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

Claude Bender, Robert Dietle, CLARK
Fortney, Mark Miller, Carl Broadwa-
ter, Russell Opel, Edison Beachy, Ell
dred Stahl, Mahlon Warwick, Clarence
Younkin, Wayne burst and Emroy
! Glotfelty. Mark Miller and Edison
Beachy competed in the poultry and
egg judging contests. Eldred Stahl
was alternate. The group left here
early Saturday morning for College
Park and returned Sunday night after
visiting places of interest in Wash
/ ington.
Miss Mabel Schlossnagle, teacher in
the local school, Ruby Bucket, Laura
burst and Rodney Patton, students in
the senior class, visited Bridgewater
(Va.) College over the weekend, stop
ping at Endless Caverns, near Luray,
on their return. They were accompan-
led by Miss SchIossnagle's mother,
/ Mrs. Howard Schlossnagle, and her
son, Eugene, Of Accident.
j The fifth grade received the attend
I ance banner for the month of April
with percentage of 94.5. The seventh
grade, the juniors and the third grade
came in second, third and fourth re-
spectively. The seniors, who have
/ achieved the honor of receiving the
banner consistently in past month,
dropped to sixth place.
Financial Status of Town Set Forth
The financial statement of the town
of Grantsville for the fiscal year end
ing April 10, 1889, shows balance of
S1,773.17 in the treasury, $756.39 Of
which is in the general account,
$575O7 in the sinking fund and
! S441.71, water operating account This
is an increase of more than $475 over
last year. A total of $2,552.35 was col
lected on taxes during the year, with
outstanding taxes totaling slightly
more than 81, 100 Receipts in the gen
eral account We're $2,145.70 and street
lights, sewer and rent made up more
than half of the disburs ements which
totaled S1,573.82 Water rent collec-
lions aggregated $1,430.19 with only
$40 left unpaid. The bonded indebted
ness is $27, 500 and floating, 100.
The net reduction in the total in
debtedness for the year was $1,000,
one bond having been redeemed and
cancelled. On June l, another $1,000
bond comes due along with $3.50 in
terest.
Two Weddings Solemnized
i Miss Georgia Ferne Shaulis and
Deliver Grayden Zimmerman, both of
Somerset, Pa, were married Friday
night at the parsonage of the Metho-
dist church Rev. D. R. Carder, pastor,
performed the ring ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hammer M. Bowlley, Jr, also of
Somerset, were the attendants.
On Tuesday noon, the marriage of
Miss Dorothy Pearl Wagner, and An
drew Kucsmas, both of McKeesport,
Pa, took place at the Methodist par
sonage here with the Rev. Mr.. Carder
officiating.
Death of an Infant
Funeral services for the two months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
burst were held Tuesday at the home,
The baby died early Monday morn
| ing.
Epworth League DOings
About eighteen members of the To-
cal Epworth League were guests of
the Friendsville society at social
evening Wednesday.
Twenty-one junior members attend
ed an cold fashioned kiddies' party"
Friday night in the Sunday school
room of the Methodist church. Mrs.
! Sylvan burst and Juanita Carder
were in charge.
Miss Mary Houck was leader of the
topic, John Wesley, Man of Action"
Sunday night, the first in a series of
three meetings in observance of the
5Oth anniversary of the Epworth
League. A question mixture featured.
William Greynolds, SON of the Meth
odist pastor at Friendsville, will be
the guest speaker this Sunday night.
His subject will be Methodist Youth
in Action" Miss Genevieve Railey will
! be leader.
Other Church Activities
Mrs. Lille B. Younkin and Mrs.
Marshall Lands jointly entertained
the M. E. Ladies Aid Thursday night.
Mrs. Cleve Ashby presided over the
program which included vocal selec-
lions and recitations by a group of
junior girls. Thirty-one persons at
tended. Mrs. Sylvan burst will be the
leader in May at the church.
Services in local churches for Sun
day, May 7, will be: Catholic, 10 a.
M; Lutheran, Sunday school, 9:45 a.
M, worship service, II a. M; Metho-
dist, Church school, 10 a. M, Epworth
League, GAS p. M; Reformed, Sab
bath school, $3.50 a. M; Maple Grove
Church of the Brethren, Sunday school
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