The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-08-03
EVANSVILLE
YOmmer Reunion

Inlfd annual J0hn CONNER family re-
union Sunday afternoon at the Harri-
son Yommer farm, near Route PIG,
between Grantsville and Salisbury,
Pa. The Salisbury High school band
furnished music for the occasion. and
male quartet, composed of Allen
Miller, Goshen, Ind; Claude Yoder,
Cumberland; Glen L. Miller and r.
win Miller, sang. officers were re-
tanned as follows: President, Charles
Yonsmer, Salisbury, Pa; vice presi-
dent, Chris Yommer, Jennings; secre-
tary, Mrs. Ralph Glotfelty, Grants
vile, and treasurer, Mrs. Lester Opel,
Salisbury. Those attending from away,
besides descendants, relatives and
friends from here and Salisbury, Bit
finger and Jennings, were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Messersmith, Miss Cora
Younkin, and James Evans, Lester,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Himmler,
Pittsburgh; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Him
mler, Trafford, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Nell
son Patton and family, Wheeling, w.
Va; Edith Gibbs, from Ohio; Mrs.
Clara Price, Breezewood, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Daniels and Mrs. Walter
Yommer, Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs.
Ellis E. Pritts and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Hileman, Mrs. w. King
and family, Mrs. Annie Yommer, Miss
Catherine Dietle, Cleman Yommer,
Carl Faidley and Clarence Beachy, of
Meyersdale; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mil
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hartman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Alexander and
daughter, Accident. The reunion next
year will be held at the same place.
Three Local Teams Play Baseball
The Grantsville Giants, composed
of miners of the Grantsville Coal
company, nosed out the Ursina (Pa.)
baseball club here Tuesday of last
week 80 in a game cut short on ac-
count of darkness. Raymond Miller
was on the mound for the locals.
Grantsville walloped Barrelville 10
1 Sunday afternoon in Tri-County
league game held at Barrelville to re-
main tied for first place in the second
half championship race. The locals
easily stopped Barrelville with Roy
Herring, who pitched the entire game
for Grantsville, giving the losers nine
hits. Edward Stowell, local left field
er, hit a home run in the ninth and a
double out of four trips to the plate
and Herring poled two singles out of
three times at bat. On Sunday, the
Cumberland team and Grantsville,
which are tied for first place with
three victories each, will clash on the
North End playground field at Cum
berland.
The local junior team split even
with the Springs team in double
header played here at Little Cross
ings this Tuesday afternoon. In the
first, a seven-inning game, Springs
was the victor by a score of 10-1. The
locals nosed out their opponents 80
in the second game with Bayard Kel-
Ter doing the pitching for Grantsville.
NOnagenarian Celebrates Birthday
Mrs. Lucretia Messersmith, Grants
ville's oldest resident, celebrated her
ninety-third birthday Tuesday. Ac-
tive despite her advance age, Mrs.
Messersmith is remarkably healthy.
Her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Liven-
good, with whom she resides, enter
tanned with birthday dinner in her
honor. Attending were: Her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Messersmith, and James Evans, Les
ter, Pa; another son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. James Messet-
smith, and their daughter, Virginia
of Hagerstown, and her granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Raymond Loechel, and Mrs
Loechel's small daughter, Sue Carolyn
Social Events
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Phaler enter
tanned at dinner Tuesday of last week
at their cottage at Casselman river at
Little Crossings. Among the thirty
guests, most of whom were members
of the Phalers' $500" club at Meyers
dale, were Mr.. and Mrs. George G.
Houck, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Conkling
and B. F. Epstein, this place.
Mrs. Frances H. Keller entertained
at dinner at the Cornish Arms hotel
Somerfeld, Pa, Tuesday of last week
Mrs. Edgar Watson, Smithfield, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macon Williams, Cum
berland; Mrs. Ella B. Keller and Miss
Emma Caulk.
Mrs. Frances H. Keller and Miss
Emma Caulk were among the lunch
con guests of Mrs. Macon G. Williams
Cumberland, on Friday.
Mrs. Marshall Beachy and her sor
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Bevans, and their daughter
Sue Marlene, Washington, D. c., who
have been visiting her, were dinner
guests of Mrs. Bevans' brother-in-lav
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Naylor Glot