The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-08-09

church, with interment in the church
cemetery. Miss Birmingham had
many friends in Grantsville and al
were much saddened to hear Of her
death.
Former Grantsville Man Injured.
Mr.. A. j. Bevans, of Grantsville,
received word last Friday that his
son, Ray Bevans, had been injured in
railway wreck at Cartena, Califor-
MIA. The Cascade Limited" compos-
ed of ten Pullman cars, crashed into
special train, bearing one hundred and
seventy attorneys and their families
from the meeting of the American Bar
Association, which recently closed its
sessions at Seattle, Washington. Mr..
Bevans was conductor in charge of the
Bar Associations train and was vio-
lently thrown from the observation
car. When he was discovered it was
found that he was imprisoned by a
steam pipe being twisted about his
body, making it almost impossible for
him to breathe. He was Immediately
released and was taken to the Az
buckle Sanitarium, close by, for treat
ment. Forty-eight of the passengers
on Mr.. Bevan's train were also in
jured.
Birthday Party.
A surprise birthday party was
given Mrs. Lucretia Messersmith in
honor of her eighty-second anniver-
sary, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Rhoda Paul, Wednesday evening.
A beautiful cake and other gifts were
presented her. The guests were Mrs.
| John Kneight, Mrs. Robert Brand
Ter, Mrs. VIM. Kneight, Bernadette
and Francis Kneight, of West Sails
bury, Pa; Mrs. Eva Beachy, Mrs.
Lille Younkin, Mrs. Sam Hanft, Mrs.
Richard Younkin and Mrs. Lydia Wi
ley, of Grantsville.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed
and refreshments were served.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. Annie Gready, of Westernport,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Webster Gready, Of
Youngstown, Ohio, spent several days
with Mrs. Elizabeth Bittinger in this
place recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Younkin and
daughters Mabel and Dorothy spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. En-
mons Younkin in Pittsburgh.
Mrs. w. T. Johnson and children,
of Cumberland, are here on a visit to
Rev. J. E. Johnson.
Mrs. George B. Barbarow and her
daughter Ruth, of Morristown, n. j.,
and Miss Helen Alderman, of Patter-
son, n. j., are visiting Miss Christine
Winterberg. Miss Barbarow will re-
main here for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. P H. Daugherty, who
have spent the past month in Grants
vile, have returned to their home in
| Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Folk, of
Grantsville, and Mrs. Simon Folk, Of
Springs, Pa, left Friday by automo-
bile to visit with their sister, Mrs.
Harvey Baker and family, near Sails
bury, Nd.
Mrs. Ella Keller attended bridge
luncheon given recently by Mrs. Mary
Getty at Hollywood, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zehner, Miss Es-
Their Zehner and Mrs. c. H. Bill have
returned after weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Peterson at Rockford,
Michigan.
Messrs. Luther and Floyd H. Miller
and Merle Hershberger, of Washing
ton, D. c., spent the weekend with
friends and relatives here.
Mrs. James Younkin and children
and Ralph Younkin left on Sunday
for Trafford, Pa, where they will visit
with relatives before going on to Ak
ron, Ohio.
Mrs. Lille Amble and son William,
of Pittsburgh, are guests at Dixie
Tavern.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bill, who spent
the past two weeks in town with the
formers brother, C. H. Bill, returned
to their home in Wheeling recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Miller and
family, of Akron, Ohio, are visiting
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Edgar and chill
dren and Mrs. Edgar's sister spent
last week visiting in Virginia.
Miss Sara Harper, of Johnstown,
who spent the past several weeks with
Miss Helen Stanton, returned to her
home on Sunday.
Miss Rosetta Bishoff, of Oakland
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Miller and
daughter Alverta, left on Friday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bishoff at
Norfolk, Va, and George Kemp, at
Princess Anne, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Dorman, of Nc
Keesport, Pa, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. L. c. Morrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nelson, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, motored here last Friday
to spend a week with the latter's
mother, Mrs. Eta Engle, of Engle-
wood.