The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-08-07

1 Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Sanders, of Clear
field, Pa, are here for brief visit
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. James Friend, postmaster at
Friendsville, spent yesterday after
noon in Oakland on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Treacy and
three sons left Monday for a motor
trip to Canada.
/ Mr.. C. W. Winters, of near Red
House, was a business caller at The
Republican office yesterday.
Mr.. D. Edward Offutt returned to
Oakland this morning from Atlantic
City, where he had spent a week.
Miss Eloise Johnston, Phillipsburg,
Pa, is here on a short visit with her
sister, Mrs. Henry w. McComas, Jr.
Miss Frances Heath, of Lovingston,
Va, after a visit with her sister, Mrs.
James A. fowler, has returned to her
home.
Miss Margaret Townshend, Charles
ton, West Va, is here as a guest of
Mrs. Mabel Sollars and other rela-
tives.
Mr.. Frank Stearns, Baltimore, is
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Helbig,
at their home at the north edge of
town. ..s..
Miss Gretta Nine returned to her
home in Bayard Saturday after visit
ing for week at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. Roy Nordeck.
Mrs. A. R. Hendrickson, who spent
some time in Oakland with her, sister,
Mrs. D. M. Dixon, returned to her
home in Toledo, Ohio, Saturday.
Mrs. Bernard Evander and son, of
Baltimore, are visiting the formers
mother, Mrs. D. M. Dixon, in Oak
land, having arrived here on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Coffee and
two children left Oakland by motor
Monday afternoon for Decatur, Ala
bama, to visit Mr.. Coffee's father for
a short time.
Mrs. C. F. Cuppett, who spent ten
days with Mr.. Cuppett in Baltimore,
where he is a patient in Hopkins Hos
pital, returned to her home in Cranes
vile on Tuesday.
Mr.. N. R. SeIby, of Selbysport, was
in the county seat yesterday where
he met and conferred with a large
number of his political friends, return
ing to his home last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Thompson,
of Holidays Cove, w. Va, are spend
ing few days here as guests of Mrs.
Thompson's mother, Mrs. Anna
Smouse, and other relatives.
i The Sunday morning services in
the local churches will be held as
usual. Rev. Brock will preach in the
Presbyterian church; Rev. Trevey will
deliver the message in st. Paurs M. E.
church, and Rev. Ernest R. Hauser, of
Clearfeld, Pa, will occupy the pulpit
in the Lutheran church; Morning
Prayer and sermon, at IL o'clock by
Rev. Charles R. Trail, rector, at st.
Matthews Episcopal church.
Last Friday the annual picnic of
st. Marks Lutheran Sunday school
was held on the farm of Mr.. and Mrs.
Truman Bittinger, mile or two out
of Oakland on the Military Road.
Here the members of the school rang
ing in age from two to more than 80
enjoyed the day and the dinner, the
games and other entertainment pro-
vided for them immensely. There
were approximately hundred and
twenty-five present.
/ Mr.. Frank McRobie, of Altamont,
one of the very few Garrett county
Civil War veterans still living, was in
town on business Tuesday. Those of
the Oakland people who are advanc-
ing in years well remember when a
very large number of veterans of both
the North and South lived here and
participated in affairs of military
nature. Now there are probably less
than twenty soldiers of the Civil War
surviving who are residents of the
county notwithstanding the fact that
at the outbreak of hostilities between
the North and South Garrett county
sent hundreds of men to the front