The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-10-27
LOCAL NEWS

visiting relatives in st. Mary's, West
Va, over the weekend.
Mrs. julius Littman and daughter
Donna Jane were weekend visitors of
relatives in Westernport.
Miss Grace Loar and Mr. George
Loar have returned from Staunton,
Va, where they visited for several
days.
Mrs. Harold H. Harmed was hostess
at the meeting of her bridge club at
her home on Green street Tuesday ev-
ening. !
Bobbie Bittle entertained a number
of his little friends at a Halloween
party at his home on Seventh street
Tuesday evening.
Members of Oakland Girl Scout
Troop, No. l, held dance last even
ing at the home of Isolde Booming,
one of the members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl began and fam
lily, of Mifflintown, Pa, former res
idents of Oakland, were guests on
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Bittle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haigh Jackson, Of
Romney, West Va, recently married,
visited Mr. Jackson's father, J. W.
Jackson, in Oakland, on Monday.
Miss BERTHE Cleveland returned to
her home here recently after visiting
relatives in Fairmont, W. Va, and in
Ohio for several weeks.
Moving pictures of the Masonic
Home, Bonnie Blink" near Balti-
more, were shown at the regular COM
munication of Oakland Lodge, No.
1872, on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John o. Thayer, who visited
her son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and
Mrs. David M. Funk, in Newport,
KY, for several weeks, has returned to
her home in Oakland, arriving last
Saturday afternoon.
Members of the U. B. Ladies' Aid
Society of the Loeb Lynn Heights
church will serve an oyster supper in
the Aid Hall on Thursday evening,
November 3, beginning at $3.50. The
tickets will be 25 and so cents. The
patronage of the public is solicited.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N McIntire and
daughter, Mrs. Harold M. Dawson,
went to Charleston, W. Va, on Mon
day to attend the funeral of Mr..
McIntire's niece, Mrs. Preston Lilly,
wife of DR.. Lilly, of Charleston, who
died in a hospital in st. Louis on
Saturday evening.
Harry S. Mickey, director of the
Mt. Lake-Loch Lynn band, has an
nounced that he will start new class
next Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the
band hall in Loeb Lynn and that any
one desiring to learn to play an instru-
ment will be welcome. There are now
40 members in the Loeb Lynn band.
Mrs. Paul McIntire is a patient IN
the Church Home and Infrmary, Bal
timore, where she underwent a major
operation yesterday morning. Mrs.
McIntire was taken to Baltimore by
her husband Monday and was accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Edward
Lawrence, who are remaining in the
city.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced competl-
tive examinations for positions Of
Junior engineer at $4,000 a year, and
dairyman-farmer, at $1,860 year,
Junior dairyman-farmer at $1,000
year, Further information may be
obtained from M. C. Crane, at the
Oakland postoffice.
More than thirty members Of the
junior extension group met last Frl-
day evening at the recreational center
near Bittinger Following the business
meeting there was discussion OF
"The Use of Leisure Time" led by
Mrs. George Hanst. The extension
group is sponsored by John H. Carter /
county agent, and Miss Mildred Bar
ton, home demonstration agent
DR.. Cliff P. Berger, physician now
located at Waterford, Va, is planning
to come to Oakland and locate for the
practice of his profession in the near
future. DR.. Berger was in Oakland re-
Gently and met few people. A letter
to one whom he had met which came
yesterday stated the above facts. DE
Berger is from Lancaster county, Pa
and has been practicing for several
years.
Miss Mary Helbig, who returned to
Baltimore just last week to resume