The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-10-07
AURORA-EGLON
Deaths

there on Wednesday, following a long
illness. A daughter, Mrs. Emra Fike,
resides in Eglon.
Word was received here of the
death of Miss Sarah Neil, of Bayard,
which occurred on Monday, October
A. She was daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Washington Neil, formerly
of Stemple Ridge. Funeral rites will
be held this afternoon at Bayard, and
burial will be in the Accident ceme-
terry, near Eglon.
Relatives here were notified of the
death, on Monday, of Mrs. Harry
Whitehair at GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Sew
| eral folks from this community at
tended the funeral services which
were conducted Wednesday, at Zanes-
vile.
Married
Miss Louella Snyder, only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Saul Snyder, of near
Red House, and Staff Sergt Arlie
Fike, son of Mr.. and Mrs. viii Fike,
of Red House, were married Sunday
morning, October 3. The services were
performed in the Glade View Brethren
church with the Rev. d. B. Spaid of
| ficiating, in the presence of immediate
| friends and relatives of the couple
A wedding dinner was served at the
brides home. Sergt. Fike will soon
, return to his post in Texas, while
Mrs. Fike will for the present remain
at the home of her parents.
Hospital Patient
Mrs. Beulah Myers, daughter of Nh
and Mrs. Ray Evans, of Horse Shoe
, Run, was taken by ambulance, Mon
day morning, to a Philippi hospital,
where she remains a patient. Her
husband, Pvt Jimmie Myers, a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Myers, of Au-
rora, was until recently stationed in
Mississippi.
Fractures Arm
: Doris, little daughter Of Mr.. and
! Mrs. Wade Hauser, of near Aurora,
received a fractured arm Tuesday,
when she fell from a buggy in which
| she and other children of the family
were riding. She was treated by
local physician and was able to re-
turn to school Wednesday morning.
Dwelling Destroyed By Fire
i l.,
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Harsh and
family, which was located on Stemple
Ridge was completely destroyed by
! fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire
originated around a stove pipe and
was not discovered until the second
| floor was about to cave in. An infant
| was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom
and the bed linens were afire when it
was rescued. They have two other
small children. A portion of the first
floor furniture was saved.
Personals
Mrs Ocean Snyder, of the Accident
! community, was a recent patient in
the Tucker County hospital at Par
sons
Mrs, Roy Bowman, of near Brook
side, is a patient in a Kingwood hos
pital
Mrs. Cecil White, of Aurora, was
taken by ambulance Monday evening
/ to a Cumberland hospital, where she
remains medical patient
Junior Knots has discontinued
! the operation of his service station at
Eglon, and is now employed by Nor
rison, Gross & Company at Erwin
as night Waterman.
Mrs. Maxine Martin, of near
| Brookside, is employed at the Marko
! Nance store, at Oakland Her hus-
band, Lee Martin, has employment
with the Coca-Cola Company and they
drive to aud from work each week
/ day.
Mrs. Melvin Fike, the former Lola
Penningtonn, of Detroit, Mich, is
visiting relatives in this area.
Mrs. Emma Henline and Mrs
Gertrude Snyder accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Harsh to Kingwood,
Sunday, where they visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Less Harsh.
Rev and Mrs. Ezra Fike, Drs. Har-
old and Blanche Miller and daughter,
Bonnie Jean, Dorothy Lee Wilt, Mrs.
/ Lephia GustafsOn, and Miss Ora
/ Wolfe, all of Eglon, and DR.. and
Mrs. jerome Arnett and family, of
Rowlesburg, motored to Harmon, Sun
day, where they visited at the home
of Dr.. and Mrs. Jacob Huffman and
family.
A serenade, followed by misccl
laneous shower for Mr.. and Mrs.
Arlie Fike, newlywcds, occurred
| Wednesday evening at the home of
Mr.. Fixes sister, Mrs. Eugene Shoe
maker, of near Brooliside.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Martin and
family moved last week, from their
farm home, near Red House to Sab
ration. Mr.. and Mrs Cecil Snyder and
! family moved into the house vacated
by the Martins.
Mrs. Joe Miller of Broadway, Va,
is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Ezra Fike, Eglon,
Mrs. Pearl Wotring Stemple is a
substitute teacher in the Aurora