The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-08-03
LOCAL NEWS

Frank W. GeOrG, OF Accident, was
in Oakland last Thursday on business.
Ronald +. McIntire, of Washington.
D. c., is spending several days in
Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs, Elmer Kolb and son
John, of Accident, were visitors in
Oakland on Tuesday,
Mrs. John T. Sincell, Of Pittsburgh,
is here for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
BENZ. H. Sincell and other members of
the family.
Rev. and Mrs. Minor Sprague will
return to Oakland on Friday after
spending several days this week with
relatives in Youngstown, Ohio.
Mrs. Gene Batten, former Oakland
resident, now living in a suburb OF
Chicago, H., spent a week here as a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Echard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Reichert and
two children, Of Cleveland, Ohio, are
guests of Nh. and Mrs. Lawrence NJ.
Fraley at their home on Second street.
Mrs. Edmund Harvey, McHenry, is
in Salt Lake City, Utah, visiting her
son, Pvt. Carroll f. Harvey, stationed
with the Army Air corps at Camp
Kearns.
Paul f. Mitchell, who has been en-
ployed by the State Roads Commiss-
ion in Frederick, arrived at his home
here on Monday where he expects to
remain for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Wotring and
son, of Cresaptown, were Weekend
visitors at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Sanders and daughter, Miss
Betty Jean Sanders. Crellin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Smouse and
family, of Faimont, W. Va, are
spending several days with Mrs.
Smouse's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Michael, Seventh street, and other
relatives.
w. D. Parks, Baltimore, an uncle
Ct Mrs. E. R. Fike, was weekend
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fike at their
home on High street. Mrs. Mary Shift
tiett and niece, Of Baltimore, also Wis
tied at the Fike home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jewell and
daughter, Nancy Rae, of Wilmington,
Del, are spending this week visiting
Mrs. JEWELS mother, Mrs. Clara M.
yelling and other members Of the
family, at their home on Oak street.
The Methodist Youth group hiked
to Harrington Manor last Sunday
afternoon, accompanied by Rev. and
Mrs. Minor Sprague. The previous
Thursday morning they hiked to Bow
ser's woods, south of town, where
they had breakfast About fifteen
participated.
Walter H. Failinger, and Mrs. Mar
tina Bentz, of Washington, Pa, who
are visiting the latter's mother, Mrs.
Lewis W. Hartman, in Accident, were
in Oakland on Monday, accompanied
by Mrs. Hartman and daughters Ber-
tina, Beulah and Margaret, all of
Accident.
Dr.. and Mrs. Eldred Roberts, Bal
timore, and Mrs. E. j. Roberts, OF
Westernport, spent a few hours at
the Sincell home on Second street on
Monday evening. Returning to Bal
timore the same night, Dr.. and Mrs.
Roberts were accompanied by Mrs.
Robert J. Ruckert for a visit with
them.
Mrs A. G. Englehart, former resi-
dent of Oakland, was joint owner
in the j. M. Cook and Son, Inc, man
ufacturing and jobbing building that
was destroyed by fire on July 25 at
Meyersdale, Pa. 1t was considered one
of the better business structures in
Meyersdale and cost approximately
$40, 900 to build in 1902. Mrs. Engle-
hart and her associates contemplate
continuing the business in other quar-
tiers. She was the former Miss Jose
phine Browning, a daughter Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan c. Brown
ing, Of Sang Run.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Michael, Sew
enth street, had as guests last Friday
evening four Of Mrs Michaels's sis
tiers and a number Of other relatives.
The group had spent the week at a
cottage on Deep Greek Lake and had
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Michaels on
Friday evening. The sisters were Mrs.
Harry Seaber, Westernport; Mrs. Os-
car Dunn and Mrs. Curry Ready, OF
Cleveland o., and Mrs. Pearre Hanna,
of Frostburg. Other guests that even
ing were Mrs. Cora L. Michael, Pied
mont, West Va; Mrs. James Hanna,
Frostburg; Miss Gertrude Seaber,
Miss Betty Ready, Miss Dorothy Flo
relic, Norman Hanna and Jack Shill-
ing, Cleveland, and Miss Margaret