The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-08-13
Oakland Personals

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Mr.. and Mrs. Murl Norris and
daughter Susan, Shelby, o., spent
several days last week as guests OF
the formers aunt, Mrs. j. William
Butt, Second street.
The Loar auxiliary of the Gar
rett County Memorial hospital will
meet in the board room at the
hospital on Thursday evening. Au-
gust 20, at o'clock.
Mrs. Mabel P. Sollars, Oakland
and Mrs. w. L. Phillips, Mt. Lake
Park, attended the funeral of Mrs
Phillips brother-in-law, Arthur
Bond, in Frostburg, last Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. l.. Brown and
family, Circleville, Ohio, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Murray and daughter
Morgantown, w. Va, were week
end guests of their mother, Mrs
Violet Murray.
Frank Peters, president of the
Mt Top Chamber of Commerce
was the speaker at the regular
meeting of the Oakland-Mt Lake
Lions club on Monday evening,
He spoke on The Constitution of
the United States"
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Scherr
and three children. Weirton, w.
Va, spent several days last week
with Mr.. Scherr's mother, Mrs.
A. A. Scherr They are spending
this week at Silver Lake Park.
Mrs. Carl Everly and son Paul,
and Mrs. Leroy Martin spent Sum
day in Connellsville, Pa, while Mr..
Everly and Mr.. Martin returned
Mrs. Ann Dickson to her home in
Washington, ID. c. Mrs. Dickson
had been visiting here and plans
to return again.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald r. Sincell were the lat
ter's cousin, Karl F. Irwin, Altoona,
Pa; and Mr.. and Mrs w. C. Jester,
of Biglerville, Pa. Mr.. Jester was
a former County agricultural agent
here and MIR. and Mrs. Jester re-
sided in Oakland.
Visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Ashby last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Ashby, East Chicago,
Ind. Weekend guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Cunningham, Mt.
Airy; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Samples,
Washington, Pa; Nh and Mrs.
Paul Shay, Morgantown, w. Va.
MIR. and Mrs. John Hansen and
children returned to their home at
Dayton, O., Saturday after d two
weeks vacation at the cottage of
Mrs. Hansen's parents, MIR. and Mrs
E. Ray Jones, on Deep Creek Lake
Robert, the eldest child, whose
hobby is insects, added many new
speciments to his collection.
Mrs Charlotte Barnard, princi-
Pal of Bloomington school; and
Miss Elizabeth Workman, instruc-
tor at route 40 school, were pres
ent at the opening of the new ma
tional All foundation building in
Washington this summer and wit
messed President Eisenhower cut
ting the ribbon at the ceremony.
Emory w. Adams who has been
interested in the presence Of rat
tlesnakes in the county this sum-
mer, found a rattlesnake skin on
the doorknob Of his establishment
Monday morning. He says he feels
sure he knows who did it and in
addition declared he was certain
that the skin came from West Vir-
ginia, not Garrett county
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wensel
and daughter Sharon have re
turned to their home in Westmin-
ster after having visited the
formers parents Mr. and Mrs
Floyd Wensel, south of town. Their
son Butch" is remaining Tor a
few weeks visit with his grand
parents. Sunday guests at the Wen
sci home included Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Dunbar and children Ruth
and Wayne, Terra Alta; MI. and
Mrs. Blair Simmons. Mt. Lake
Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Snyder
and sons, Westminster.