The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-12-08

living near the nome place; Mrs. LII
Ian Griffith, Misses Emma and Cora,
at hor:e, and by two sisters, Mrs. John
Failinger, living near the State Line
on the National Highway, and Miss
Mary HICKMAN, of Pittsburgh, and by
two brothers, Lewis HOFFMAN, living
a few miles west of Grantsville, and
Melchoir HICKMAN, of Cumberland.
Mrs. Harmon will be especially missed
in her home, having always been a
most devoted and efficient home maker
and in the community for her kindli-
ness and interest in the welfare of her
neighbors.
Missionary Society Meeting.
The Lutheran Women's Missionary
Society met at the home of Mrs. M.
w. Kinsinger on Monday afternoon.
The topic for the meeting was of a
Christmas nature. Mrs. James
Schaeffer was leader of the meeting.
Community Club Meets.
The Women's Community Club held
it's December meeting on Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. James
Younkin. The making of Christmas
things, such as cakes, candies and of
other foods appropriate to the season,
was demonstrated. The social part of
the meeting also took on Christmas
air, it being a Christmas tree party
and the singing of carols. Mrs. Youn-
kin served refreshments to her guests.
Bridge Parties.
Members of the Friendsville Bridge
Club held a party at the Casselman
Hotel one day last week and enjoyed
a fine dinner. Mrs. Walter Welch was
the prize winner.
Mrs. Charles Oliver Bender enter
tanned at bridge on Monday evening.
Mrs. j. R. Gnagey received the high
score. Mrs. Bender served a two
course luncheon to her guests.
Personal Mention.
Michael Nathan left Sunday to
spend sometime with his niece, Mrs.
Truman Frankhouser, at Keyser,
West Va.
Miss Fife Beahy, who was called
home to care for her mother, Mrs.
Moses Beachy, during her illness, and
with her family since her death, re-
turned Monday to Gettysburg, Pa,
where she is doing private nursing
at the Gettysburg Hospital.
Mrs. G. A. Younkin and daughter,
Eleanor, visited her daughter, Mrs.
James Livingston and family at Gil
more, Nd.
Harold Boucher, who is undergo
ing treatment at the jefferson Hos
pital, Philadelphia, Pa, is slowly i'm
proving.
The Motor Service Company will
have a new Ford on display at their
garage this Friday. Everybody is
invited to visit the garage during the
day.
James Love, a barber of Cumber-
land, has opened shop at the Nation
al Hotel, which had been vacant since
the illness of G. W. Zeller, whose
death occurred recently.
Mr.. Frank Osborn, daughter Ruth
and son Victor motored to Grantsville
on Sunday from their home in Harris
vile, Pa, and returned home on Mon
day, Mrs. Osborn and daughter Mar
garet accompanying them, the latter
having spent several weeks here as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Zeller.
The Osborns were residents of the
town for several years where Mr.. Os
born was an instructor in the high
school.
Mr.. F. Brown Woodland, of Della
ware, Ohio, was called here on account
of the death of his father, the late E.
E. Woodland, of Jennings.
Miss Althea burst, of Boswell, Pa,
is spending several weeks here with
her mother, Mrs. J. w. burst.
Solomon burst and friends spent the
weekend here with his mother, Mrs.
J. w. burst.
Persons from this vicinity serving
on the jury this week at Oakland are
H. P. Miller, L. G. Bittinger, Guy S.
Stanton and U. o. Blocher. County
Commissioner Harvey Gortner is also
spending several days in Oakland at
tending meeting of the board.
Mrs. Mary Wagner is improving,
having been confined to her room for
month following a fall.
H. S. Yoder recently sold his herd
of registered Guernsey dairy cows to
Mr.. w. A. johnson, Of Cumberland,
one of the leading dairymen of Ale
gany county. Mr.. Yoder is retiring
from active management of his farm,
his son Alvin having taken the prop
erty over.
James P. Wiley, one of the few Civil
War veterans living in this commun-
ity, was in town on Tuesday, much i'm
proved from a fall of several months
ago by which he suffered a fracture
of his arm.
Messrs. Arthur Resi-, Simon Resi-,