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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1916
Page
2
Fire at John Jones grocer on Bowery street caused a brief blaze Saturday night with two outside ignition points. A neighbor John Davis spotted it, and a fire committee labeled the incident malicious. Fire did not spread far. no insurance held by Jones, who plans to insure now.
Miss Matilda Sharks dies at home in Midland. John Lynch funeral at 2 p m with K of P charge at Washington street and Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs John Clark funeral from Rockville with Allegany Cemetery interment. Several local injuries from Ocean mine accident and ongoing sick list. Basketball game Beall High vs Lonaconing Reserves on Wednesday. Leap Year dance planned February 29 with Prof Cavanaugh orchestra. Numerous personals and grade lists from Lonaconing schools and area residents.
Stephen Porter 72 found dead at his Foundry Row home after a health scare. funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Mt. Savage with burial at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery. Also reported are injuries to Jacob Lemmert in Calla Hill, Edith Hergot’s death at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, a Miss Graham card party, a Junior Guild masked social at St George's Church, and St Patrick's parochial school roll of honor listings.
Vital statistics for Cumberland cover the week ending February 5. Births totaled nineteen with parents Emmanuel Hoff to Bertha Hoff producing a male, and eleven other couples listed for female or male infants. Deaths included Harry Collins age 24 and Anna Trout aged 16 days among eight named deceased. Communicable diseases show minor counts for tuberculosis typhoid fever and whooping cough.
Public Athletic League of Baltimore sets Friday May 19 as the county school meet date with schoolwork displays in the morning and the athletic contests in the afternoon. About 400 boys expected. medical exams required. events include 50 to 880 yard dashes, relays, jumps, throws, and shot put across multiple weight classes. Beall High School leads last year, with Pennsylvania Avenue grammar school close behind.
The Western Maryland Railway bowling team from Hagerstown defeated the local office employees here Saturday night on the Savoy alleys by a narrow 21 pin margin. Hagerstown rolled 1646 total pins across three games. Wamsley led with a 384 series.
Reports of a new German plot circulate as Ottawa debates fires origin. Canadian guards fired on a rowboat near Bridgeburg early today, raising fears of a bridge dynamite attempt. The Ninth Overseas battalion of 1656 men arrived at Welland to reinforce guards around the Welland canal and nearby munitions plants.
W H Baxley secretary of the Cumberland Y M C A spoke at a Martinsburg board meeting. He outlined Cumberland work and urged a Martinsburg campaign to make the association a central, guiding presence for local young men. Strong turnout and active discussion followed.
The Frederick Post discusses the baseball situation with Frostburg and Piedmont. It notes Frostburg’s support but favors Piedmont as the better option and mentions a Frederick representative to vote in Hagerstown with discretion. A Cumberland writer calls the Blue Ridge league “our circuit” and hints at premature conclusions about outcomes.
A small fire broke out at the Buchanan timber yard yesterday morning at 7 o'clock and was promptly extinguished by the central fire department before any damage occurred.
Charles Emmart resigns from Cumberland city police after four years with the Baltimore street car force to join Western Maryland Railway. His duties will take him to Hancock and Pen-Mar, with headquarters in Hagerstown where his family will later move.
Rome February reports from Messagero say the Skoda arms plant at Pilzen in Austria suffered a catastrophic explosion. Three main buildings including the 305 millimeter howitzer production block were demolished with 195 dead.
London reports 28 air combats on Saturday with German aircraft driven down in six cases within their lines. A sixth aircraft descended with a damaged engine and broken propeller. A reconnaissance plane failed to return. One hostile captive balloon was damaged when a shell struck its winch and the balloon broke loose.
Greenburg and South Fork residents appear in a cited notice item listing David H Weyandt Margaret D MecCulloc Raymond FE Chappel Alvina RK Tunnecliff Roy E Stevens Anna E Short William TP Peer Maude Coffman Charles l Myera Catherine B Dally Herbert Dowling Margaret Ff Eigin Blair H Ribblett Anna B Sell and others from Pennsylvania and nearby states.
A cash register was taken from Eapy Anderson Green And Chases store Saturday night. It contained little change and was found yesterday along the Baltimore and Ohio tracks half a mile from the city, smashed with coins scattered along the rails.
George 8 Willison transfers a lot in Frostburg to Isabella Willison for about $10. Miller Company conveys a lot on Arch Street in Arch to Charles and Cora Rinker for roughly $800. Georges Creek Coal Company sells a lot in Lonaconing to Sarah White for $100. Cecia Berman transfers attorney deed of trust to Morris Baron for about $5.
The Frederick district monthly meeting of Methodist Episcopal pastors met at Mount Savage M E Church led by Rev. Robert Nicholson. The day included morning and afternoon sessions with luncheon served by the Ladies Aid Society.
WANTED Delivery boy not under 16 who rides wheel. Sanner Fish Market seeks a courier. Call 1668J or visit 171lw for details.
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