The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-01-21
+ Mrs. William McRobie is visiting
relatives in Washington, D. c., and
Wilmington, Delaware.

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Jacob Dilgard and Emmett Williams
of the Gormania section of the county,
spent few hours in Oakland on bus
mess yesterday.
Olin Hardesty will return Friday
evening from Pittsburgh, Pa, where
for the past two weeks he has been
attending school of beauty culture.
Mrs. ]. Vincent Burton and daugh-
ter, of Norfolk, Va, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William, R.
Offutt, at their home on Second
street.
Misses Lottie and Grace Loar had
as guests on Monday evening at a
turkey dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
E. Harmed, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Shirer and Miss Mary Grace Shirer.
Mrs. Paul McIntire, who was in a
Baltimore hospital for two weeks or
more under observation to determine
the cause of failing eyesight of one
of her eyes, returned to her home here
Tuesday.
Installation ceremonies for the
Knights of Pythias lodge will be COM
pleted at the regular meeting on Fri
day evening. Three of the officers who
were unable to be present last Friday
will be indicted into their respective
offices.
Friends of Miss Rebecca Browning
gave dinner in her honor at Chimney
Corner on Monday evening. Miss
Browning will leave early in February
for Philadelphia, Pa, where she will
Hbegin training for a nurse in Jefferson
hospital.
Members of the Mothers club met
last night at the home of Mrs. Julius
B. Littman. The program was in
charge of Mrs. w. B. Brock. Prof.
Erwin Smith of the High school facul-
ty, spoke on opportunities in secre-
tarial work.
Prof. F. D. Bittle, principal of Oak
land High school, will be the princi-
pal speaker at the regular meeting
of the Parent-Teachers' Association
at the Oakland Grammar school build
ing this evening at 7:3O. A door prize
is to be awarded.
Returning to Oakland with several
new WHY'S automobiles for Shahan's
Garage, Harry Stahl and a corps of
drivers were detained in reaching Oak
land because of flood waters between
here and Toledo, Ohio. They reached
Okland about "a hours overdue on
Monday.
Rev. Loyal T. Riley, Evansville
(Ind.) Lutheran minister, is at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliott ]. Riley, near Red House, for
brief visit. He plans to return to
Evansville tomorrow evening. Rev.
Riley visited with friends in Oak
land yesterday evening.
DR.. Eugene C. Peck, County Health
Officer, and formerly a medical mis-
sionary in China, will address men,
bers of St. Marks Luther League on
Sunday evening at $3.50 o'clock. His
address will be illustrated with pic
lures depicting Chinese life and habits
in their homes and at their work.
Rev. o. P. Jones, Kitzmiller, presi-
dent of the Garrett County Council of
Religious Education, and Rev. C. A.
Shilke, of Oakland Lutheran church,
will 90 to Baltimore tomorrow to con-
fer with representatives of the West
ern Shore counties of Maryland to or
ganize campaign to increase men,
bership in the Council and also to
raise necessary funds to carry on the
work. They will return Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Graham, of
Crellin, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest o.
sen, of Washington, D. c., left Oak
land by motor this morning, their OBJ
iective being Omaha, Nebraska. En-
route they will visit in Chicago and in
Canton, S. D. Mr.. Olsen is district man.
ager of the Woodmen of the World;
Mr.. Graham is the county representa-
tive of the organization and the trip
to Omaha, where the national head
quarters of the w. o. W. are located,
is given Mr.. Graham in appreciation
of the sale of more than 100000 OF
insurance during the past year.
Last Friday afternoon Mr.. Herbert
v. Leighton, Of Loeb Lynn, was in The
Republican office where he related that
owing to the spring-like weather pre-
vailing at that time and for number
of days previous, he had noticed the
opening of buds on shrub near his
home, the leaves having expanded to
size comparable to large pea
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