The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-06-24

AlHoIC w III way iOl' IlHdIt Nay
is stationed at Camp Lee, Va.
Mrs. Cheston H. Browning, who
underwent an operation in Memorial
hospital, Cumberland, recently, eX-
poets to return to her home tomorrow.
Mrs. Nanniene T. Ofutt, returned
to Oakland last Saturday after having
spent the winter in Baltimore and is
having her property, Monte Vista, put
in readiness for summer boarders.
Mrs. j. M. Wareham and two chill
dren, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, arrived
in Oakland on Tuesday to remain for
two or three weeks with Mrs. Ware
hams parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Naylor.
Mrs. Edith Schlossnagle returned
to her home here Wednesday after
noon following a visit of a few days
with relatives in Cumberland She was
accompanied to Oakland by her
mother, Mrs. John Ault.
William H. johnson and Cecil Ram
sey, of the State Forestry service, at
tended three-day course in fire fight
ing instruction, held near Baltimore,
this week. 1t was the purpose of the
course to furnish training which will
be transmitted to forest wardens and
crews upon their return to Oakland
Workmen attached to the street de-
partment have been engaged several
days this week in renewing the curb
fronting the Presbyterian church lot
on Liberty street. The old curb had
deterioated to such an extent that it
had practically disappeared from the
street level. The replacement is made
of concrete.
Mrs. Clara George, of Pittsburgh,
visited at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Clarence Spear, in Oakland sew
eral days recently, going to Accident
on Monday, where she is now the
guest of relatives. Mrs. George, native
of Accident, recently moved to Pitts
burgh from Minnesota, where she had
resided for a number of years.
Mrs Arthur Lawton left Oakland
yesterday for Hagerstown where she
will attend graduation exercises of the
Hagerstown Business College, at
which her daughter, Miss Virginia
Lawton, will receive her diploma. Mrs.
Lawton plans to remain in Hagers-
town several days visiting her other
daughter, Mrs. Lee Morgan.
The June issue of the Glades Star,
published quarterly by the Garrett
County Historical Society, will be is
sued on June 80. The current number
will contain an article, hitherto un-
published, which was written by the
late w. McCulloh Brown, and is quite
interesting, depicting as it does the
lives and manner of living of the
early pioneers of the country here
aboutS.
A book of poems, "Dream Petals"
composed by Mrs. Lucy Morgan John
son, of Oakland, is just off The Re
publican press. There are ninety-one
poems in all and the book of 81 pages,
covers many subjects that will be Of
to the average individual,
especially the home-lovers and the
mothers. Many of these poems have
been broadcast over the radio from
Pittsburgh, Uniontown and Fairmont,
West Va.
Robert s. SincelI, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. r. Sincell, and Clinton Shat
fer, son of Mr.. and Mrs Lee B.
Shaffcr, who were accepted in the U.
S. Naval Reserve recently under the
VIZ program, have received orders
to report for eighteen months Of
,chooling, beginning July |, The for
mcr will go to Duke university, Dur
ham, North Carolina. while Shaffer
will 90 to Franklin and Marshall col
leGe, at Lancaster, Pa.
Word has been received in Oakland
concerning the death of Guy Gregg,
former resident of Deer Park and well
known in Oakland, which occurred at
"A hospital in Alexandria, Va, on Sun
day afternoon at o'clock. He had
suffered a heart attack on the prev
ious Thursday while at his home.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday with interment in Pennsyl-
vania. Surviving arc his widow, and
two sons, Guy Gregg, Jr., an officer
in the Army Air Force, and Riley
Gregg, Alexandria, Va.
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Methodist Day Planned At New
Enrp,opy ThIrch