The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-02-14
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Saturday night from a business tril
in the Eastern portion of the State.
Jeffrey Hoye, Sang Run farmer
was an early Monday morning bust
ness caller at The Republican office
Hugh Carey Mcmahon, of neal
Grantsville, spent an hour or two il
Oakland on business last Friday af
ternoon.
Mrs. ]. A. Dodge, of Terra Alta
W. Va, spent a few days last week
at the home of Mrs. Jane Wolfe, or
Third street, in Oakland.
Mrs. Sarah B. Kimmell has return
ed to her home in Oakland from a
stay of a month at Rivesville, w. Va.
where she was engaged profession
ally.
Mayor Walter w. Savage, Friends
vile, accompanied by Donald CHS
holm, motored to Oakland on Friday
where they spent the afternoon on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jackson have
returned from tour of the South,
having visited the noteworthy cities
and towns of Florida and other states
enroute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hetrick and
son Paul and Mrs. Melchoir Hetrick,
all of the Bittinger community, were
business callers at The Republican
office Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Peddicord, Bal
timore, were here at the funeral of
the formers father, the late James
Claggett Peddicord, which occurred on
Tuesday afternoon of last week. They
returned to Baltimore the same even
ing.
Miss Stella Hart went to Baltimore
Sunday morning where she will visit
her sister, Mrs. James Sweeney two
or three weeks, later going to Wash
ington, D. c., to be with another Sis
ter before returning to her home in
Oakland.
Leroy Crop, who has been here for
a year or more following the closing
of bank in which he held clerical
position in Detroit, Mich, will leave
for Detroit on Sunday where he will
be employed in an Office by former
co-worker in the bank.
Joseph Glotfelty, Jr,, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph T. Glotfelty, west of Oak
land, left here Saturday morning for
Chicago, ILL.,, where he has entered the
Coyne Electrical School. He expects
to be absent for several months and
is taking a course of study in general
electrical work.
Henry NJ. Speicher and other officers
of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
from the community of Accident,
were in Oakland Saturday where they
met with a number of the policy
holders of the company and effected
settlements that were satisfactory to
all parties concerned.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Sincell, on Second street, Thursday
night the heating plant let go with
bang which shook the entire house
and threw a fright into the occu-
pants of the dwelling. Repairs were
made Saturday and the family re-
turned home Sunday afternoon.
Charles J. Newman, who, since his
retirement from the local postoffice
after a service of more than thirty
years, and who has been i'll at his
home near town for a number Of
weeks, was so much improved Satur-
day that he was able to drive into
Oakland and attend to some business
matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Swartzentruber
of near Oakland, took Miss Minnie
Shaffer, of the Mason school commu-
nifty, to Baltimore Saturday morning
for observation and treatment in a
hospital in that city. Miss Shaffer is
the sister of John Shaffer, of Ma
son, and Charles Shaffer, Of Washing
ton, D. G.
Eugene Cunning, sports editor Of
the Cumberland Evening Times, was
the guest speaker at the Friday ev-
ening luncheon meeting of the local
Rotary Club. Mr.. Cummings address
was based upon his personal expert
ences as a sports writer in which he
gave expression to the var
led phases of newspaper work in his
particular field.
William R. Browning left Oakland
Sunday morning and drove to Balti-
more where he was joined by John
Cain, of that city and together they
are driving through the South, epect-
ing to be gone two or three weeks
visiting points in Florida and other