The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-03-10
Death of Mrs. Rachel Platter

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Rachel Platter, widow of the late
Henry Platter, ST., died at her home
in Jennings on Monday morning, age
80 years. The funeral is being con-
Quoted today at Jennings with inter
ment in the Bittinger cemetery. Mrs.
Platter is survived by five sons,
Thomas, Jacob, Henry, Charles and
Silas, and three daughters, Mrs. Ly-
dia Bittinger, Mrs. Rachel Wilt and
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilt.
Death of Samuel P. Lohr
Word has also been received of the
death of Samuel P. Lohr, of Springs,
Pa. Mr.. Lohr was a former resident
of Garrett county. Obituary will be
published next week.
The community was startled by the
very sudden and unexpected death of
Mrs. Delbert burst. At this writing
details are unavailable. The obituary
will be published next week.
Church Services
Services in the churches for Sun
day, March Is:
Methodist: Sunday School at 10
A. M. Christian Endeavor at $3.50
P. M. Reformed: Sunday School at
$3.50 A. M. and worship at 1920 A.
M. Rev. H. S. Nicholson will deliver
the sermon. Lutheran: Sunday School
at LIS P. M. and worship at 2:30 P.
M. The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Lutheran church has arranged
for an all-week series of Lenten ser
vices beginning next Monday evening
at 7:30 P. M.
Personals
Mrs. Charles DNrst, of Salisbury,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard
Younkin this week.
Mrs. ]. j. Glotfelty, Mrs. Thelma
Shearer, her daughter, and Harold
Glotfelty attended the funeral of
Mrs. Glotfelty's sister, Mrs. Harvey
Stull, at Berlin, Pa, on Friday.
Mrs. J. w. Mccullough, of Friends
vile, visited Miss Gertie Hone last
Friday.
Miss Harriet Wilson, primary
teacher of the Grantsville school, has
recovered from a recent illness and
resumed her work last week.
The Christian Endeavor Society
held it's regular monthly business
meeting in the home of Mrs. Sylvia
Diefenbach last Thursday evening.
Mrs. P. C. Boucher, who has been
confined to her home since last fall
thru illness, accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Boucher to Salisbury on
Sunday to visit her mother Mrs. AL
| mira Boucher.
DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Myford, of Oak
land, formerly of Belle Vernon, Pa,
were Sunday guests of DR.. and Mrs.
T. o. Broadwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. U. Edwards and
daughter, Dorothy, spent the week
end in Oakland and Crellin with rel
atives.
A group of young people of the
town, principally members of the X.
C. class of Lutheran Sunday School,
recently organized themselves into a
dramatic club for the advantages of
Improvement and entertainment
to be derived from such an organiza-
ton. Officers were recently chosen:
President, w. Harold Miller; vice
president, Otto Bender; secretary,
Mrs. Harold Miller; treasurer, Mrs.
Christina Bender. The members of
the club are Misses Mary Miller, Es-
ther Zehner, Dorothy Younkin, AL
verta Miller, Helen Loechel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Miller, Otto Bender,
Enos Folk, Paul Wisseman and Cas-
per Loechel.
A. J. Bender has been confined to
his home several days with the
grippe.
Edward Gnagey, of Washington,
Pa, is visiting his sisters here this
week, Mrs. ]. U. Stanton and Mrs.
w. C. Loechel.
Mrs. Henry Turner, Of Avilton, is
visiting friends here this week.
Solomon burst and Harry Reffner,
of Jenners, visited Mr.. and Mrs. J.
W. burst here on Sunday.
Mrs. C. Lee Beachy has been sick
during the past week.
Carload of SENSATION Seed Oats
will be here soon. Prices reasonable.
Leave your order now. w. E. STAN
TON, Grantsville, Md.-Adv.
Carload of SENSATION Seed Oats
will be here soon. Prices reasonable.
Leave your order now. w. E. STAN
TON, Grantsville, Md.-Adv.