The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-09-20
AURORA-EGLON

burg, announce the birth of a son on
September IS, at their home at
ROwlesburg. This is their third child
and second son, and has been named
Edward Fike Mrs Arnett was the
former Miss Mae Fike, daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. Ezra Fike, Eglon.
The father, a practicing physician Of
Rowlesburg, was reared at Aurora.
John Hile, who has been a patient
in a Philippi hospital since July 81,
when he was pinned beneath a trac-
tor on his farm in the Accident COM
munity, was brought to his home on
Tuesday where he is being cared for
in a hospital bed and a wheel chair.
Mrs. Effie Strawser Wolfe, of near
Eglon, whose husband was killed
overseas, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Thurman Soldiers, of Brookside, to
Fairmont, on Wednesday, where she
plans to remain for awhile at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Soldiers.
Mr. Soldiers is in the service and Mrs.
Soldiers and infant daughter just re-
turned home from a hospital. Mrs
Bessie Calcamp, who had been re-
naming in the home, returned to the
home of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fike at State Line
service station.
A son was born Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 10, at a Philippi hospital, to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson. This is
the couples first child. Mrs. Wilson
was the former Miss Leota Arnold,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Arnold, Of near Horse Shoe Run,
where she had been remaining for the
duration. The father is in the service.
An all-day singing will be conduc-
ted Sunday, September %, at Texas
church in which many choirs will
participate. An invitation is extend
ed to everyone.
Boyd and Jerry Hebb purchased the
Amos Stemple farm located on Mt.
Top. Mr. and Mrs. Stemple plan to
vacate in the near future, and for the
present they will reside with their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
George Wotring, in their newly re-
modelled home in Aurora.
Mrs Evelyn Ice and children, and
sister, Miss Edith Wotring, school
teacher at Eglon, moved recently into
a little cottage at Brookside. The
formers husband is in the service.
They are daughters Of Mr. and Mrs
Emory Wotring, of near Brookside.
Hugh Meats purchased the former
Herman Bohon property near Aurora,
and is building an addition to the
little house which he plans to occupy
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs Claud Wilhelm, of
Aurora, recently sold their farm
located at Horse Shoe Run, to Mr..
Wilhelm's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Wilhelm
Arthur Alternately has small
building near completion on the newly
purchased site at Eglon. Mr.. Aber-
nathy, who recently sold his farm To-
Gated near Aurora, will dispose of his
farm machinery at public auction on
Saturday, September %, after which
they plan to move into the newly con-
structed building until a dwelling can
be erected. This building will then
be used to house chickens.
DR.. and Mrs. Jacob Huffman and
family, of Harmon, were Sunday
guests at Eglon. They, with Mrs.
Huffman's parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Ezra Fike, visited at the home of DR..
and Mrs. Jerome Arnett and family,
at Rowlesburg, in the afternoon.
Among the boys from this area who
have recently been honorably dis
charged from the service are Walter
Shaffer, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan
Shaffer, Eglon, who returned to his
home Sunday; Lawrence Cozad, of
Aurora and Grafton, son of Mrs. A.
X. Pitzer, and Edison Lewis, of Horse
Shoe Run, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fike, Morgan
town, were weekend guests with rela-
tives at Eglon.
Mrs. Lelah Wotring, Grafton, spent
several days recently at the home of
her parents-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Wotring, Horse Shoe Run.
A surprise birthday celebration was
held Wednesday evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Lantz, near
Aurora, in honor of their daughter
Ruth's eighteenth anniversary. About
thirty guests were present.
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