The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-06
LOCAL NEWS

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Joel A. Beachy, farmer and coal
mine operator, visited Oakland on
Monday.
Percy S. Friend, of Friendsville,
was in Oakland Monday for a short
business visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Bowers and
J. R. Henline, Kempton, were Oak
land business visitors Saturday.
Mont Wilson, Of Hutton, formerly
of Oakland, was taken to a Baltimore
hospital for treatment last Thursday
by his nephew.
Thornton 0. Deffinbaugh of the
Mountain Democrat, spent last Sat
urday and Sunday with Mrs. Deffin-
baugh at Masontown, West Va.
Chester Loraw, employed at the
West Virginia State Sanitarium in
Hopemont, was a business caller at
The Republican office Saturday after
noon.
St. Matthews Guild of the Episco-
pal church will conduct a food sale in
the McIntire store building every Sat
urday during Lent, it has been an
nounced.
A son was born Sunday morning at
Memorial hospital, Cumberland, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mason, of Mt.
Lake Park. The grandparents are Mr..
and Mrs, Wade Mason. of Oakland
A son was born ito MIR. and Mrs.
William Johnson, of Oakland, Satur-
day at Memorial Hospital, Cumber-
land. Mrs. johnson is a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Offutt, of
Oakland.
Miss Martha Jane Baird, student at
Gettysburg College, was a guest of her
grandparents, DIR. and Mrs. John G.
Robinson, in Oakland, Saturday af-
itelmoon and Sunday. returning to
Gettysburg Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Newton Coplin were
guests of friends at Windber, Pa.
Saturday and Sunday, returning here
Sunday evening. On Monday Mrs.
Coplin left Oakland for Columbus, O.,
where she is a guest of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert James an
nounce the birth of daughter at
their home on High street, on Satur-
day, March l. Mrs. James was the
former Miss Helen Warwick, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Warwick
0tho S. Fike and son Ray and Mar
shall Broadwater, all of the Avilton
community, accompanied by George
W. Weitzell, of Accident, drove to
Oakland on Tuesday where they spent
a short time transacting business.
Miss Mildred Barton, home demon
stration agent, spoke to members Of
the Rotary club at their weekly meet
ing last Friday evening on her pro-
gram of activity among the home
makers and younger people of the
- county.
Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell accompanied
her son Morris to Fairmont yesterday
afternoon and tomorrow they will
motor to McKeesport, with other men,
bers Of the Fairmont Sincells for a
brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Haulenbeek.
Mrs. Hazel LilIer Walter, Coates
vile, Pa, where she is employed as u
nurse in a veterans hospital, motored
to Oakland Saturday evening to visit
her mother, Mrs. Virginia Liller, who
remains an invalid following fall
some weeks ago when she suffered a
hip fracture.
Walter w. Dawson, Robert T. Hoff-
man, Delbert Davis, w. E. Shirer and
Scott w. Shirer motored to Clarks-
burg, w. Va, on Saturday evening
and attended Masonic function in
that city, being guests at turkey
dinner and witnessing the comforting
of the Master Mason degree upon a
candidate there.
Ivan and William FELTON,, formerly
Of Terra Alta, but who have been in
Anchorage, Alaska, for a number Of
years and who have been visiting rel
atives and friends in the county for
The past several weeks, were dinner
guests of A. c. Winters and daughter,
Miss Hilda Winters, at Mountain Lake
Park on Friday evening. The Messrs.
FELTON, contemplate returning to An
chorage within short time.
Mr.. B. Fl. Bittinger, State Roads
foreman, still remains in critical
condition at Allegany hospital, Cum
berland, where he has been a patient
since January %. Mr.. Bittinger had
his left leg amputated above the knee
on February rs and since that time