The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-16

! Republican office.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Ours motored to
Romney, w. Va, over the weekend to
visit the formers brother, Mr.. Cal.
Ours, of that city.
Mr.. Walter C. Newman visited his
brother Gus Newman and his sisters,
Misses Fannie and Winifred Newman,
in Charleston, w. Va, recently, re
turning to Oakland last Saturday.
County Commission D. E. Orendorf,
who came home from Berkeley
Springs, West Va, to attend the re-
tcent meeting of the board, returned
to that place on Sunday, accompanied
by Mrs. Orendorf. 3
Mrs. Harold Harmed was hostess to
the members of Mr.. Jos. E. Harned's
"Willing Workers" Sunday school
class Monday evening at her home on
Green street. Nineteen ladiss were
present. Delicious refreshments were
served and various games enjoyed.
At the meeting of the Board of
County commissioners which was held
during the past week, appointments
of road supervisors and constables
for the present year were made in
part. Upon completion of the ap-
pointments they will be printed in The
Republican.
Mr.. U. G. Palmer, of Verona, Pa,
is here for a day or two in the inter-
est of text book concern. Mr.. Pal
mer was recently retired and pen
stoned by the Pennsylvania State
Board of Education after eight or ten
years as superintendent of instruction
in the Verona schools.
Mr.. H. C. Sincell was reelected
president of the Lutheran church coun-
Gil at the regular meeting held Mon.
day night. E. P. Kahl was elected
secretary; Floyd Stahl, treasurer;
Miss Grace Falkenstein, financial
secretary. Stanley Stahl and E. P.
Kahl were chosen as ushers in charge.
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Shilke enter
tanned at a dinner given in the
parsonage Tuesday evening to mem
bers of the church council, including
the newly elected members. Messrs.
Floyd Stahl, A. R. Martin and Wal
lace Bowser were members recently
elected by the congregation, who took
the places of Messrs. E. G. Naylor,
Stanley Stahl and T. C. Bittinger. H.
C. Sincell, J. M. Falkenstein and E..
P. Kahl are hold-over members of the
council,
Sister Mary Jarlath, known to. the
people Of Oakland before she became
a member of the Holy Cross Society
as Miss Marie Stanton, daughter of
the late jeremiah M. Stanton and Mrs.
Mary. C. Stanton, was here during the
past week visiting her mother, leaving
for Washington, D. c., Monday where
on Tuesday services were held in St.
Patrick's church for Sister Mary Jar
lath and other missionaries to leave
soon for various points in India. She
will remain in the foreign field for a
period of eigth years before returning
to her native land.
Mrs. D. M. Dixon was hostess at
a bridge and finch party at her home
on Second street last Thursday even
ing. Those present included Mrs.
Bernard Evander, Baltimore; Miss
Helen Treacy, Mrs. Grover Stemple,
Mrs. Ed. Offutt, Mrs. Frank Rathbun,
Mrs. Neil Fraley, Mrs. Cecil Smith,
Mrs. Leo Helbig, Mrs. A. L. Lee, Mrs.
Harold Harmed, Mrs. Fred Peddicord,
Mrs. Ralph Kercheval, Mrs. ]. E.
Harmed, Miss Maine Miller, Mrs. E..
R. Jones, Mrs. C. v. Harvey, Mrs.
Walter Dawson, Miss Lottie Loar,
Miss Grace Loar, Mrs. Ernest Shirer,
Mrs. William Butt, Mrs. Arthur Nay
lor, Mrs. G.. A. Fraley, Mrs. Harry
Sincell, Mrs. B. H. Sincell, Mrs. James
Hamill, Mrs. A. Moore, and Mrs. VIM.
| Pastel. High honors at bridge were
won by Miss Treacy, with Mrs. Ker-
cheval second. Mrs. Joseph E. Har-