The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-04
EVANSVILLE
Hnmecoming Celebration

IlOH O1 Olu hume week, DeBlIHIItSS
August 7. Smiths Greater Atlantic
shows will be at the community park
August through the 18th.
Church Activities .,.t
The young people of the Big Saw
age Methodist church will render a
program this Friday at 1880 p. M, in
the interests of the EpwOrth League
at the NJ. E. church. A Bible ''ques-
ton and answer" meeting will be held
outdoors Sunday at Gas p. M, by the
local Epworth League.
Wilbur Bowser will be leader of the
topic, GA lesson from the artists" at
the meeting of the Brethren Young
Peoples department Sunday, 7:45 p.
NJ, at the Maple Grove church. Fen
ton Platter and Luther Miller will at
tend Sunday school convention at
the Fairview church this Sunday.
Mrs. Stewart Rodamer was hostess
to the Lutheran Missionary Society
Tuesday night at her home. Mrs. N.
U. Broadwater led the topic, "Christ
and the children" Mrs. E. Broad
water, Miss Dorothy Younkin, Miss
Iva Klotz, and Miss Ruth Younkin
were received as new members. Mrs.
Ralph Whitlow, BuckeyStown, Md,
and Mrs. Carl Miller, Accident, were
guests. Sixteen members attended.
The society will meet at the home of
Mrs. George Oester in September.
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be: Catholic, mass, 10 a. m.
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Methodist, church school, 10 a. M.
Epworth League, 6:45 p. M, worship
service, 7:45 p. m. Reformed, Sab
bath school, $3.50 a. m. Maple Grove
Church of the Brethren, Sunday
school, $3.50 a. NJ, worship service, II
a. m. B. Y. P. D., 7:45 p. m.
There will be no church services in
the Lutheran church in two weeks,
Aug. IA. Rev. S. D. Sigler, pastor,
will spend two weeks mentioning be-
ginning the week of August 7. . The
regular worship service will be held
August %. Sunday school will be as
usual every Sunday morning.
YOmmer Family Reunion
Nearly 200 persons attended the
second annual united Yommer family
reunion Sunday at the Pearson Maust
farm. The officers elected were: Chas.
Yommer, Salisbury, president and
Miss Dorothy Younkin, Grantsville,
secretary. Mr.. and Mrs. Silas burst,
of Salisbury, celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary on that day. A
generous purse was presented the
couple by theses attending. The third
annual reunion will be held at the
same place, the last Sunday in July,
next year.
Party HOn0rs Three
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins enter
tanned in honor of the eighteenth
birthday of their daughter, Miss Lula
Jenkins, Saturday night. Sunday was
also Mrs. Jenkins birthday, and
large birthday cake was adorned with
81 candles encircling the IS candles
for Miss Jenkins. Miss Pearl Hardesty
who was also celebrating her eigh-
teenth birthday, received a separate
decorated birthday cake with candles.
Games We're played and refreshments
served.
All Club Dinner
The girls All club prepared and
served a dinner Wednesday night at
the home of Mrs. Lee Beachy, local
leader, under the supervision of Miss
Mildred Barton, home demonstration,
of Oakland. Honor guests were Mrs.
C. H. Hess, of Baltimore; and Mrs. F.
Livengood.
Mayor and Council Meeting
The Mayor and Council Monday
night decided to protest to Maryland
State Police against the removal of
the officer here and requesting that
one be replaced. Action, made neces-
rary by a recent accident, will be
taken in regard tothe old telephone
poles within the towns limits, advo-
eating to the company that an eXami-
nation be made and those of inferior
condition be replaced. Placards have
been posted in business places re-
questing all property owners to COM
ply with Ordinance No. 9 in moving
grass and weeds on alleyways, and to
make general cleanup before Old
Home Week. Matters pertaining to
the homecoming, the licensing of ped
dlers, and the sewer situation between
Broadwater Bros. and Joseph Fahey's
were among those discussed. Bills
amounting to $232.86 were ordered
paid.
Events Briefly Noted
Logan Wengerd, severaly injured in
a fall, has been removed from Hazel
McGilvery hospital, Meyersdale, to his
home near here. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Wengard is improving.
Mrs. H. j. Bender was Grantsville
guest at a weiner roast held at
Springs, Pa, last Wednesday night
Twenty-Five members Of the local
fire department, with truck, partici-
pated in the fremen's jubilee parade
at Midland Thursday night.
The Boy Scouts returned Saturday
from the Potomac Council camp, near
Springfield, W. Va. This week a group
with G. w. Diefenbach, Scoutmaster,
are camping at the Michael farm, one
mile north of George Turner'S.
Mrs. Kenneth Plumlner, Frostburg,
who has been spending the summer at
the home of her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Asa Fresh, underwent an appendec-
tony at Memorial hospital, Cunber-
land, Friday.
The baseball game Sunday between
the Keyser Reds and Grantsville at
Keyser, was called in the third inning
on account of rain, with Keyser lead
ing 80. Grantsville still remains the
only unbeaten club in the Tri-County
League. Eckhart is second. On Sun
day Wellsburg plays here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Chidester and
family, Frostburg, and Mr. and Mrs
D. w. Hershberger and sons held a
picnic Sunday, at the Cunningham
farm.
Mrs. Lucretia Messersmith cele-
brated her ninety-second birthday on
Monday Mrs Messprsmith &c living