The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-08-17

1858, and was past 78 years of age.
He is survived by the following chill
dren: Floyd and Lee burst and Mrs.
Sidney Setter, all of them living near
by; also by fourteen grandchildren;
enc brother, J. L. burst, Jennings, and
a sister, Mrs. Harriet Engle, of Min
nesota.
The funeral was held at the New
Germany Reformed church on Tues
day afternoon, Rev. Wright, the pas
tor, officiating. Interment was made
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Keller Is Hostess
Mrs. B. T. Keller entertained at
bridge Thursday evening in honor of
Mrs. Allie Getty and Mrs. R. A. Mar
shall. High prize was won by Miss
Viola Broadwater and guest prizes
were awarded Mrs. Getty and Mrs.
Marshall.
Missionary Society Meeting
The Reformed church missionary
society met at the home of Mrs. Ida
Hershberger on Wednesday evening
with a good attendance of its men,
bers present. An interesting talk on
China was given by Miss Ruth Kel-
Ter.
Dinner Party
Miss Mary Helen Gnagey enter
tanned with a chicken dinner in honor
of Miss Addie Lee Rittenhouse, of
Trappe, Md, at the National Hotel, on
Monday evening. Other guests were
Misses Florence Davis, Florence
Broadwater and Rhoda Shumaker.
Hanft Family Reunion
Relatives and friends of Mrs. Mar
garet Hanft held picnic and reunion
in honor of Mrs. Hanft's 81st birthday
at the home of her son, William Hanft,
Sunday, August 10. Those present in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanft and
daughter Rosetta; Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Layman and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Younkin and daughters
Mabel and Dorothy, all of Grants
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Marx Layman,
Mrs. Asa Butler and children, Jen-
nings; Mr.. and Mrs. James Schaefer,
Grantsville; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hanft, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Ulrich
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Oester
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Oes-
ter and children, Miss Annie Oester,
Keyser's Ridge; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kolb, Mr.. and Mrs. Melchoir Kolb
and son, Cove; Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Friend and family, Acosta, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. Dave Glotfelty and family,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Yommer,
Salisbury, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Oester and son, Springs, Pa.
Green Bickford Nuptials
Mr.. Everett Green and Miss Fannie
Bickford, both of Swanton, were mar
ried Sunday evening, August 9Th, at
the Methodist parsonage in Grants
vile by the Rev. A. c. Bell.
Mr.. Alvin Nicholson and Miss Ne
voda Schrock, both of Somerset, Pa,
were married by the Rev. A. c. Bell
on Sunday evening, August 10, in the
Methodist parsonage here.
People You Know
Forrest Beachy, Akron, o., spent
few days here recently with his
father, Ward Beachy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Willets and
daughter, Bloomfield, N. j., and Mrs.
William Nelson and son, of Hartford,
Conn.,, returned to their homes after
visiting Mrs. Eta Engle several
| weeks.
Mrs. w. E. Stanton and daughter,
Mrs. Lena Bender, entertained Mrs.
Eva Beachy and son Attorney Chas.
Bevans, with a chicken dinner last
Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Victor N. Miller, of
lockwood, Pa, are guests of Mrs.
Pearl Zehner and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Paterson,
Rockford, Mich, arrived here Monday
night and will spend some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zehner and Mr..
and Mrs. C. H. Bill.
Miss Fern Folk returned to her
home Saturday from the University of
Maryland, College Park.
Following a vacation of two weeks,
Mr.. w. L. Thomas resumed his duties