The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-12-17
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mrs. Joseph Helbig entertained
members of the Penguin club at her
home on Monday evening.
Mrs. nellie Ache, of Uniontown, Pa,
arrived Sunday to spend several
weeks with her brother, Harry L.
Miller.
Mrs. W. A. Sturgiss returned Tues
day evening from an extended visit
to Washington, Baltimore and Mey-
ersdale.
Mrs. Fisher, of Cumberland, Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll A. Elliott in Oakland few days
this week.
Miss Mary Helbig, student nurse at
Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Helbig.
After being here few days with
her father, H. w. Kahl, Miss Mar
garet Kahl returned to Cumberland
on Tuesday afternoon.
William T. Hanlin, of the Bayard
community, was a business visitor
in Oakland on Tuesday when he called
at The Republican office.
Mrs. S. T. Jones, who has been quite
i'll for several weeks at her home on
Second street, is now improved and
is able to leave her room.
Robert F. Pritts, who had been a
patient at Allegany hospital, in Cum
berland, for a week, returned to his
home at Kitzmiller on Sunday.
Miss Lillian Helbig came to Oakland
yesterday from Baltimore to remain
over the holiday season with her
mother, Mrs. Harry Helbig, and other
relatives.
John H. Carter, county agent, has
returned to his home here from Bal
timore where he had undergone an
examination in the Veterans Hospital
at Fort McHenry.
Mrs. Ralph Thayer entertained
members of the Ritz club at bridge
luncheon on Tuesday. Mrs. Emroy
Bolden won high honors and Miss
Edith Bolden second.
Lewis Walter returned to his home
last Friday morning from Chicago,
where he had been visiting his brother
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Archer for two months.
The December meeting of the Noun
tain Top Ministers Association will be
held in the First National Bank build
ing on Monday morning, December Fl,
at 1920 o'clock, when paper will be
read by the Rev. w. S. Patterson, pas
tor of St. Paul's M. E. church of Oak
land.
Two persons of Oakland were win
ners in the better sight Christmas gift
contest conducted by the West Penn
Public Service Company during re-
cent weeks. They were Eleanor Ann
Lawrence and Barbara Meisenbach.
There were 6,1OO entries in the con-
test.
Services in the Union Gospel Mis-
sion, Third street, are still in prog
ress with an increase in attendance.
Many persons, according to reports
from the mission, are being blessed
and divinely healed. Services will con-
tinue every night throughout the week,
including Sunday night at 1880 o'clock,
and Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
A street meeting Saturday evening in
front Of the West Maryland Power
Company's office from TOO until 1880
o'clock will be held when special Christ
mas carols will be sung. Rev. H. o.
Teagarden, the evangelist, is in
charge. Everybody welcome and an
invitation is extended to all to at
tend and enjoy the services.
A committee composed Of Walter w.
Wittig, Charles Dillon and Jerry Nc
Dade, representing the Frostburg Fire
Department, was in Oakland on Mon
day where they interviewed several of
the local fremen and others relative to
the proposed fremen's mid-winter
celebration to be held at Frostburg
during the coming holidays. For the
occasion Simon Cogley's Hillbillies
have been engaged as an entertaining
feature for Two days of the event
Considerable interest in the affair
has been evidenced by fremen of the
Creek region and also by the fire COM
panies located in Garrett county
While in Oakland the committee Wis
tied The Republican office for brief