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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31

Mr.. A. H. Friend and son, of near
Swanton, were in Oakland on bust
ness Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Smouse is spending this
week in Bloomington with her sister,
Mrs. George Warwick.
Miss Virginia Scott, Of Morgan
town, w. Va.,spent few days of last
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. C. Scott, near Hutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stewart and
little daughter spent Friday and Sat
urday at Westernport and Frostburg
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. G. j. Altstetter, Grand Matron
of the Pythian Sisters of Maryland,
returned to her home in Oakland on
Friday from official visitations to the
various temples throughout the State.
Robert Winters, who was in the
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, for a
period of two weeks, where he under
went a surgical operation, has re-
turned to his home and is convalesc-
ing rapidly.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Garrett County will be in ses-
sion at the Board room in the Court
House next Monday and will probably
remain in session three or four days.
Routine business will be transacted.
In today's Republican Messrs. Rem
ringer and Offutt advertise at public
auction a house and lot located on
Center street in Oakland. The prop
erty is we'll located and is said to be
desirable. See notice of sale for fur
Their particulars.
Joseph Stanton, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Stanton, who was OPP
Grated upon in Cumberland hospital
two weeks ago, returned to his home
in Oakland on Sunday and will proba-
bly, resume his position in the local
post office within month,
The young folk of the Luther
League of st. Marks Lutheran church
will have a Halloween social in the
Sunday school room Friday evening
at 1870. Three prizes will be awarded,
one to the most deliberately dressed,
the most comic, and the best imita-
ton.
Mrs. Ed. Offutt left Oakland Mon
day evening for New York, where she
will visit few days and then go on
to the home of her parents in Water
burg, Conn, for a short stay. Mr.
Offutt will go to the Connecticut city
later in the week and accompany Mrs.
Offutt home.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31

The kid who once got licked for
reading detective stories now reads
them to relax his great mind.
Who remembers the good old days
when the only things that came in tin
cans were sardines and cove oysters
If you don't believe that woman is
superior to man just dress one of
each in a fur coat and take look
at them.
Plunging on the stock market with
out knowing your business is about as
dangerous as gathering mushrooms
without knowing your toadstools.
According to scientists, gas, dry
ice and paper can be made from the
cornstalk. And it occurs to US that
something has been accomplished, too,
in the way of manufacturing break
fast foods and cigarettes from the
same material.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Former State Senator Harvey ].
Speicher was a business visitor in
Oakland on Monday.
Mr.. John A Wright, of Swanton,
was an early Monday morning visitor
at The Republican office.
Miss Verba Junkins, Cumberland,
spent last week IN Oakland visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reckard.
Mrs. Gilbert Yutzy returned home
Monday morning from Baltimore in
which city she had spent few days
with relatives.
Mrs. Bertha Wells and members Of
her family, all Of Keyser, W. Va,
were in Oakland Sunday where they
visited relatives for a short time.
County Agent John H. Garter, VIM.
Miller of Accident, and Harry L.
Paugh, of Oaklnad, returned here yes
terday morning from brief visit to
New York City.
st. Marks Lutheran church will
conduct its annual ever-member can
vass Sunday afternoon. Fifteen teams
have been chosen to call on the men,
bers of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Kahl and Misses
Grace and Eva Falkenstein returned
home Sunday afternoon from Myers
vile, where they had spent the week
end with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Hinebaugh
left last Friday to spend few days
with their son, Mr.. Morgan Hine-
baugh, in Baltimore. They expect tc
return to Oakland tomorrow.
The forest fire towers in Garrett
county were opened recently with
Jonas Sines as watchpan at Shaggy
Mountain; F. M. Green, at Bittinger
and Peter Bowser, at Thayerville.
Messrs. James Lee, Kenneth Stahl
and Carl McIntire, students at the
University of Maryland, College Park
spent the weekend at their respective
homes in Oakland, returning to schoo
Sunday afternoon.
Former Senator W. McCulloh Brown
is a patient in Baltimore City hos
pital where he recently underwent g
serious and extremely painful sur
gical operation. At last reports the
patient is improving.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31

