The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-07-19


berland and vicinity.
County Commissioner Harvey Gort-
ner, of Grantsville, spent Monday in
Oakland on business.
Miss Martha Miller, of Weber,
spent last week in Hazelton, W. Va,
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. Matthew Moraney, of Balti-
more, is visiting his brother, Michael,
and other relatives in Oakland.
Mrs. George Helbig who has been
in Washington for the past winter,
returned home on Monday night.
Paul Shultz, member of the Wash
ington, D. c., police force, is at his
home here for a weeks vacation.
Mr.. Gilead Broadwater, Grantsville
merchant, was here Monday to visit
his son, DR.. N. 1. Broadwater, for a
short time.
Miss Nellie Stanton, instructor in
Charlotte Hall Academy, st. Mary's
county, is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Stanton.
Members of st. Peters Catholic
church observed special devotions
from Sunday at 1920 a. M, until
Tuesday morning at 1870.
Mrs. Ada Welch and little daughter,
of Piedmont, w. Va, returned to their
home Monday afternoon after having
visited friends here for the past few
days.
Mr.. 1. R. Rudy, of the Coffman-
Fisher Company, returned to Oakland
on Friday from Baltimore where he
had spent the week on business for
his firm.
Miss Ella Helbig, who is employed
in Washington D. c., arrived Sunday
to spend a few days here. She was
accompanied by Miss Phyllis Marian
ma Peddicord.
Mr.. Ernest R. Jones, of Oakland, ac-
companied by his son Lewis, left by
motor on Friday last for week or
ten days trip to Niagara Falls and
points in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vitez, Mrs. Ia
dock Green, Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Fike and Mr.. Ernest Griffith, of Sell
bysport, were business callers in Oak
land on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R. Hamill have as
their guests two of their granddaugh-
ters, children Of the late Roy H. Ham
i'll, of Huntington, who arrived in Oak
land on Saturday.
The next regular monthly meeting
of the Board of County Commission
ers will be held on Monday, August
9Th, at which time routine business
will receive attention.
Miss Ruth Shrout, II years old,
killed a rattlesnake recently at her
home just west of Oakland which
measured three and one-half feet. The
reptile had nine rattles and a button.
Rev. Frank w. Shaffer, pastor Of
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eran church, Baltimore, will be here
the first two weeks in August, and
will spend his vacation on the farm
of DR.. H. w. McComas.
Miss Virginia HamilL entertained
with a dinner on Tuesday night of
last week. Those present included
the Misses Clarabelle Hamill, Susanna
Dixon, Emily Bolgiano, Adeline Sim
cell, nellie Offutt, and Messrs. Edwin
and Gilmor Hamill.
Messrs. George A. Cooper, stores
department; Guy W. McDougal, pur-
chasing agent; V. A. Tucker, right of
way department; and j. L. Steady,
publicity department of the West
Penn Public Service Company, We're
in Oakland Tuesday on business.
County Treasurer Albert L. Lee
advertises in this issue of The Repub-
lican a large number of tracts or par
cells of land which he will sell in front
of the Court House at public auction
on Saturday, August II, for the non
payment of taxes due and in arrears
thereon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius c. Renninger
and son julius left Oakland Satur-
day afternoon, going to Morgantown,
where they sepnt Sunday with rela-
tives. Monday the party drove to
Columbus, Ohio, where day or two
was spent. They expect to return 70
Oakland today.
Workmen have been engaged dur
ing the past few days building scat
folds preparatory to placing new capt.
tails on the supporting pillars Of the
porticos at the Court House. The
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