The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-01-15
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST


spent Sunday in Morgantown with
relatives.
Mr.. Lloyd burst, of Wheeling, W.
Va, spent Saturday evening and part
of Sunday in Oakland with his mother,
Mrs. David burst and his brother
Earl burst and family.
The Board of County Commission
ers will be in session on Monday, Feb
ruary End for the purpose of trans
acting all routine business or other
business matters that may be properly
brought before them.
Mr.. A. j. Oester, who resides on
the National Highway west of Key
ser Ridge, spent a portion of Friday
in Oakland, paying business visit
to The Republican while in town.
On pages two and three of today's
Republican is published the road SUI
pervisors as appointed by the County
Commissioners at the meeting of the
Board last week.
Mr.. Harold M. Dawson, in attempt
ing to clear a driveway in the rear
of his residence yesterday, prepare
tory to unloading some coal, slipped
on an icy spot and very painfully in
iured his back. He is confined to his
bed.
Messrs. Arthur limbaugh and
Richard Helbig, who were painfully
injured in an automobile wreck near
Keyser two or three weeks ago, have
been discharged from the hospital and
returned to their homes in Oakland
last Thursday.
Mr.. Donald R. Sincell went to Pitts
burgh Saturday morning on business,
returning here Monday. He was ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs. B. =.
Sincell, who is spending the week s,
McKeesport with her daughter, -
Elmer Haulenbeek.
Mr.. JACOB E--~:...-.n, Corner County
Commissioner CT tnis county when he
resided at Bloomington, was in Oak
land last Saturday for a short time.
Mr.. Stump is now located on dairy
farm owned by E. S. Evans, near Cor
NTH, w. Va.
Joseph Hinebaugh suffered an
acute attack of appendicitis on last
Wednesday evening and was taken to
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, the
same evening. On Thursday morning
he was operated upon and at this
time is recovering from the opera
ton.
St. Matthew's church guild will
hold a food sale in Gonder's Pharm-
acy on Saturday, January 10, at p.
m. Orders for all sorts of good
things to eat may be telephoned to
any member of. the committee COM
posed of Mrs. George D. Sprague,
Mrs. J. D. Darby, and Mrs. w. W.
Grant.
Rev. and Mrs. Shilke left Oakland
this morning for Walkersville, where
Rev. Mr.. Shilke will address his for
mer parishioners at supper to be
given tonight at which time the final
payment on the church debt will be
made and the mortgage notes burned.
Rev. and Mrs. Shilke will return to
Oakland tomorrow.
Mr.. Richard Custer, of near Swan
ton, was in Oakland Tuesday morning
when he called at The Republican Of
flee on business. His son Ralph Gus
ter, who recently died at Phoenix, Ar
iona, had been in that section for
more than eighteen years, having left
his home when quite young man in
search of a climate more healthful.
On Friday of last week Mrs. Jane
Wolfe, who resides on Third street,
celebrated her ninetieth birthday. Mrs.
Wolfe is probably the oldest resident
of Oakland and enjoys remarkably
good health with an alert mind. Many
of her neighbors and friends paid
their respects to the aged lady which
was another bright spot in her long
and splendid life.
Mr.. David w. Walters name as
Master of Finance of Garrett Lodge,
No. 113, Knights of Pythias, Oakland,
was inadvertently omitted from the
list of published names of officers in
stalled at a recent meeting of the
fraternity. Mr.. Walter has been the
Master of Finance of the lodge for
more than seven years and has been
retained in the position because Of his
fidelity to his trust and fair treatment
accorded each individual member Of
the lodge.
The recently elected Judges of the
Orphans Court for this county sat
at their initial term of court in the