Hospital Auxiliary reports donations and gifts to Miner's Hospital
Frostburg notes show Ladies Auxiliary of Miner's Hospital resigning after a year of service. The report lists $265 raised, $229.80 spent on hospital supplies, and numerous donated items from members, schools, and friends including linens, silverware, linens, plants, and Thanksgiving baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital
Ladies’ Auxi
Miner's Hospital
Friends of the Auxiliary
Frostburg
State Normal
Beall High
Hill Street
Grahamtown
Brownsville
Acme Store Ad Promotes Holiday Gifts in Connellsville Ad
In Connellsville Pa a local ad urges Christmas shoppers to visit the Acme Store for gifts for all ages. Note says a new candy shipment arrived priced at 10 cents per pound and references Acme Store Mount Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme
Mount Savage
Subscribers urged to notify rep if paper delivery delayed
A snippet from the Cumberland Press advertises Yaste's Confectionery and Joseph Baumann as a representative for subscriptions and urges subscribers to contact the rep immediately if newspaper delivery is not prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Cumberland Press
Mount Savage B of R T to Hold Christmas Fair
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will stage a fair at Odd Fellows Hall during Christmas holidays. William Hopkins is ill. Mrs. George Malloy and Mrs. William Norman attended the funeral of Samuel Dull, a brother and uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. of
R. T
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Odd Fellows Hall
William Hopkins
George Malloy
William Norman
Samuel Dull
Midland paper delivery urged prompt reports
Midland subscribers are urged to notify their Cumberland Press representative immediately if newspaper delivery is not prompt.
Students Attend All Days at St Joseph Parochial School
The November roll lists attendees by grade with names in Commercial, High School, Eighth, Seventh, Sixth, Fifth, and lower grades. An assembly entertainment followed by refreshments is noted, alongside community notices, sport events, and local advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Parochial School
Commercial Department
Bernadette Stakem
Loretta Rielly
May Cavanaugh
Annie Kirby
Alice Kenny
James Nichols
James Murphy
Owen Canty
James Winters
John Clapp
Carl Firlie
Myles Byrne
Simon Rielly
Michael Shoe
Phillip Murphy
Isabelle Martin
Michael Canty
Edmund Cavanaugh
Sarah Murphy
Mary Manly
Helen Thompson
Inene Firlie
John Murphy
Manus McGeady
Sylvester Shue
James Stakem
Edward Winters
Agatha Winters
Albana Byrnes
Helen Burns
Annie Campbell
Francis McGeady
William Campbell
Simon Byrnes
Michael Hughes
Joseph Shields
Ethel Grimes
Catherine Canty
Margaret McConnell
Helen Powers
Leona Poland
An Bynes
Daniel Campbell
David Corigan
Joseph Monaghan
Howard Dunn
Thos. Gilpin
Raphael Firlie
Patrick Rielly
Francis Murphy
William Powers
Vincent Mullen
Francis Kenny
Raymond Firlie
John Anthony
Francis Winters
Harry Dunn
Jonathan Baker
Michael Polois
Phillip McConnell
Angela Duggan
Stella Brehany
Margaret Manley
Rose Murphy
Nina Kelley
Catherine Nolan
Iona Morgan
Marie Stakera
Mary Jrmabeth McConnel
Anna Grimes
Eliza Monaghan
Elizabeth Canty
Elizaveta Poland
Anna Eagen
Clara Hughes
Mine worker injured in cave accident at Washington Mine No 2
George Busby Jr. was crushed between a loaded car and a rib at Washington Mine No 2, suffering a fractured collar bone and three broken ribs. A Coal Valley Council meeting discussed debt elimination from a hall and a planned banquet next month. Committee members include O W Simons John Myers Henry Stark Edwin Elias and Wm Kreitzburg. The Girl's Glen Dale Club treasurer reports $53 raised at a social last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Busby, Jr
