The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-03-14

yesterday in the Deer Park cemetery.
Mrs. ]. V. Burton, Romney, West
Va, was here Tuesday to visit her
mother, Mrs. w. R. Offutt, who is i'll
of influenza.
Mr.. j. w. Jackson, of Homecoming,
is visiting his son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Haig Jackson, hav-
ing arrived yesterday.
Orders will be taken for cakes, pies
and colored eggs for food sale at Stur-
giss' Pharmacy, Saturday, March %.
Phone orders to BAR.
Paul Turney went to Cumberland on
Sunday evening and on Monday en-
tered Allegany hospital where he was
operated upon for a sinus infection.
Mrs. l. R. Trimble, Baltimore, who
was in Oakland two or three weeks
with her son, the Rev. David C. Trim
BILE, returned to Baltimore last Fri
day.
Mrs. Grover Stemple has returned
to Oakland after having spent the
weekend with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. j. B. Workman, at Warrington,
West Va.
Mrs. Fred. Brown, of Cumberland,
who has been at the home of her
mother. Mrs. John Ault, for two or
three weeks, returned to Cumberland
last Saturday.
David C. Bane, of Morgantown, w
Va, has been appointed unit manager
of the Shenandoah Life Insurance
Company, of Roanoke, Va. Mr.. Bane
was formerly a resident of Oakland.
Harland Ridder, employed at Pritt's
Garage, is having residence built on
lot on South Third street, opposite
the A. W. Helbig property. Work in
making the proper excavations is now
under way.
Members of the Young Women's
Missionary Society of st. Marks Luth-
eran church were guests of Mrs. G. E.
Sharps, Oak street, on Tuesday even
ing for the monthly meeting of the
organization.
H. w. Kahl was taken to Cumber
land last Friday and remains there as
a patient in Memorial Hospital for OBJ
servation and treatment. Mr.. Kahl
has been ill at his home near town for
several weeks.
Mrs. Harry Helbig, after having
spent the past few months with her
daughter, Miss Lillian Helbig, in Bal
timore, and her son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Helbig, in
Richmond, Va, returned to her home
in Oakland on Sunday.
"Trees and Men," a moving picture
of the story of lumber in the light of it
being "crop," was shown to members
of the Masonic lodge and their guests
following their regular communication
on Tuesday evening. Refreshments
were served to about thirty present.
Mrs. J. W. Hart, who has been visit
ing her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert White, in Cleveland.
Ohio, has contracted pneumonia aud
is patient in one of the hospitals of
that city at present. Her condition Is
reported this morning as being ex-
tremely critical.
Mrs. Bernard Gender, Jr., is enter
tanning a number of very young folk in
honor of the second birthday ami
versary of her daughter, Carole Ann,
this afternoon at her home on Oak
street. Guests include Edgar Butt,
Douglas Smith, Fred Stemple, Caro-
Ign Sue Dusic, Barbara Sue Glot-
felty, Joan Echard, Patricia Downey
and Nancy Pollock.
Among the out-of-town visitors at
The Republican office during the past
few days were Oliver F. Kelly and
Foster Cuppett, of the GAINESVILLE
community; Howard GIotfelty, Nc
Henry; Mr.. and Mrs. R. W. Fawcett
and Mr.. and Mrs. David Dixon, Sell
bysport, and James A. Reed, of near
! Swanton. Mr. Reed was 80 years old
on Sunday, March 8. On last Monday
he walked five miles from his home
to Thayerville and from that point
rode into Oakland.
Probably two hundred or more per-
sons were present at the party of the
Oakland High Parent-Teachers Asso-
citation held in the school building on
Monday evening. Bridge, bingo, five
hundred, ping-pong and dancing were
features. William Eggers was award
ed turkey; John Grant cake as
door prize; Mrs. Ruar Brown, lamp,
! and Mrs. George Dawson, a lamp.
High honors in bridge were won by
Mrs. Ross Decker; high honors in five
hundred, Mrs. Charles Bowman; dane
ing, Ray Lambert; ping-pong, William
F. East. A number of other prizes were
awarded, all being donated by citizens
of the community.
A school of missions will be taught
at the Mountain Lake Park Baptist
church Friday afternoon and even