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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1916
Page
5
William C. Montignani of Cumberland is scheduled to speak to Fairmont men this Sunday at 2 PM at the Y M C A. He is noted for Scottish songs and stories and is secretary of the railroad Y M C A at Cumberland.
Queen City Scribes held a meeting at the Evening Times editorial rooms with three informal lectures by Jank Lee Carl Richard Pindell McCardell and Harry J Beneman A committee was appointed to seek elbow room for reporters as court crowds grow Plans include a future dignitaries of the city visit and scribe stunts Measles talk by Health Officer Colton notes twenty cases in three days and warns mothers to isolate children and report all cases to the Health Department
The Rev. Brother Constantius PhD LL D moves from St. Marys College Oakland to Rock Hill College Oakland to join the faculty in Maryland. He will visit Rev. Bro Philip at La Salle Institute before starting duties and is known as an educational writer and Catholic encyclopedia contributor.
The fifth annual Moose Fair runs three weeks starting February 14 at Old Moose Hall North Center street. Frank Florentino decorates the hall. McCauley's Band of 20 pieces performs each evening with a full orchestra for dancing. A good time is promised with orderly conduct.
A force of fifteen to twenty men works at the Baltimore street crossing to widen the track space for Baltimore and Ohio railroad engines. Inspector McBride oversees the relocation as the new engines, a mix of heavy mallets and 60 hundreds, arrive for the division. One track will be removed to gain width between the remaining tracks at the most difficult point.
Third day of a $25,000 suit by David Branson against Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for injuries from operating a paint gun at South Cumberland shops. Defense witnesses include Dr. J A Doerner who found no lead poisoning and several shop officials detailing gun use and ventilation.
Three men Barnard Ames and Myers were arrested in Wheeling on a city charge of carrying concealed weapons. After a city hearing they were found guilty and fined before state warrants were issued sending them to Allegany County jail. Photographs and post office inspectors were sent to aid in identifying possible robbers linked to the case.
Harry Snyder of near Green Springs West Virginia was arrested by Baltimore and Ohio Detective Bawtry Saturday morning at North Branch. He was brought before Magistrate J. B. Humbird and held on 500 dollars bond for a Wednesday hearing on charges of stealing several sacks of flour from B & O freight cars at North Branch. Snyder is about 29 and works at the B & O tie plant at Green Springs.
Dr. Claybrook a Baltimore and Ohio surgeon for 17 years testified. Dr. Hawkins supported Dr. Hamman and Branson’s symptoms as mental with no lead poisoning from paint and gun exposure. The trial likely to go to a jury late today or tomorrow morning.
A service featured solos and choruses from the Messiah and Creation with Mrs. Frank Stein singing Open the Gates of the Temple. Soloists included W. L. Morgan John B. Whittaker and Dr. Alvin E Anthony. Mae Whittaker’s War March of Priests received praise. Prof John Whittaker directed and accompanied.
Mrs. Mary E. Lenox, 79, of Savage Maryland, mother of several listed relatives and in law, dies at home after infirmities. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 PM. William H. Cooper, former Georges Creek official, dies. funeral Sunday at 114 South Patterson Park Avenue Baltimore. Walter Zies, 12, son of Lawrence and, dies at Allegany Hospital. body to Walford's.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Moore of Hagerstown celebrated their fifty eighth anniversary. Mrs. Moore, Deputy Register of Wills since 1883, was formerly Miss Mouse of near Hancock and is aunt to Peter H. Mouse and Mrs. Augustus Kerns. Local society events include bridge and card parties at various homes and a Western Maryland Railway Cotillion dance in Baltimore on February 18 for employees.
No city Commissioners meeting today as Mayor Thos. W. Koon attended the Courthouse as a witness. The regular weekly session will convene tomorrow at 9 30 a.m.
Local column lists numerous visitors and travelers visiting or returning home in Martinsburg Cumberland and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs Cora Grubb Mr and Mrs Scott VanMeter and Thelma Darby Mrs Lawrence Fraley and baby daughter Miss Neda Workman and Miss Ruth Fuller Miss Josephine Patrick and Miss Freda Creutzburg among others. Community members travel for business leisure and family visits with several relocations noted.
A joint social of the L. D. Rohrer Bible Class the Ladies Aid Society and the Young People's Union will be held at the church tomorrow evening. Refreshments will be served and the event is open to the public, not limited to members of the church or its organizations.
Audit filed in Circuit Court for Allegany County Maryland will be ready for ratification February 14 1916 unless cause shown. Ralph M Luman Trustee funds under distribution. Clerk Lloyd L Bhaffer signs notice with February 7 1916 advertisement.
A sum of money was found in a store and the owner may recover it by proving ownership and paying for this advertisement. W. E. Turner Druggist Feb 7. Ne Ann ooh ag SPAS Ty tie oral Ode Det.
Samuel D. Young 70 died yesterday at his Cumberland home after a prolonged illness pneumonia listed as direct cause. He served as boatyard superintendent for Canal Towage Co and earlier worked in C and O Canal Co construction. He was a longtime Cumberland council member and leaves a wife Mary May Canfield and several children. Services set for tonight at 8 and burial in Paw Paw, W. Va.
Word reached here of the death by self destruction of Miss Grace Francis a milliner who had headed Lazarus store for eight seasons in this city and who also ran a millinery shop on Frederick Street for a year.
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