The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-07-21
LOCAL NEWS

burg, Florida, is here as a guest Of
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Glass and three
Of their four sons, were here for a
brief visit Sunday afternoon.
Jackie Liller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
TIovd c. Liller, fell at their home on
Center street last Thursday and sus-
tanned a fracture of his right arm.
Joseph Spates, of Frostburg, &C
companied by his sister, Mrs. Kelly,
and her daughter, both of Detroit,
Michigan, visited Oakland Thursday.
Mrs. James Murray and two chill
dren. of Dormont, Pa, are in Oakland
where they are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Little, on Oak
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Helbig and
family, of Richmond, Va, and Miss
Lillian Helbig, of Baltimore, are Wis
ting Mrs. Harry Helbig, adjoining
town. and other relatives.
Frank Frantz, son of Perry Frantz,
of Oakland, and Mrs. Ardith Frantz,
of Washington, D. c., who visited rel
atives and friends in the county last
week, was in Oakland on Thursday
afternoon.
The U. B. Ladies' Aid Society of
Loeb Lynn Heights will serve chicken
suppers in the Aid Hall in Loeb Lynn
on Thursday, July %, beginning at
$50 o'clock. Suppers will be so cents
for adults and 25 cents for children
George L. Pritts, Spanish-American
War veteran, of Kitzmiller, spent a
few hours in Oakland Monday morn
ing and made inquiry concerning some
of his old comrades, among them be-
ing Simon Myers and Capt. Charles
E. Hoye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert c. Leighton,
Miss Betty Jackson, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Holden Huss, motored to Fair
mont on Thursday evening, and from
Station WMMN Mr.. and Mrs. Huss
broadcast a program of instrument
tai and vocal music from to 9:15
o'clock.
Professor R. B. Criswell, University
of Maryland, will be in Oakland on
Friday, July %, to instruct members
of the local fire department in modern
fire fighting methods and caring for
equipment. He will instruct members
of the Grantsville department on Sat.
urday, July %.
James Friend, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. S. Friend, of the Pleasant Valley
community, was strickenwith an acute
attack of appendicitis Saturday and
taken to Memorial Hospital in Cum
berland where he was operated upon
early Sunday morning. His condition
is said to be satisfactory.
The Civil Service Commission has
announced number of open competi-
tive examinations for positions. Full
information may be obtained from M.
c, Crane, at the Oakland postoffice.
Among the positions open for appli-
cants' examinations are those for SEN
Tor attorney, safety inspector, cleo
troplater, hospital librarian.
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Gortner and two
sons, Of Macon, Illinois, who were
summoned to the county one day last
week because of the death of Mrs.
Gortner's mother, Mrs. Richard Ream,
remained a week before returning to
their home. During the time they
visited relatives in Crellin, Loeb Lynn
Heights, Grantsville and Gortner.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Sincell, of
Clarksburg, West Va, are spending
this week at the home of Mrs. Sim
cells aunt, Mrs. Louis Bush, who is
now recovering from injuries she sus-
tanned a number of weeks ago in an
automobile accident, at which time
her daughter, Miss Ora Bush, was also
seriously injured and is recovering.
A special maple syrup and maple
sugar survey made in Maryland re-
Gently shows that the same number
OF trees were tapped this year as last,
but there was a lighter yield per tree.
This year $4,000 trees were tapped,
and 10000 gallons Of syrup and 10000
pounds Of sugar We're made. Prices
We're generally higher than a year
ago.
Mrs. j. o. Lantz, of Shepherdstown,
West Va, and her brother, Harry
Shatfer, Of Washington, D. c., who
We're with their sister, Mrs. Louis
Bush for several weeks, have left here
Tor a short time, Mrs. Lantz going to
hngwood, w. Va, to visit relatives,
and Mr.. Shaffer to his home in Wash