The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-06


Eastern Star, on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Charles j. Eib, publisher of the
Preston Republican, Terra Alta, W.
Va, was visitor in Oakland yester-
day evening.
Mr.. Henry Hanst, who has been in
failing health for the past several
months, is quit i'll at this time and is
confined to his room.
Miss Maxine Martin, in honor of a
number of Terra Alta guests, enter
tanned with bridge at her home in Oak
land on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Nannicne Offutt returned to
her home here last night from a visit
to her sons and daughter in New York
City, having gone there q weeE ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Hammond were
called to Newburg, w. Va, Saturday
on account of the death of Mrs. Ham,
mond's brother, Charles H. Smoot, of
Allingdale, W. Va.
Miss Martha Engle and Miss Mar
garet Kochenderfer, of the high school
faculty, spent Saturday and Sunday in
Piedmont where they visited Miss
Kochenderfer's sister.
Rev. Charles A. Shilke returned to
Oakland Monday night from Grafton
where he had spent the day in confer
ence with other ministers of the West
Virginia Synod of the Lutheran
church.
Mr.. Howard Sprague, of Purcell
vile, Va, and Paul Kranking, of Lees
burg, Va, both of whom are engaged
with the Department of Agriculture,
spent the weekend here with Mr..
Sprague's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
D. Sprague.
Mr.. J. w. Whorton, who is eXecut-
ing a large plastering contract at
Fairmont, w. Va, came to Oakland
Monday afternoon for the purpose of
being present at the meeting of the
City Council held that evening and of
which body he is a member.
According to news story in the
Dominion News, of Morgantown, w
Va, The C. A. Tower Amusement
company will open the Grand theatre
in that city for the purpose of operat-
ing moving picture show. The thea
tire will be under the management of
William S. Tower, the story states.
George w. Legge, Jr., formerly of
Oakland, was sixth on the primary
election ballot voted at Cumberland
Tuesday for nomination as member
of the City Council. There were thir-
teen candidates in the field. Mr..
Legge's name, with seven others, will
appear on the city ticket to be voted
next Tuesday.
Miss Marion Bloss, teacher of the
Cherry Creek school, has been in
Pittsburgh for the past month where
she is being treated for injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident last
September. During Miss Bloss' alb
sence the school is being successfully
conducted by Mrs. Nine, who for many
years was one Of Garrett county's
public school teachers.
1t has been urged by those having
the best interests of the community
uppermost in their minds that large
and representative body of taxpayers
and citizens attend the meeting OF
the residents this evening at which a
municipal ticket, composed of can
didate for mayor, three candidates for
Council and a candidate for Town
Treasurer are to be named.
Mason Browning, of Uniontown, Pa.
was taken to his home in that city
from Oakland yesterday suffering as a
result of an acute attack of illness
Mr.. Browning had been at the home OF
his father, N. C. Browning, Sang Run.
for some time where he was engaged
in nursing the latter following an at
tack of influenza, and was brought to
Oakland Monday night by his brother,
Frank Browning.
The Worlds Day of Prayer, under
the auspices of the Women's Mission
airy Societies of the various churches
of Oakland, will be observed in St
Marks Lutheran church on Friday
afternoon, March 7th, at 800 o'clock
Mrs. W. w. Grant will direct the
meeting, for which splendid program
has been prepared. The women of the
churches participating in this service
are hopeful for large representative
body from the congregations of the
town and community.
Mrs Leo Helbig entertained with
five tables of bridge at her home on
Oak street last Saturday afternoon.
Those present were Mrs. Thurl Bull