The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-03-14
EVANSVILLE
J. ]. Bender Sells His Business

A. ]. Yoder and Glen H. Yoder, both
of Grantsville, have purchased the j.
j. Bender store in that town, which
they will continue to operate along
with their produce business, which
has grown to considerable proper
tions.
Mr.. Bender has conducted a general
merchandising store in Grantsville for
the past thirty-six years and was one
of the leading merchants of the COM
munity. He will retire from active
pursuits for the present, but his son,
Allen J. Bender, will continue in the
produce business which he has estab-
lished in Cumberland and other nearby
localities.
A. j. Yoder, before entering into
the new business, disposed of his farm
and personal property near Meyers
dale, Pa. He succeeded G. w. Diefen-
bach in the produce business here and
was assisted by Glen H. Yoder. The
new store will be operated under the
firm name of Yoder and Yoder and will
be conducted in the Bender building.
Observation-Disclosures
A quiet home wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Hersh-
berger on Sunday, March 3, when their
daughter Mabel was given in marriage
to Henry L. Yoder, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Yoder. Bishop Moses M.
Beachy performed the ceremony. Only
the immediate relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Yoder witnessed the wedding.
The plans of the couple for the future
are not definitely known.
Fire Department Headquarters
The local fire department quarters
have been moved from the l.. G. Bit
finger building to the building owned
by the W. o. w. organization. The
Town Council has its offices in the fire
department quarters.
Underwriters Inspection
A representative of the Underwrit-
ers' Department was in town recently
gathing information relative to an in
spection to be made of all buildings,
especially places of business with a
view of re-rating for fire insurance,
the recently installed water system
making it necessary to revise the rates
now in force for insurance.
Beauty Shop Opened
Miss Media Miller, who has had four
years experience in beauty work,
opened her Curly Top Beauty salon
in the Victoria Hotel on Monday. She
is prepared to render a complete
beauty service to the women of the
community, including manicuring and
permanent waving.
CounciImen To Be Nominated
, Preliminary to the regular town
election to be held the first Monday in
, April, the Town Council will hold a
! special meeting on the evening of
March 10 to receive nominations for
members of the body, three OF whom
are to be elected.
| Church Announcements
, Services in the local churches on
Sunday will be held as follows: Meth
odist Episcopal, Sunday school at 10
o'clock; Catholic service at 10 o'clock;
r Lutheran Sunday school at 9:45 and
worship at IL; Reformed Sunday
, school at 1:30 and worship at 2:30
J p. m.
There will be an "Hour with Irish
Melodies" at the Holmes Wallace Stu
dos on Sunday evening, March II, be-
ginning at $3.50 o'clock.
Personal Mention
t Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Mullinix were
2 weekend visitors in Baltimore and
Washington.
L. H. Diefenbach attended the fun
eral of his brother-in-law, the late
r Peter Keener, at Akron, Ohio, last
! week.
Miss Whitman, instructor in Ger