The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-25

Senator Cecil Highland, Clarksburg,
w. Va, was the weekend visitor of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Edward Offutt.
"The Physical Basis of Life" will be
the subject of the pastors message
at the Presbyterian church, Sunday
morning. This is one of series of
sermons on the art of living.
Mrs. Karl F. Kahl and Miss Eva
Falkenstein spent Monday night and
part of Tuesday in Terra Alta, where
they attended the wedding of their
cousin, Miss Edith Falkenstein to Rev.
D. C. Pickens, of Charleston, w. Va.
Mary Eta Ashby, small daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse L. Ashby, of
Crellin, was operated upon Tuesday
for appendicitis at Memorial hospital,
Cumberland. Her condition is con-
sidered serious by attending physi-
clans. .'~
The Nightingales will conclude their
summer program at Accident on Sun
day, July IL, when they will sing for
church services in st. Paul's Lutheran
church.. Last Sunday they rendered
several selections in st. Johns Luther
an church, Red House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lyon, of Clarks-
burg, West Va, motored to Oakland
on Sunday and after spending day
or two here at the home Of Postmas-
ter w. Ravenscroft, were accompan-
led to Washington Tuesday by Mrs.
Ravenscroft and Mrs. Lucy Lyon,
where the week is being spent with
relatives and friends.
The Ladies' Guild of St. Matthew's
Episcopal church, will be the hosts
at card party to be given tomorrow
evening, June 26, at 500 o'clock.
The party is to be held at The Rest,
the home of Miss Nell Turley, Alder
and Seventh streets. Everyone is in
vited to come and bring their friends.
Admission will be so cents per per-
son. A number of card games will be
played.
Principal Glenn, of Friendsville
High School, spent Tuesday in Oak
land on business and left Friendsville
yesterday morning for his former
home in Washington county where he
and his family will visit relatives a
short time before returning to Gar
rett county. Mr.. Glenn successfully
superintendent the instruction of the
students at Friendsville for two or
three years and the patrons of that
school are DESTROYS that he be retained
as principal there.
Garrett county's strawberry crop
this year is marvellous as to quality
and quantity. There is one grower
south of Oakland who disposes of his
entire crop to an Oakland merchant
by the hundreds of boxes and when
these berries are displayed on a long
table the sight Of them just makes
one buy whether they want to or not.
The berries in mind are deep red, OF
uniform color and as for flavor they
cannot be surpassed. Another thing
in their favor is that the boxes are
heaping.
Mr.. Henry Lauer, who recently re-
turned to Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, for treatment, has COM
municated with members of his family
in Oakland that his eyesight continues
to gradually fail and that he will be
compelled to give up his active bus
mess life in the community, all OF
which his many loyal friends in Oak
land will regret to learn. He expects
to return to Oakland in day or two
to close up some business matters,
after which his plans for the future
will be made.
On Thursday, June 18th, the sales
force of E. S. Evans, local Ford deal
er, were in Pittsburgh attending a
meeting held for all statesmen under
the Pittsburgh branch of the Ford
Motor company. Prize winners of a
sales contest were announced and
prizes distributed. Five prizes were
allotted to the zone in which Terra
Alta is located. Three out of these
five were carried off by Evans sales
men. Ira Mahaffey and Mason Glot-
felty who both work out of Terra
Alta, each won SIS in cash. Charles
Reckard, who works out of Oakland
won 500 in cash.