Cumberland militia drive yields eight enlistments at armory meeting
Col. Pearce presided as Brig. Gen. Gaither urged renewed militia interest in Cumberland. Eight men enlisted for Company G amid calls for local business support and full strength within two weeks. Speakers included F. Brooke Whiting and Capt. Arthur Hadsell. Remarks recalled Civil War and Revolutionary context and praised training for rapid conflict readiness. Gaither and Hadgell returned to Baltimore after the meeting.
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Cumberland
Charles D. Gaither
Maryland
Mechanica Street
George A. Pearrs
Colonel Pearce
Capt
Arthur Hadsell
F. Brooke Whiting
John G. Lynn, Jr
Robert W. McMichael
William A Huster
George KR. Wheeler
Hletzer
Pownall
George Kendall Seiber
William J. Feaga
George R Hughes
Thomas B. Cumiskey
John K. Dieter
Pearce
Great Britain
Pany G
Lynn
Mr. McMichael
Theodore Luman
Allegany County Academy
General Gaither
Hadgell
Baltimore
Christmas Trees for Sale at City Hall Bedford Street
EB R Neff offers a fine selection of Christmas trees at City Hall on Bedford Street with prices from 50 cents upward. A complete line of green trimmings including moss holly and holly wreaths is also available.
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EB. R. Neff
City Hall
Bedford Street
Cumberland man buys 114 Virginia avenue grocery store
Mr. Ja W. Frye of Cumberland, a former Baltimore and Ohio railroad employee, purchases the grocery at 114 Virginia avenue from Mer. R. W. Young. Frye plans to offer a full staple and fancy line with fresh vegetables and produce, inviting old customers and the public to visit for prompt, courteous service.
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Ja W. Frye
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mer. R. W. Young
Virginia Avenue
Brye
Frye
Stockholders Meeting Notice at German Savings Bank Cumberland
The annual meeting of stock holders of the German Savings Bank of Cumberland will be held at No. 89 Baltimore street on Monday January 10 1916 at 16 o'clock a m to elect directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business. G L Wellington president. Advertisement December 16-1¢.
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German Savings Bank
Cumberland
Baltimore Street
G. L. Wellington
Gur
Xmas Club
Viermber
Central Y M C A basket league opens with four teams
Notes from Cumberland reveal the City Basket Ball League at the Central Y M C A floor. Four teams compete in two planned games pitting Y M C A against K O G Champions and Tri State Business College versus Potomac Club.
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Tri State Business College
Potomac
W. H. Baxley
Leon Willison
S. Ross Gould
Robert Armpruster
Chas. Zimmerman
Harold Freeland
Chas. Piper
Grant MacFarlane
Harry Landis
Somerville Nicholson
Raymond Ward
Robert Spriggs
Frank Blau
Carl Radcliffe
William Douglas
Samuel Usher
Lewis Webster
Potomac Club
Theo. Damm
George Henderson
Donald Macfarlane
Murray Smouve
John Lynn
W. I. Lew
Harry Cole
Central Y. M. C. A
William Shakespeare Denied Marine Enlistment in Rochester
Rochester dispatch reports William Shakespeare, 39, without a home, was refused enlistment in the U S Marine Corps after presenting himself at the local recruiting office. He quipped for food and cited long journeys by rail as he sought admission.
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Rochester
William Shakespeare
United States Marine Corps
Prithee
Congressman Homer P. Snyder Joins Congress From New York
Homer P. Snyder Republican newly seated in the New York delegation to the national House of Representatives. He hails from Little Falls New York and began life as an employee of a knitting mill he later owned. Born Amsterdam New York December 6 1863.
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Homer P. Snyder
New York
House of Representatives
Little Falls
N. Y
Snyder
Amsterdam
Kenny's Beautiful Souvenir Glass Advertisement
A quaint ad from Th C D Kenny Company at 41 N Centre Street promotes a souvenir glass item. The notice lists phone contact 3417 and identifies the business as a local retailer advertising decorative glass keepsakes.
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Kenny
Th. C.D. Kenny Company
N. Centre Street
Advertise Offer for Special Subscription Price
A promotional notice invites readers to inquire about a special subscription price in EVERY WEEK and the paper. It also urges readers to drink German beer and promotes absolute purity as a selling point for the publication.
Cumberland Office Supply Company Reopens After Fire
Cumberland Office Supply Company announces temporary reopening at 29 North Liberty Street after a destructive fire. The firm seeks continued orders for stationery printing and office supplies with rapid service and prompt delivery. phone 176.
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N. Liberty St
THE
Cumberland Office Supply CO
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Stockholders Meeting
Cumberland Laundry
N. Mechanic Street
the Cumberland Press
Central
George 8. Fymore
Caitiff
Fynmore
Monacker
Monroe County
Hartford Daily Courant
Balkans
WM. Shakespeare
Marines
Congress
Queen City Skating RM
At & O'Clock
Yuletide
Cyril B. Geare
Seaver and Geare
Walsh Building
Tel
Cumberland Office Supply Company
Holtzman’s
Buick
Glisan
Grionery
Highland
Dorothy
Autocrat Gentlemens Club
Parker
Shirey & Hawkins
Baltimore St
Cumberland, Md
Victrola
Victor
Columbia
Taine
Shakespeare
Kipling Dickens
Scott Ruskin
Bronte
John A. Fulton & CO
Beltimore
Liberty Sts
Campobello
Third National Bank Building
J. UW. Holzshu & CO
Sidison Electric Ill. Co
Liberty Street
Commercial Savings Bankd
North Liberty Street
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