The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-01-05
GORTNER

here on Sunday morning.
The Lutheran Sewing circle will
meet at Mrs. Elliott Riley's home at
Red House on Wednesday.
The February meeting of the Union
Sewing circle will be held at the
home of Mrs. Jacob Swartzentruber.
Mrs. A. J. Alexander and daughter
Miss nellie, of Accident, spent Thurs
day with Mrs. Paul Welch in this
community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Swartzentru-
Der entertained number of relatives
with turkey dinner on New Years
Day.
Among the visitors at j. w. Bakers
on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. D. W.
Dodge, Mrs. Eliza Arnold, o. S. Rid
der, Dale Sanders and son Billy, Mr.
and Mrs. Artie Dodge, Miss Audrey
Sanders, Mrs. Art Fulk and Ray Ar
mold. Mr.. Baker remains quite i'll.
The entire community as we'll as
the Oakland Fire Department was
aroused into action on Monday when
an alarm of fire at the home of ]. A.
Shaffer was sounded. The fire, how
ever, was only flue confagration and
no damage resulted. Mr.. Shaffer was
not at home at the time.
Misses Eleanor Friend and Betty
Swartzentruber left here on Monday
for Johnstown, Pa, where they will
attend a Bible school for six weeks.
William and George Fulk spent
Sunday at A. w. Fulk's at Sunny
side.
The following were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sisk: Mr.. and
Mrs Elwood Schlossnagle and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Sisk and
two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Swartzentruber and two children.
Mrs. Anna Bittinger and Forrest
Gortner visited relatives in Pitts
burgh during the holidays.
Miss Carrie Sims spent week at
the Gortner home.
Members of the Welch household
received message on Tuesday an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Alice
Richie in Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Spoerlein were
guests of Miss Flora Harsh at Egg
lon on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Yoder, Lam
caster, Pa, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Yoder last week.
Roy Lee and family spent Thursday
18th Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lee in
Deer Park.
Some of the members of the fam
lily of Arts Liller in Pleasant Valley
are ill and are being nursed by their
neighbors.
Mrs. Amanda Hoff accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Taylor to Parsons
on Sunday.
Noah Schrock and members of his
family were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Petersheim on Sunday.
Miss Lena Slabach and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sisk were entertained at
dinner on Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Schlossnagle.
Sam Slabach and Asa Kitzmiller
recently visited W. R. Mason, who
has been i'll.
The home of Noah Yoder was Wis
tied Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.
Swartzentruber, Noah Lichty and
members of his family, Miss Matte
Davis, Noah Beachy and daughters
and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beachy.
Mrs. Earl Wonderly entertained at
her home in Pleasant Valley in honor
of her son William, who returned to
Columbia University in North Caro-
lima on Friday, the following guests:
Mrs. James Shaffer, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Sisk, Mrs. Chester Teets, Maude
Sisler, Richard Hesse, Sam Slabach,
Willard Swartzentruber, Mrs. Martha
Fike, Goldie and Nellie Martin, Ruby
Fike, Franklin Moomaw, Lena Sla-
bach, Evelyn, Cleda and Sam Friend,
and others. The evening was spent in
singing and games and refreshments
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