The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-06-04
Mr.. w. A. Smith, of Hoyes, was ir
Oakland on business yesterday.

Miss Beryl Davis, of Elkins, w.
| Va, spent the weekend at her home
in Oakland.
Mrs. H. C. Leighton and two chill
dren, Mountain Lake Park, are spend
ing this week with relatives in Fair
mont, W. Va.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
conduct food sale in Smouse's store,
Second street, on Friday, July 3, it
has been announced.
Miss Belle Browning, of Washing
ton, D. c., was weekend visitor at
the home of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Townshend, on Alder
street.
DR.. w. w. Grant returned to Oak
land yesterday afternoon from Cum
berland where he underwent an oper-
alton for the removal of his tonsils
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. yelling,
Jr., and children, of Cumberland,
spent several days last week with
relatives in Oakland and Mountain
Lake Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sprague, of
Purcellville, Va, were here from Fri
day until Monday visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. George D. Sprague, the form
er's parents.
Miss Nell Compton, recently trans
ferred to the Cumberland office of the
C. & P. Telephone Company from the
Oakland office, spent Sunday and
Monday with relatives here.
Mr.. l. F. Falkenstein and son, Mr..
Paul Falkenstein, of Fairmont, W.
Va, were guests Saturday evening
and Sunday morning at the home of
the formers brother, Mr.. J. M. Falk-
enstein, in Oakland.
Miss Susanna Dixon, student at
William and Mary College, Williams
burg, Va, arrived at her home here
yesterday to remain during the sum-
mer with her mother, Mrs. D. M.
Dixon.
Ernest Gortner and Robert STAN
ton, drivers of two of the local school
busses, took their patrons on a picnic
to Blackwater Falls Tuesday evening,
There were approximately one hun
bred boys and girls in the party.
Mrs. John Faherty and her daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Faherty, left Oak
land on Tuesday morning for Balti-
more, where they went to visit Mrs
Thomas Cain, daughter of Mrs. Fab
erty, who is a patient in Mercy Hos
pital
Mr.. Arthur Townshend, Jr., and
Miss Amelia Young, Charleston, w
Va, spent day or two recently in
Oakland where they visited Mr.. Town
shend's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Townshend, at their home on Alder
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lyon and chill
dren, of Clarksburg, West Va, mo-
tored to Oakland Saturday and re-
turned to their home Sunday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Lyons mother, Mrs
w. Ravenscroft, who visited them un-
til yesterday afternoon.
Three sailings a week to Boston
from Baltimore instead of two is the
schedule of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation company, effective or
July IL. The extra sailing is due to
an increased demand of vacationists
for ocean travel. A special series Of
all-expense tours has been arranged.
The American Legion drum anc
bugle corps, the junior drum and bu-
gle corps and the Oakland Volunteer
Fire Department with it's equipment
will go to Friendsville on Friday even
ing to take part in the firemen's jub.
lice being held in that town this week
The celebration will end Saturday ev'
ening.
Proctor Kildow Post drum and bu
gle corps of Oakland, accepting an in
vitation to attend the Memorial Day
services at Grafton, West Va, on las
Saturday motored to that city early
Saturday morning and joined in the
parade. The local corps was seconC
in line and was given an ovation by
the spectators. The parade was broad
east, the announcer paying the Oak
land organization a well deserved
compliment on their appearance anC
performance.