The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-05-04
LOCAL NEWS

w. ]. White and Elmer Grub, OF
the Gormania community, were II
Oakland Monday morning on business
William L. Thomas, Grantsville
bank cashier, spent a few hours in
Oakland on a business mission last
Friday afternoon.
Miss Helen Hostetler, of near Oak
land, returned to her home after be-
ing at Washington, D. c., for ten days
with her sisters, Misses Ruth and Jane
Hosteter
Celebrating his sixth birthday ami
versary at his home on Oak street
last Saturday afternoon, Frederick
Thayer III, had as his guests num-
Der of his little friends.
Mrs Julius Littman and daughter
Donna Jane, motored to Winchester,
Va, Friday where they witnessed the
activities of the Apple Blossom FEES
tivaL They returned to Oakland on
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Ream re-
turned to Oakland Monday morning
from New York City where they had
been over the weekend and on Sunday
witnessed the opening of the New
York Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Harmed re-
turned to Oakland last Wednesday
from a motor trip to points in the east,
having visited their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bur-
dette at Mount Airy, Nd.
Fred. Beachy, of Bridgeport, West
Va, was a visitor in Oakland last Sat
urday. Mr.. Beachy is a son of the late
Silas C. Beachy and Mrs. Allie Beachy,
of near Bittinger, and with his family
had been a weekend visitor at his old
home.
Major Enoch B. Gary, after being N
Cocoanut Grove, Fla, during a por-
ton Of the winter and visiting in New
York and Washington a short time,
returned to Oakland on Monday. His
family will arrive here some time dur
ing the early part of June.
Members of the Garrett County
health staff will attend the nineteenth
annual health conference of the State
Department of Health, which will be
held Friday, May II, in Baltimore. A
special meeting of public health nurses
will follow the general sessions of the
conference.
Ernest Gortner, of near town, was
present at a reunion dinner Saturday
night at Cumberland of former mem
Der Of the Eighty or GA" d.
vision in the World War. The occasion
marked the twenty-frst anniversary
Of the departure Of the divisional units
for France.
Rev. and Mrs. Felix G. Robinson
were in Cumberland last Friday where
they attended banquet of the West
ern Maryland Gettysburg College
Alumni Club, which was held in Cen
tral Y. NJ. C. A. On Saturday Rev. and
Mrs. Robinson were guests of Prof
and Mrs. Matteson, at Frostburg.
Little Miss Betsy fowler enter
tanned all her friends from the play
center at a luncheon at her home on
Second street Monday at noon, in OBJ
seryance of her fifth anniversary. Miss
Elizabeth West, instructor at play
center, and her mother, Mrs. E. i.
West, were also invited guests of the
young hostess.
Mrs G. L. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Herdman, of Parkersburg, W..
Va, and Joseph Johnson, student at
West Virginia University, Morgan
town, West Va, were guests over the
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross O.
Decker and M. and Mrs. George H.
Hanst. Mrs. Decker and Mrs. Hanst
are daughters of Mrs. Johnson.
Mrs. F. P. Arnold has returned to
Mountain Lake Park to place her
home in readiness for summer visitors.
Mrs. Arnold has spent the winter in
Jacksonville, Florida, with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..
Jarboe On her way home from Jack
sonville, she stopped over in Baltimore
to visit her son, H. NJ. Arnold, and his
family.
Alexander G. Hesen attended the
spring dinner meeting of the Forty
and-Eight organization, which was