The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-25

Tuesday.
Clayton NJ. Frazee, Of the Friends
vile community, is in Oakland today
on a business mission.
Delbert Davis was the speaker at
the weekly meeting of the Oakland
Rotary club last Friday evening.
Oakland golfers won a match COM
peting against those from Parsons,
W. Va, at the local course last Sun
day afternoon.
Richard J. West, of Winchester, Va,
is here for several days visiting with
his father, R. Harry West, at his home
on Third street.
Dr., and Mrs. E. T. Mowbray, after
being at st. Petersburg, Florida dur
ing the winter, returner to Mountain
Lake Park yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. j. Wayne Martin, of
Uniontown, Pa, en- route to and from
Gormania, West Va, yesterday, Wis
tied with friends here a few minutes.
Mr., and Mrs. Harold H. Harmed and
daughter Louise returned to their
home here last night from a two
weeks visit with relatives in eastern
cities.
Mrs. E. R. Fike gave a dinner eli
Sunday in honor of her husbands
birthday anniversary. About twenty
five relatives and guests were present
upon the occasion.
Joseph NJ. Gender has purchased the
]. w. Whorton property, corner Third
and Pennington streets, and after re-
pairs are completed, will occupy the
residence with his family.
A sure method Of Kidding premises
of ants is to mix one ounce of Paris
green with a pound Of brown sugar;
spread the mixture over the ant hill
and the pests disappear over night.
Mrs. J. D. Rice, Myersville, and Mr..
and Mrs Paul Rice, of Burgettsville,
visited the formers son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs J. Davis, Alder
street, Sunday afternoon, returning %
their homes on Monday.
Mrs. Sam Hardness, formerly Miss
Helen Mason, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart H. Mason, OF
Akron, Ohio, formerly of Oakland,
died on Sunday morning, it was an
nounced by relatives here.
Word was received here of the death
of j. Thomas Duke, which occurred
rather suddenly on Tuesday after
noon at his home at University Park.
Mr.. Duke and his family were former
residents here when he was manager
of the Telephone company in this
territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Adams and
son, of Washington, D. c., are visit
ing Mrs. Adams parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John J. Sweeney. Mr.. Sweeney
accompanied them to Oakland Tues
day after attending the funeral of his
sister, the late Mrs. Mamie E. Burke,
in Washington, which occurred on
Monday.
Mrs. Benz H. Sincell and daughter
Miss Adeline Sincell, Mrs. Donald r.
Sincell and daughter Eleanor, returned
from brief visit at Fairmont yester-
day where they had been to attend the
graduation exercises of the parochial
kindergarten class, of which Mary
Frances Sincell, a granddaughter Of
Mrs. B. H. Sincell, was a member.
Patrick H. Rodeheaver, farmer, so
years old, is recovering at his home
following painful injuries he received
last Wednesday when young horse
he had been using in blowing field
bolted and ran away. Unfortunately
Mr.. Rodeheaver had the lines wrapped
about his waist and was unable to
free himself after being thrown to the
earth and dragged perhaps rs yards
over the rough ground and stones. His
arms, hands and his leg were badly
bruised and cut. One hand was practi-
cally skinned of all skin and portions
of the flesh.