Miss Mary Frances Murdoch, Of
Kingwood, w. Va, is here visiting
Mrs. Donald r. Sincell and other
friends. Miss Murdoch occupies the
position of art instructor in the pub
lie school system of Kansas City, Mo.
A letter received by a friend from
Miss Mollie Hamill, who remains a
patient in Sibley Hospital, Washing
ton, D. c., conveys the information
that Miss Hamill is improving but
slowly, following several months i'll
ness.
Among those who attended the
show, Good News" at the Maryland
theatre, Cumberland, on Tuesday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Naylor, Miss
Viola Broadwater, Mr. Walter fowler,
Messrs. Alva Gortner, George Breun-
ringer, Reeves Blandford, Ralph
Blake, George Hanst, Robert Hoffman,
and Russell Brown.
Reese Friend and family expect to
leave Oakland for Akron, Ohio to-
morrow morning where Mr.. Friend has
! taken a position as clerk in a drug
store. He has been in the employ
of the Gender Pharmacy in Oakland
for a number of years.
Mrs. George YutZy was painfully
/ burned about her fact and arms on
Sunday morning when upon lighting
a gas range at her home escaping
gas exploded. She was given atten-
ton by local physician and is i'm
proving at this time.
Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth Hanst were
in Oakland Monday on their way to
! Kingwood from New York accompan-
led by Miss Gazelle Parrack. Capt.
Hanst arrived in the States from the
Canal Zone a few days prior to his
visit here and will be instructor in
military science at the University of
West Virginia.
The Girl Sprouts" entertained at
the Methodist parish house last Fri
day evening with Halloween party.
Those present included Miss Kochen-
derfer, Robert Hoffman; Miss Martha
Engle, Reeves Blandford; Miss Edna
Kraft, Elvin Imam; Betty Broadwater,
Stuart Hamill, Jr.; Helen Giessman,
Humbird Offutt; Clara Belle Hamill,
Waller Hoye; Gladys Aronhalt, Dick
Roy; Annabelle Stemple, Edward
Hinebaugh; Adeline Stuck, Donald
Stemple; Alice Butt, George Butt;
Geneva Winters, Richard Stemple;
Mary Lynn McIntire, Eugene Nor
deck. Refreshments were served and
an enjoyable evening was spent by
the young people.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. James Fairfax Ham
i'll, New York, have announced the
birth of a son.
Foster o. Speicher, an alumus of
Western Maryland College and a
teacher in the local high school, has
been appointed by Mayor Broening
of Baltimore, to be on the general
committee for the promotion of the
football game between Western Mary
land College and st. Johns College,
to be played in the Baltimore Stadium
on November second.
Mr.. Ernest Ray Jones, appointed
by the Court to make sale of a large
tract of land located in Election Dis
trict No. of this county, has caused
to be published in this issue of The
Republican the notice of sale which
will take place in front of the Court
House in Oakland on Wednesday, No
vember 9th.
County School Commissioner John
0. Thayer, who has been quite i'll for
the past week or more, suffered a
heart atteack early yesterday morn
ing, which has left him in a weakened
condition. His son Earl, who has
been in Goshen, Va, during the past
few months, arrived home yesterday
and his daughter, Mrs. D. NJ. Funk, is
expected to be here tomorrow from
her home at Newport, KY.
Justice of the Peace W. A. Gender
and Ernest Ray Jones, local attorney,
are in Cumberland today where they
are appearing before the Circuit
Court to testify in the case of two
boys, Sharpless and Savage, of near
Avilton, who were said to have been
arrested unlawfully by two Allegany
county game wardens on Garrett
county territory for alleged violations
Of the game laws.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31
INTERESTING PROGRAM Is
GIVEN BY CIVIC MEMBERS
Regular Meeting of Organization
Held Tuesday Afternoon

a well attended meeting of the
Oakland Civic Club was held Tuesday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs.
James P. Treacy, Second street.
Among other features of the meet
ing was the singing, directed by Miss
Viola Broadwater, 0. H. S. faculty,
Of a new song Of the State Federation
Of Women's Clubs.
The business meeting concerned
Civic Club topics and was Of interest
to all the members.
When it was announced that Miss.
Rhesa NJ. King, Public Health Nurse.
who has so faithfully and diligently
served the pepole of the county dur
ing the past three or four years, will
leave the community within the next
month, rising vote of thanks in APP
probation Of her unselfsh work here
was given Miss King.
The following program was rem
dered: Mrs. Treacy played "Song
Without Words" "a Spring Morning"
and "Rrondo," three lyrics composed
by Miss Bess limbaugh, formerly of
Oakland, who is now prominent solo
list and flutist of Pittsburgh. Mrs.
Frederick A. Thayer sang "My Love
of Londonderry, followed by a clever
encore. Mrs. Thayer was accompanied
the piano by Miss Lottie Loar, pres
ident of the club.
Miss Broadwater gave an interest
ing talk on 1.-The Value of Music to the
Community"
Refreshments in keeping with the.
Halloween season were served by the
hostess.
The November meeting of the club,
will be held at the home of Mrs. j. l.
Pollock and will be in charge of Mrs
George d. Sprague.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31

