The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-01-19
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

attendance at the dance given last
evening in the Manhattan hotel ball
room.
Miss Betty Daugherty and Mr..
Howard Carspecken, Morgantown, w.
Va, were guests of friends in Oak
land Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. D. Edward Offutt returned
Saturday from Memorial hospital,
Cumberland, where she had undergone
an operation for the removal Of her
tonsils.
"a Worthwhile Life Purpose" will
be the theme of the pastors message
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. The Girls choir will sing
"My Task" by Ashford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Weaver and
little son, of Martinsburg, w. Va.
stopped in Oakland a few hours Sum-
day enroute to the home of Mr.. Weav-
er's parents at Morgantown, w. Va.
The Oakland Volunteer fire depart
ment will hold an oyster roast for its
members at Hinebaugh's restaurant
this evening. Members of the Fire
mems basketball team will be guests.
James Lee, of Washington, D.. c.,
returned to Oakland Sunday in re-
spouse to message apprising him Of
the illness of his father, Mr.. A. L.
Lee, and expects to remain here in
definitely.
The third of a series of four card
parties will be held in St. Peters Pa
rochial school on Wednesday, January
25, at 8 o'clock. Admission will be
Is cents. The patronage of the pub
lie is solicited.
The name of Harland l.. Jones, as
assistant cashier of the Garrett Nat
ional Bank, was omitted in the article
last week on the election of directors
and officers of the county banks for
the year 1888.
Mrs. Julius C. Renninger, Of Nor
gantown, w. Va, who was here sew
eral days last week, the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Wilson, has gone to
Washington, D. c., to remain several
weeks with relatives.
Mr.. Harvey NJ. Fike, of the Red
House community, has been appointed
local agent for the Brethren Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Hagers-
town, Md. Mr.. Fike will maintain his
office at his residence.
The Board of County Commission
ers was in session Monday and Tues
day attending to routine business.
The appointment of supervisors of
roads has been deferred until later
meeting of the board.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl F. Kahl and son,
and Miss Grace Falkenstein spent the
weekend in Wheeling where they
visited Rev. and Mrs. Denver C. Pick
ems, the former pastor of Thomson
Methodist Episcopal church in that
city.
The American Legion drum and
bugle corps received check this week
from the Elkins Forest Festival COM
mittee, amounting to $3.50. This
was for participating in the celebra-
ton in Elkins last autumn. The final
payment on the uniforms of the corps
was made following meeting Of the
drum corps.
Lee Uppole, of near Crellin, was
taken to the State Hospital for the
Insane at Sykesville this mornire by
authorities of the county where he
will receive treatment. Mr.. Uppole
is a farmer and for several months
past has been evidencing signs of in
sanity. He is hard working citizen
and is married, the father Of three
children. He is nearly fifty years of
age.
At the Friday evening luncheon OF
the members of Oakland's Rotary
Club, Mr.. Rogers, president of the
American Fingerprinting Association,
was the speaker. In his address Mr..
Rogers gave utterance to number
of things in connection with his work
not before thought of by the average
layman. In addition to the members
of the club there were also present
the law enforcement officers, doctors,
and men engaged in educational work.
M
~ Misses Mary and Kate O'Donnell,
81 Mt. Lake Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Pendergast, j. Feeney and Peter
Pendergast, of Hutton; Rev. Fir. W.
]. McVeigh, Sisters Mary Paul aid
Mary Alphonza, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Murphy and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Larry
Lambert, Misses Mary and Lena
Lambert, and John Faherty, of Oak