The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-03-22
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. Edward Lawrence returned to
Oakland Friday from business trip
east.
Mr.. James Wilburn, of near Hoyes,
was in the county seat on business
yesterday.
Mr.. Edward A. Browning, of Sang
Run, is spending today in Oakland
on business.
Former county Treasurer J.. VIM.
Kimmell, of near Altamont, was Il
caller at The Republican Office yester-
day morning.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Stewart, yesterday afternoon, at their
home near town, daughter, Marga-
ret Jane.
Mrs. H. A Loraditch returned to
her home in Oakland yesterday even
ing from a weeks visit to relatives in
Keyser, W. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hardesty an
nounce the birth of a son whose adj
vent occurred on Saturday at their
home in Oakland.
Mrs. Boutwell,, of Westernport, is
spending this week at. the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Robert Stewart,
adjoining Oakland.
Mrs. James Keishner, from the
Youghiogheny Hydro-Electric power
station, is here on visit to her cous-
in, Mrs. Harry Helbig, and other rel
atives.
Mr.. Thomas Turney, who has been
ill at his home in Oakland for sew
eral weeks, is still confined to his bed
a part of the time with no indications
of permanent improvement.
Nj. and Mrs. George Myford and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kitchener, of Belle
Vernon, Pa, returned to their homes
Sunday afternoon after a visit of
several days to DR.. and Mrs. S. A.
Myford in Oakland.
The Ladies' Aid Society, st. Paul's
M. E. church, will serve chicken and
oyster supper at the Parish House on
Thursday, March 20, beginning at $3.50
o'clock. The patronage of the public
in general is solicited.
Many children and quite number
of grown up folks in Oakland are con-
fined to their beds with the measles,
which disease made it's first appear
ance here about three weeks ago. A
number of the sick have been quite
ill but no bad after-effects are an
ticipated.
Mrs. Samuel Lewis, of near Sines,
who preferred non-support charges
against her husband, failed to appear
at tn epreliminary hearing when it
was called on Friday. Lewis was ac-
cordingly discharged from custody, he
having been confined in Jail following
his arrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Stephenson, of
Lima, Ohio, the former having been
called to Washington on account of
the death of a relative, spent short
time with Mrs. Stephenson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Leighton, in Loeb
Lynn Heights, returning to their home
in Ohio Friday morning.
The "Go-Getters'' Sunday school
class of st. Paul's church will conduct
a food sale at Fraleys' store on Sat-
urday, March "a. The members of
the class suggest that housewives
should not bother cooking a Satur-
day evening meal, but patronize the
sale instead and that all should eat,
drink and be merry, for tomorrow you
may diet
Miss Karin Stenholm entertained
last Friday evening with four tables
of bridge at the home of Mrs. E. H.
Sincell. Delightful refreshments were
served The table was decorated IN
green and white and carried bouquets
of carnations, lilies of the valley, smi-
lax and sweet peas. First prize was
awarded to Mrs. c. M. Sincell, and
consolation was won by Mrs. Thomas
Gender. Those present were Mrs. l..
F. Billiard, Mrs. Julius Littman, Mrs.
Leo Helbig, Mrs. Milton Sincell, Mrs.
Thomas Gender, Mrs. Bernard Con
der, Mrs. w. E. Gattens, Mrs. Mar
garet McComas, Mrs. Ralph Thayer,
the Misses Virginia Duvall, Elsie Ben
THEM, Isabel West, Rhesa King, Jean
Hollar, Kathrine Brown, Elizabeth