The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-06-16
EVANSVILLE.
By G. w. Diefenbach.
Recent Deaths.

a well known farmer residing about
nine miles east of Grantsville, along
the National Highway, died at his
home on Friday, June 10th, at noon,
following an illness of about two
weeks. Mr.. Carye was very indus
ctrious man, having cleared much of
his farm and brought it to high
state of cultivation, besides operating
the timber business, especially mine
timbers. He was most excellent
scitizen and was favorably known
throughout Garrett and Allegany
counties. The funeral was held at
Mount Zion church on Monday, SER
vices being conducted by Rev. Paul
A. Weidley, pastor of the Lutheran
church of Frostburg, and burial was
in the Blocher cemetery. Mr.. Carey
was aged rs years and is survived by
his wife and the following named
children: John and Allen Carey, Mrs.
Rose Opel and Mrs. George Meese, all
residing in Garrett county; Mrs. Thos.
Mckenzie, of Three Forks, w. Va,
and Mrs. G. o. Robinson, of Cumber-
land. He is also survived by a broth
er, Edward Carey, of Springfield, ILL.,,
and two sisters, Mrs. Rose Calvin, of
Braddock, Pa, and Miss Rachel Car
ey, of Garrett county.
James Todd, of Pittsburgh, owner
of the Spring Valley Farm located
just west of Negro Mountain, died in
a Pittsburgh hospital on June 9Th at
the age of Ga years. The funeral was
held in Pittsburgh on June 10th. Mr..
Todd was we'll and favorably known
in this locality because of his estab-
fishing the splendid trout lake on
Spring Valley Farm, where he spent
much of his time for rest, having had
erected on the place number of cab
ing for his personal use and that of
his friends, and the kindly and con-
aSiderate manner in which he treated
the people of that community. He
was an officer of the Sterling Varnish
Company of Pittsburgh and although
a cripple all of his life was a most
energetic business man.
Patients in Hospitals.
Fay L. Miller, an assistant employ
er in the Keyser Ridge creamery,
was taken suddenly i'll on Tuesday of
last week while at work. DR.. Davis
was called who Immediately hurried
Mr.. Miller to the Western Maryland
Hospital in Cumberland and had an
operation performed for an internal
ulcer. The operation was successful.
Mr.. Miller is resting comfortably and
will be confined to his bed for several
weeks.
Mrs. Simon Rest, whose home is
near Jennings, was taken to the West
ern Maryland Hospital one day last
week because of blood poisoning in
one of her fingers, caused by a wire
cut. 1t was necessary to amputate the
finger.
Mrs. John Horchler is a patient at
Western Maryland Hospital, Cumber-
land where a son was born to her
recently. Another small son under
went a minor operation there last
week.
Defamation Contest.
The following program was given
at the Methodist church here last Fri
day evening by the 10 Elementary
schools of the Grantsville unit, which
is under the supervision of Miss Kate
Banatyne. The occasion was decla-
nation contest, which was won by
Miss Cleo burst of Mars Hill school.
who received a gold piece donated by
Miss Banatyne. Honorable mention
was made regarding the selections
given by Daisy burst and Helen
Wisseman. The judges were Misses
Virginia Bell, Gertrude Hone, Marion
Bell and Captain C. C. Nathan. The
event was well attended.
The following program was enjoy
ed: Song, America the Beautiful; in
vocation, Rev. j. E. Johnson; song.
Summer Bells" pupils of Grantsville
school; solo, Miss Harriet Wilson;
pantomime and song, pupils of Jen-
nings school; defamation, "Hester's
Caller" Helen Wisseman, Negro
Mountain school; defamation, "Story
OF Bull Rum" Ethel Rosenberger,
johnson school; violin solo, George
Murphy, Long Stretch school; decla-
NATION, "The Want of A Man." Rose
Broadwater, Dorsey school; declama-
ton, "Mistah Johnsing's Defense"
-Beulah Wiley, New Germany school;
defamation, Glow Ruby Played"
Mildred Deibler, Cation school; Jap
:anese song, Jennings school; declama-
ton, "The Leak in the Dixie" Eleanor
Ravenscropt, Beall school; declama-
ton, "Tom," Evelyn Stark, Avilton
school; Defamation, "Where Ignor-
.ance is Bliss" Olive Vangilder,
Boucher school; orchestra, Long
Stretch school; defamation, "a Dog