The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-08-29
EVANSVILLE
Rainfall Four Inches Above Normal

swollen to rlVer-llke proportions ana
the Casselman River in the Little
Crossings section was bank full, in
some places both upstream and down
stream overfowirtg its banks, this
week as 40 inches of rain fell from
Sunday evening until a. m. this
Wednesday, bringing the total for the
month to inches, according to an
official calculation. High waters pre-
vailed in the Casselman community
and water ran into many cellars and
some gardens were badly washed.
Interesting Book Chat
An interesting meeting was held al
the second "Book Chat" Tuesday night
at Holmes Wallace studios with three
out-of-to people furnishing enter.
tainment. Miss Rachel Holmes defined
poetry" the evenings subject. Prof
Alvin j. Miller, Of Kent State Univer.
sity, Kent, o., sang Longfellow's "The
Day is Done," Miss Carolyn Wallace
defined epic poetry and read selec.
tons from Homer's "Iliad" and Long.
fellows "Hiawatha."
Presenting dramatic poetry, Miss
Virginia Friend, of Friendsville, stu.
dent at Goucher College, Baltimore
gave "The Reading Scene" from
"Paolo and Francesca" by Stepher
Phillips, in which she enacted the
parts of three characters. Miss Alvins
Miller, Springs, Pa, gave two read
ings.
Next month the group will consider
What l Enjoyed Most of My Summer
Reading"
Final Rites for Mrs. Fraser
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bill
Fraser, formerly of Grantsville, were
held Tuesday, August 20, in Berkeley
Calf, with interment at Sunset Maus
oleum, Berkeley.
Mrs. Fraser's death occurred or
Saturday, August II, at her home il
Berkeley. ..
Party in Honor of Pastor
Honoring Rev. and Mrs. S. D. Sig
Ter, the Lutheran congregation enter
tanned with surprise party Monda!
evening at the church. Mr.. Sigler ha:
been pastor here for more than II
years. He was presented with gen
erous purse and he and his wife were
recipients of other gifts. About 81
persons attended.
c. E. Activities
Tommy Bender was leader of tn
topic, "Bible Travellers" at G. E. thi
Tuesday night at st. Johns Reformed
church with Betty Beachy, president
Audra Speicher, Buster and Billy Ben
der, Marie burst and James Edwards
having part.
1t was decided to postpone tn
youth Retreat"
EpwOrth League DOings
The Maple Grove Church of tn
Brethren young peoples department
will present the program at Epwortl
League Sunday evening in the Metho
dist church.
Thirty persons represented tn
Grantsville charge, Methodist church
at the Epworth League youth rail-.
Monday night at Friendsville, includ
ing six from the State Line church
Grantsville had the largest represen
tation of any visiting league.
With 81 of the AZ dime cards turne'
in at the Epworth League program
Sunday night, eliminating campaigl
for the furnace fund of the Methods
church, $37 was collected in this man
ner. Talks were given by G. W
Diefenbach, of the Lutheran church
on Serving God Through Prayer"
Mrs. Hobart Speicher, on "Wha
Value is Personality to Stewardship ?
and w. l.. Thomas, on "Using Gu
Possessions in Serving the Master.
At the monthly cabinet meeting Of
Friday night it was decided that Sun
day evening, September 8, should b
set as nomination night" prior to tn
annual election of officers.
Other Church Notes
Mrs. Stewart Rodamer will be hos
tess to the Lutheran Missionary so
ciety Tuesday evening at the church
The topic will be "Our Church To
morrow"
About 60 persons attended the an
nual picnic of st. Johns Reforme
Sunday school at the pavilion at tn
New Germany recreation center Sun
day. Superintendent ESQ. Bender wa
in charge of the Sunday school SEES
sion there at 10 a. m.
Misses Doris and Norma Resi- an
Alvin Bowser attended young pee
pies camp last week at Terra Alta, "
Va, sponsored by the Church of tn
Brethren.
Rev. S. D. Sigler, who had been o
vacation for month, resumed SCI
vices in the Lutheran church Sunda
morning.
Services in local churches for Sur
day, September 1, will be: Catholic
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school, GAS a. M; Methodist, Churc
school, 10 a. M, Epworth League, ga
p. M, worship service, 7:45 p. M, an
Reformed, Sabbath school, $3.50 a. m
Worship, 1890 a. m.
i Social Events
The Girls All club held weinel
marshmallow roast Wednesday ever
ing at Casselman Dam under the ST
pervision of Mrs. D. w. Hershberge
and Mrs. Harvey Gortner, local leat
erS.
Mrs. J. F. Fahey entertained Thurs
day afternoon with bridge luncheo
in honor of Mrs. M. F. Powers, Bu1
falo, N. Y, who was visiting her
Honors were won by Mrs. Scott Ho
liday, Somerfeld, Pa, high, and Mis-
Ethel Broadwater, floating. Otht
guests were Miss Elizabeth Lound'
bury, Huron, O.; Mrs. Ella B. Kelle
Mrs. F. J. Getty, Mrs. j. R. Gnage
and Miss Ruth Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Schaefer ente
tanned with dinner party Thursda
evening at their home here. Cues
were: Mrs. Annie Brown, Charlero
Pa; Mrs. Ida Without, Belleverno
Pa; Mrs. Schaefer's grandmothe
Mrs. Perry Frazee, Cove; her mothe
Mrs. Sarah Tissue, her brother, Cha
Tissue, and her nephew, Michael Til