The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-11
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs William L. Thomas.
of Grantsville, were business visitors
in Oakland last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. H. F. Stockslager entertained
with four tables of bridge at her
home south of town last Friday even
ing.
Members of the Butterfly club were
guests of Mrs. julius B. Littman,
Fourth street, on Friday afternoon Of
last week.
James A. Reed, of the Mellow Noun
tain community, and Elwood Bowman,
Accident, visited The Republican Of
flee on Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. A. E. Nance spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Oakland. Dr..
Nance is still stationed at Fort George
G. Meade, near Washington.
Charles Manown, Kingwood, West
Va, in company with DR.. w. 7. Walsh
of Springfield, Missouri, spent few
hours in Oakland with friends Sun
day.
L. H. Diefenbach, Grantsville, ac-
companied by his daughter, Mrs. Jonas
Beachy, motored to Oakland Friday
where they spent a portion of the
day.
Mrs. Lawrence M. Fraley enter
tanned last Friday evening at her
home on Second street with four tables
Of bridge and two tables of five hun
bred
Arthur Naylor, Jr., and Robels
Hesen, students at the University of
Maryland, College Park, were here
over the weekend with their respec-
tive parents.
Mrs. Edward Glade and son, Wash
ngton, d. c., and Mrs. George Alt
stetter, Clarion, Pa, are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Stemple for
several days.
Harland L. Jones, patient in Uni
versity hospital, Baltimore, under
went an operation last Saturday and
is now convalescing, He had gone
there several days previous for an
examination.
The Mizpah class of the Mesthodist
Sunday school, which is taught by
Mrs. Harold II. Harmed, will meet or
Friday evening at the home of Mrs
Lewis Jones. Mrs. Jones and Mrs
Harmed will be joint hostesses.
Miss Nancy Bolden, student in Uni
versity of Maryland, underwent an
operation for the removal of her APP
pendix in University hospital, Balti-
more, last Thursday night She is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emroy
Bolden.
The ladies of the Mt. Lake Park,
Ferndale and Deep Greek Baptist Aid
Society will conduct a bake sale at
Sturgiss' Pharmacy, Saturd a y,
December 13, beginning at 10 a. m. to
p. m. VIII also have on sale articles
suitable for Christmas gifts.
At an annual meeting of the West
ern Maryland Motor club in Cumber-
land last Friday evening Quincy A.
Murphy, Friendsville, was named on
the board of directors and Walter w.
Dawson, Oakland, was named on an
advisory board of eight members.
Relatives of the late Rev FIR.
Thomas J. Stanton, here to attend the
funeral services on Tuesday morning
included Mrs Martin Haas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burke Stanton, Misses Josephine
and Helen Stanton. all Of Chicago,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Wine, Of
Haymarket, Va.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Schell, Of
Linthcum Heights, near Baltimore.
spent several days in the county during
the deer hunting season, Mr.. Schel!
being successful in shooting a 10-pC.
buck the second day Of the hunt. Mr..
Schell is now engaged with Montgom-
cry Ward Company in Baltimore.
Mrs. DeIbert M. Davis entertained
last Wednesday evening with a sur
prise birthday anniversary dinner in
honor of Mr. Davis. Guests included
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smith, Miss Bar
bara Smith, Miss Beryl Davis, Miss
Dorothea Fridinger, Harley Dawson,
George Littman, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
T. Hoffman.
At the annual meeting of the Po-
tomac Council, Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, held in Cumberland last Thurs
day night members and associate
members of the council were elected
which included for the Deep Creek
district, Joseph ]. Davis, Foster D.
Bittle and S. Townshend Naylor,
members; George H. Hanst, Ray Jones
and Delbert Davis, associate mem
bers. S. T. Naylor was made member