The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-12-21
LOCAL NEWS

J. D. Uphold, of Crellin, was an
Oakland visitor on Monday.
Mrs Ira Sisler, of Hutton, spent
several hours in Oakland on Mon
day.
James H. Fike, of Friendsville, was
a business visitor in oakland on Mon
day.
Mrs. George Moon has gone to
Hopemont, W. Va, to spend the win
ter months with her daughter, Mrs
O. w. Liller.
Miss Betty Turney left Oakland this
morning for Worth, H., where she
will remain indefinitely with her cou-
sins, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Archer,
and daughter, Sylvia.
Miss Nancy Lou Dawson, student at
Western Maryland college, West
minister, is at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Harold NJ. Dawson,
for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Ann Naylor, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. s. Townshend Naylor, Alder
street, a freshman at Hood College,
Frederick, returned to her home for
the Christmas holiday period.
John Browning, student at MERGERS
burg Academy, is spending the Christ
mas vacation with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Cheston H. Browning
Mrs. George S. Worley and daugh-
ter Elizabeth returned Saturday to
their home in Charleston, w. Va,
after having spent several months here
with relatives.
The Pastors Aid society of ST.
Marks Lutheran church viii! have its
Christmas meeting on Thursday eve
ming, December %, at 1870, with eX-
change of gifts.
Oliver NJ. Smouse, local manager of
the Southern States cooperative, went
to Baltimore Tuesday evening for a
brief visit and inspection Of the cor
poration's new headquarters in that
city. He plans to return to Oakland
tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Gender Wis
tied their daughter, 2nd Lieut.. Gather
inc Jane Gender, at Camp Lee, Va,
a day or two last week Lieut.. Con
der has now been transferred to Camp
Pickett, Va, with field hospital unit,
and expects to be sent overseas soon.
Tony Miller, of Rosedale, west of
Oakland who was injured when
struck by an automobile recently on
the Crellin highway, was taken to the
Aspinall veterans hospital near Pitts
burgh, Pa, on Tuesday, in the Bolden
ambulance Mr. Miller is veteran
of the Spanish American war
Sunday evening, Dec. oath, the Jun
Tor Christian Endcavor Society of the
United Brethren Church of Loeb Lynn
will have a short Christmas program
at 6:45. The public is cordially invited
to attend the first program the Jun
Tors are preparing for the public. The
Junior c. f. was Just recently organ
lied
William f. Stahl, student at Get
tysburg college, Gettysburg, Pa, was
formally initiated into Alpha Tau
Omega social fraternity on Saturday,
December 9. He was one of three stu
dents initiated at that time. A ban
quet honoring the newly initiated
members was held following the cere-
mony.
Attorney Ernest Ray Jones was in
Hagerstown last Thursday where he
and opposing attorneys in the case Of
Giessman VS.. the Board of County
Commissioners of Garrett county ar
gued a demurrer in the matter, pre-
scented to the Court by Mr.. Jones with
The result that the trial Of the case
was postponed until some future time
TO be fixed by the Court,
On Saturday evening Dec. 8th, Mrs.
Harry Mickey, Mrs. Eliza Moon, Mrs.
John Wilson, Miss Nellie Bittinger
and Miss Marie Gauer attended the
Colfax Rebekah Lodge, in Cumberland
at which time Miss Nellie Bittingcr
was one of the candidates to receive
the Degree Work of the Rebekah
Lodge with other candidates from
Western Md The Highland Rebekah
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