The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-04-27
LOCAL NEWS

va, was IN Oakland on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Brobst, of the
Accident community, visited Oakland
on business last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McComas and
Mrs. Emroy Bolden were visitors in
Cumberland last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dick, of Elk
Garden, son-in-law and daughter OF
l. D. Junkins of that town, were Oak
land visitors on Saturday.
Mrs. Elinor Hoye was in Washing
ton, D. c., on Sunday where she visited
her son, Schell Hoye, who is a student
in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Speicher and
other members of their family, were
county seat visitors on matters of bus
mess Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Krause and
family were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward McClain and family at Davis,
West Va, on Sunday.
Mrs. Alice Stevens, after a brief
visit here with her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Sincell,
returned to her home in Washington
Monday.
Mrs. G. Bates Charles left Oakland
on Monday for Franklin, N. j., where
she will visit her brother-in-law and
sister, DR.. and Mrs. Russell L. Pellet,
for several weeks.
Daniel Hershberger, of Grantsville,
visited Oakland on business Monday
morning. He is a representative of an
insurance company having line of
policies in force in this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kelley, Mr.
and Mrs. James Flanagan, of near
Oakland, explored the Endless Cav
ems at New Market, Va, while on a
motor trip through the Shenandoah
Valley.
Painters, paperhangers, carpenters,
and nearly all others engaged in like
work hereabouts are busily engaged IN
repairing or otherwise improving al
number of properties in various parts
of town.
Mrs. Jesse ]. Ashby, ST., of near
Crellin, and her granddaughter, little
Joan Caldwell, of Keyser, West Va,
are visiting the formers daughter,
Mrs. Beural Casteel, and family, on
Center street. ... ...-!:-, . -4...-I
Among those who were business
callers in Oakland Friday were Mrs.
r. E. Margroff, of Accident, and for
mer County Commissioner and Mrs.
John Herman, also of the Accident
section of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McComas and
family are preparing to move from the
old McComas home on Second street to
the McComas bungalow adjoining at
the edge of town on Route PIG, re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Thayer.
Rev. DR.. A. B. Learner went to Ok
ford, Ohio, the first part of this week
to visit his daughter, Miss Ruth Lea
mer, few days. DR.. Learner expects
to return here later in the week and
conduct the regular services in thel
Lutheran church Sunday.
Harry G. Shaffer, James Albert
Shaffer and Mrs. Frances Cunning
ham, of Washington, accompanied by
Mrs. ]. O.. Lantz, Of Shepherdstown,
West Va, motored to Oakland Friday
and spent several days here with Mrs.
Louis Bush. The party returned toI
their homes Monday.
Members of the county health stafF'
the County Welfare staff and visiting
staff members from Baltimore assist
ing in the orthopedic clinic here,
were entertained last Wednesday
evening at the apartment of DR.. and
Mrs. H. R. DuPuy, Second street.
About 25 were in attendance.
Miss Crystal Elliott and Mrs. En-
roy Bolden were joint hostesses to ap-
proximately thirty guests last Sat
urday night at the home of Mrs. Boil
den. The party was given in honor Oh
Mrs. Russell Brown and her infant
SON. Prizes were won by Mrs. Hugh
Teets and Mrs. D. Edward Offutt.
Many householders during the eH-
ceptionally spring-like weather OF the
early days of the week, were busy
in their yards and gardens clearing
away the accumulation Of leaves and
other debris which had lain since early
in the winter, and now the lawns ana
gardens, the flower beds and trelllses
present a wholly different aspect.