The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

spent Sunday in Oakland where he
visited Mr.. and Mrs. James Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. Benz. L. Wilt and
three sons, of near Westernport, Md,
were county seat visitors Monday af
ternoon.
Felix Elliott, of Kingwood, motored
to Oakland Sunday afternoon and re
manned here a short time visiting
with friends.
Gilbert Haenftling, of Cumberland,
spent Friday and Saturday in Oakland
with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Spear.
Mrs. C. Morris Sincell and daughter
Mary Frances, of Fairmont, are spend
ing several days in Oakland with Mr..
and Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell.
James O'Haver, Mrs. Mary s.
O'Haver and Mrs. Cephus Wilt, all of
the Swanton community, were in Oak
land on business Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bennett, of
Salem, West Va, were here Sunday
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. William
Butt at their home on Liberty street.
IT. Dewitt and his daughter, Miss
Evelyn Dewitt, of Crellin, spent a
few hours in Oakland Saturday after
noon when they visited The Republi-
can office.
Delegate Harry C. Edwards, ac-
companied by J. F. Fahey, of Grants
vile, spent Monday afternoon in Oak
land where they visied among friends
and acquaintance.
Mrs. Byron Besse returned Tuesday
from Asheville, N. c., and Charleston,
S. c., where she had spent several
days with Mr. Besse, who is travelling
in that territory at present.
Mrs. Anna Smouse, after visit Of
several weeks in Myersville, Md, with
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver M. Smouse, returned to
her home in Oakland Sunday after
noon.
Delbert Davis, cashier of the First
National Bank, who spent three weeks
as a patient in hospital near Kansas
Ctiy, Mo-, returned to his home here
last Thursday night, much improved in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster D. Bittle with
their son and daughter, motored to
Middletown last Saturday morning
and on Sunday attended the funeral OF
Mrs. George Wiles, grandmother OF
Mr.. Bittle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Field and two
children returned to Oakland Thurs
day evening from a business visit to
New York City and other Eastern
centers where they had gone on bust
ness a few days before.
Among the students who are spend
ing Easter in Oakland are Estelle
Treacy, Margaret Stanton, John Nc
Intire, James Treacy, Irving Broad
water, Mary Linn McIntire, Logan
Weber, Betty Broadwater.
William Gibson and family, who have
occupied the William Hinebaugh prop
erty on Second street for two or three
wears, moved on Thursday to the M.
Boyle property on Oak street, which
was recently purchased by Ray Teets'
Frank Lyon, who has been working
at his trade as painter and paper
hanger in Clarksburg, W. Va, for two
or three weeks, has moved his family
to that city from an apartment they
occupied in the Dixon building on Sec
ond street.
Mrs. Beulah Lambert, Third street,
was at Lantz Ridge, near Aurora, w.
Va, on Friday, where she attended
the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Nellie
letters Knots, whose death occurred
a few days previous at Rowlesburg,
West Va.
"First Easter in Bethany" is the
title of a pageant to be presented in
st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church
in Oakland by members of the Home
Missionary Society of the church Sun
day evening, at 1880, and to be directed
by Mrs. Paul B. Naylor.
"Pink eye," a disease which re-
Gently developed among children in
the elementary grades of the Oak
land schools, has about run its course
so far as the children are concerned
The disease is now attacking men
and women of the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sprague, OF
Kitzmiller, were in Oakland Tuesday
Mrs. Sprague recently returned tc
her home from ShepherdstoWn, West