The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-08-06
EVANSVILLE
GrantsvilIe,s Oldest Resident Is 90

MIS-. LuCFeLld MeSSGfSIHlIH, GIdIlIo-
ville's oldest resident, celebrated her
ninetieth birthday Sunday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Liven-
good. She was born in Braddock coun-
ty, Pa, on August 1, 1886. She has
four sons, one daughter and a step
son; one son is dead. Her daughter
gave a birthday dinner in her honor
Sunday at which the following were
present: Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Messer-
smith, Colver, Pa; David Messer-
smith, son and daughter and Jack
Walburn, Marathon, N. Y; Joshua l..
Messersmith and son Richard and
James w. Messersmith, Hagerstown;
Edward Paul, Salisbury, Pa; Mrs.
Lydia Wiley, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Livengood, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D..
Paul and son Ronnie, Mildred, David,
Joseph and Claudia Paul. One son,
Charles Messersmith, Philadelphia,
was not here for the celebration.
Mrs. Messersmith has been in per-
feet health and active until few days
before her birthday when she fell and
sprained her leg, but she is recover
ing from the effects of her injury rap
idly. She received many remembrances
from her friends and had many callers
from town who wished her many happy
returns of the day.
Wedding Dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Schaefer hon
ored their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. William David Newber-
ry, Jr., with a wedding dinner on
Sunday. The guests in addition to the
honorees were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reckner, Confluence, Pa; l. N. Ha-
gan and Miss Grace Reckner, Union
town, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. New
berry, ST., and daughters, Betty and
Jane, of Cumberland; Mr.. and Mrs.
James William Chenoweth and Mrs.
Nellie L. Hurdle, Baltimore; Mrs.
Henry Schaefer, ST., Grantsville. The
young couple are residing in Cumber-
land. Mrs. Newberry, who was the for
mer Miss Wilma Schaefer, spent last
week at the home of her parents in
Grantsville.
Church Society Activities
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Episcopal church was entertained by
Mrs. Henry burst and Mrs. Harry
burst at the formers home last Thurs
day evening. The business meeting
was presided over by Mrs. H. c. Ed
wards. There was a prayer and scrip
ture reading. Cecil Edwards, Wayne
burst and Verl Edwards gave guitar
selections at the close of the meet
ing. Refreshments were served by the
hostesses. Others present were Miss
Ethel Broadwater, Mrs. Lille B.
Younkin, Mrs. C. U. Edwards, Mrs.
George Edwards, Mrs. L. B. Schaefer,
Mrs. Mary Simpson, Mrs. Earl Frick-
ey, Mrs. Marshall Beachy, Mrs. Fam
ME Boucher, Mrs. Sylvan burst, Mrs:
E. B. burst, Mrs. Henry Patton and
Mrs. Glenn Folk. Out of town guests
were Mrs. Richard Layman, Frostburg;
Mrs. Frank Osborne, Erie, Pal Mrs.
D. w. Bell, Frostburg.
Rev. G.. j. Allender, pastor of the
M. E. church, attended the summer
school of Ministerial Training for the
Pittsburgh area at Mountain Lake
Park this week.
Mrs. Bessie Herring was hostess
to members of the Lutheran Mission
airy Society Tuesday evening in the
social room of the church. Mrs. Floyd
C. Diehl was the leader and the topic
was "The work of the Department
Secretaries" Others present were Mrs.
Hester Margroff, Akron; Miss Chris
tena Winterberg. Mrs. Richard Youn-
kin, Mrs. Emerson Sebold, Mrs. Jonas
Beachy, Mrs. Adam A. Hanft, Mrs. W.
C. Loechel, Mrs. C. H. Bill, Mrs. c.
U. Edwards, Mrs. G. w. Diefenbach,
Mrs. Roy C. Patton, Mrs. N. U. Broad
water, Mrs. Henry A. Schaefer, Miss
Cora Hickman and Mrs. Harley Nc
Kenzie. Mrs. William Henderson, and
Miss Mary Merrill assisted the hostess
in serving refreshments at the close of
the meeting.
Services in the local churches for
Sunday, August 8, are as follows:
Catholis, a. m. Lutheran, Sunday
school, 9:45 a. m. Methodist, church
school, 10 a. M, with worship SER
vice at p. m. Reformed, Sunday
school, $3.50 a. m. and worship service
at 1890 a. m.
The Women's Missionary Society of
st. Johns Reformed church will hold
picnic at the home of Mrs. Harry
O. Miller this coming Wednesday, Au-
gust IL.
Members of Club Attend Picnic
Members of Grantsville Women's
Community Club who attended the
Garrett-Allegany Homemakers clubs
picnic at Frostburg last Wednesday
were Mrs. Fred. Livengood, Mrs. Mar
shall Beachy, Mrs. N. U. Broadwater,
Mrs. H. P. Miller, Mrs. Harold Miller,
Mrs. Jonas Beachy, Mrs. Ida Hersh-
berger, Mrs. w. G. Loechel, Mrs. Min
ME Boucher, Mrs. j. A. Beachy, Mrs.
Mary Mcneil, Miss Ethel Broadwater,
Miss Cora Hickman, Miss Margaret
Schrock.
Firemen Go To Midland
Members of the local fire depart
ment attended the firemen's home
parade at Midland last Thursday ev-
ening when the following members of
the department with the fire truck
represented Grantsville: H. C. Ed
wards, H. ]. Bender, Henry burst,
Stewart Rodamer, j. G. Miller, L. B.
Schaefer, A. ]. Yoder, Glen H. Yoder,
Marshall Lands, N. U. Broadwater,
H. F. Broadwater, C. o. Keller, VIM.
burst, Vernon Beachy, John Prichard,
James johnson, Charles Schaefer, John
Walls, Harper Kelley.
Mishaps of the Week
More damage could have been done
vyhor tho t,.,1oly of n n Ot+o e4o,,1oJ