The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-02-19
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

DR.. and Mrs. James Roberts and
Mr.. C. E. Cunningham, all of Cumber-
land, were guests of friends in Oak
land Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. James Collins attended the
funeral of her grandmother, the late
Mrs. James Wright, at Terra Alta,
West Va, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Halsey, who have
been in Pittsburgh for several weeks.
were in Oakland Tuesday, having re-
Gently returned to the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thayer, who
spent several weeks in Washington
with their son and daughters, returned
to their home in Oakland Sunday ev-
ening.
Mrs. Thomas A. Gender returned to
Oakland Sunday evening after hav-
ing spent a week in Washington, D.
c., with her daughter, Miss Martha
Gender.
Miss Mary Thomas and Miss Flos-
sic Skidmore were hostesses at a
four-table bridge party given at the
home of Mrs. D. M. Dixon last Fri
day evening.
Assemblyman Ohio S. Fike came
to Oakland from Annapolis last Fri
day morning and spent the day here,
going on to his home in the eastern
section of the county in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin S. Smith enter
tanned members of the o. H. S.
faculty and Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Rath-
bun at bridge luncheon at their
home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Walter Hardesty, accompanied
by her son Olin and Mrs. Joseph Muir
ply, motored to Pittsburgh Sunday
morning where they will remain a
week visiting relatives and friends.
The Oakland Civic Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. D. Edward Offutt
Tuesday afternoon, February "a, at
three o'clock. All members of the
club are urged to be present at this
meeting. Rev. D. C. Trimble will ad-
dress the club.
Miss Martha Engle, Miss Margaret
Kochenderfer and Miss Jane Robinson,
with Messrs. Robert Hoffman, Ter
renee Tambourinii and George Hanst
motored to Miss Engle's home near
Grantsville Sunday afternoon where
they were guests for a few hours.
Following an automobile wreck at
a point near Fairmont, W. Va, "Peg''
Shahan, employed at the Waingold
garage in Oakland, was placed under
arrest and held in the Fairmont jail
until bond in the sum of $1,000 for his
appearance at later term of court
was posted.
Mr.. Leo Eggers, of Clearfeld, Pa,
is home for few days visiting rela-
tives and friends. He will be &C.
companied to Clearfield upon his re-
turn by Mr.. John H. Sanders, who
will spend some time in that city with
his daughters, Mrs. Eggers and Mrs
E. Roy Hauser, and Miss Josephine
Sanders.
The State Roads Commission OF
Maryland give notice in The Repub-
lican today that bids will be received
at the offices of the Commission or
March for the construction of con-
crete shoulders along the National
Highway for distance of 1906 miles
west of Frostburg toward Grantsville
The Nightengale club, a choir Of
girls under the direction of Mrs. D
Edward Offutt and Mrs. D. R. Sincell
held its weekly meeting Monday
with thirty present. The club will
meet in the future in the basement
of the Lutheran church on Monday
evenings at 7:30. Work has beer
started on Easter music.
Mrs. Henry w. McComas, accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Edward
C. Lawrence and granddaughter, Anr
Lawrence, left Oakland yesterday
morning by motor for Annapolis
where, in company with Senator Nc
Comas, they will attend the recep
ton rendered by Governor Richie tt
members of the General Assembly.