The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-27
FRIENDSVILLE
Fire Company Elects Officers

l. ire COMPANY ELECTS OmcerS
On Monday members of the local fire
company elected the following off
GERS: President, @. A. Murphy; vice
president, F. G. Fox; secretary, Mel
vim Kesner; treasurer, T. B. Hine-
baugh; chief, Fred. Lowdermilk; assis-
tant chief, Clarence Wicklow; cap
tain, Foster Speicher; warden, Paul
Fisher; committee, Aubrey Savage,
Noah Teets, John Williams, Fred.
Lowdermlk. The meetings of the COM
pany will hereafter be held on the
first Monday of each month.
Luther League Meeting.
Luther League meeting was held
last Thursday evening with Mrs. Alex
Grove as leader who gave an interest
ing talk and sponsored fine program.
Ice From River Blocks Road
The road between Friendsville and
Selbysport is still impossible. As much
as eight feet of water and ice has
covered the highway in places since
the ice gorge started about a week
ago with the result that the Buffalo
Run school bus has not been able to
travel the road for week to bring
the children to the school at Friends
vile.
Personals
The Friendsville X. of P. basketball
team defeated the Salisbury team in
the school auditorium here Tuesday
evening, the score being 53-41.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Skidmore, Chi
cago, and Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Skid
more, Cincinnati, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Skidmore in Friendsville
for several days.
F. o. Speicher and family visited
relatives in Grantsville on Sunday.
L. L. Friend and family were din
ner guests on Sunday of w. w. Savage
and daughter.
Miss Lillian Harvey spent the week
end at her home in McHenry.
Robert Lewis, Pittsburgh, was here
with his family recently.
Miss Ethel Mccullough, Frostburg,
was here over the weekend with her
parents.
Foster Speicher, Mrs. John Holman
and son Harry, Misses Hope Welch
and Alta Wicklow spent Wednesday
evening in Oakland.
Mrs. Lloyd VanSickle returned home
Friday from Markelton, Pa, where
she had been visiting for two weeks.
Miss Marie Wicklow, Somerfeld,
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Wicklow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Schlossnagle and
daughter Judy, Allison, Pa, spent a
few days last week with W. W. Saw
age in Friendsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd jenkins and
daughter were guests on Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Jenkins near town.
Mrs. Paul Friend, Mrs. Earl Stat
Ter and Miss Hope WEIGH spent Fri
day evening in Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emert Shoemaker
and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. W. E.
Durham spent Sunday in Oakland with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Spear.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Warthen were
weekend guests of the formers sis
ter, Mrs. Ada Painter, at Grafton, w.
Va. Mrs. Painter returned here with
them to visit for a week.
Melvin Fike, Quantico, Va, is here
for week with his parents.
Foster Friend and family, Frost
burg, visited friends here Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Fike enter
tanned a number of friends with an ice
cream party here on Sunday evening.
Mrs. David Fike, Selbysport, was
here Monday with her daughter, Miss
Pauline Fike.
Miss Helen Schroyer, Oak Hill, is
spending several weeks here with her
brother, Lloyd Schroyer.
Mrs. Joe Lewis and daughter Gail
returned to Pittsburgh Sunday after