The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-02-16

| greatest enjoyment ana cOnVefSeS d.
Mayor L. NJ. Fraley went to Balti
more Tuesday night on a business
trip, expecting to return. to Oakland
today.
Mr.. Richard Sollars, of near Deer
Park, was in town this morning, when
he called at The Republican office on
business,
In Cumberland yesterday marri-
age license was issued to Alfred Wal
ter Georg and Barbara Grace Kahl,
both of Accident, Garrett county.
Reports from the bedside of Rev.
A. D. Craig, local Methodist pastor,
who remains a patient in the City
Hospital at Fairmont, West Va, in
dictate that he is not improving.
Next Wednesday, February p,
which is Washington's birthday, has
been declared holiday and as con-
sequence the banks of Oakland and
the postoffice will not be open on that
day.
A valentine dinner party was given
by Miss Nell Offutt at the William
James hotel last night at which the
guests were Mrs. Offutt, Mr.. D. E.
Ofutt, Misses Dorothea Sturgiss, Adj
cline Sincell and Helen Offutt.
Mr.. Henry Sahlin, inspector in the
employ of the State Roads Commits
sion, who has been located at Red
House for several months past, has
been transferred to Cumberland for
the present, leaving for that point on
Tuesday.
The Library Association is anxious
that the library books be used and
that it shall be real public asset. The
library is open every Wednesday af-
ternoon and Saturday afternoon and
evening. The librarian will be glad
to give any information desired.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday
letters of administration on the estate
of the late Alden C. Wilt were granted
to Lulu Wilt, his widow, and letters
testamentary on the estate of the
late Mrs. Annie E. Hoover were is
sued to Bertha V. Hare, executrix of
the decadent's last will and testament.
The regular services will be con-
Quoted in st. Paul's M. E. church on
Sunday. At the morning hour of wor-
ship minister from out-of-town will
preach and in the evening the sermon
will be delivered by Rev. w. B. Brock,
of the local Presbyterian church.
The Garrett County Public Library
Association benefit picture shown at
the Maryland Theatre in Oakland last
night was patronized by goodly
number of people, Notwithstanding
the fact that the streets were covered
with glare of ice making traffic dan
gerous. The music, furnished by the
Boys Band and the Oakland Orches-
ira added much to the enjoyment of
the evening Oakland audiences are
always glad to hear Reeves Blandford
sing. A solo rendered by him last
night was splendid.
The ministers of the Synod of West
Virginia will meet in st. Luke's Luth-
eran church at Grafton on Monday af-
ternoon for a pre-Lenten retreat. This
retreat was brought into being when
the conference of the Synod met in
Oakland last October when Revs. G..
A. Shilke, D. M. Funk and Paul L..
Folk were appointed as a committee
to arrange for the assemblage. The
purpose of the retreat is to prepare
more fully by prayer, communion and
thought for the sacred Lenten season.
Miss Mildred Casteel, who has been
employed as bookkeeper in Miller's
Sanitary Market for the past three
years, has taken like position in
the E. S. Evans Garage in Oakland,
beginning her work there on last Mon
day in the place of Mr.. Ernest Har-
| desty, who has been transferred to the
Terra Alta office of the Evans organi-
cation. Miss Beatrice Wilt has taken
the place left vacant by Miss Casteel.
} Mr.. Hardesty's transfer to the Terra
Alta office has been held in allegiance
for some time. His removal to our
neighboring town is regretted by his
many friends in Oakland.