The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-12-29
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

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with relatives and friends.
Walter Kahl returned to Pittsburgh
Monday evening after having spent
Christmas here with relatives.
Mrs. Josephus Howell, of near Bond,
was in Oakland Tuesday morning,
when she called at The Republican
office.
Miss Virginia Scott, Morgantown,
West Va, is visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. C.
Scott, near Hutton, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellery Plots spent
Christmas in Oakland with relatives,
returning to their home in Pittsburgh
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Browning and
little daughter spent Sunday and Mon
day in this community with relatives
and friends, returning to their home
in Gray, Pa, Monday evening.
John Berkheimer, U. S. Navy, who
was recently transferred from the Pa
cific Coast fleet to the Reina Mercedes,
detention vessel moored at the Annap-
oils Navy Yard, visited friends and
relatives here over the weekend
J. B. Emory and his son Richard
Emory, of Bittinger, spent a few
hours in Oakland Monday, returning
home in the afternoon accompanied by
Miss Ruth Emory, who had been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Wiley at
Mountain Lake Park a few days.
Miss Lillian Helbig, of Baltimore,
came to her home in Oakland last
Thursday to remain for a brief visit.
She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Harry Helbig, who had been in
Richmond, Va, for several weeks with
her son, Mr.. Edgar Helbig, and fam
lily.
Mrs julius C. Renninger and her
son Julius, of Morgantown, w. Va,
who had been in Washington, D. c.,
for a visit with relatives, stopped off
in Oakland Friday afternoon while en-
route to Morgantown and spent the
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. James Will
lison and family.
Rev. and Mrs. w. M. Shultz, for
merly of Oakland, where Mr.. Shultz
was pastor of St. Paul's M. E. church
and later District Superintendent, are
sojourning for the winter at st. Pc
tersburg, Florida, to which city they
motored from their home in Fairmont
a week or more ago.
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Turkeys were selling in Oakland on
Friday and Saturday at thirty cents
a pound, dressed, while in New York
the price was 26 and in Baltimore 2e
cents pound. Live turkeys, for
which Oakland merchants paid farm
ers Is to 16 cents per pound, sold in
Baltimore for a less sum.
Word has been received by interested
persons to the effect that the covered
wooden bridge spanning Cheat River
above Rowlesburg, w. Va, on the
Northwestern Turnpike, will be pre-
served for it's historical interest and
that a brief history of its origin and
use will be painted on its sides for
the benefit of passersby.
Students who are here spending the
Christmas vacation with their par
ents, include James Treacy, Notre
Dame University; Crystal Elliott, W.
Va. University; Cecilia Kerins, ST.
Mary's Seminary; Leonard Murphy
St. Johns College; Mary Jane Porter
and Joseph Sollars, Frostburg State
Normal, and Dorothy Welch, Mount
Union College.
Rev. Paul Linaweaver, former rec
tor of St. Matthew's Parish here, has
received his appointment to a chap
lainey in the United States Navy, fol
lowing successful examination. con-
Quoted recently in Washington, d.
C. Rev. Linaweaver will probably be
on shore duty for a brief time after
which he will stationed on board one
of the governments battleships.
Mrs. Robert H. Hazlett, accom-
panied by her son James and daugh-
ter, Miss Catherine, all of Wheeling
motored to Deep Creek Lake Monday
morning and having their lunch along
the lakeshore came on into Oakland
and remained an hour or two before
returning to their home. Although
the weather was rather murky and
chill the party enjoyed the lunch, the
drive and their visit to Oakland.
"A telephone message at late hour
Saturday night brougt the sad intel
ligence to Mrs. George A. Clarke OF
the tragic death of her father, James