The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-05-01

Office yesterday.
Marx W. Layman, Jennings resi-
dent, was a business caller at The Re-
publican office Saturday afternoon.
Frederick NJ Bittinger, of the Bit
finger community, visited Oakland on
business mission Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. E. NJ. Parks, of Baltimore, the
former Miss Hasaleah Yutzy, of Oak
land, is here this week visiting with
relatives.
Mrs. Elisha Steele, of Dagsboro,
Delaware, visited with her daughter,
Miss Joan Steele, high school instruc-
tor in music, over the weekend.
The Oakland High school glee club
operetta, "And 1t Rained," presented
last Friday evening, was witnessed by
more than four hundred persons.
Mrs. VIM. Turney spent Tuesday
and Wednesday, in Cumberland,
where she visited her sister-in-law,
Mrs. James VanSickle and family.
George w. Loar and his sister, Miss
Grace Loar, after spending several
weeks in Orlando, Florida, returned
to their home in Oakland yesterday
evening.
Freddie Thayer entertained a few
of his friends at a birthday dinner
party at his home on Tuesday eve
ming, in observance of his eighth an
niversary.
Miss Maude Marshall, Sistersville,
W. Va; Mrs. Freda Gribble and Miss
Edith Holdren, Pennsboro, w. Va,
were in Oakland on Sunday visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Butt and Mr..
and Mrs. John Kahr.
Rev. Arthur D. Jones, of Phliadel-
phia, has been appointed to the rector
ship of the local Episcopal church and
is expected to come to Oakland this af-
ternoon. He will conduct his first SER
vice in the church here on Sunday.
Edward Chance, of Wheeling, w.
Va, motored to Akron, O., and ac-
companied his mother, Mrs. Katherine
O. Chance to Mt. Lake Park, where
she has returned for the summer. Mr.
Chance returned to his home on Tues
day.
AS usual the American Legion post
here will honor those who are to leave
next Thursday morning for an army
camp, with dinner at the Manhattan
Hotel next Wednesday evening. All
of the forty-two draftees have been
invited to attend as guests of the or
ganization.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Smouse and
family have moved to the H. w. Kahl
property on State road, north of Oak
land. The Falkenstein cottage which
they are vacating will be occupied in
the near future by Mr.. and Mrs. Oar
win Hauser and family, of near
Gnegy church.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yutzy spent
Saturday night and Sunday in King
wood with their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Yutzy. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. Jos.
Paige, their daughter, and infant, who
had been in Kingwood at the Yutzy
home several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Stahl moved
this week from their home on South
Third street, to the residence on Lib
erty street adjoining the Pritts
garage, which is also occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. George Yutzy. The Stahl
home is now being occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton E. Speicher.
Eight members of the Lions club
attended sea food dinner and enter
tainment of the Cumberland Lions
club at Cumberland last Thursday
evening. Those attending included
Rev. Felix Robinson, Denzil Bowyer,
Dewey R. Fleming, George Nine, H.
L. Bittner, Ralph Pritts, j. w. Owens,
H. C. Riggs.
Mr.. Joseph E. Harmed was in West
minister on Monday evening where he
delivered an illustrated lecture before
members of the science classes of the
Western Maryland college. He re-
turned to Oakland on Tuesday and on
Friday expects to go to Morgantown,
w. Va, to lecture to some science
classes in West Virginia University.
William H. Spiker, who recently
enlisted in the army air corps, mechan-
ical division, was honored with fare
we'll banquet and bowling party at
Kingwood, West Va, on Tuesday even
ing, given by his employer, Ray
Teets, Of Oakland, and attended by all
employees of the garage. Spiker has
been employed at the local garage for
seven years. He will leave Oakland on
May and will be stationed at Ban
gor, Maine.