The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-06-27

ceived in taxes. Water rent collections
amounted to $1,555.
The sum of $1,773 was collected on
1899 taxes which is nearly two-thirds
of the total levy. Outstanding taxes
amounted to $1,046 at the close of the
year with unpaid water rents only
little more than $50. Outstanding tax
es do not extend back farther than
1887, with only $17.72 unpaid for that
year and the outstanding taxes for
1888 and under 500.
William Winterberg was mayor
during this year. Harry C. Edwards
was president of the council, and he
still retains this position for another
year. Clyde Bender is clerk.
Natal Note
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar VIM. Handwerk
announce the birth Of son born on
Thursday morning at their home at
Jennings. This is their fourth child.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fordtran, of
Chicago, ILL.,, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph F. Fahey last week.
Mrs. Marshall Beachy had as guests
last week Mr.. and Mrs. David Hoh
and children, New Windsor, Nd. Mrs.
Beachy and son James and her guests
visited Mr.. and Mrs. William WEIGH,
Gortner.
Mrs. Nevin U. Broadwater and sons,
David and Richard, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Beachy and Mark and Rhea
Hetrick returned from visiting rela-
tives at Reisterstown. Mrs. Broad
waters father, F. j. Glotfelty, re-
manned to spend several weeks there.
Mrs. John Zetzer and two children
and Miss Ann Lukac, Fort Clinton, O.,
returned home after visiting Mrs. Zet-
zer's father, Jonas Johnson, and her
uncle and aunt, Mayor and Mrs. J.
c. Miller. Mrs. Zetzer will be remem-
bered as Miss Marie Johnson.
Miss Ann Hone, Washington, D. c.,
and Dennis Hone, Lancaster, O., visit
ed Clyde Miller and Miss Margaret
Miller.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvan
burst on Wednesday were Miss Mar
garet Bourne and Glenn Miller, Ak
ron, o.; Mrs. Howard Miller, Oakland
and Mrs. Bursts brother, Clifton
Broadwater, Barton. Mr.. Broadwater
had just recently returned from
Maine. Mr. and Mrs. burst entertained
their guests at dinner that evening.
Mrs. Archie Wenrich Hopewell, Va,
is spending this week here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Folk.
Mr.. Wenrich, who accompanied her
here Saturday, returned to Hopewell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Wright, Hopewell
Crossing, Pa, and Mrs. Joseph Pan
low and two sons, Uniontown, were
guests on Saturday of Mr.. Wright's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Wright.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Anna j.
Warwick were her granddaughter,
Misses Anna and Ruth Dill, Jerome,
Pa; R. L. Henninger, Davidsville, Pa,
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Emery, Central
City Pa
James w. Messersmith and daugh-
ter, Miss Virginia Messersmith, of
Hagerstown; Lieut.. Joshua Messer-
smith, of the U. S. Army, who had
been stationed at Maria, Texas, and
Mrs. VIM. Baum, Cumberland, were
guests Of the former Mr. Messer-
smiths mother, Mrs. Lucretia Messer-
smith, and his sister, Mrs. Joseph
Livengood, on Monday. Lieut.. Messer-
smith will leave the first of August
for Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands.
Miss Betty Sites, Elkins, w. Va,
who had spent the past ten days visit
ing her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs
Edgar Stanton, Little Crossings, left
Monday to visit another uncle and
aunt, DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Binkley
Washington, D. C.
William C. Grimm, instructor at
Grantsville High school, has gone tc
his home at Buckhannon, w. Va.
Miss Eva Goodyear, Williamsburg
Pa, is at the Casselman Hotel for the
summer.
Prof Alvin j. Miller returned tt
Kent, o., after visiting relatives in
this community for several days.
Mrs. Norman Patton returned Sun
day from Dover, Del, where she had
spent the previous week visiting hen
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs
Howard Kehl. Mr.. Patton and then
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Chester Henry, met her at Baltimore
where they visited before returning
home
Miss Lucretia Boucher, Cumberland
was a guest of her mother, Mrs. Me
lissa Boucher, over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Getty returned
Saturday to their home at Washing.
ton, D. c., accompanied by Mr.. Get
TVS brother and ter-in-law, Mr.. anC
Mrs. F. J. Getty, who visited THEN
for several days.
Mrs. Glen Yoder and daughters
were guests of Mrs. Yoder's father, A
C. Jeffreys, and family, Addison, ovel
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller, accom-
| nanied hW Miss .ena Miller and MiSs