The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Joseph Wolfe and Miss Flor
ence Browning were in Morgantown,
W. Va, last Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Sewers, Of
Shallmar, were business visitors in
Oakland on Friday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George w, Weitzell, of
Accident, spent Tuesday in Oakland
doing their Christmas shopping.
The Oakland Library officials have
announced that the rooms would not
be open on Wednesday, December %
Miss Glenna Sisler and Miss Lu-
ellie Wolfe were weekend guests of
Miss Nell Browning, in Fairmont,
w. Va.
Miss Elizabeth Stemple, Parsons,
spent the weekend at her home in
Oakland, returning to Parsons Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin E. Michael
announce the birth of a son at their
home on south Third street, on Mon
day morning, December Is.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Martin, Of
near Oakland, announce the birth of 4
son, born Thursday, December II, at
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Word was received by Mrs. D. Ed
ward Offutt from Red Cross head
quarters that all knitted garments are
to be kept in this country for the
present.
Mrs. ]. w. Parks, Mrs Ralph Parks
and Donald Parks, of the Aurora conf
munity, visited Oakland and The Re
publican office last Thursday doing
their Christmas shopping.
Mrs. Edith Schlossnagle and her
daughter, Miss Helen Schlossnagle,
until recently occupying the Mrs. john
.Ault property adjacent to town, have
moved into an apartment in Mrs.
James Thompson's home on Second
street.
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A large number of friends sur
prised Mrs. Russell Brown on Mon
day evening with "house warming
party at her new apartment in the
Stuart Hamill residence on Seventh
and Alder streets. Her guests pre-
scented her with set of dishes.
The next regular tuberculosis clinic
for this county will be held on We'd
nesday, January IA, beginning at
o'clock a. M, at the health depart
ment office A special orthopedic clinic
will be conducted on Monday, January
5, for a number of patients by APP
pointment.
Ross 0. Decker and C. E. Batten
connected with the international
Harvester Company, were called to
Parkersburg, w. Va, on Monday for
branch office meeting. They were
accompanied as far as Clarksburg by
Mrs. Decker, all returning to Oak
land on Monday night.
Mrs. S. H. Jackson injured her left
foot last Thursday while shopping in
the J. w. Jackson store, necessitating
the use of clutches for several days
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson expect to leave
within a few days to spend Christmas
with their son-in-law and daughter
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Best at Darl-
ington.
The Republican has been requested
to announce that the local postoftict
will be open for business until five
o'clock-regular hours-on Saturday
December goth, in order to accommo'
date the general public in the mail
ing of letters and packages for dis
patch to other points as well as TIKI
distribution Of incoming mail.
F. E. Rathbun, county superin
tendent of schools, left this morning
for Baltimore to attend a specia
meeting of county superintendent
called by Albert S. Cook, state super
intendent, to discuss ways in which
schools may cooperate in the nationa
% defense program. Each one is to be
prepared to report on the activities
of his county which already have
taken place.
''No trespassing" signs have beer
posted on the Civic Club reservation
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroa,
property warning all persons not tt
enter upon or cross over the land
This action by the Civic Club was
taken to protect the pine trees planted
by the club several years ago and was
made necessary in view Of the fac
that last Christmas several trees were
cut down and carried away by somt
person or persons. Prosecution viii
follow should anyone found trespass
ing upon the property and the sever
est penalty under the law will b.
meted out to the person or persons