The best diplomat we know of is
the fellow who holds couple Of con-
ferences, takes two hours off for
lunch, dictates two letters in the af-
ternoon and then goes home and
makes his wife believe he is tired
business man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31
A ID O u + G O a Z

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THAYER AND NORDECK
Oakland Maryland
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-10-31

Mr.. A. H. Friend and son, of near
Swanton, were in Oakland on bust
ness Tuesday.
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
Thompson

Mir. Richard Arnold has been in town recently.
 Mr. Horatio Bradford has returned from Cleveland.
 Mrs Nonsiatsky entertained the Br dge Club Tuesday.
 Miss Bornice Armstrong of Syra- cuse spent the weekend in town.
 Mary Lou Ream, who has been very m with pneumonia, is much better,
 Mr and Mrs. Andre Roosevelt en- tertained at tea Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs W. T. peckham gave a dinner at the Russian Bear Tuesday evening
 Mrs. Louis Ream entertained her Providence Bridge Club Tuesday af ternoon.
 Mrs Emma Shaw Colcleugh arrived Monday and has opened her house for the season.
 Remember the sale of articles made by the blind at the Library next Tues day afternoon. May Eth, from one un- til six.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Phetteplace Mrs. C. A. Calder and Mir. Frederick Paige, all of Providence, were in town Monday
 Mrs. Frank Deering and Miss Car oline Darlington, who have been guests of Mrs. C. E. Searls. returned to Melrose Wednesday.
 Miss olney. who has been in for some weeks, Is improving and able to
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
West Woodstock

Mr. and Mrs. $. P. Butler are at "Ashlea" for the summer.
 William Backus has moved to the Clark house from Worcester.
 Mrs. Charles Davis entertained nu- merous friends and relatives over the weekend.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Thayer have returned to their home in West Woodstock.
 Commencing May 5th Sunday ser vices will be held al 12 o'clock noon, Eastern standard time.
 Albert Moulton of Worcester was a recent guest of his sisters, Mrs. Byron Bates and Mrs Ware.
 Judge and Mrs. Vine R. Parmelee Of Windsor were weekend guests of Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Wilkinson.
 Wednesday noon the pupils of the West s9hool presented their teacher with a pretty May basket filled with goodies"
 Miss Miriam Ware has returned to her school after spending a week with her mother at the home of Mir. and
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02

daughter of the late Ira Bailey and wife. nee Belle Brown.
 Mrs. Ann J. Vnton, s3. widow of Baldwin Vinton, who was a native of this place. died at her home on Leb- anon Hin on Friday after a long ill., ness. Relatives from here attended her funeral, which was held on Sun day afternoon. The pastor of the Elm street Southbridge church, of which she was a member, ofheiated. Mrs. Ninton is survived by her sons. Ray mond of New York, Sidney of Boston daughter, Mrs. Milton Gardiner of Sturbridge; half-brother. William Redhead of West Woodstock. and sis ter. Mrs. Julia Works of Southbridge.
 Assistant Secretary of Agriculture l.. II. Healey gave a short talk over the radio which was broadcast from station WITC, Hartford. at noon on Tuesday His subject was Eggs"
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
silk soH Starting

The Silk Sox resume their seeking once more this coming Sunday on Ad- ans Field in q diamond duel with the Lakeside X. C. of Webster All seems in readiness. The field begins Co re sume moro satisfactory baseball ap, pearanee with the coat oi loom ana all the ice has been melted from the stands. Even the springlike marble games, usually seen next to the pack stop, have disappeared as the hank Gazers" choose their seats to watch Mayor Charlie" Richard warm up Tor the initial pitch
 The team itself is progressing rap. idly under the tutoring of Coach Ed Iowery. as particular attention is paid to the sticking development
 Belding Heminway officials seem to have hit a homer iu securing bill Reddv. talkative. but nevertheless ei feetive catcher. from nanielson as 2 rnermanent fixture. The entire inheld, as ii nracticed this week. with Red Bennett at first, Rip Nelson at second sSco Dupre at short, and Welss ~ third seemed better than m years. ~ least one thing is positive. There "lu be plenty of noise on the ooN 'hnvi Rardcni
 Slim Coderre, and Lefty fouchc''e. Rlu twirlers. are both improving. with the veteran Reddy rece'Vnk Both are due to see service this week.
 The tilt is due to start sharp at i" o'clock. d.s.t.. with either LheureuN or Lyons officiating ...
 Season tickets for silk SoN game r,av now be secured from any of th, nlsyers for the cut rate of S5.ou. W lth inc schedule including more than thirty tilts. n neat saving is obvious
 So. again. next Sunday, May oth, oo Adam Field. at 8 o'clock, d.s.t., the Sir Sox face the Lakeside Club oi Webster,
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02

