The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-06-03
GORTNER

Pastor Foster, of Loeb Lynn,
preached Sunday evening on "Does 1t
Pay to Be d Christian?" The Loeb
Lynn quartette, composed of Misses
Betty Bailey and Marie Gauer, and
C. w. Winters and Orval Bittinger,
were present at the service and
rendered two selections.
Miss Nellie Beachy, Of Jennings,
was a recent business visitor at Roy
Yoder's.
Four-year-old Doris Virginia Dean,
who was missing from her home at
the foothills of the Blue Ridge noun
tains in Virginia, was found after a
siX-day search, on May 22nd. on
Rocky Mountain, near Skyline drive,
by three young men from the c. P s.
Camp, Grottos, Va. Among the three
were Henry Swartzentruber. The
little girl was still alive and con-
scious Henry wrote they killed twelve
rattlers and copperheads in that area
and they had to blaze trail for a
half mile to bring her out on an
emergency stretcher made of their
coats and shirts.
Mrs. Howard KEEPER and Miss
Leona Dodge left on Thursday for
Lexington, Ky, to visit Mr.. Helpers
relatives. They will also visit Fort
Knox, Ky.
Mrs. Harry Beeghly entertained at
dinner on Saturday in honor of Pvt.
Ross Grove. Guests were Junior
Beeghly and Billy WEIGH.
We are sorry to note that Harold
Hauser is suffering with several
broken ribs, being crushed by the
tractor as he fell beneath it, when he
went to board it while in gear.
Miss Dorothy Holsopple Of Oakland,
spent the weekend with Barbara
Friend.
Announcements were received of
the wedding last Friday Of Miss
Grace Miller, of Springs, and Ray
Hershberger, of GrantsviIle Miss
Miller was a former Bible school
teacher at the Union church.
Noah Slabach is painting Shorty's
Place
Dan Dodge, Mrs. bessie Wolfe and
Mr. and Mrs Artie Dodge attended
the Memorial service for Tech. Sergt
John Jennings Freeland who died
somewhere in Alaska, in the Terra
Alta Methodist church Sunday. Mrs.
Wolfe remained in Terra Alta to visit
her aunt, Mrs. Greedy Teets.
Mrs Ohio Friend gave surprise
birthday party on Saturday evening
in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Will
lard Swartzentruber. Refreshments
were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Beachy and
daughter, Mrs. Dan Petersheim and
her two daughters, Barbara and Ma
tilda, have returned home from a
weeks visit with Elmer and Dan
Beachy and others near Meyersdale.
The following were supper guests
at Samuel Slabach's on Sunday eve
ming: Pastor and Mrs. Foster and
children, Nancy Lee and Larry, Miss
Grace Calls, Mr.. and Mrs. T. P.
Lipscomb, of Loeb Lynn, and Dan w.
Dodge.
Mrs. Irwin Yoder spent several
days recently with her home folks,
at Springs, who are i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Welch and sons,
and Richard and Elsie Hesse were
dinner guests of Mrs. Mary Grove
and family on Sunday Ross Grove
will return to camp on Tuesday.
The following attended the funeral
of Fred Slabach, at Eglon, on
Wednesday: Harold and Merlyn
Gnegy, Samuel and Joel Slabach, Miss
Matte Davis, Mrs Albert Sisk, Noah
Lichty, Thomas Grove, Mrs. Ray
Gnegy, Mrs. Mary Grove and sons,
George and Ross.
Harvey Gortner and family, of
Grantsville were guests of home folks
Sunday.
Courtney Beckman and family, Of
Luke, were weekend visitors at Isaac
Beckman's at Lynndale.