The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-16
LOCAL NEWS

vile, was business visitor in Oak
land on Friday.
Mrs. H. V. Leighton, Loeb Lynn, Wis
tied relatives in Cumberland a few
days last week.
Mr., and Mrs. w. L. Thomas, of
Grantsville, were here for a short time
Monday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Denver C. Pickens, of
Fairmont, visited relatives in Oakland
Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Cuppett and C. l..
Falkenstein, GAINESVILLE community,
were in Oakland Monday on business.
Miss Betty Jackson, student 1t
West Virginia Wesleyan college, at
Buckhannon, spent several days at her
home here between semesters.
Members of the McVeigh club of St.
Peters church will sponsor a supper
for the benefit Of the church Thurs
day evening, March 16, in st. Peters
Hail.
Hayward Custer, of the Swanton
community, visited his father, Erwin
Custer, who recently purchased the
Wade H. limbaugh farm south Of
Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Waller Hoye an
nounce the birth of a son, Paul Wal
Ter, Jr., on Saturday, February II, at
Crellin. Mrs. Hoye is the former Miss
Vonda Sanders.
George Hileman and son, Gordon
Hileman, Friendsville, and Miss Jose.
phine Hileman, of Uniontown, Pa;
were business visitors in Oakland on
Tuesday morning.
Cecil Smith motored to Cumberland
Tuesday afternoon to visit his father,
William A. Smith, who remains a pa
tient in Memorial Hospital and whose
condition is said to be improving.
Members of the Butterfly club
entertained their husbands at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Low ell LOOMS,
State road, on Tuesday evening. Five
tables of Five Hundr ID were in play
Rev. Eugene Tnayer, of Staunton,
Va, who was 1ere recently to attend
the funeral ii his father, the late Will
liam M. Tnayer, returned to Staunton
where lie is engaged in the ministry,
IN Friday.
The Young Peoples society of st.
Matthew's church was entertained on
last Tuesday evening at Valentine
party given at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Murphy. A large
group was present.
Members of the Harmed Bible class
of the Methodist church met on Tues
day evening for valentine party. The
hostesses were Mrs. Daniel Smouse,
Mrs. Elsie Ashby, Mrs. Delbert NJ.
Davis and Mrs. S. H. Jackson.
Among business visitors at The Re-
publican office during the early days
of this week were William Hamill, Of
the Deer Park community; Charles F.
Kelley, of the Pleasant Valley section,
and Harry R. Beckman, of Cumber-
land.
Visitors at the residence of Rev. and
Mrs. C. w. Fraker, near McHenry, on
Monday were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Schmidt, Altamont; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles O'Brien, Deer Park; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Haenftling,. Flatwoods, and
Miss Irene Thayer, Thayerville.
Employees of the Great A. and P.
Tea Company of Oakland entertained
Tuesday evening with a chicken din
ner at Backbone Mountain Inn. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. KEEL
lev, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sisk, Fred
Helbig, Miss Pauline Wolfe; Roger
Maroney, Miss Vivian Liller; Harry
Stemple, Miss Bernice Cosner; LeRQy
Stewart.
Visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. C. McComas, Route PIG, to see DR..
Henry W. McComas on Sunday after
noon-the anniversary of his seveny-
third birthday-found him in splendid
spirits and surrounded by banks OF
flowers sent by his friends and mem
bers of various organizations OF the
town and by friends in other towns
and cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Custer, OF
the Hoyes community, were in Oak
land Friday. Mrs. Clusters father,
who is the former County Commits
sioner Asa B. Friend, continues quite
i'll at his home near Hoyes. He has
been confined to his bed for upwards
of two wears as the result of a stroke