The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-05-05
EVANSVILLE

Mrs. Nancy (Davis) Schrader, 70,
Niverton, Pa, widow of William
Schrader, who died two years ago,
died early Monday morning May 2.
Funeral services were held at the
home at Niverton, Wednesday at
2:30 p. M, with interment in the Up
per cemetery at Springs. She is sur
vived by five children and the follow
ing brothers; Sherman, Edward, Sam
uel and James Davis, of the Springs
community; and William Davis, of
Somerset.
Merle Hershberger Marries
Miss Frances Farmer, daughter of
Mrs. Harry Farmer, of Washington
Grove, Md, and Merle Franklin
Hershberger, son of Mrs. Ida Hersh-
berger, Grantsville, were married on
Saturday, April Both, at the brides
home. Her grandfather, Rev. w. Os-
borne, performed the ceremony. The
groom's mother, who has been in
Baltimore, attended the wedding
Mr., Hershberger is a graduate of
Grantsville High school, class of 1925,
and of the University of Maryland,
'29, receiving a Fellowship to Univer-
sity of Illinois, Champagne, H., where
he received his Masters Degree two
years later He has been connected
with U. S. soil conservation work and
is located at Ellicott City where he
has charge of that area.
Win Open Game
In 34-hit slugfest, featured by 2
homers by the invaders, the Grants
vile Sluggers made their Tri-County
Wellsburg, Pa, by the score of 1910
Logan Wengerd hit homer with all
of the bases occupied. Ivan Miller
walloped four-bagger in the seventh.
Methodist Church Notes
A layman's meeting of the Grants
vile charge was held here Wednesday
night with all four churches repre-
sented Attending were W. L. Thomas.
H. C. Edwards, H. F. burst, Clyde
Bender, Grantsville; c. c. Layman,
Marshall Layman, George burst, Mt
Zion; Stanley Grove, Marshall burst,
New Germany; Clarence White, Harry
Hoover, Jennings. All those present,
and possibly others, will attend the
group quarterly conference under the
leadership of the Morgantown Dis
trict Lay Activities Movement at St.
Paul's M. E. church, Oakland, on
Tuesday night, May II. Plans were
discussed for service on Aldersgate
Sunday, May %, at 9 a M, at the
Grantsville church when radio recep-
ton equipment will be installed for
the special program from KDKA in
Guiding sermon by Bishop A. W.
Leonard on John Wesley and the
Methodist Movement" All churches
on the charge will unite in this service
and in a union Sunday school i'm
mediately following the broadcast
~, The Ladies, Aid met at the church
Thursday night with Mrs. H. C. Ed
wards in charge. Mrs. Cleve Ashby
was admitted as a member. Mothers
Day readings were given. Mrs. Lille
B. Younkin will entertain the society
on Thursday night, May IL.
Miss Ethel Broadwater gave a talk
at Epworth League Sunday night on
the early days of Grantsville and the
pioneers of this community. Material
was obtained from Charles E. Hoye
and the Congressional Library, at
Washington and compiled by Atty, C.
|. Bevans. Clyde Bender was leader
of the topic, knowing our COM
munity."
A Mothers Day program will be
presented in the church Sunday at
7:30 p. m.
Other Church Activities
Junior Mckenzie led the topic, "Ha-
gar and Ishmael', at Junior c. E. on
Sunday night.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lohr was hostess to
the Lutheran Missionary society Tues
day evening at the church. Miss
Christina Winterberg was leader of
the topic "If l were a Moslem Woman
today"
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be: Catholic, 8 a. m. Luther
an, Sunday school, 945 a. m., worship
service, II a. m. Methodist, Church
school, 10 a. M, Mothers Day pro-
gram, 7:30 p. m. Reformed, Sabbath
school, $3.50 a. m. c. E. at Lutheran
church at 7 p. m.
Social Events
The office personnel of the Farm
Security Administration held a dane
ing party Wednesday night at Mesh
ack Browning club. Attending were:
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Conkling, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. C. Stanton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Steinberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Gill
bert Seigworth, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Baumgarten, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley