The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-02-21

lon passionate, was, here on business
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. James Martin, of Baltimore,
spent the first part of this week here
visiting his wife and children.
Mr.. William Trickett, of Morgan
town, West Va, spent several days in
Oakland and vicinity last week.
Mr.. Walter w. Dawson and Sheriff
William D. Casteel were at Grants
vile Tuesday evening on business.
Mrs. Irving Thomas, of the Acct
dent high school faculty, spent the
weekend in Oakland with friends.
Sheriff w, D. 4Casteel was in Cum
berland on Saturday on business, be-
ing accompanied by Mr.. Louis Vain
gold. s9I
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. William T.
Grimes, recently, a son. Mrs. Grimes
was formerly Miss June Huntington,
of Mountain Lake Park.
| Miss Helen Hart will entertain the
Thursday Night bridge club at her
home this evening. The club was en-
tertained last Thursday night at the
home of Miss Isabel Hamill on Oak
| street.
Mr.. and Mrs James Heitz, Clarks-
burg, W. Va, announce the birth of
a daughter Sunday, born at the res
idence of Mrs. Heitz's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wade H. limbaugh, near
Oakland.
Quite number of Baltimore and
Ohio employees went from Oakland to
Piedmont last Friday morning on
special train to attend the funeral of
the late Thomas A. Laffey, who was
road supervisor for this division of
the railway.
Rudolph Browning, aged II, son Of
Bruce Browning, of near Thayerville,
was taken to the home of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Browning, at Thayerville Tuesday ev-
ening suffering with threatened at
tack of pneumonia.
County superintendent F. E. Rath-
bun will leave Oakland Saturday night
for Cleveland, Ohio, where he will be
in attendance upon meeting of the
department of superintendent of the
National Education Association. Mr..
Rathbun expects to return late dur
| ing the week.
The auxiliary of the Gilbert-Brown
Boys band has requested The Repub-
lican to express to the general pub
tlic their thanks for the splendid CO.
Operation shown in making the card
party which was held under their aus
spice so successful. They appreciate
very much the donations made to
| them.
"Slim" Martins bowlers from Nor
gantown will meet the Oakland team
on the Recreation alleys in Oakland
Friday night at eight o'clock. Those
rolling for Oakland will be Joseph
limbaugh, Fred. Peddicord, Alex.
Mason, Carroll A. Elliott, Dutch"
Walters and Alva Gortner. Everybody
is invited to witness the contest.
Friday, February %, Washington's
Birthday, being legal holiday, the
postoffice will observe regular holiday
hours. The stamp, general delivery
and registry windows will be open I'M
til eight o'clock only. Outgoing mail,
letters and papers only will be dis
! tributed to boxes No delivery of mail
either by city or rural carriers, will
be made. The banks of town will also
be closed during the entire day.
lHldll ESSeIS, RuSSell DlOWil'
Robert Hoffman, George Breuninger
and Reeves Blandford were among
those who motored to Cumberland
! last night to witness the presentation
of "My Maryland" They returned
| to Oakland at noon today, having
spent the night at Accident and near
by points on account of snow block
ing the road and breakdown to their
car.
Mr.. Roger Smoot, who has been an
instructor in Grantsville high school
since September, has been assigned
the principalship of the Weir school,
located in Garrett county, near Iona
coming, and took up his duties there
the first part of the present week.
Irwin L. Bridgewater, A. B., A. NJ, a
graduate of Marshall College, Hunt
ington, West Va, has succeeded Mr..
Smoot in the Grantsville school as in
structor in science.
The Republican has been advised by
one of its readers that the advertise
ment Of real estate agency appear
ing in this paper last week and for