The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-01-28

i No, writes Ignatius BIN. 1 don't
look upon with any piece of mind the
growing feedom of women. l don't
want to see women become the equal
of men. For when a woman is mans
equal, she is his superior.
DR.. B. F. Selby was called to Bal
timore Sunday afternoon by mes
sage announcing the death of his
aunt, Mrs. Sophie Selby, whose fun
eral occurred from Ellicott City, Nd,
yesterday.
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Mrs.
Tower left Oakland Sunday night for
New Orleans, La, where they will re-
main some time for the benefit of Mr..
Towers health, which has improved
slightly during the past two or three
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Helbig, Jr.,
have vacated their bungalow on the
State road and moved to an apartment
in the Gender building on Second
street. The Helbig property is being
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph T.
Thayer.
Miss May L. Stewart, Supervisor of
the Oakland Unit, public school sys-
tenn of the county, visited the Kemp
ton graded school Wednesday of last
week. The teachers in that school
were very much pleased with her
helpful suggestions.
Rev. Edmund Manages, remembered
by many of the Oakland people as
pastor of the Lutheran church here
number of years ago, celebrated his
eighty-fourth anniversary at his res
idence at York, Pa, on Monday of this
week. Since leaving Oakland Rev.
Mr.. Manages has been living retired
life, but remains physically active and
is enjoying good health.
With the Freeport and Stanley coal
mines, located but a few miles west
of Oakland, running at full time, all
classes of labor is finding steady en-
| ployment at good wages and under
splendid working conditions. The
management of these mines give their
personal attention to the welfare of
their employees, by seeing that the
mines are kept free of dangers from
gas and other causes contributing to
avoidable accidents.
The Southern Gas and Power Com
pany, the parent corporation of the
local gas company, is using the adj
vertising columns of The Republican
in publicity campaign of considera-
BILE magnitude. The advertisements
of the company are exceptionally well
written and artistically arranged and
furnish really interesting reading. In
today's Republican will be found one
of the series of advertisements being
run by the gas company.
Rev. G. w. w. Amick, of Brick
Church, Pa, who arrived in Oakland
last Thursday for a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Thaddeus G. limbaugh, will
preach morning and evening in St.
Marks Lutheran church next Sun
day. Rev. Amick was pastor of this
church nearly forty years ago, going
from here to charge in Iowa, return
ing east within few years thereafter
since which time he has had charges
in New York and Pennsylvania.
Iee Wesley Kunkel, an erstwhile citizen
of Meyersdale, now a roaving realtor
and bond salesman, with headquarters
at Oakland, Nd, was shaking hauds
With friends in Meyersdale, Wednes-
day evening, with his left hand, be-
cause he broke his right hand several
weeks ago by falling on slippery
sidewalk. Wesley is very entertain
ing conversationalist and his many
friends here are always delighted to
have chat with him. Meyersdale
Mrs. Robert Stewart, of Oakland,
before her marriage Miss Mae Both
well, of Westernport, was rendered a
miscellaneous shower on the 10th at
the home of Miss Eleanor Coglan,
Westernport, by the members of the
U. B. Club. The appointments were
carried out in a color scheme of pink
and green, and dainty refreshments
were served. Mrs. Stewart received
a number of beautiful gifts. The Sun
day school to which Mrs. Stewart be-
longed presented her with a silver
orange spoon.
Robert Stanton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Stanton, entertained his
youthful friends at party on Satur-
day night last at his home. Among
those present were Misses Evelyn
Bosley, Martha Gender, Louise Lewis,
Eloise Johnston, Mildred Casteel, Hell
en- Hinebaugh, Nancy Franklin, Lu-