Washington Mine, No. 2
Coal Valley Council, Jr. O. U. A. M
O. W. Simons
John Myers
Henry Stark
Edwin Elias
Wm. Kreitzburg
Glen Dale
Ministers elected to yearlong offices at Barton M E Church
The district ministers met at Barton Methodist Episcopal Church yesterday and chose Rev. William Lynn Lonaconing as president Rev. F A Killman Grace Church South Cumberland as vice president and Rev. Robert Nicholson Mt. Savage as treasurer for the ensuing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
Barton Methodist Episcopal Church
William Lynn
Lonaconing
F. A. Killman
Grace Church
South Cumberland
Robert Nicholson
Mt. Savage
Notice to Cumberland Press subscribers and patrons
The Tri-Towns Press asks subscribers to inform the Cumberland Press representative if paper delivery is not prompt. Patrons and friends are urged to phone the local representative with any news items or matters of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-Towns
Bureau of the Press
Tri- Towns
Brady's Hall
Bureau of the
Cumberland Press
R. A. Hoffmeister
The
Engagement announced for Robert Crane Stanley and Miss Charlotte Chowning
Announcement reports engagement of Robert Crane Stanley a Piedmont businessman to Miss Charlotte Chowning of Baltimore. It notes the couple plan to marry tomorrow at the bride's home in Baltimore and mentions Mrs Chowning’s work as a milliner with Mrs Foley last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Crane Stanley
Charlotte Chowning
Baltimore
Stanley
Piedmont
Mrs Chowning
Foley
Keyser News Briefs From W Va And Nearby Areas
Obituary notices report Mrs. Fred Willis dying at her home above W A Welch’s plumbing shop in Keyser and burial in Catholic cemetery. Her husband’s illness left them destitute, aided by city officials and Father O’Hara. Other items note sleet and snow closing roads, a dairyman cutting through fallen trees, newspaper publisher W H Barger buying the old McGahan building, and Congressman Howard Sutherland’s county stop en route to Washington. Firemen prepare for a charity fair at the K of P Armory to fund a new fire truck. A property lot sale and nightly dancing are advertised, with Morris and Orchestra providing music. James Thomas Morris, 74, dies after illness. funeral in Queens Point. A thief steals $47 from a B&O ticket office money drawer while Agent Schoppert watches train No. 5. Personal note: C L Bane of Cumberland attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Willis
W. A. Welch
Keyser
Westernport
F. Guy Davis
W. A. O'Hara
Meloday
K. of P. Armory
MclIlwee
Local folk reel in news from Elkins to Cumberland
Tuesday evening reports bring notices of attendees returning from the George Freeland funeral in Elkins. Several townsfolk and visitors are named including families from Terra Alta Westernport Petersburg Cumberland and Burlington with minor business and social movements noted.
Dr Henry Van Dyke Visits White House on Peace Outlook
Dr Henry Van Dyke, American minister to the Netherlands, on a month long visit, called on President Wilson at the White House last week and warned that no peace in Europe is imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry van Dyke
Netherlands
President Wilson
White House
Europe
Advertisement offer misleads on war records and supply
An editorial page clipping advertises a dubious deal claiming a “complete record of facts” behind the present European war. It urges readers to mail 10 cents to The Press office and buy immediately, warning that the supply is limited.
