The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-01-25
EVANSVILLE
Final Rites For C. H. Bill

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eulogized Mr.. Bills life and character
Pallbearers were Adam A. Hanft, Har-
vey Gortner, G. W. Diefenbach, c. S.
Zeller, Stewart Rodamer and J. u.
Stanton. Interment was in Grants
vile cemetery.
Among those attending the service
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peterson, OF
Rockford, Mich; Mrs. Myra Bill Chan
der, Westfeld, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Zehner, Pittsburgh; w. S. Liven-
good, Harrisburg; Mrs. Esther Bill
Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Bong,
Miss Jeanette Bong, Charles Bong,
Jr., and Mrs. Sara Roberta Getty, c
Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. b.
mig, Mt. Savage; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
A. Petry, Salisbury, Pa; Mrs. Nell
Zeller, Frostburg, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Michael and Mrs. Herbert Pope,
Long Stretch.
Recreation League May Be Dissolved
Daniel w. Hershberger, president
of the Grantsville Interchurch School
Recreation League, has announced
that due to the lack of eligible play
ers in the four churches here, inter
church school basketball games have
had to be cancelled this year. Players
on the schools varsity teams are not
allowed to compete in league games.
Interclass games at Grantsville
school during the noon hour are pro-
viding this wholesome recreation to
those who are not efficient enough to
make the schools teams and thus all
will have the opportunity to enjoy the
sport.
Mr.. Hershberger also announced a
meeting of league officials and church
representatives has been called for
Sunday afternoon at one o'clock at
the Grantsville school The matter of
dissolving the league will be consid-
cred and a decision will be made as
to the distribution of the money
cleared from door receipts after ex-
penses had been deducted last year.
Appeals To Sportsmen to Protect
Wildlife
j. U. Stanton, president of the
Grantsville branch of the Garrett
County Sportsmen's Association, is
appealing to all sportsmen in the area
(there are 1926 members of the Asso-
citation in this section) to assist in
protecting and feeding wildlife which
has been handicapped and weakened
by deep snow and sub-zero weather.
Squirrels cannot get the grain which
was put out for them and the smaller
animals are becoming victims of YER
min that have lost their ordinary food
supply.
D. w. Hershberger, Fred Livengood,
Bayard Keller, Charles Bender and
Burton Glotfelty, of the Reformed
church, have placed one-half barrel of
ear corn and a peck of butter nuts out
contributed by John Zehner This
group was also on the lookout for
birds, especially quail, but were una
BILE to locate any covies.
Members of the young mems class Of
St. Johns Reformed Sunday school
have volunteered to help in the distri-
button of food.
SophomOres Give Assembly Program
A one-act comedy in three scenes,
"Henry's Mail Order Wife,, featured
the assembly program in Grantsville
school auditorium Wednesday after
noon, presented the sophomore lib
boys, under the direction of VIM. E..
Tarbell. In the cast were: Alva Tice,
VIM. Wright, Walter Walls, Elwood
Edgar, John Butler and Paul Jenkins.
An experiment, playing victrola rec
ords over the public address system,
proved successful.
Hostess to w. M. S.
Mrs. J. U. Stanton was hostess to
the Women's Missionary Society Of
st. Johns Reformed church Thursday
night at her home here. Mrs. B. F..
Epstein discussed the first chapter Of
the book, Homeland Harvest, which
the society will study during the next
several months. Mrs. G. c. Beachy
and Mrs. Ollie Loechel were guests.
Sixteen members attended.
Epworth League Doings
At the meeting of the Epworth
League cabinet Friday night at the
home of Mrs. H. F. burst, missionary
adviser, the officers present decided
to hold Valentine dime party on Wed
nesday evening, February IA, in the
Methodist church school room, and
young people from the Reformed and
Lutheran churches are to be invited.
The proceeds will go toward furnace
fund. At the close of Friday nights
meeting, Mrs. burst served refresh
ments.
Mrs. Emmons Warwick, devotional
adviser, was leader of the topic, "The
Bible Helps-to find Cod" at Epworth
League Sunday night, the final in a
series of three meetings. The month