The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-02-06
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Joel Slabaugh, of near Gortner, was
visitor at this office Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Watson, Deer
Park, are at the William-James Hotel
for an indefinite period.
Peter Bowser, of the Deep Creek
Lake community, was in the city on
Monday when he visited The Republi-
can office.
Miss Ethel Miller, executive secre-
tary of the Garrett County Welfare
Board, returned to her desk Monday
morning following an illness of sew
eral days.
Riley Gregg, student at Duke Uni
versity, Durham, N. c., arrived here
last Friday for brief visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Gregg, near
Deer Park.
Justin Arnold, manager of the Coff-
man-Fisher Store at Petersburg, w.
Va, spent Sunday in Oakland visiting
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. R. Rudy, Oak street.
Harold C. Mcmillan, of the West
Penn office in Grafton, who was for
merly superintendent of the Oakland
division, was here last Friday even
ing where he attended the Presidents
birthday ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton McComas
returned to their home in Oakland on
Friday evening following brief visit
to Baltimore where Mr.. McComas met
with other supervisors of assessments
of the State.
A tuberculosis clinic will be held
at the health office, Court House, Oak
land, on Wednesday morning, Febru-
airy IL, at 900 o'clock. The clinic is to
be conducted by DR.. Eugene c. Peck,
health officer.
James Hinebaugh, who has been
clerk in the Price store for sew
eral months, has been transferred to
the store of the same company at
Moorefeld where he has become mana
s.o-. e 4Lo4 l,,onoL
Mrs. Delbert Davis went to Mans
field, Ohio Sunday morning to attend
the funearl of her father, the late DR..
A. H. Buck, who died at his home in
that city very suddenly on Friday fol-
lowing a heart attack.
Mrs. Margaret Lewis, of Red Cross
headquarters, Washington, D. c., was
in Oakland Friday and Saturday in
consultation with local Red Cross
workers and others of the communi-
ty who have contributed largely to
the work of the organization.
Members of the Pythian Sisters or
ganization in Oakland will sponsor
card party at the Knights of Pythias
hall ON Wednesday evening, February
10. Bridge, 500, and other card games
will be played. Admission will be 35
cents. All are invited to attend this af-
fair.
Miss Ruth Beckman, Of the North
Glade community, who spent three
weeks with friends in Cumberland,
came to Oakland by rail Saturday af-
ternoon expecting to go to her home
from here the same day, but finding
the highway blocked by snow her ar
rival at her objective was necessarily
delayed.
Mrs. Berne Teter and two children
were here last weekend when Mrs.
Teter arranged for the removal of
their furniture to Moundsville, w. Va,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Teter and family
are now residing. Mr.. Teter was cash
Ter of the Farmers Bank here until that
institution was absorbed by the First
National Bank of Oakland. He is now
in the employ of a bank at Mounds
vile.
Irwin Custer, North Glade commu-
nifty, and Thomas S. Custer, of Acct
dent, were in Oakland Monday ar
ranging to conduct the. sale of the
property Of their recently deceased
father, Richard Custer, which was post
poned from date set on account OF
road and weather conditions then ex-
listing. The day of sale will be an
nounced in a later issue of The Re-
publican.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond D. Houck,
of Kingwood, w. Va, formerly Of
Oakland, announce the birth of a son
Wednesday at Memorial Hospital, in
Cumberland, who has been named Ray
mond Douglas. Mrs. Houck was for
merly. Miss Coyla Farmhouse, daugh-