The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-21
LOCAL NEWS
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Cullers, Of near Fort Pendleton, was
a business visitor in Oakland on Tues
day.
James G. GIotfelty, McHenry, visited
Oakland Monday and was caller at
The Republican office during his stay
here.
Mrs. H. w. Baer and Mrs. Boyd
Warsaw and daughter, of the German
community, visited in Oakland on last
Friday
Chester A. Green, of the Lonacon-
ing community in Garrett county, was
a business caller at The Republican
office Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur o. Hardesty
and children, near Deer Park, were
doing their Christmas shopping in
Oakland Saturday.
Mr.. Dwight Townshend, of New
York, arrived in Oakland Monday to
spend two weeks at the home of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Town
shend, Alder street.
Earl Speicher, Of Accident, was
awarded a second prize of $4,000 at
the cancer clinic bazaar held in Cum
berland by the officials of Memorial
Hospital, recently.
Among students at their homes for
the holiday vacation are Miss Ruth
Fields, Western Maryland College, and
Miss Mary L. GIotfelty, University of
Maryland.
Miss Sara B. Huff and Miss Elinor
Mosher, of Mt. Lake Park, hvae gone
to Boston, Mass, for visit and from
there they will go to California to
spend the winter months.
Miss Martha Jane Baird, student at
Gettysburg College, came to her home
in Oakland Tuesday evening to spend
the holiday season with her grandpar-
ents, Dr.. and Mrs. John G. Robinson.
David Walter will leave Oakland to-
morrow for Chicago, H., where he will
spend the holiday season with his SON
in-Iaw and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
H. Archer, and other relatives who re-
side in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Hardesty took
their son Lawrence to Memorial Hos
pital in Cumberland last Saturday
where he underwent an operation for
an abscess in the plural cavity. His
condition is said to be improving.
Mrs. E. V. Show, of Connellsville,
Pa, and her sister, Miss Anna Friend,
Friendsville, were in Oakland yester-
day afternoon for a short time and
while here visited with friends, Mrs.
Show being a former resident of town.
Edison Kesner, who has been finance
officer in the County Welfare Board,
holding the position for two or three
years, recently resigned. The vacancy
has been filled by the appointment of
Mrs. Daniel Downey, who is now in
charge.
Hal Schell left Tuesday for Wash
ington, D. c., and nearby points in
Virginia where he expects to spend
several days. His brother, John Lear
Schell, left Wednesday for Charleston,
W. Va, where he will visit over the
weekend
Miss Ethel Miller, executive secre-
tary of the Garrett County Welfare
Board, has announced that the well
fare office will be closed the Saturday
before Christmas, December %, and
the Saturday before New Years, De-
cember 80.
Mrs. w. B. Burruss is leaving Oak
land today for Washington, D. c.,
where she will meet her daughter, Miss
Barbara Burruss, and will then con-
tinue on to Eastville, Virginia, where
both will remain with Mrs. Buwuss'
sister during the holiday season.
Mrs. Oliver NJ. Smouse has returned
to her home here after an absence
of more than a week which she spent
with Mr.. Smouse at Weirton, W. Va,
where the latter remains in charge Of
affairs Of his brother-in-law, James
Thompson, a patient in a Cleveland
hospital.
Frank Kley, Jr., son of Mr.. and MIS-.
Frank Kley, Sr., of Oakland, who is a
student at Elkins, West Va, this year,
suffered a broken ankle last Friday
while engaged in a game of basket
ball. The injured lad was taken to a
hospital in Elkins where he was given
surgical attention and will be brought
to his home here tomorrow to remain
for some time.
Mayor William Winterberg, Grants
vile, was in Oakland along with a
number of other Garrett countians
and residents of Terra Alta, W. Va,
attending meeting Of those interested
in the establishment of a milk depot
here by the Carnation Milk Company.