The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-07-20
LOCAL NEWS

Messrs. ]. Arthur Dewitt, Clark
Schlossnagle and Hamilton F. Friend,
all of the Hoyes community, We're
Oakland visitors on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Liller and
children visited Mrs. Liller's mother,
Mrs. Myrtle Turney, in Wheeling, w.
Va, on Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church is holding it's annual
waffle luncheon in the dining room of
the church this afternoon.
Charles L. Falkenstein and daugh-
ter. Mrs. C. F. Cuppett, of the Cranes
vile community, were in Oakland a
few hours as business visitors yester-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Cliff P. Berger was hostess to
several of her friends at a dessert
bridge, at her apartment on Seventh
street, on Tuesday evening. Two
tables were in play.
The Moon and Beckman reunion
will be held at the Henry Beckman
farm miles south of Mt. Lake Park,
on Sunday, July 80. Relatives and
friends are invited to bring a lunch
and spend the day.
Schell Hoye, who has been attend
ing Strayer's Business School in
Washington, D. c., is spending several
days with his mother, Mrs. Elinor
Hoye. He will be graduated next
Tuesday.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open COM
petitive examinations for number of
positions in the government service.
Full information may be obtained from
NJ. C. Crane, at the Oakland postoffice.
Miss Catherine Leamy, of the State
Department of Health, Bureau of
Child Hygiene, will speak to the
women of the community in the as
sembly hall of the Methodist church
this evening at s o'clock. Miss Leamy,
nutrition specialist, is with the local
department all of this week lectturing
Mr.. Harry Newman, Mrs. Ida
Trainer, Mr.. Marion Newman and
four children, of McKees Rocks, Pa;
Mrs. Grace Newman, Parkersburg,
W. Va; and Mrs. Permelia Hawk, of
Detroit, Mich, were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sisk, at their
home at Loeb Lynn Heights, on Sun
day.
Mrs. Hugh Echard is entertaining
this evening with a dessert bridge at
Mt. Lake hotel in honor of Miss Helen
Ofutt, who is to be married in August
to Mr.. William johnson. Her sister,
Mrs. J. Vincent Burton, entertained
with a luncheon at the New Century
hotel in Romney, W. Va, last Satur
day, number of local people attend
ing.
Two parties honoring Miss Adeline
Sincell, whose marriage to Mr.. Robert
Ruckert will take place on Friday,
July %, have been held during the
past week. Last Thursday evening
Miss Mary Louise Helbig entertained
with buffet supper and miscellaneous
shower at the Mt. Lake hotel. Miss
Beryl Fulk held party and shower
in her honor on Monday evening at
her home on Oak street.
John w. Jackson, proprietor Of the
five and ten cent stores in Oakland,
Romney and Homecoming, entertained
the employees of his stores with din
ner on Sunday at Guthrie's, near Rom
ney, w. Va. Among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Haig Jackson, Mrs
Ruth Barnes, Opal Fike, Virginia Ma
son. Elizabeth Tillett, Gay Hamill, Ce-
celia Kerins, Harold Barnes and Geo,
Nine, of the Oakland store; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson and employees of the Lo-
naconing and Romney stores.
Rev. P. E. Chamberlain, pastor of
the Methodist church in Sistersville,
W. Va, will conduct services in the
Methodist church here for the next
three Sundays, Rev. w. S. Patterson,
ID, pastor, having been granted a
months leave. Rev. Chamberlain and
family arrived in Oakland on Monday
and are occupying the parsonage dur
ing their stay here. Rev. and Mrs.
Patterson and family have gone to
Romney, w. Va, where they are
camping along the South Branch OF
the Potomac.
Mrs. Pauline L. Rohrs, state man.
ager of the Woodmen Circle for Mary
land and Washington, D. c., has been
the guest this week of Mrs. Thomas
E. Bishoff, Third street. Mrs. Bishoff