The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-06-06
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Patterson and
Mrs. S. H. Jackson have returned to
Oakland from Buckhannon, West Va,
where they had attended the COM
mencement exercises at Wesleyan Col
lege.
Mrs Rebecca Baird and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Betty Baird, of Cumberland,
visited at the home of Mrs. Baird's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Tower, Third street,
on Thursday.
Corporal Thomas E. Currie, Of the
Maryland State Police force, whose
base of operations is Oakland, quail
fed as an officer Monday when he took
the prescribed oath before his superior
officer in Cumberland.
A social will be held at Log Church
on June ID beginning at eight o'clock
in the evening. At this time the red
and white Irish chain quilt will be
given away. The public is cordially
invited to attend this social.
Miss Sara B. Huff, of the Park, left
there on Monday for Jackson's Mill,
West Va, where she will be engaged
for two weeks with groups Of young
people from various sections Of the
State who will assemble there in con-
ventions.
Mrs. Ralph Thayer and Miss Mary
Louise Helbig motored to Baltimore
last Thursday and remained in that
city until Friday when they returned
home, accompanied by Miss Nell Hell
big, who had been attending school in
that city.
Mrs. J. William Butt is entertain
ing members of the Ladies' Aid Soci-
ETY. of st. PauPs Methodist Episcopal
church at her home on Liberty street
this afternoon. The organization is an
active and progressive one and is in
terested deeply in mission work.
At the Thayerville Methodist Epis-
copal church on Sunday, June 8, at
200 o'clock p. M, there will be SER
vices in charge of Rev. Gregory Bleak
ly, pastor. A delegation of singers
from Crellin and the Loeb Lynn male
quartet will furnish special music for
this occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Baker and
daughter Miss Helen Baker, Scott
Gardner and Miss Myra Sepp, all of
Pittsburgh, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Mason and son Harley, of Detroit,
Mich, We're weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Wright Thayer at their home
on Green street.
1t was reported in these columns
last Thursday that Fred. Peddicord
was uninjured when a truck he was
driving turned over on Route 81. Fur
Their investigation has disclosed that
the wreck was that of an out of the
State beer truck and that Mr.. Peddi-
cord was not involved.
Mrs. D. Emroy Bolden suffered an
attack of appendicitis on last Friday
evening and Saturday morning she was
taken to Memorial Hospital and oper-
ated on Immediately upon arrival at
the institution. Her condition is said
to be satisfactory and her return home
is expected within a week.
Mrs. James fowler, Morgantown,
formerly of Oakland, was brought here
Saturday from Memorial Hospital
Cumberland, where she had been a
surgical patient for two or three
weeks, and is remaining at the Will
liam-James Hotel. Mrs. fowler was
accompanied from Cumberland by Mr..
fowler, who went on to Morgantown
the same afternoon.
Garrett county women who have al
ready signed for attendance at the
Rural Women's Short Course at Col
lege Park, June II to 81, include Mrs.
Eugenia James, Shallmar; Edith c.
Hutson, Edna D. Jones, Kitzmiller;
Mrs. C. c. Beachy, Bittinger; Mrs. Ma
omi Bernard and Mrs. Margaret E.
Casteel, Oakland. Others are expected
to signify their intention of joining
the party within the next week.
William Gibson, who recently moved
from Second street to the property on
Oak street at the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad bridge, which was formerly
owned and occupied by Michael Boyle,
opened a restaurant in the building on
Saturday morning. The house was
erected many years ago by Ezekiel
Totten. 1t was occupied jointly as a
residence and as business place for
many years. The Mountain Democrat
had its quarters in the structure when
it was established about the year 1878
by John J. Smith and the late NJ. R.
Hamill. The office remained in the room
now used as restaurant during the
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