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Newspaper

Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1914

Page

2

Santa and the Star Queen cantata in Frostburg church

The Congregational Bowery street members plan a Christmas cantata at the church auditorium. Ida Thomas chairs. Santa played by Philip Thom with Mae Thomas as Star Queen and Louis Edmunds as Chief Brownie. A detailed program includes greetings, songs, recitations, and dances featuring local youths and several attendant brownies.

Bowery Street Ida Thomas Santa Philip Thom Mae Thomas Louis Edmunds Anna Reese Rebecca Reese Elizabeth Rod Greedy Jim Chester Reese Mary Davies Datha Thomas Santa Claus Harry Klice Grace Rodda Ellen Ball Dorothy Evans Jennie Riddler Ethelyn Crowe Brenwen Price

Midland Bureau Delivery Notice Urges Prompt Service

Cumberland Press notices subscribers to notify their representative at once if newspaper delivery is not prompt.

Cumberland Press Yaste K. Joseph Baumann Representative Bureau of Cumberland Press Carl C. Firle

Death of a Child Stakem Boy

Peter Stakem three years old son of Mr and Mrs James B Stakem Paradise street died Saturday from croup He was sick but a short time Funeral from their home at 2 o clock interment in St Josephs Belvedere Cemetery Flower carriers Patrick Grimes and Carl Firlie Pallbearers John Grimes John O Rourke John Thompson and James Stakem

Peter James B. Stakem Paradise Street Croup St. Joseph's Belvedere Cemetery Patrick Grimes Carl Firlie John Grimes John O’rourke John Thompson James Stakem

Cumberland Press asks readers to notify delays to local rep

The Cumberland Press urges subscribers to report late deliveries to R. A. Hoffmeister the local representative. Patrons and friends are asked to phone personals and other news items to the representative. any matter of interest will be appreciated.

Bureau of the Cumberland Press R. A. Hoffmeister The

Modern Opera House Planned for Westernport

M J Ward plans a $25000 Opera House on Main Street to replace Star Theatre and Ward’s Saloon. The modern facility will seat 1200, have a large stage, gallery, two exits, and bring major road shows to the Tri-Towns, saving trips to Cumberland. The Tri-Towns Daily Bulletin debuts today with editor E Lee Combs.

M. J. Ward Main Street Westernport Star Theatre Ward Tri-Towns Cumberland Maryland Tri- Towns Z. T. Kalbaugh Keyser H. B. Carroll William Lake New York E. Lee Combs Darr Devon Club

McMullen Bros Offer Great Values on Suits Now

Local ad notes McMullen Bros selling suits at January sale prices for Christmas shopping. Also promotes Nickel's Fruit Cakes as a holiday buy with a brief advertising line.

McMullen Bros

Modern Woodmen officers named at Keyser WV

The Modern Woodmen elected officers B F Zacot counsel Tom Nash advisor A V Douglas banker H G Fisher clerk G L Folk escort C E Barron watch man J C Mellwee sentry R E Montgomery trustee The Firemen fair opened with a big parade led by an auto truck Uniform Bank participated, and the fair lasts one week. Jessie Floyd, recently home in Mannington with rheumatism, returns for a specialist consult in Cumberland then plans a short stay here. Next week at the Opera House Waite and Waite Musical Comedy Company returns after a year. Miss Edna Lemon 21 died after a lingering illness with funeral at the Triplett farm home and Greens Point Cemetery interment.

B. F. Zacot Tom Nash A. V. Douglas H. G. Fisher G. LD. Folk C. E. Barron J. C. Mellwee R. E. Montgomery Uniform Bank Edna Lemon John Lemon Triplett Twenty-first Bridge Mr. Keesucker Greens Point Cemetery

Miss Anna Leary Visits Brother at Martinsburg

Miss Anna Leary is visiting her brother, Mr. W. F. Leary, in Martinsburg as part of a family trip.

Anna Leary Mr. W. F. Leary Martinsburg

Austrian Worker Dies After Cable Accident

Nichola Gesualda an Austrian hired by H S Kerbaugh Inc contractor died at City Hospital Martinsburg after a heavy cable struck him on the head as he attempted to lift it. He was 27, unmarried and had been in the country briefly. Personal items note Mrs Harry L MacDonald and daughter Florence and Miss Louise Norton of Paw Paw were guests of Mrs J S MacDonald in Martinsburg on their way to Baltimore.

P. S. McGuire Taylor Street Billy Baker Charles Clark Squire Jeffries Federal Hill Orchestra Peter McGuire, Jr Buck Wing Elizabeth James Skidmore Maple Street Orpha Clark Cumberland Charles Oak Street Fred Rowe Welsh Hill Elsworth Johns Frost Avenue W. W. Penn Pittsburgh Frostburg Melvin Eichhorn Samuel Shearer Mary Johns Baltimore Walker Chapman Frostburg Normal School Hot Springs William Stokes Blair School Clairton Olive Cathcart University of Michigan Kalamazoo Mich Cathcart Moscow Timothy Griffith Helen L. Griffith New York City William Burnell Centennial Street Nichola Gesualda H. S. Kerbaugh, Inc Martins Urg Harry L. MacDonald Florence Louise Norton Paw Paw J. S. MacDonald Martinsburg

John L Sullivan Reclaims $10,000 Championship Belt

John L Sullivan, famed heavyweight champion, regains the belt once won from Paddy Ryan in 1883 after long poverty forced him to pawn it multiple times. The belt, valued at $10,000, symbolizes his historic title and climb from hardship.

John L. Sullivan America Paddy Ryan

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