The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-12-03

lowest mark this season, at six o'clock
thermometers registering sixteen de-
grees above zero.
Mrs. George yelling, Morgantown,
West Va, spent Thanksgiving at the
home of her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Nancy Yelling, in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kemphfer, Miss
Theresa yelling and Mr.. Robert
Gemmell motored to Morgantown on
Sunday where they spent the day
with relatives and friends.
The Board of County Commission
ers will meet in regular session in
the board room in the Court House in
Oakland next Monday, December z,
for the purpose of transacting routine
| business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sprague, of
Percelleville, Va, have returned to
their home after having spent few
days here with Mr.. and Mrs. George
D. Sprague.
Mrs. Edith Sadler, Washington, D.
c., spent the Thanksgiving holidays
with her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Schoch, Crellin, returning to her home
on Tuesday.
| Former County Commissioner
Harvey Gortner, of Grantsville, was
in Oakland Tuesday on business con-
nected with the Motor Service Com.
pany of Grantsville.
The Women's Home Missionary So
ciety will hold it's regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. E. R.
Jones, December 10, at 7:30 p. NJ,
with Mrs. John Davis as leader.
Little Richard Evander, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Evander, of Balti-
more, and grandson of Mrs. D. M.
Dixon, of Oakland, had the misfortune
to break his leg while playing at his
home on Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Vera Ream, of Crellin, who is
taking special course at Maryland
University, spent from Wednesday
until Saturday evening at the home of
her father, Mr.. Charles Ream, at Crel-
lin, when she returned to Baltimore.
Superintendent Frank E. Baker, of
Mountain Lake Park, was in Oakland
short time yesterday, going from
here to New York to meet with the
members of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Tomorrow at the noon hour men,
bers of the faculty of Oakland High
School will be guests Of the senior
home economics class at three
course luncheon to be served in the
recently equipped home economics
class room in the annex of the school
building.
Richard Tasker, Vindex miner, feels
that the world is treating him pretty
well. He was in The Republican office
Monday and stated that a year ago
he had no job. A little later he secured
one and worked two days each week.
Now he is working four days a week
and is happy.
In the advertising columns of The
| Republican today appears two notices
authorized by residents of the county
praying the Board of County Com
missioners to appoint viewers to close
portions of two certain roads, one To-
Gated in District No. 2 and the other
in District No. 8. Action on the petit
lions will be taken by the Commits
sioners at their January meeting.
The Pastors Aid Society of St..
Marks Lutheran church will conduct
it's annual Christmas bazaar in the
Sunday school room of the church,
Tuesday, December 8. The bazaar
will begin in the morning and con-
tinue throughout the day and evening.
Dinner and supper will be served. The
women will have for sale all kinds of
fancy work from which to choose
Christmas gifts.
Workmen have been engaged for
some days constructing shelving and
counters and painting the interior of
the old Townshend store building on
Alder street in which general store
will be opened shortly by Mr.. Daniel
Smouse, of Oakland, who was en-
ployed by the Dixon store and later
the Fraley store. MI. SmeHse in ad-
dition to carrying staple and fancy
as we'll as green groceries, will handle
fresh and cured meats.