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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
6
Lonaconing defeats the Maryland State Champions for the second time at the Firemen's Armory by 22 to 16. The Lonaconing manager claims the state title, while the Baltimore manager cites two ineligible substitutes and championship status remains disputed.
Alfred A Whitman sues Joseph H Firlie and Firlie Brothers on a note in Circuit Court. case expected to finish soon. Attorneys Saul Praeger Fuller Barhard for plaintiff. Walter C Capper for defendants. Earlier, Eugene O Leary sued Franchi and Company for 1000 damages after a Franchi runaway horse struck him. verdict for $150. Marie Vanmeter won one cent against Richard and Edith Watkins in a trespass case.
Marl Grey files a damage suit in the Circuit Court alleging injuries from an eye trauma suffered while aboard a Cumberland Electric Railway car. The accident occurred when the motorman stopped quickly to avoid a horse, causing Grey to fall and lose his balance. he has since gone blind. Ralph M. Luman represents Grey.
Dr. Eugene May of Washington DC will address a mixed audience at the Central Y M C A Sunday at 3 45 pm on the subject Come Up Smiling. The noted traveler explorer author and lecturer is in his prime and will blend humor anecdote and philosophy in a renowned performance.
The funeral for James R. Lee age 34 and former Fialtimore and Ohio brakeman will be at 10 am tomorrow from Stein Mortuary chapel with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Surviving relatives include brothers William Howard and Perry Deetz and sister Mrs Hannah Fenna. Some relatives plan to travel to Cleveland for the service.
Ridgeley West Virginia voters elect James T Vandergrift mayor and seat five Socialist candidates to the seven seat council. Citizens ticket members James T Vandergrift J T Rice J H Miller etc fail to gain control though Vandergrift wins by 20 votes.
Walter F E Thompson by his next friend J H Thompson sues Daily News Company over a news article alleging his role as an accomplice in a pool room robbery in South Cumberland. Thompson contends he was only a state witness and names Areh A Young as his attorney.
Simon William Stuckey, a machinist, and Miss Ethel Blanche Morgart, both of Everett, Pa., were married last night at the parsonage of St Mark's Reformed Church by Rev. Eugene P. Skyles.
Midland January 8 The Red Sox defeated the Tigers two out of three games in the Smoke House League last night. Scores listed show a decisive set of results for the Boston squad and their rivals.
Midland on January 8 saw a Tennant led team defeat a Shultz squad in Ward's Opera House by 17 to a missing final score. The Midland first team will face Eckhart on Eckhart's floor tomorrow night, with Shultz and Tennant dictating the promising lineup and scoring details.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the BR. of B. T. elected officers including Counselor G. Kraus president Mrs. George Huff vice president Mrs. Harry Lludson secretary Ethel Copeland treasurer Violet Taverett conductress Elizabeth Montgomery chaplain Mrs. Mary Gross warden Mrs. Julia Kraus inner guard Mrs. Mary Johnson outer guard Mrs. Jennie Smith.
Mrs Simeon King 51 Baltimore Avenue underwent a serious operation this morning at Allegany Hospital performed by James T Johnson Thomas McDonald and Thomas W Koon with John Holder Nicklin brother of Perry W Nicklin assistant manager of Western Union Telegraph Of ce in this city taken ill last night and an operation for appendicitis decided upon Dra A Leo Franklin William L Burns and R W Trevaskis performed the operation Nicklin resting easily but condition is serious Mrs A Ross Mullin 138 Columbia Street who had a serious operation yesterday morning is reported to be well Mrs Burr Shipley Martinsburg yesterday brought her nine month old son Nelson to Cumberland for an operation on the child s neck at Allegany Hospital
One of the season’s top attractions comes to Lonaconing next Tuesday as the Pittsburg Silent Five, a deaf and dumb basketball quintet, faces the Lonaconing Champs. The lineup features Lenz and Sellers forwards, Boyle of Oakland captain and center, with Dunn and Blackhall as guards. Boyle is noted as a top center in the region and also plays for Oakland.
A roundup of local people visiting relatives and traveling to Baltimore and Moorefield, with updates on health, job changes, and social visits. Names include H B Colburn Susan Colburn James P Reardon Pauline Adams Catherine Wilson Mayme Fiversole Sidney Schiff Mrs Schiff and Simon Rosenbaum. Also mentions Chauncy VanOsdale, Billy Jones of Coca Cola Gum and a relocated company contact.
Court papers reveal the Allegany County estate of late owner is administered by MILLER Administratrix. Creditors and interested parties must present claims with proper vouchers by a specified date or be barred from benefit. administration in Allegany County, Maryland.
Public sale of a Cumberland property under a 1913 mortgage of Ida Ginneman. Sale on Wednesday January 2 at 10:00 am on South Center Street beside Third National Bank. Property on Broadway Street described as Lot Seven in Broadway Addition with lines and boundaries detailed through Verbena Alley and Woodside Avenue.
A listing features a cream colored curtain set named Beyda Secrim, priced at $1.50, with two long panels and lace inset detailing.
A survey note references land conveyed by M F ONeal to C C Shriver as recorded in Allegany County land records. It identifies Lots numbered and 1 in Broadway Addition to Cumberland Maryland. The description notes begin at a place and follows a subdivision of the land and includes a reference to Liber H R No 27 folio 435.
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