The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-27


Oakland.
Mr.. Norval Speelman, of Friends
vile, spent a portion of Friday in
Oakland on business.
Mr.. Joseph Trubno, of Gormania,
was here Friday when he called at
The Republican office on business.
Miss Venia M. Kellar is spending
the week in Garrett county visiting
the various clubs scheduled for the
| week.
Mr.. David P. Hansell and two sons,
Elmer and Erwin, of near Frostburg,
| visited Oakland On business Satur-
day.
Mr.. Neil Liller, who spent a week
or more visiting his sister at Akron,
Ohio, returned to Oakland Monday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edward Offutt re-
turned to their home in Oakland on
Thursday last after having spent a
few days in Baltimore.
Mr.. Fred. Brown, of Cumberland,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. John
Ault near town where Mrs. Brown
| is visiting during the absence of Mrs.
Ault.
Mrs. David Boutwell, and daughter
Miss Laura Boutwell,, of Westernport,
spent the weekend here with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Stewart, returning to
their home Sunday evening.
Miss Margaret Kahl, of Cumber-
land, spent Sunday in Oakland with
her father, Mr.. H. W. Kahl, who has
been ill for the past month and who
at this time is still quite sufferer.
School Commissioner John w. Nc
Cullough, of Friendsville, was here on
Tuesday attending a meeting of the
Board of Education. He was accom-
panied by his son, Mr.. George McCul-
Tough.
Miss Beryl Davis, who has been
employed as bookkeeper in the Oak
land office of the Cumberland and AL
legheny Gas Company for year or
more, has been transferred to the Ell
kins office of the same company where
she occupies like position.
The Gilbert-Brown Boys Band of
Oakland will give concert in the
Oakland High School auditorium on
Friday, April 4, at 2:45 o'clock, Miss
Conley, principal of the school, has
announced. All friends of the high
school are invited to attend.
Another of those very delightful
dances which have been held weekly
at McCullough's Hall in Friendsville,
will occur on Saturday evening of the
present week when the Harmony Boys
Orchestra will furnish the music for
the program of dances. The dances
are held under the personal supervis-
ion of Mr.. George Mccullough.
| Today The Republican prints a no
tice to residents of school commune
ties requesting them to assemble at
their school building to nominate per-
sons qualified to become school trus-
tees. The meetings are requested by
the Board of Education and are to be
held on Thursday, April II, at four
o'clock in the afternoon. By unani-
nous consent, however, of the patrons
of any school the meetings may be
held upon any day during the week
of April 14-19, and due returns made
| to the School Board.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles A. Shilke
entertained the members of the senior
catechetical class last Friday evening
at the Lutheran parsonage when the
annual examination was held and
plans perfected for confirmation of
the boys and girls composing the
class. Those present were Junior and
Abel Dewitt, Herman Kemphfer,
Mary Sue Bell, Robert Altstetter, Will
liam and Prentice Porter, VIM. Kahl,
Schell Hoye, Helen Schlossnagle, Ruth
Westlake, Ray Turney, Eugene Nor
deck and Robert Wilson. Refresh
ments were served. ~ w.
Despite the extremely stormy con-
dition of the weather last night, a
goodly number assembled in st. Paul's
M. E. church for the mid-week Lenten
service. Rev. C. A. Shilke, pastor Of
St. Marks church, preached the SER
mon, his theme being "The Glories of
the Cross-In the Character it
Builds" The service will be held in
the Lutheran church next Wednes-
day and Rev. W. B. Brock will preach
the sermon. To this and all other of
the Lenten services the people of the
community are most heartily invited
by the pastors taking part in the
same.
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