The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-27
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

IS visiting at the nome OF MS uncle,
Mr.. A. G. Ross, in Oakland.
Mrs. Julius Littman left Oakland
Monday evening for a visit with rel
atives in Baltimore and Philadel-
o. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Tower, of Clar-
ion, Pa, spent several days last week
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. q. Tower, in Oakland.
Mr.. Walter w. Dawson, who has
been in Baltimore for several weeks
taking course in law, returned to
his home in Oakland yesterday morn
ing.
Rev. and Mrs. j. B. Workman were
guests on last Thursday and Friday
of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Grover C. Stemple on Alder
street.
Miss Catherine Turner, of the Mon
ongahela West Penn Public Service
Company, spent the weekend in Graf
ton and Elkins, West Va, visiting
friends.
Mr.. F. R. Corlss, who spent two or
three weeks in Nova Scotia on bust
ness for his company, the Penn Public
Service Corporation, has returned to
his home in Oakland.
Members of Oakland lodge, No. 1872,
a., F. and A. Masons, attended divine
worship at st. Marks Lutheran
church last Sunday morning. Rev. C.
A. Shilke preached the sermon.
Mrs. Christine Murphy and daugh-
ter, Mrs. R. ]. Edmiston, Pittsburgh,
Pa, are visiting relatives in Garrett
county, being for the present at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Gortner
at Gortner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Palmer, the
former assistant cashier of the Far
mers Mechanics bank, Frederick, Mel
vim Palmer and Miss Peters, were
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Shilke for
few hours Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Falkenstein
and children, of Myersville, arrived in
Oakland Monday evening for a visit
of day or two with relatives. They
were accompanied by Miss Grace
Falkenstein and Mrs. Edward Hine-
baugh, who had been their guests for
a week.
Ito Several homes in Oakland are being
q Apainted and otherwise improved,
among them being the residence of
Mr.. Fred. A. Thayer and the Brown
ing Hotel. The home of Mr.. C. N.
McIntire is to be succeed, prepara-
tions for the work being now under
way.
Rev. and Mrs. w. M. Shultz, of
Fairmont, w. Va, arrived here few
days ago and from this point Rev.
Shultz will direct his work in the dis
trict of which he is superintendent.
Mrs. Shultz will remain at the Dea-
coness Home in the Park during the
months of July and August.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles A. Shilke left
Oakland Monday morning and will be
absent for about two weeks. Mrs.
Shilke will visit relatives at Column
bia, Pa, while Mr.. Shilke will attend
a course of study and observation at
Columbia University, where also Rev.
W. E. Waybright, of the Red House
church will be for the present.
Miss Isabelle Gilbert, youngest
daughter of Mrs. R. Gilbert, Bront-
ford, Ontario, Canada, was united in
marriage to Mr.. Theodore R. Fike
Detroit, Mich, eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. W. Fike, of near Bayard, on
June 5. Rev. C. H. P. Owen, of
Brontford, performed the ceremony.
The couple, after visiting relatives in
this county. will reside in Detroit.
The Oakland Volunteer Fire De-
partment has received two donations
of S25 each within the past week,
which will be applied on the indebt-
edness incurred in the purchase of the
new fire fighting equipment. The don
ors were the Knights of Pythias lodge
of Oakland and DR.. Logan Carr, OF
Mountain Lake Park. The company
takes this method of expressing its
thanks to the donors.
Sixty persons were served dinner
at Friendly Cottage, Mountain Lake
Park, last Thursday afternoon, and g
total of SIT was cleared, half of which
will be for the benefit of the M. E
church at Mountain Lake Park and
half for the benefit of the Oakland
Volunteer Fire Department. Another
upper will be served this evening and
\ gain on next Thursday evening fol
the benefit of the same organizations