The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-07-16

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Pittsburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Grover Stemple and two sons
and Mrs. Harry StempIe spent Tues
day in Cumberland.
Mr.. E. w. Hinebaugh, who was here
for two or three weeks, left on Mon
day for Canton and Akron, Ohio. \ !
Charles A. Tower and family re-
turned home yesterday from motor
trip through the Valley of Virginia.
Mrs. F. B. Yourison, of Pittsburgh,
Pa, is here for visit with her father,
Mr.. Jefferson Ralston and other rela-
tives in the county. :
Mrs. Byron Besse entertained Tues
day night at her home with a bridge
dinner. Three tables were in play
F.! throughout the evening.
Mr.. James c. Peddicord, who has
been here for several weeks past, has
been seriously ill during the past few
days.
Mrs. A. B. White and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth White, of Clarksburg,
West Va, are here visiting at the
home of Mrs. Mary Browning, on Oak
street.
Messrs. Rutherford and Frank Ken
nedy, of near Pittsburgh, Pa, were
overnight guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
G. Sincell, leaving here this morning
for their home.
Mrs. George w. Fleming, Miss
Maude Bosley, Mrs. Emmett Powell
and two children, of Clinton, N. c.,
are here visiting Mrs. Fleming's sis
ter, Mrs. ]. D. Darby.
Mrs. w. A. Williams and daughter,
Mrs. C. J. Pleasant and son Charles,
of Hamlet, N. c., are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Town
shend on Water street.
The Mothers Circle of Oakland will
meet at the home of Mrs. Walter B.
Brock, Mt. Lake Park, on Thursday
evening, July 16, at o'clock. Several
papers will be read and discussed.
About 40 members of the Gilbert
Brown Boys Band of Oakland will
leave Saturday afternoon for Burling-
ton, w. Va, where they will encamp
for the weekend. They will return
to Oakland Sunday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Sharp, of Hunter
vile. w. Va, arrived in Oakland on
Sunday to visit with her grand
mother, Mrs. Isabel Kimmell. Miss
Sharp expects to enter the Oakland
High school as student in the fall.
The Republican regrets to note the
serious illness of Mr.. Lewis Gortner,
who has been a merchant in Oakland
for a great many years. While Mr..
Gortner is not confined to his bed his
activities are restricted his home al
most exclusively.
The American Legion and drum
and bugle corps will participate in a
competitive parade and drill at Som
erset, Pa, on Friday, July II, and
at Fairmont, w. Va, on Friday, July
"a. First prize winner at Fairmont
will receive $500 in cash.
Mr.. Weston Dodson, of Bethlehem,
Pa, who had been in New York on a
visit to his father, joined his family
here Tuesday, who had arrived early
last week. Mr.. Dodson will remain
in Oakland for week or more before
his return home.
Mrs. Margaret McComas entertain
ed last evening with a buffet supper
in honor of her sister, Mrs. Weston
Dodson, of. Bethlehem, Pa, who is
here on a visit to relatives. Seven
tables of bridge were in play follow
ing the supper.
At the regular semi-monthly ses-
sion of the Orphans Court held on
Tuesday, Mr.. G. A. Fraley qualified
as administrator of the estate of the
late Ambrose Mattingly, whose life
less body was found in his home adj
joining Oakland two or three weeks
ago.
A party composed of Mr.. Fred. A.
Thayer, Miss Rebecca Thayer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Townshend Naylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Gordon Mealy, Mr.. and Mrs. Karl
F. Kahl, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold H.
Harmed and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Thayer, motored to the Glotfelty farm
near Addison, Pa, last Friday night
where they were served with dinner.