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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1916
Page
4
Directory listing for South Cumberland and surrounding area published by the Cumberland Press with B F Graham as representative and contact phone 851-1.
G W McDonald a 43 year old machinist at Baltimore and Ohio shops suffered a severe injury this morning when a piston rod release caused a bar to strike his neck while he pried a crosshead free on engine 4285. He was taken to Western Maryland Hospital where a silver tube was inserted into his windpipe. He resides at 106 Laing Avenue with his wife and three children. Master Wilson Borland received a birthday surprise party at 224 Grand Avenue hosted by his parents J E Borland. Bible class and Pentecostal convention notes follow with routine illness and hospital updates. A classified single line advert follows: Plain sewing wanted at 328 Race Street.
Samuel P. Cheeseman owner of the Rockwood Hotel on North Mechanic Street is found guilty on the second count of the first indictment for illegal Sunday liquor sale with sentence withheld. Raphael Calido pleads guilty to carrying concealed weapons and gets four months. Josephine Bird guilty of assault with intent to murder in a Thanksgiving groundhog feast case. Thomas H. Walker faces trial for allowing disreputable persons at his Virginia Avenue saloon as witnesses testify. Karl Edwards of Brownsville, a railroad repair worker, suffers a severed leg after a train incident at Brunswick. he undergoes amputation and may survive.
Wallace T Brown and Ethel L Mc Cloy from Uniontown Pa wedmates. Clifton A Kahler and Mattie A Owens of Coal Valley Pa. Bert B McLauchlin Vandergrift Pa with Lulu M Rover Michigan. Frank Leuliette and Zana Wery Clarksburg W Va. Charles Hess Isabella Orndorf Cumberland Md. Cox Circleville Ohio with Agnes M Brown Cumberland Md. John C Campbell Mary Stokey California Pa. William Cc Bertram Margaret F E Schultz Tranger Pa. Marvin J Harper Annie J Sites Teterton W Va. Warry E Duckworth Lucy C Haines Greenspring. George M Stallings Mary Johnson Twiggtown Md. Edgar S Block Mary E Sells Derry Pa.
Mary A. Dicken administrix settled her first and final account for Preston Leasure estate and made distribution. Georgia Huff guardian of Evelyn Robinson settled her fifteenth account. John MacLanahan Reskey will filed proven admitted to probate and letters testamentary granted to Ellen Gertrude Rowland.
A Safety First session at Central station outlined working conditions across the Western Maryland Railway system. Attendees included H. R. Warnick of Hagerstown, G. F. Wiesecker, S. W. Caton, H. R. Kight, and shop representatives from Elkins, Thomas, Hagerstown, Union Bridge, Baltimore, and Port Covington.
Real Estate and Building Company transfers to Richard C. Twigg for a lot in Fairview Addition. Continental Trust Company to Francis H. Bagley for 10 acres in Green Ridge. Richard S. Bell, as assignee, to Arch Longerbeam for a tract near Dawson. Albert A. Doub, assignee, to Commercial Savings Bank for a lot on Race Street. Alonzo J. Chorpenning and wife to William Pearce for a lot on Baltimore Turnpike. All transfers list amounts of $10 or similar nominal sums.
Charles Cage and Louis Yider were arrested last night on Springdale Street for fighting by Officer Clarke. Cage was released on a forfeit, while Yider remains jailed for a hearing set for 4 o clock this afternoon at police headquarters.
Jewelry dealer M J Lipsom executes a deed of trust for the benefit of creditors, naming Saul Praeger as trustee. The document outlines the security arrangement and the obligations of Lipsom to secure debts. Details emphasize the trust’s purpose and fiduciary duties.
Frostburg Central Y M C A basketball game postponed due to Frostburg players being disabled. City League tonight features Y M C A versus Potomac Club and State Business College with nearby top teams. orchestra rehearsal at 6 o clock. Dr Wharton lectured last night at Centre St M E Church and returns to Baltimore today.
M Resley admitted to probate naming Ellen G. Rowland executrix without bond. Restey's entire estate real and personal to be split equally between Ellen G. Rowland and Matilda McClure Bowles Locher, formerly of Hancock. He owned a large brick residence at Harrison Street and Altamont Terrace.
