The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-16
LOCAL NEWS

Delbert Davis and DR.. E. |. Baum
gartner were in Baltimore last week
on business.
Roy and Walter Otto, of Salisbury,
Pa, were business callers at The Re-
publican office Saturday afternoon.
Congressman William D. Byron, of
Washington county, was a weekend
guest Of DR.. and Mrs, E. I. Baumgart-
ner.
Miss Louise Casteel, Cumberland.
visited her mother, Mrs. Margaret
Casteel, and other relatives, on Sun
day,
Frances McRobie, of Ardsley, New
York, returned to her home last Fri
day after spending a short time in
Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fleegle en-
tertained with two tables of bridge
at their home on Second street Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Turney, Oak
land, announce the birth of daugh-
ter on Friday at Memorial hospital,
Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius c. Renninger
entertained a few Of their friends at
cards Saturday evening at their home
on Second street.
Mrs. David Brant has returned to
her home in Fishkill, New York, after
spending several days visiting her
parents in Oakland
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips Thayer enter
tanned last Friday night in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Dewitt, who were
married quite recently.
DR.. H. R. DuPuy, county health Of
ficer, will go to Baltimore on Friday,
January "a, to attend meeting of
health officers of the state. ...,.......
Hobart McRobie and family, Of
Chicago, H., were in Oakland last
week to attend the funeral Of his
grandfather, George w. Wilt.
Erwin O. Fazenbaker, Raymond
Fazenbaker and Jack Sears, of the
Westernport community, were bust
ness callers in Oakland on Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Denver C. Pickens,
Fairmont, West Va, were guests at
the home of Nh and Mrs. j. NJ Fall-
enstein in Oakland on Monday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Fike had as
dinner guests on Sunday evening Mr..
and Mrs. C. L. Briner, Jr., Miss Mary
Louise Helbig and Mr.. Stuart F.
Hamill.
Mrs. John V. Bundus returned to her
home in Chicago, H., Tuesday morn
ing after a two-weeks' visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Little, Oak street.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. I. Gender left last
Saturday for Webster Springs, W.
Va, and from there they motored to
Florida where they expect to spend
two weeks vacation.
Several local physicians are plan
ming to attend the meeting of the AL
legany-Garrett Medical society, to be
held in Cumberland on Friday eve
ming, January 81, at $50 p. m.
A train carrying West Virginia Ma
tional Guards from various points in
that state to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana, passed through Oakland at
three o'clock Friday morning. Stop
ping at Terra Alta the guards of that
town entrained. Further west units
from Kingwood, Grafton and Morgan
town were taken aboard The men will
remain in training at the post for a
year.
George M. Browning, district for
ester, and Carl Lohr, superintendent
of the Potomac State forest, attended
meeting of forestry department Of
ficials at Cumberland last Friday in
Cumberland Work of protecting for
ests in the Western Maryland coun-
ties was discussed, including fire pre-
vention, fire control work, mainten-
ance of fire towers, telephone lines
and other equipment used in forest
fire detection.
Two registered Guernseys have
been sold to Garrett county residents
in the past few days, according to the
American Guernsey Cattle club, of
Peterborough, N. H. j. Ray Beegh-
ley, Oakland, purchased a Guernsey
bull by Daniel D. Sands. The animal
is Benton's Mans Nathan 277338.
Alvin H. Yoder, Grantsville, pur-
chased Guernsey COW by Thomas
Marsalis. This animal is Procris Var
leo Of Union Hill 3269sA