The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-18
LOCAL NEWS

BUSINESS ldS1
day afternoon.
Miss Joan Steele, music instructor
at the local high school, was at Fred
erick Saturday where she attended the
May Day activities at Hood College.
Joseph Stanton, assistant postmas-
ter in Oakland, is spending this week
at points in the Dominion of Canada.
He plans to return here the latter
part of the present week.
Saturday, May 10, 1889, snow fell.
The flakes melted, however, as soon as
they struck the earth. The day opened
cold, raw and with a slight rainfall.
The snow came at ten o'clock,
Miss Gertrude Richter, of Accident,
who spent the winter with her sister,
Mrs. John P. Miller, Westernport, and
with relatives in Cumberland, returned
to her home Sunday-Piedmon Her.
aid.
Mrs. Mary Fridinger and daughter
Miss Dorothy Fridinger were at Cum
berland Saturday and Sunday visiting
Mrs. Fridinger's brother and sister
in-law, Prof. and Mrs. Charles H.
Kopp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Morris Sincell
and family, Fairmont, West Va, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Haulenbeek, Nc
Keesport, Pa, spent the weekend and
Sunday in Oakland with Mr.. and Mrs.
Benz. H. Sincell.
Ralph Turney, of Columbus, Indi-
ana, where he is engaged as an en-
ploye in a manufacturing plant, came
to Oakland Saturday to remain week
with his father, Oscar Turney, and his
aunt, Mrs. James Fazzalari.
While at play with other boys at the
elementary school last Thursday after
noon, George Kahl, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Kahl, fell and injured his
knee so severely that number OF
stitches were required to close the
wound.
A registered Guernsey bull was re-
Gently sold by Foster E. Yost, Acct
dent, to Harvey M. Fike, of Oakland.
This animal is Dukes Major King
269477, according to the American
Guernsey Cattle Club, of Peterbor-
ough, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. L e. Ormiston and
two children, of Fairmont, W. Va,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Thayer in Oakland On Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. Ormiston were former Oakland
residents, Mr. Ormiston being mana
ger Of the local branch of the Imperial
Ice Cream Company.
Miss Rhesa King, Greensburg, Pa,
and Miss Lucy Trickett, Scottdale, Pa,
were in Oakland over the week, Miss
Trickett visiting with relatives and
Miss King old friends and acquair-
tances. Miss King formerly was pub
lie health nurse in Oakland.
Harold H. Harmed left Oakland last
Friday for a visit to the New York
Worlds Fair, being joined at Eliza
beth, N. j., by Mrs. Harmed, who had
been the guest of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Davis.
The couple will return to their home
Friday or Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee R. Mason are hav
ing their home on Second street re-
modelled and made into apartments.
The property was the home of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Bolden. The
dwelling, in addition to other improve
ments, will be heated by hot water
and every convenience provided for
prospective tenants.
n QlnueI, prepared Gnu SCI NCu az V1'N
Red House school by the pupils and
patrons of the school, was served to
a large number of Oakland residents
Thursday evening of last week. The
menu was an elaborate one and the
food thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Grace
Filler, principal of the school, had the
arrangements in charge.
At last Friday evenings luncheon
of the Oakland Rotary Club, the or-
ganization was favored by the pres
ence of Miss Steele, Miss Fridinger
and Miss Conrad, Oakland high school
instructors, who entertained the mem
bers of the club with vocal music. At
this meeting also the annual ladies
night dinner was postponed until m
the fall.
Oakland probably never before had
as many birds or as many kinds OF
birds within it's limits as it has this
year. One day recently in the dooryard
where they were being fed by woman