The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-02

Mrs. J. S. Gnegy, who has been i'll
at her home on Eighth street, is inn
proving nicely.
Harmon Wilt and son Francis, of
near Swanton, were business visitors
in Oakland last Saturday.
Mrs. Harriet Ann Gilbert has re-
turned home from Piedmont, w. Va.
where she was called by the death of
her sister, Mrs. C. F. HUH.
Howard Wilt, Kenneth Wilt, C. A.
Wilt and son, all of the Grantsville
community, were business visitors
at The Republican office Friday.
Miss Elizabeth Koontz, second
lieutenant in the U. S. army nursing
corps, from Fort George G. Meade, is
visiting Miss Helen Miller this week.
Miss Floss Shaffer returned to her
home last Friday afternoon from Cum
berland where she had spent nearly
three weeks visiting her brother-in-
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Maffett. She underwent a tonsil-
lectomy while in Cumberland.
Mrs Ella Hammond Sixth street,
has returned home after visit with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Groves, at Kingwood,
w. Va.
Misses Dortha and Bernardo
Butcher, Messrs. Chester Stewart and
Earl Golden were guests of Mrs.
Frances Teets in Fairmont, w. Va,
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Hiser, Cum
berland, announce the birth of a son
on August 26, at Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Hiser is the former Miss Esther
Lewis, of Oakland.
George A. Shreve, of the Gormania
community, was a caller at The Re-
publican office while in Oakland on a
business mission last Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. R. M. Ramsay and son Robin
Ramsay, Of Lake Mary, Florida, are
here for several days visiting at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Jackson,
Oak street, and Mr. and Mrs. Benz
H. Sincell, Second street.
Mrs. David w. Brant, formerly of
Fishkill, N. Y. who has been visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Harry
McRobe, for the past month, has
gone to join her husband, who is en-
ployed in Copper Hill. Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin P Sanders,
Miss Mary Louise Helbig, Albert o.
Riley and Bert C. Scott attended the
1941 Group Conference of National
Farm Loan Association officers and
directors at the George Washington
Hotel, Washington, Pa, on Tuesday,
September 30
Walter Kahl, Pittsburgh, and Miss
Margaret Kahl, Cumberland, spent
the past weekend visiting with rela-
tives here and camping on Deep Greek
Lake Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schade and
family and Miss Hilda Schade, of
Cumberland, were their guests on
Sunday at the Lake.
Following extensive Improvements
now about completed in the former
Daniel Miller home property on Oak
street, Mr.. and Mrs. George Kerins
and family will move from their pres
ent residence on Liberty street to the
Miller property, which Mr.. Kerins pur-
chased some months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Hathaway
have moved from the Michael property
on Route PIG to an apartment in the
James P. Treacy dwelling on Third
street. Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Winters
have also moved from the Michaels
property to an apartment in the JOS
eph limbaugh building on Green
street.
Harry L. Miller, who was patient
at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland,
for several weeks, returned to his home
in Oakland on Sunday afternoon. He
was accompanied here by his brother
n-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Ache,
of Uniontown, Pa, Mrs. Ache remain
ing here for an indefinite time while
her husband has returned to Union
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe J. Davis were
called to near Myersville, on Tuesday
on account of the death of Mrs. Davis
father, jeremiah d. Rice, IS, which
occurred Monday night. Mr.. Rice died
in a Frederick hospital his skull
fractured in a fall from a tree. The
Frederick county deputy medical eX-
aminer said Mr.. Rice had gone to an
orchard to pick apples and was found
unconscious several hours later by a
tenant. Apparently Mr. Rice fell
from a ladder, striking his head.
Funeral services were conducted yes
terday. Surviving are Mrs. Rice and