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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
8
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A large stock offers every conceivable kind of flannel shirt with a shirt for every individual preference. All shirts are priced to suit every budget and are warranted not to shrink.
Very fine sweaters and cardigan jackets are in this sale. Many are priced lower than at other stores, offering unusually good value compared with regular prices.
Miss June A Robertson and Charles I W Donnelly were married at noon Thursday in the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation Baltimore by Rev J William McCauley former pastor of St Pauls Cumberland The couple planned home at 9 Waverly Terrace Cumberland Md Relations and guests included Gen W Bladen Lowndes and others from Baltimore After luncheon at Emerson Hotel the couple returned on Baltimore Ohio train No 1 and will reside at home after January 24 Fletcher Price license issued at Piecers Town and Belle Grove
Washington a nearly deserted city as Congress and government departments closed for Christmas. Officials dined at home or visited, western members held private gatherings, and charity groups distributed baskets with turkey and cranberry sauce. Cafes offered egg nogg and apple jack, reflecting a peaceful spirit.
Mr and Mrs William Cunningham of Negley Apartments welcomed a boy and a girl at 12 10 this morning. Cunningham, now Mail's stereotyper pressman, moved from Cumberland. Mother and children are doing nicely. He quipped about hoodoo after a sequence of calamitous events in Hagerstown.
County Commissioners in Cumberland Maryland will meet at the Court House January 4 5 and 6 1915 to hear appeals transfer county assessment books and handle other business. Those seeking assessment corrections must attend as no changes will be made after adjournment of the term. Angus Ireland Clerk.
George Burns 21, son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Burns of Lumberport, died in Clarksburg Hospital after dynamite explosion on Lumber ran for Hope Natural Gas Company blasts rock late Thursday night.
A Eagle report states Herman Nassau shot and killed Sam Wells and seriously wounded Bill Gates, both Negro men. D. T. Faulkner, another Black man, was shot and killed at Mahan during a quarrel. Constable Riggs, per Judge Haymond, ordered destruction by sewer of 1200 gallons of beer and other liquors, marking the first public liquor destruction under prohibition law amid a watching crowd. Large quantities remain stored in the courthouse pending court disposition.
A list of individuals and entities identified as fair to or organized labor, including C. Zimmerman Dye & Beerbower J. E. Weaver George Grove and others, followed by an advertisement credit to WEBSTER Secretary and a note encouraging ads in The Press want columns for results.
Cumberland citizens host a wide circle of relatives and friends over the holidays. Harford and Hancock residents, university students, railroad workers, and medical staff gather in Cumberland and nearby towns, with visits extending to Baltimore Philadelphia and beyond.
A reception will honor Harry C. McAdams retired Baltimore and Ohio trainmaster tonight at the B and O YMCA. He recently left the railroad service to join the Interstate Commerce Commission with headquarters in the south and is regarded as an expert in railroad matters.
The Hes ter Columbus Breweries Company a 12 million dollar firm based in Columbus Ohio was placed in the hands of receivers by U S District Court Judge Sater citing decreased beer demand adverse legislation and dry measures in eight years The receivers are C Christian Born and Carl J Hoster two large stockholders The firm carries 4 55 million in stock and 4 899 million in bonds secured by mortgages across Ohio Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania Indiana and New Jersey The company says WV dry laws and higher saloon fees helped end its sales and notes only current debts and bond interest plus sinking fund obligations remain due
Former State Senator John Hubner of Catonsville Baltimore county is celebrating his seventy four birthday with a family dinner at his home. He remains active in real estate development and serves on the Springfield State Hospital board. Hubner born in 1840 in Sammers Bavaria came to the United States in 1855 and held multiple business and political roles including Speaker of the Maryland House and Senate President.
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