The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-07-07
EVANSVILLE
Out-of-town People Feted

berp and MISS monica " Leary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Spoerlein, of
DiIlsburg, Pa, were the honor guests
Of dinner given by Miss Christina
and William Winterberg Friday night
at the Winterberg home. Other guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Getty, of
Washington; Mrs. Catherine Eichorn,
Weldonna, Col; DIR. and Mrs. T. o.
Broadwater, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Fahey,
Miss Martha Engle and Maurice
Brookhart.
Miss Martha Engle entertained at
dinner in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Brookhart, Philadelphia, at her home
at Englewood, Saturday night. 9th
prs attending were Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Spoerlein, Dillsburg, Pa; Miss Chris
tena and William Winterberg, and
Maurice Brookhart.
Opens Agency At Confluence
Harvey Gortner, proprietor of the
Motor Service Co., opened a Ford
agency at Confluence, Pa, Thursday
night. A feature of the evenings
entertainment was the showing of the
talking pictures at the Liberty theatre
there. The new agency will be operat-
ed in addition to and in connection
with the local Motor Service company.
Hobart Speicher and Nevin J. Miller
will be in charge.
Married At Cumberland
Ivan Swauger, only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Swauger, and Miss Char
lotte Failinger, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Failinger, were married
last Wednesday afternoon at Cum
berland. That evening wedding din
ner was rendered the newly-weds at
the home of the grooms parents, at
which the immediate families attend
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Green
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Green, 81, widow of Francis M. Green,
who died Thursday at her home near
Swanton, were held Sunday afternoon
at the New Germany Methodist
church with the pastor, Rev. D. r.
Carder, officiating. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
She was a daughter of the late Hen
ry and Sophia (Hauser) Cuschleg,
natives of Germany. Surviving are
three sons, Harvey and Daniel Green,
Swanton; and Rev. Lawrence Green,
Minot, N. D.; and a sister, Mrs. Rob-
ert Bowser.
Tied For Second Place
The Grantsville Sluggers, by Win
ming over Eckhart here Sunday 17-3,
tied with Cumberland and Wellsburg
for second place in the first half of
the Tri-County baseball league. In
the game Sunday, with Trent and
Herring doing the hurting, Grantsvllle
banged out 20 hits, nine of them
doubles. to trounce Eckhart for the
second time. Yommer and Modispaw
collected four hits each. Opening the
second half of the campaign, the
Barrelville club will play here Sunday
Church Activities
The special series of evangellstlc
services which were conducted IN the
NJ. E. church for the past two weeks,
came to a close Thursday night. Rev
Oliver Hatfield, who was the speaker
at these meetings, and his son, Glenn,
returned to Blacksville, W. Va, that
night.
D. W. Hershberger's class of boys
of the Reformed Sunday school, went
on a picnic at the Cunningham farm,
near Bittinger, Sunday afternoon;
Milton Railey was leader of the top
ic. "Our Nations Birthday" at Ep-
worth League Sunday night.
The Brethren Young Peoples de-
partment of the Maple Grove church,
Joined in the sunset service at Bethes-
da Sunday evening.
Mrs. Roy C. Patton was hostess to
the Lutheran Missionary society Tues
day evening in the social room OF the
church. Mrs. C. S. Zeller was leader
of the topic, "Tools for our task.
Miss Christina Winterberg presided.
Sixteen members attended and the
guests included Mrs. Harley Mcken-
zie, Miss Evelyn Swauger and Miss
Ruth Younkin Mrs. Stewart Roda-
mer will entertain the society August
End.
Bayard Keller and Charles Bender,
of the Reformed Sunday school, lett
Wednesday morning for two weeks at
Shadyside camp, near Mt. Pleasant,
being operated at present in the inter
ests of Reformed Sunday schools IN
the Somerset Chassis.
Services in local churches for Sun
day will be: Catholic, 8 a. M; Luth-
eran, Sunday school, 9:45 a. M, c. E.,
p m. Methodist, church school, III
a. M. Epworth League, Bible story
telling meeting, GAS p. M, worship
service, 7:45 p. m. Reformed, Sabbath
school, 9:3O a. m. Maple Grove church
of the Brethren, Sunday school, $3.50
a. m, worship service, IL a. m.
Events Briefly Noted
The Girls All club met at the home
of Mrs. Harvey Gortner Wednesday
night with her daughter, Louise, act
ing as hostess. Fifteen attended.
Wanda Yommer was a guest. Games,
songs and poems by Mildred Beachy
and Ray Houck featured.
The Grantsville Planning mill, has
been awarded the contract for the
construction of a brick, colonial-style
home for C. B. Pardue, Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miller and
daughter, Martha, left Friday for Col
lege Park. Mr.. Miller, who is now con
nected with the Meadow Mountain
CCC camp, is attending the fourth
annual CCC Educational Advisers
training conference at the University
Of Maryland there which opened this
Wednesday for a two-week session.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Seigworth and
son left Saturday for Warren, "a.
Mr. Seigworth was just recently dis
charged as engineer of road construc-
ton for the Farm Security Admins
tration in which capacity he had been
employed for over two years.
Grantsville fremen participated IN
parades at Terra Alta, W. Va, and
Oakland on the Fourth.
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