The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-12-15

GOTCHeI, was III IIle county seat VI
business yesterday.
Mr.. David Gnegy, of the Red House
community, was a bushes caller al
The Republican Office Monday morn
ing.
Mrs. A. Flake, of Cumberland, was
in Oakland last Thursday where she
visited her sister, Mrs. N. I. Broad
water.
"The Faces Around the Cradle" will
be the theme of the pastors message
at the Presbyterian church in Oak
land on Sunday morning.
A suitable Christmas gift for alb
sent friends who have removed from
this county would be the weekly visits
of The Republican during the coming
year.
Former State Senator Harvey J.
Speicher, of Accident, was in Oak
land Tuesday on business, he having
recently recovered from an attack of
illness which kept him indoors several
days.
Rev. Bernard Gibbs, of Terra Alta,
who preached in St. Marks Lutheran
church on Sunday morning, his audi
ence primarily being the men of the
church, brought telling message to
his hearers.
Mr.. Ray Friend, of Redwood, w.
Va, was at the Park Sunday where
he spent the day with his brother, Mr..
E. E. Friend, who is gradually re-
covering his health after an illness of
several months.
Robert Hoffman, while enroute to
his home in Oakland from Homecoming
Sunday afternoon, broke The rear axle
of his automobile and was delayed
several hours at Frostburg while re-
pairs were being made.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Gordon Mealy, who
have been residents of Oakland dur
ing the past two or three years, are
returning to Baltimore to again take
up their residence in that city, ex-
pecting to leave here yet this week.
St. Marks Brotherhood will hold its
Christmas meeting on Tuesday even
ing. December 20, at 7:30 o'clock in
the Sunday school room of the church
Bert Welch is chairman of the pro-
gram committee having charge of the
coming meeting.
Henry McComas, Jr., leaves this
evening for Phillipsburg, Pa, where
he will visit Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. john
ston, Mrs. McComas' parents, for a
few days before returning home with
his little daughter, who has been in
Phillipsburg for several weeks with
her grandparents.
Mrs. Emroy Bolden entertained
with five tables of bridge at her home
yesterday evening. Mrs. Howard
Reinhardt and Mrs. Ralph Kercheval
won the regular club awards, and Mrs
Lucille Peddicord and Mrs. F. R. Cor
liss were given guest prizes.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. McIntire mo-
tored to Washington yesterday and
will return later in the week accom-
panied by their daughter Mary Lynn
and a number of other students from
this community who are attending the
Maryland University at College Park
The Waingold garage property, or
Liberty street, which was partially
destroyed by fire year or more age
and which was recently purchased by
Clarence Murphy, is being repaired
and portions rebuilt. Upon being
completed it will be occupied by Geo
T. Kerins as a workshop, garage ane
residence.
A rummage sale to be conducted by
the women of the Lutheran church
will be held in Dixon's store building
on Saturday of this week. There vii
be on sale lot of mems suits, over
coats, shoes, women's and children
dresses, coats, hats, some underwear
dishes and many other things.
The Light Brigade of St. Mark
Lutheran church will meet Tuesda!
afternoon following the dismissal o
school at the home of Mrs. F. D. Bit
tie for the purpose of packing Christ
II mas boxes for the needy children o
the community. It is requested tina
each child meeting on Tuesday brini
something in the way Of candy
oranges, school supplies, or a SINAI
TOW to he placed in the boxes to b.