The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-07-14
EVANSVILLE
Fire Demon Strikes Twice

The local fire department answered
two calls within forty-two hours. both
Of them from Springs, Pa. At seven
o'clock Sunday morning they were
summoned to the service station of
Mark Otto where the garage, at the
rear had caught fire. Mr. Otto's au-
tomobile, machinery, equipment and
tools were destroyed, while the build
ing itself was saved although dam
aged. 1t was reported that the damage
and loss was estimated at $500
Amid the cloudburst and electrical
storm Monday night, the barn of Her
man Bender, also of Springs, burned
to the ground when struck by light
ming shortly after midnight Aroused
from his sleep by the crash, Mr.. Ben
der discovered the barn in flames and
hastened to save his livestock. Get
ting two horses safely into an adioin
ing orchard and returning to the
scene, he found that the fire had
gained such Roadway that nothing
further could be saved. More than five
hundred laying hens, two hogs and
calf were incinerated. Two hogs ran
out after being badly burned Machin-
cry and this years crop of hay were
also destroyed. A chicken house, a
brooder house and corn crib, which
were in direct line of the fire. were
saved through the efforts of fremen
who fought the flames for more than
two hours. The Meyersdale fire de-
partment was also summoned. The
barn was covered by insurance but the
contents were not insured.
Donkey Baseball
Local fremen are sponsoring a don
key baseball game Monday at $3.50 %.
m. at the community park, which will
be under flood lights. The teams will
be composed of business men on one
side and firemen on the other. Admis-
sion will be 10 cents and 25 cents.
Church Activities
Members of the EpWorth League of
the M. E. church will conduct a treas
ure hunt on Friday evening of this
week Members will meet at the
church at seven o'clock.
At the meeting of the League Sum
day night Bible stories were told by
Ruth Houck, Rita Edwards, Betty and
Geraldine Carder. Verl Edwards will
lead the topic, "What Makes Crimi-
nals?" this coming Sunday evening
at 7:45 o'clock.
Rev Norman Shollenberger, Scott
dale, Pa, acting as supply pastor,
will conduct worship services Sunday
at 1920 a. m. in st. Johns Reformed
church. Sunday school will be at $3.50.
The Reformed Women's Missionary
Society met this Wednesday night at
the home of Mrs. Albert Warwick
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Grantsville charge, Methodist
Episcopal church, will convene Sun
day at the New Germany church. At
IL o'clock Rev. DR.. S. Charles Jones,
district superintendent, of Morgan
town, will deliver the sermon and adj
minister the Holy Communion. There
will be a basket lunch at noon fol-
lowed by the regular business session.
Official members of the four churches
on the charge are urged to be pres
ent. The Grantsville church school will
be open at $50 that morning instead
of at the usual time.
Services in other church will be: AT
the Catholic, 10 a. m. Lutheran, Sun
day school, 9:45 a. M, with worship
service, II a. M; c e, p. m. Maple
Grove Church of the Brethren, Sunday
school, $50 a. M, worship service at
II a. m.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Nevin Miller
Thursday night, July 81.
Events Briefly Told
John Hanigan, foreman, has taken
over the operation of the H. L..
Bowman coal mine Mr. Bowman IS
opening a new mine on land purchased
from John Baker.
Miss Mildred Barton, home demon
strator, of Oakland, conducted the
meeting of the Girls All club Wed
nesday night at the home of the To-
cal leader, Mrs. Lee Beachy. Miss
Mary Mitchell, president of the county
organization, of Oakland, was pres
ent. inexpensive milk beverages were
made. Plans were discussed for camp
ing, August 1-6 at the Cunningham
farm
Miss Mary Thomas entertained Fri
day evening with two tables of bridge
in honor of her house guest, Miss Edna
Kraft, of Baltimore. Others present
were Misses Beulah, Ida and Martha
Engle, Ethel and Viola Broadwater,
Emma Caulk and Ruth Keefe. Miss
Caulk received high prize; Miss Ida
Engle second, and Miss Kraft, guest.
Scoring a half dozen runs in the
first inning and nine more in the sixth,
the Grantsville Sluggers plastered the
Barrelville outfit 1911 Sunday in one
Of the second half openers in the Tri-
County baseball league. Trent, local
hurIer, gave the losers five hits. The
local club had IS hits with Diehl and
Tuscano accounting for three each.
The Cumberland X. of P. nine plays
here this coming Sunday.
Mrs. Noah Frickey is a patient at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira L. Huff and sons
spent several days recently fishing IN
Chesapeake Bay.
Donald Schaefer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry A. Schaefer, who took his
examinations last February for en-