The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-02-20
LOCAL NEWS

to his home with an attack of infIu-
enza.
George A. Shreve, of the Gormania
community, was a business caller at
The Republican office on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kley and son
George were visiting relatives in Elk
ms, W. Va, on Tuesday evening.
Miss Gladys Aronhalt, Washington,
D. C. spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Aronhalt
Mrs. S. T. Naylor entertained mem
bers of the Butterfly club at her home
on Alder street last Friday afternoon.
Mason Glotfelty returned to Oak
land Sunday from Excelsior Springs,
Missouri, where he had been a surgi-
cal patient for upwards Of month.
Harper Bartlett, following visit of
week with relatives in Washington,
D. c., returned to his home at the
William Gibson apartment Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Yutzy, Crellin,
left there for points in Florida on
Sunday, the objective being the South
ern Keys. They plan to be absent two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Naylor, follow
ing a stay of a month in Sebring,
Florida and ether points in that State,
returned to their home in Oakland on
Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. I. Bartholomew, Of
near Selbysport, were in Oakland on
Tuesday visiting their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Teets,
Thind street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Earring and
son, who visited Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Echard over the weekend, returned
to their home at Hyattsville on Tues
day afternoon.
Mr. Floyd C. Stahl entertained at
dinner the retiring and present mem
bers of the Lutheran church council
and DR.. A. B. Learner, pastor, at his
home, South Third street, on Tuesday
evening.
Rev. A. B. Learner, pastor of Sit.
Marks Lutheran church, returned to
Oakland Tuesday evening after a visit
of week or more in Fort Wayne,
Indiana, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Charles
ton, West Va.
Fred Biggs, employed at the MI
Way Laundry, accidentally stepped
into hole around leaky steam pipe
last Thursday, badly scalding his foot
and leg above his ankle. He has been
confined to his home since that time.
Joseph Rembold, Horseshoe Run,
W. Va, who was SO years old on We'd
nesday, February 10, was given a
birthday dinner on Sunday by mem
bers of his family, at his home. There
were 35 or 40 guests, from children
down to great grandchildren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Naylor left Oak
land on Sunday, motoring to Baltimore
for brief stay and going from that
city later to Sebring, Florida, where
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Naylor and other members of the fam
lily who are wintering in that town.
Mrs. Nelson Bucklew, daughter Of
Mrs. Margaret Casteel, and employed
at the Reckard and Glotfelty garage
in Oakland as a boollkeeper, was taken
to Memorial Hospital, Cumberland
on Monday where she underwent an APP
on Monday where she underwent az
appendectomy Tuesday morning. Her
condition is reported to be "satisfac-
tory.
Members of the McVeigh Holy
Cross Club held surprise party and
shower Monday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Sweeney, in
honor of the thirty-fifth wedding an
niversary Of the couple. They received
a number of gifts. Mr.. Sweeney has
been member of the town police
force for the past several years.
Recently the F. A. Smouse store
sponsored guessing contest as to the
number of articles or kinds of grocer
les carried in stock at the store. Care
full count Of the various brands made
by the clerks showed that there were
1858 different things in stock. |. l..
Beckman filed his card his guess be-
ing 1878 articles and was declared the
winner of the $25 award.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Slaysman stop
ped in Oakland for short while on
Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Grover
G. Stemple. They were enroute to
Fort Knox KY, where Mr.. Slaysman
has been called into service as an of
ficer in the regular army. Mr.. and
Mrs. Slaysman were residents of Oak
land year ago when the former was
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