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Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1915

Page

5

Steele Reappoints Campbell as Special Deputy Surveyor

Guy M. Steele, new Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore, recommended the reap pointment of Col. James Campbell as Special Deputy Surveyor. The Grand Army Club in Baltimore excitedly endorsed the move, calling Campbell a brave soldier and faithful government officer. Campbell, a former Deputy Surveyor, has ties to Barton and is father of James Campbell of Azany.

Guy M. Steele Baltimore James Campbell Grand Army Club North Greene Street Campbell House Committee Surveyor Steele David E. Maberly William H. Moffett Grand Army Club of Maryland Barton Barton, This County A'ezany

Conductor Devine Retires After 42 Years Service

Dennis Devine a Baltimore and Ohio conductor long based in Connellsville retired after 42 years of service. He will reside in Versailles Pennsylvania. Devine spent 30 years as a passenger conductor and earlier ran time freight during which his train received the railroad’s first caboose. Most passenger work was between Pittsburgh and Cumberland, at retirement he led Trains No 1 and 2 between Pittsburgh and Fairmont.

Dennis Devine Baltimore & Ohio Connellsville Versailles Devine Pittsburg Fairmont

William Brown Killed by B&O Train Near Hyndman

William Brown of Hyndman Pennsylvania 30 was instantly killed at Brackin's curve four miles west of Hyndman by Baltimore and Ohio passenger train No 8. A freight train blocked the eastbound track forcing No 8 onto the westbound track where Brown stood. Brakeman R F Wolford brother in law of the dead man recovered the body. Interment will be at Madley Pennsylvania tomorrow afternoon. Survived by wife formerly Miss May Wolford of Hyndman. Cousin is Prof John J Tipton of Maryland Avenue this city.

William Brown Hyndman Brackin’s Curve Baltimore and Ohio Williams and Brown R. F. Wolford Madley May Wolford John J. Tipton Maryland Avenue

Funeral Notices For Mellinger Kearney and Furlow

Funeral services for George Mellinger proprietor of the Maryland Theatre were held after his death at Walton Street church and he was interred at Grandview. John J. Kearney of Huntington was buried at Ss Peter and Pauls Cemetery with many Huntington and Morgantown attendees. Elisha H. Furlow Baltimore machinist died at 816 Lafayette Avenue after eight weeks illness and his funeral was at Grace M. E. Church with burial in the family lot.

George Mellinger Wiefe Warren F. P. Mellinger Maryland Theatre Walton Street Methodist Episcopal Church Pittsburg Johnstown Clyde Mellinger John Henderson Napoleon Street Walter Eb, Burnett Franklineet M. KE. Church Grandview Cemetery Elisha H. Furlow Baltimore and Ohio Lafayette Avenue Elizabeth Furlow James Furlow Baltimore Jesse Joseph Furlow Mark Shuck Ridgeley Isaac Bucy Sarah Providence Furlow Kiowa Improved Order of Red Men Grace M. E. Church

Four Weeks to Johnson Willard Title Fight Set in Juarez

New York February 8 Four weeks from today Jack Johnson the world heavyweight champion and Jess Willard the Kansas strongman will meet for the title and a large fortune in Juarez Mexico just across the Rio Grande from El Paso. The bout moves outside the United States to avoid public sentiment against a finish fight and Johnsons legal troubles in Chicago. Johnsons claim to the title follows a long line of champions including Jeffries Sullivan Corbett Fitzsimmons and Burns with Johnson later defeating Moran in Paris and Flynn in New Mexico to solidify his championship status.

New York Jack Johnson Jess Willard Juarez Mexico el Paso Rio Grande United States Johnson Chicago Fitzsimmons Corbett Bob Fitzsimmons Carson City Nevada Jeffries Coney Island San Francisco Tom Sharkey James J. Corbett Jack Monroe Jack Root Marvin Hart Hart Pat Calahan Butte Mont Tommy Burns Los Angeles Burns Philadelphia Jack” O'Brien Europe England Ireland Australia Bill Squires Bill Lang Sidney Reno Jim Flynn New Mexico Frank Moran Paris

Roosevelt’s African Game Trails in Reader Coupon Offer

A newspaper reviews Theodore Roosevelt’s African Game Trails as engaging natural history. The six hundred plus page volume, richly photographed with color plates, blends adventure with factual wildlife tales from Africa. The Press promotes it via a coupon plan, inviting readers to obtain the book for the family.

Theodore Roosevelt

Winter Carnival At Dartmouth Features Intercollegiate Skiing

Winter Carnival at Dartmouth College in Hanover N H runs this week with Yale Harvard Amherst Williams McGill and other Eastern and Canadian schools sending top competitors. The program includes skiing snowshoeing hockey and skating with the first intercollegiate skiing contest in U S college history.

Dartmouth Hanover N. H King Winter Dartmouth College Yale Harvard Amherst Williams McGill Canada

Train Schedule Effective September 27 1914

Schedule lists daily trains from Cumberland to Hagerstown Gettysburg Baltimore Philadelphia New York and other points with times 2 10 AM 3 17 AM 7 00 AM 1 05 PM and 4 15 PM including routes to Elkins Belington Hancock Frostburg Meyersdale Pittsburgh and intermediate points. Some days exclude Sundays and certain origins or destinations.

Cumberland Hagerstown Gettys Burg Baltimore Philadelphia New York Eper Elkins Belington Durbin Han Hagerstons West Express Hancock Waynesboro Chambersburg Westminster Frostburg Meyers Dale Pittsburgh West Davis

Unclear OCR Fragment Guides Savage to Frostburg Route

Fragmentary text mentions Cumberland St Stario Savage Frostburg and places Barton Piedmont Lopaconing. No coherent event or subject is clear from the readable lines.

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