Furlough Leads to 90 Men Idle at B and O Shops
The B and O Railroad reduced staff yesterday, furloughing about 50 workers while senior officials were also affected. Master mechanic Thomas R. Stewart said furloughed men would return January 1, with current machinists only able to service engines in daily Cumberland division use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. & O. Railroad Company
Thomas R. Stewart
Cumberland
Navy Sees Record Enlistments Since Spanish War
Washington reports 192 new Navy enlistments in a single day the highest since the Spanish American War. The total enlistments reach 52,451 as of yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Divorce Decree Sought in Allegany County Suit
Equity case No 7395 in Allegany County Circuit Court seeks AVINCULO MATRIMONIL divorce from Floyd Blackwood. Married Cumberland February 14 1911 desertion and three years apart. defendant nonresident of Maryland living in West Virginia. Notice to defendant via newspaper publication four weeks before December 31 1914 with appearance by January 15 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie L. Blackwood
Floyd Blackwood
Cumberland
Maryland
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Allegany County
Lloyd L. Shaffer
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Eva H. Jeffries
Lecy
Harris
Richard Harris
Christian Science Church
Allegany Cemetery
Arion Band
Mozart Glee Club
G. Dud Hocking
Charles D. Zimmerly
J. M. Zimmerly
Broadway
United States
Delaware
Norfolk
Zimmerly
Mr. Zimmerly
Navy
Vera Cruz
Panama Canal
Veterans’ Auxiliary
Wehner’s Hall
Edward Griffith
East Main Street
William Miller
Magnolia
W. Va
William D. Lewis
William
Thomas H. Morgan
Fairmont
William Jose
Bowery Street
Miner’s Hospital
Lyric Theatre
Grace M. E. Church
South
Arion
Walter Wittig
Clarence Powers
David Lamb
Hafer Undertaking and Furniture Company
James Athey
Nou
D. I. Griffith
H. Magine
Garrett County
Thomas Beeman
George
Martha Cook
North Center Street
Oak Hill Cemetery
M. L. Enders
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
E. R. Beck
William Orr
A. F. Lee
Kansas City
Pie Social
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist Church
Isaac Miller
Robert Muir
John Muir
Allegany Street
Mr. Muir
Illinois
Muir
A. S. Turner
Wm. Spears
T. C. Miller
L. Eisenberg
J. P. Filson
Coco Pee Re
Connellsville, Pa
Billy” Anday
Thos. S. Popp
S. Water St
Frostburg, Md
P. O
Jacob Hafer
Dayton
Anies St
Midland
Bureau of Cumberland Press
Carl C. Ithe
Parochial School Report
Charity
Piedmont High School Assembly Hall
Miss Hepburn
Kate Murphy
Alice Walton
May Rose
Grace Stottler
Singleton
Lulu Heskitt
Sam I. Gilmore
Lewis Albright
Chas
W. H. &. White
Stewart Arnold
J. C. Sanders
Lulu
Lorethe Martin
Jamie Martin
Edna Wolf
Ruth Wierer
Robert Weber
Harold Gilmore
A. G. J’erden
Rose McCombs
Jessie Smith
Wayne C. Attes
Police Court
Mike Donely
Russel Cline
Bucy
Dernon
John R. Keller
Reznor
Maio
John Ye Keller
Harry Ravenscroft
Jas. Footen
Neizum
Grafton
Eva Hayden
McCandish
Thomas A. Kenny
A. Goessett
Pittsburg
T. Kalbaugh
H. R. Stottler
Hoffman Hospital
W. T. Kalbaugh
George Slagger, Jr
D. Z. Dunott
W. M. Railway
Tri.Towns
Edna Green
T. A. Cross
Eckhart
Miner
Jr. O. Ulm
Roll Call
Social
M. Ek
Stanley—Chowning
Citizens National Bank
German Savings Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
S. E. Corner
Batimore Aad
Centre Streets
George Fadeere Kugh A. McMullen
L._MORGAN, pees ier
George L. Wellington
Hugh A. McMullen
James A. McHenry, Warren
Waits Charles G
GEO. D. Landwehr
C. G. Holzshu
John Schiller
Cumberland, Maryland
Usman Rosenbaum
J. N. M. Brandler, John Schiller
H. A. BA
Merman
Allegany Mountains
W. H. Barger
Mineral Daily News
McGahan
Sutherland
Howard Sutherland
Elkins
Congress
Firemen’s Fair
James Thomas Morris
Harrison Morris
St. Cloud Street
R. G Hammond
United Brethren Church
Queens Point
Ernest Schoppert
B. and O
C. L. Bane
J. G. L. Shaffer
G. C. Shaffer
George Freeland
Bruce Bosely
Terra Alta
C. C. Arbogast
Ford Automobiles
F. L. Baker
Burlington
P. Q. Sharke
Lena Leake
William Spotts
Orchard Street
Gertrude Potts
New Haven
F. C. Reynolds
Martinsburg
Mary Alice Parker
Sue Smith
Petersburg
Vossler
Selma Doll
Isabella Kimmell
Hiutbert
Spring Street
D. P. Davis
Pittsburgh
Calvin Avrice
Cabin Run
R. McV. Crane
Emily Yarnell
D. T. Greenwade
van Dyke
Circuit Court For
Louis Stein
North Centre St
Cumberland, Md
North Centre Street
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