The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-10-13
EVANSVILLE.
By G. w. Diefenbach
Mrs. Catherine Opel.

Mrs. Catherine Opel, who has been
i'll continuously since January, died at
her home here on October 5. She
was a daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Miller and widow of the
late John Opel. The funeral was held
on Friday afternoon from the home,
her pastor, Rev. Carl Beck, officiating
Burial by Undertaken Winterberg in
the German Lutheran cemetery at the
Cove. Mrs. Opel was 50 years of age,
having been born in Addison, Pa, on
May %, 1916. In August, 1885, she
was married, and leaves one daughter,
Miss Cora, who cared for her mother
throughout her declining years. She
is also survived by the following step
children: Peter Opel, Bittinger; ia
cob Opel, Somerset, Pa; John Opel,
Somerset, Pa; Louis Opel, Elkins, W.
Va; Henry Opel and Miss Anna Opel,
Meyersdale, Pa, Mrs. George Krause,
Grantsville; by two brothers, Har-
vey Miller, of Akron, O., and Mahlon
Miller, of Meyersdale. She was a
member of the Reformed church. The
Opels have been residents of Grants
vile since 1908, coming here from
Keyser Ridge, where they had large
farm.
Miss Catherine Bach.
Miss Catherine Bach, aged 81 years,
died October at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Joseph Bowman, which is
located midway between Bittinger and
Cove. The funeral was held from the
Cove German Lutheran church on
Saturday, Rev. H. H. Fickenscher, her
pastor, officiating. She is survived by
four sisters, Mrs. Charles Heilman,
Confluence, Pa; Mrs. Mary Frogel,
Markleysburg, Pa; Mrs. Louis Hile-
man, Confluence, Pa, Mrs. Joseph
Bowman, an da brother, Henry Bach,
of the Cove.
Slippery Roads Dangerous.
The cars of several touring parties
turned oven within the past few days,
doing more or less damage to the
machines, but no injury to the occu-
pants, except minor cuts caused by fly
ing glass, when they turned over on
Negro Mountain Wednesday morning.
The cause of the accidents was wet,
slippery macadam. Cautious driving
becomes an absolute necessity upon
the heavy grades during wet weather,
due to the oil exuding from the sur
face and making the roadway slippery.
Harvest Home Celebration.
The congregation of the Reformed
church celebrated Harvest Home on
Sunday by holding a special service
appropriate to the occasion, having
the church decorated very beautifully
with vegetables, fruits, canned goods
and many other things symbolic of
harvest. Just before the close of the
service one of the officers presented
the splendid array of useful things
to the pastor, Rev. Carl Beck, a re-
turned missionary from China, who
suffered many things while there,
among them the loss of all of his
worldly goods. He was much affected
by the generosity of his Pensioners.
Donation Party.
The members of the M. E. parish
here, which includes Mt. Zion, New
Germany and Jennings, gave dona-
ton party for Rev. and Mrs. J. E.
Johnson last Friday evening in the
church, presenting them with numer-
GUS gifts, composed of food products
and other useful articles, which will
minister to the physical wants and
comfort. They were recipients of a
purse also. A splendid social evening
was spent together. However, due to
the very serious illness of Mrs. John
son note of sadness was intermin-
gled. Rev. johnson was recently re-
assigned to this parish by the Confer
ence.
Chicken and Waffle Supper.
The adult bible class of the Re-
formed Sunday school is giving a
chicken and waffle supper on Saturday
evening at the National Hotel for the
benefit of their church building
fund.
Mr.. GOrtner Arrives Home.
Harvey Gortner, County Commits
sioner, and one of the owners of the
Motor Service Company here, returned
home on Wednesday of last week fol
lowing an absence of a month in
France where he attended the Ameri-
can Legion Convention. Mr.. Gortner
has many interesting and pleasant ex-
periences to relate concerning the
"Second A. E. F." among others that
this expedition was as joyfully re.
ceived by the French as the first. He
was accompanied on the trip by his
brother Ernest, Of Gortner.
Additional Teacher Here
Miss Lena Hamburg, who has beer
teaching in the county, has been Sc.
cured to teach the third, fourth anc
fifth grades in the Grantsville ele
mentary school. The increased atten
dance has necessitated the services Of
a third teacher in the grades,