telling a charming love story. We all know Bali is beautiful from the con yincing way Mir Roosevelt told us about it. but if any one had a doubt the beauty of the slides and film dis pelied it. The wonder is we do not all take ship and go there. The pictures of the temples were most interesting and the grace and beauty of the native women with their erect carriage, some holding enormous baskets of offerings for the gods on their heads as easily as We wear our hats. One of the most interesting slides showed ere nation procession in all its gorgeous ness. Among out-of-town people pres ent were Mir. and Mrs. James Phette- place Mrs Tilinghast. and Mir. Felex Nendleshafer from Providence, Mr. and Mrs Leonard Swain, Mir. Charles Swain. MT and Mrs. Donald Unger, Mrs. Thomas, Mir. Bradley. Miss Thompson, Mrs W. T. Peckham, Miss Lowell, Miss Moves. Miss Andrews. and Mir Harmon Harris from Pom fret, and Mir. Wilbur Lown from Put nam.
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
South Woodstock

Mrs. Belle Young is in East Thomp' son for few days.
 Mrs. C. A. Harrington is sick with Dr. Russell attending her.
 The Ladies' Aid meets this week with Miss Nellie Lowe, and the Ms sion Circle with Mrs. Lyon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Gilman Graves and their children of Worcester spent the weekend at H. l.. Sanger's.
 MT. and Mrs. c. I. Sessions of Prov idence were guests of Mrs. Burleseh and daughter day or two last week
 The people are glad to see 8 new house being built by Mir. Nelson en the site of the one burned few weeks ago.
 some of the people are observing daylight saving time" and so keeP With time in Putnam. and others keeP standard time and use the other wneh they need to do so.
 Mir. and Mrs. Freeman Nelson ol Pomfret and the Misses Anna, Hatus and Marie Nelson of Hartford ana New Haven were at the home of then parents on Sunday.
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02

sit on the piazza in the sun when the weather has permitted.
 Robert Tcirt was baptized last Sun. day by Rev. Mir. Hodge and Rev. F.. <. Lyon. He will join the Baptist church of Thompson next Sunday
 The annual meeting of the Congre- gational church was held Thursday afternoon. Next year the church will observe it's two hundredth anniversary
 Rev Mir John Henry House of the agricultural school at Soliniea, Greece, will preach in the Congregational church on Sunday Rev. Y. s. Lyon will celebrate communion.
 Rev F. $. and Mrs. Lyon had as guests last week Rev A. C. and Mrs. Lyon and Miss Rose Lyon Thompson. Rev A. C. Lyon Is pastor of the Con grcgatioual church at Arlington Heights Mass.
 This is week of arrivals Miss Elliott came Wednesday and is spend ing a few days with MT and Mrs. Dexter Elliott before opening her house Miss Lewis and Miss Sher man came Thursday.
 Those who attended the circus l'i the gymnasium at the Howe-Marot school Saturday afternoon were most enthusiastic The side shows were the real thing and the grand parade that opened the show was q scream. All the regular circus attractions were there The elephant, lion, leopard, bearded woman. snake eharmer. miss ing link, wild girl clowns. idpt child, trained horse. tight rope walker, and other attractions, even to the pink lemonade, peanuts and ice cream cones. Even the smell of the circus was in evidence. All the performers were SO good, it is impossible to speak of each one, but the blood curdling yell that the wild girl emitted at in- tervals was something to remember, and the performance of the tight rope walker on an imaginary rope was a work of art.
 Saturday evening Mir Andre Roose. welt delighted large audience in Mir Nonsiatsky's little theatre with his lecture on Bali. illustrated by most artistic slides and followed by a film showing life in Bali, at the same time
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
North Woodstock

Oscar Logan has opened up his re- freshment stand in Oxford for the season.
 Mrs. Ella Skinner. who has been in Hartford for several weeks, has re- turned home.
 Miss Louise Pike has her sister for a weekend guest at Echo Farm, her boarding place.
 Mrs. Alice Hayward has been stay ing with her mother, Mrs. Lucy lib bard, for while. Mrs. Hubbard is re- covering from her recent indisposition.
 A surprise party for Mir and Mrs. John Brown. formerly of this town. was arranged by their daughter Ruth in celebration of their birthdays which come about the same date. The affair took place on Saturday evening Those from here attending were Mir. and Mrs Cyril Paine and MT. and Mrs. Wendell Bosworth. Mrs. Brown Is the
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
BASE BALL
Bartlett Top. ?. Il. s. z2.Is

Putnam High suffered it's first hozne defeat this season last Satur- < &ay afternoon as Bartlett High School, cf Webster. effected a 22-l7 win in n wild slugfest lasting for over skrce hours. Putnam's rally in SCOT Ing seventeen runs after trailing at a 7A-o score in the fourth featured the tiik. Chic Bove. lead of twirler for tAa Blue and White suffered n bad ease of wildness eventually contract ed bv sham and Franklin as the three pitchers allowed nineteen free passes. Franklin succeeded, however, in hit ting a stride in the fifth and was in- &wumental in re-organizing the To- sal cause as the game progressed. C. Dumas, Stefaniack and Zaczek fea- ewred the batting game for Webster while Weiss led the locals with three ssfeties in six trips to the plate
 The summary.
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
Putnam High Loses
 Track Meet to Academy

Norwich Free Academy conquered Putnam High 64ia Co 39h In the opening track meet staged in the Rose City last Monday afternoon. Flashing spring performances follow ed by unexpected strength in the jumping events settled the issue as Putnam returned but three first places in the eleven event program
 Sham returned a 5-l9 2-b win in the mile for the first local victory followed by a 2-22 romp by sherman for premier honors in the Ss0-yd run. ed their 7-6 stand for the pole vault ing event after the Norwich entry had offered his best
 Scccnd place holders found six Put nam athletes registering. Elliott in man in the Javelin. Cody in the high jump. and Shan in the broad jump.
 Putnam finished close second in the one half mile relay run off in L. 4T
 Robinson, Norwich entry, carried away scoring honors with eighteen points. closely followed by Bill Sham who registered a total Of seventeen. Prcken of the Academy took third with eleven points Co his credit.
 The Summary:
 l0o-yd. dash-Lyons (N). Robin son (Nl. Harvey (N), time II 2-5 seconds
 Mile Sham lPl. Peck (N), Brock (N), time 5 min. 10 2-5 sec.
 Shot put-Barber (Nl. sham (P). Broken (N), distance S5 ft. 8 l-2 in.
 440-yd. run-Lyons (N), Elliott (P), Cody tpl. time 5S 4-5 sec.
 Discus throw Broken (N), Sham (Pl. wojtasiak CN). distance 96 1t. n in.
 220-yd. dash Robinson (N), Lyons (N), Harvey (N). time 25 3-5 sec.
 Javelin throw-Preken tN), Sher- man (P). Taylor (Nl, distance FPS feet.
 High jump Robinson (N), Cody (P). Marion tPl. and Taylor (N), tie, height 1t. 8 in.
 SS0-yd run-S sherman (Pl, Taylor (Nl, Berkman (N), time min. 22 seconds.
Putnam patriot., 1929-05-02
PUTNAM HIGH

Runs, Siedzik I, Dumas @f bdAloiia {. Stefaniak 5. Forand 3. Zacek, Love. vengrvn 2. Il Franklin, Raynold 2. Weiss 2, Manion. Cody, I.avalle 2, Franklin 2, sham l. Errors, A. Du- mas 2. feynold. sham. Bastaia 7, Wynn. Stedzik Stolen bases, Stedz k 2, Bastolla, Stefaniak, Cragen, pepka, vengryn, Cody Two-hase hits, Weiss, Cody ,Stedzik, Stefaniak, Zaeek. Three base hits. A. Dumas, Love, Nengryn. Home run. Nengryn. Sacrifices, Love, Cody. Sacrifice fly, II. Franklin. Base on balls. of Weiss 3, oa Stefan iak 1, off Dandurand l. oif Wynn J of sham. 1. Struck out, by sham E, by Fl Franklin 5. by Stefaniak 7, by Wynn 5. by Dandurand 3. Hits, oii Bove. in 1 inning: of stetaniak, Q in 1 innings; off sham, E in in- nings; of Wynn, in 3 2-3 innings Hit by pitcher. by Franklin Gragen hy Stefauiak. Dumas. Passed balls Vengryn 7. Dumas 1 Winning pitch. CT, Stefaniak. Losing pitcher, Boye Time. 8 hours, min. Umpire, L- HercauX.