The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-07-18
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edward Offutt
were at Uniontown, Pa, Monday.

tina Lee.
Mrs. J. A. Sweeney, of Baltimore,
is a guest at the home of her mother,
Mrs. j. W. Hart, on Alder street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Rhodes, of
Harvey, ILL.,, are visiting the formers
sister, Mrs. Albert G. Ross, in Oak
land.
Mrs. w. 2. Hendrickson, of Cum
berland, was here and at Brett, West
Va, where she visited relatives and
friends.
Miss nellie Offutt entertained with
a bridge luncheon last Thursday noon
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Nanienne Offutt. Three tables were
in play.
Miss Hazel Nine, nurse in training
in a Charleston CIV. Va.) hospital, is
at her home in Oakland for a vaca-
ton of two weeks, having arrived
here Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellery Plots, who
were here for short time, returned
to their home in Pittsburgh on Sun
day, being accompanied to that city
by Mrs. H. C. Hansen and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Weber left
Wednesday for Dubois, Pa, where
they will meet their son Logan, who
through the New England states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Helbig, who
had been in Oakland for a short time
visiting at the home of Mr.. Helbig's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Helbig,
returned to their home at Roanoke,
Va, Monday morning.
Miss Rhesa M. King, county health
nurse, is enjoying a well-earned va
cation of two weeks which she is
spending at her home in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, having left Oakland for that
city last Saturday night.
"Woodman, spare that tree!" grows
in Importance when, as was pointed
out at recent meeting of the Penn
sylvania Forestry Association, thru
deforestation, the water supply Of
many cities is threatened.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Thompson,
of Holidays Cove, West Va, left here
yesterday for visit with relatives at
Myersville and Roanoke, Va, being
accompanied by Mrs. Thompson's
mother, Mrs. Anna Smouse.
Mrs. Frank Siegler and son, and
Miss Dorothy Teets, Newark, N. j.,
spent few days in Oakland visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Teets, and other
relatives. They are now at the home
of their mother at Aurora, w. Va.
Mr. R. A. Jehle, pathology specialist
of the University of Maryland, is
spending several days in Garrett
county inspecting the progress Of the
certified seed potatoes. He is being
assisted by John H. Carter, county
agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ray Jones re-
turned this morning from Tyrone, Pa,
with their son Lewis Ray, who was
one of five boys from Oakland on a
five weeks trip to Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York, Boston and other
cities in the New England states.
Free scholarships in various State
institutions of learning will be award
ed following competitive examinations
to be conducted at the High School
building in Oakland by County Su-
perintendent F. E. Rathbun on Satur-
day morning of the present week.
Miss Fannabelle Offutt entertained
the Tuesday night Bridge club at her
home. Four tables were in play.
Guest prizes were won by Miss Vir-
ginia Duvall and Mrs. James fowler,
while club awards were made to Mrs.
Leo Helbig and Mrs. Bernard Gender.
Mr.. James Wolf, Cumberland, spent
several days at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Wolf, recuper-
ating from an operation for appendi-
citis, which he underwent at the West
ern Maryland hospital, Cumberland,
recently. He returned to his work on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Thane o. White entertained
the Willing Workers Sunday School
class of the M. E. church and their
husbands at her home on the State
road north of Oakland, yesterday
evening. The evening was spent in
out-ofdoor games. About 60 were
present.
The Board of Education of Garrett
county, by notice printed in today's
Republican, will receive sealed bids
for the installation of heating plants