Frostburg likely out of the Blue Ridge League as Piedmont considers taking the Frostburg franchise. No extension was granted to Frostburg to decide membership, while Piedmont raised funds and urged league president Charles W. Boyer to seat Cumberland if possible.
Fire Chief Hanson Willison asserts Central District fire protection is entirely adequate with a temporary Glisan garage truck providing better response than horse drawn wagons. The equipment and chemical supply are sufficient to handle fires until permanent units arrive, with water backup as needed and West Side company assistance available for any conflagration.
Mrs. Margaret Brookman widow of John A. Brookman died at her Scottdale home. Survived by eight children many relatives attend funeral. interment at Scottdale. Mrs. Cecelia Ogle former Allegany county coroner’s wife died at Allegany Hospital aged 69 born in Ireland. Funeral from St Patrick’s Church. Miss Mary Keifer 45 died at Allegany Hospital from dropsy. Funeral from SS Peter and Paul’s Church.
A list of residents and guests with travels and visits across towns. Leo Downey returned from a lengthy stay. George Wheeler and others are on business or visiting relatives. Several residents moved, attended funerals, or joined meetings in Baltimore and other cities.
The St Josephs Club reorganized with new players led by captain Thomas C. Carney and business manager George Stegmaier. The first team defeated the Reserves 35 to 14 in a practice game, with Minke and Ingram standing out for the victors.
The senior class at Allegany County High School is rehearsing a comedy titled One of the Eight and will perform in the school auditorium in late February or early March. The cast has made splendid progress and the drama is directed by faculty members.
The Carroll Club hosts a dance and card party at Carroll Hall this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Muncaster entertained at their Washington Street home with a dancing party honoring their guest and niece Mrs. Walter Higgins of Marietta Ohio. Daisy Orchestra provided music and a supper was served at eleven. Cumberland Aeroe No.245 Fraternal Order of Eagles plans a special Friday meeting at their North Mechanic Street club rooms to finalize plans for the annual oyster roast and other upcoming social events.
Chief J Thomas Heisenhauer receives a telegram from Captain Adams of the Pennsylvania state police asking to broadcast a lookout for William Douglas the condemned black murderer who escaped with two other prisoners from Greensburg jail yesterday Douglas is described as five feet five and a half inches tall twenty nine years old jet black hair very dark complexion with facial scars and a horizontal scalp scar He is designated as dangerous One companion Arthur Stevens has been recaptured and Albert Gelbraski awaiting trial for highway robbery remains at large.
A special meeting of the Bar Association of Allegany County is set for Saturday at 10 oclock to hear the committee on amendment of laws report. The group seeks changes in practice procedure and bills will likely be presented to the legislature.
The revival meetings at Bedford Street church gain interest after cottage prayer week. Pastors J L Ward, W A Melvin, and E A De Smith preached as the series progresses with nightly sermons and the Call of Matthew as the introductory theme.
Randolph Milholland of Washington street fractured his right arm in a cranking accident at the Myler orchards near Green Spring West Virginia last Saturday. With no local surgeon, he endured a long trip to Cumberland for bone setting.
Under a writ from the Allegany County Circuit Court in Burke v. Coberly the sheriff seized a large stock of liquors cigars tobacco and fixtures including a National Cash Register a pool table and more. The sale to the highest bidder will be held February 1916 at 10 am at Room 4 Cumberland Improvement Storage Co Cumberland Maryland. Cash due on day of sale.
A petition circulates among Allegany County business men opposing Delegate Samuel Brown's bill to repeal the 1908 wage attachment law. Repeal attempts have failed in past sessions, including John Abbott’s Lonaconing bill in 1910. Some merchants say they have not used the law, yet its presence prompts others to meet obligations.
Friends defend Edward D. Rice saying he did not try to shoot his wife and that his whereabouts are known. They claim he lent his shotgun to a friend during hunting season, the friend returned it that day, and Rice was merely taking it home. The wife reportedly ran to a neighbor’s house upon seeing the gun, with no violence alleged.
The trial of Solomon Sutler indicted for the murder of William F. Brown at Westminster Maryland was postponed due to Judge Thomas illness. Sutler was arrested here by Assistant Chief of Police Wilson who received a $500 reward.
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