The Republican., 1938-11-24

Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Bittle and family
left Wednesday afternoon for Freder-
lex County, to spend the Thanksgiving
holidays.
Members of the Owls club were
entertained last Thursday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover C.
Stemple.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Connell and
daughter, Clarksburg, w. Va, were
guests several days of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin S. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Slaughbaugh, of
Horseshoe Run, West Va, were in
Oakland Monday, when they visited
The Republican office.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Singleton
Townshend, of Terra Alta, formerly
of Oakland on Saturday, November
10, a son-Singleton.
Mrs. Belle Kildow, who spent sew
eral weeks recently with Oakland rel
atives, has returned to st. Peters,
burg, Florida, for the winter.
Mrs. F. B. Snyder and son Frank,
of Charleston, w. Va, were recent
guests of the formers sister, Mrs.
VIM. H. Dewitt, near Sunnyside.
The Pythian Sisters will have roll
call at their meeting on Monday even
ing, November %, and the officers are
requesting all members to be present.
Refreshments will be served.
Rev. Winfield S. Patterson will give
a book review at the regular meeting
of the Oakland Civic club next Tues
day afternoon at 2:3O in the Home
Economics building at the High school
on Fifth street.
Richard T. Norris, chief deputy
game warden of Maryland, was in
Oakland on Monday comforting with
a number of hunters and sportsmen
in regard to enforcement of the game
laws of the county and State.
Mrs. Paul McIntire, who has been
patient in the Church Home and In
firmary, Baltimore, for the past three
weeks, and who underwent a major
operation there, was returned to her
home here yesterday evening. Her
condition is improved, physicians re-
ported.
Mrs. Paul Turney, Mrs. Hugh
Echard, Misses Helen Offutt and Ade-
line Sincell entertained Tuesday even
ing at the home of Miss Offutt, with
a miscellaneous shower in honor of
Mrs. Robert Garrett, formerly Miss
Nell Nethken. Six tables of bridge
were in play throughout the evening.
Mrs. Garrett was also honored last
Thursday evening with a shower Civ
en- by Miss Mary Louise Helbig.
Mrs. George yelling left Monday
evening for Washington, D. c., where
she will visit her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank yelling, for
a day or two before continuing to
Boston, Mass, with her grandson,
Richard Cuttings, to spend Thanksgiv-
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Cuttings. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank We'll
ling announced the birth of son on
Saturday, November 19.
The will of Eleanor Humbird Mac
Donald, probated in the Allegany
Orphans Court last Friday, shows
totals of $88,OOO devised in specific be-
quests to relatives, most of whom are
nieces and nephews. They included a
bequest to Mrs. Mary Humbird Offutt,
wife of William R. Offutt, Oakland, of
$4,000. The will also devised the sum
of $4,000 in trust to w. Minor Roberts,
Cumberland, to invest and the income
derived to be paid to Fannie Hum
bird, her sister-in-law, for life, and at
her death, to Mary Humbird Offutt
Mr.. Roberts and William R. Offutt,
executors, are to dispose of personal
property in accordance with written
instructions given them.
Miss Evelyn Stark of Oakland, is
now convalescing in Memorial hospital
in Cumberland following an operation
on Saturday morning and a blood
TRANSMISSION shortly afterwards. Fol
lowing the operation call was made
for volunteers and ten people, seven
from Oakland, and three from Kitz-
miller. went to Cumberland. The
blood was given by George Porter, fol-
lowing a test of all ten volunteers.
The girl is an employe in the Oak
land Bakery. Her mother Mrs. Stark,
is also recovering from a slight stroke
suffered last week, and the girls