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

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Other League DOings
The monthly cabinet meeting was
held Thursday night at the home of
Verl Edwards, treasurer.
Betty Carder was leader of the top
ic, 'The Heavens Declare" at the out
| of-doors meeting Sunday night at the
fire tower on Negro Mountain. About
thirty-fve attended. William Grimm,
science instructor in the local high
school, spoke on Heavenly Bodies"
This coming Sunday night, Fentop
H. Platter, of the Young Peoples or
ganization of the Maple Grove Church
of the Brethren, will have charge Of
the program at League in the Metho-
dist church here. His subject will be
money Management"
Additional Church Activities
Special evangelistic services are be-
ing held in the Casselman Mennonite
church each evening this week at 7:45,
by Rev. w. C. Hershberger, of Green
wood, Del, a former local resident.
The meetings will close Sunday at
9.45 a. M, with a Communion service.
Funds derived from a supper spOn-
sored recently by the Grantsville
charge of the Methodist church, along
with additional contributions from the
four churches constituting the charge
and donations from the Sunday school
and EpWorth League Of the Grants
vile church, are making improve
ments possible, amounting to about
$500, at the Methodist parsonage.
Hardwood floors have been laid in five
rooms of the house.
Services in local churches for Sun
Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a.. m.
Methodist, church school, 10 a. M; Ep-
worth League, 6:45 p. M; worship SER
vice, 7:45 p. m. Reformed, Sabbath
school, $3.50 a. M; worship service,
1890 a. m. Maple Grove Church of the
Brethren, Sunday school, $3.50 a. m.
B.Y.P.D., 1870 p. M, with Olive
Bowser as leader. The topic will be
Entering Upon Marriage"
Memorial Services
Members of Earl H. Opel Post of
the American Legion have announced
that special memorial services will be
held at the Grantsville cemetery at 9
o'clock Tuesday morning, May 80.
Those participating in the parade will,
as usual, form in town and march to
the cemetery.
Changes In Property Ownership
. Lloyd Baker, who has resided on a
farm about three miles south of town,
has sold his farm to Harry burst, of
Grantsville, a mechanic employed at
one of the garages here. Mr.. and Mrs.
burst will rent their residence here
and will take possession of the farm on
June 1.
Milton Rodamer purchased Satur-
day that part of the Baker Johnson es-
tate situated at the westend of town
on which the dwelling is located. Mr..
Rodamer, who owns the adjoining
property, paid 1925 for this lot and
building. Daniel Klotz bought the land
to the east of the Springs road, which
was included in the estate. This tract
brought $500.
Glen L. Miller has sold his property
at the east end of town to Alvin j.
Miller, now of Kent, o., and Harvey
Gortner sold his property to Mrs. c.
C. Beachy, who will take possession
September 1. Both Mr.. Gortner and
Mr.. Miller are building dwellings else
where in the town.
Brief Mention
The closing exercises of the pre-
school class at the Holmes-Wallace
studios will be held this Friday even
ing at o'clock. Their work and their
accomplishments will be presented.
Betty Beachy, Ruth Klotz, Carrie Jane
Bender and Roxanna Folk, members of
the junior department of the studios,
will assist in the program.
Mrs. Melissa Boucher was guest at
dinner Friday night given in honor of
her daughter, Miss Lucretia Boucher,
by the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company at the New Century Hotel,
Romney, w. Va. Miss Boucher, who
has been employed at the Cumberland
office of the corporation for twenty