
her home economic classes prepared
and served the banquet, which was
delicious and appetizingly served in
courses. The menu consisted of fruit
cocktail, roast chicken, dressing, but
tered carrots, baked corn, mashed po-
tatoes, hot rolls and jelly, salad, cot
tage cheese with pineapple ice, cider,
individual pumpkin pies with whipped
cream, sailed nuts, minis, coffee.
M. W. Whiteford was POSTMASTER.
Everyone present enjoyed the banquet
and the pleasant evening together,
thanking all who had helped to make
it a success.
The Grantsville Musical Club held
itse sixth meeting of the second year
at the Holmes Wallace studio, Tues
day evening. The study Of the even
ing lead up to the beginning of the
18th century with illustrations from
English composers of the 18th GEN.
fury. A business meeting was held
at the close and a motion was made
and carried to discontinue the club
meetings for the present. Miss C.
Winterberg sang Lacedaren, by MOI
art which closed the evenings meet
ing.
Mrs. c. S. Zeller has returned from
a visit with her parents in Grove
City, Pa.
Mrs. Annie Getty is visiting rela-
tives in Meyersdale, Pa, this week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Miller on Tuesday morn
ing.
Grantsville was greatly shocked and
every resident saddened Wednesday
evening by the sudden illness and
swift death of Mrs. Irene Polling,
wife of William I. Polling, of this
town. Mrs. Polling left her home
about $50 o'clock in the evening in
good spirits and apparently in the
best of health, to visit her mother,
who has been IL for some time at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert
Swauger, which is located short
distance away. She stopped at a
grocery store on the way and after
making her purchases left the store,
but before arriving at her sisters
home she became very faint and weak
and called for help. She was enabled,
however, to reach the Swauger
porch where she was heard by Mrs.
Swauger, who, with others in the
home, assisted the stricken woman
to a couch in the living room. DR.. N.
R. Davis was called to attend Mrs.
Polling but his efforts to relieve her
were fruitless and she died at $3.50,
death being due to appoplexy.
Mrs. Polling was the eldest daugh-
ter of the late Thomas Henry Bit
finger, Civil War veteran, and was
born at Bittinger on June %, 1875.
Her parents moved to Grantsville
when she was quite young, having
spent the greater portion of her life
here She married William l. Pol
ing, of Piedmont, West Va, in March,
1917. Mrs. Polling is survived by her
husband, one son, Emerson C. Hayes,
by a previous marriage, and also by
her aged mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bit
finger; two sisters, Mrs. Bertha
Swauger, of Grantsville, and Mrs.
Anne Grady, of Piedmont, w. Va;
and by brother, Lawrence G. Bittin-
ger, of Grantsville.
Mrs. Polling was we'll known in the
community. Her amiable disposition
won and retained for her many excel
lent friends. She was member of
the Lutheran church at Western
port, Md, where she resided short
time. Her funeral occurred from the
Grantsville Lutheran church Satur-
day morning at ten o'clock, the Rev.
S. D. Sigler, pastor officiating. In
terment was made in the Grantsville
cemetery.