Virginia Avenue Ladies Aid Meeting and Cumberland tied news
The South Cumberland Virginia Avenue Ladies' Aid of the Second Baptist Church met at Mrs J W Driscoll's home on Baker Street. George W McDonald Baltimore and Ohio machinist died from work injuries in the city. burial in Green Hill cemetery. Numerous notices follow including local movements, births, illnesses, and legal updates from Cumberland court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Second Baptist Church
J. W. Driscoll
Baker Street
Fred Driscoll
George W. McDonald
Baltimore and
Ohio
Mast Laing Avenue
Martinsburg
Isaac B. McDonald
East
Burke Street
Chas. C. Durkee
Trinity Episcopal Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Sunday baseball appeal over nuisance claim heard
Robert Reynolds a merchant on Virginia Avenue appealed to the Court of Appeals from Judge Henderson’s decision in a Sunday baseball nuisance case. The appeal hinges on injunctive relief to stop Sunday games near Cumberland Grounds, contending noise and revelry injure his property. The panel may decide whether Sunday baseball can continue after April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reynolds
Virginia Avenue
W. Carl Edwards
Hidker Court
Henderson
Court of Appeals
Reynolds
South
Cumberland
Cumberland Tegan
Ures Therneys
Biting & Eppler
George Henderson
Trenderson
Court of Apeals
Late Terra Alta death story sparks cross paper timing talk
The Cumberland Daily News lacked a Terra Alta correspondent while The Baltimore Sun published the Friday death by own action story by a Terra Alta contact, giving Baltimore 24 hour lead over Cumberland papers. The Daily News professes no Terra Alta stringer and defends its beat coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terra Alta
Baltimore Sunday Sun
Cumberland Daily News
Swift Daily News
Baltimore
Cumberland
Baltimore Sun
Daily News
Wage Increase Granted at Savage Fire Brick Works
Voluntary wage hike approved by S J Aldom for workers at Savage Fire Brick Works owned by Union Mining. Miners at New York Mining Company under one head receive a January 15 effective raise mirroring Consolidation Coal Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unt Savage Fire Brick Works
Union Mining Company
New York Mining Company
Ount Savage
S. J. Aldom
Consolidation Coal Company
Judge Keedy imposes sentences in overcoat theft case
F P Yeager and Henry Baker receive penitentiary terms for larceny of an overcoat from the Imperial Hotel. Yeager accuses State’s Attorney Roman of offering a bribe. Chief of Police Fisenhauer denied witness falsehoods. Other defendants include Dahl, Yeader, Monroe, Williams, Lee, Anderson, Johnson, Trenaman, and Bird, with sentences ranging from six months to two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keedy
F. P. Yeager
Henry Baker
Imperial Hotel
Roman
Baker
Yeager
J. Thomas Fisenhauer
Henry Dahl
Clarence Yeader
Maryland House of Correction
Dahl
Yeader
Borus
Paul Monroe
Brechiel
Reedy
John Lee
Henry Anderson
House of Correction
Henry Johnson
Corrigansville
Johnson
Harrison Trenaman
James Carey
Thenaman
James Gannon
Westernport
Carey
Josephine Bird
Bat
Banquet honors new Bible class members at St Mark's Church
A banquet at St Mark's Reformed Church honored new Bible class members. Speakers included Rev J P Skyles Benjamin F Biser and F W Kremer. Miss Marie Malone invited Miss Loretta Habig. A birthday party for Milton Weston, 10, was held at 38 Frederick Street. The Duke Memorial Bible class plans a social at First Presbyterian Church with a musical program and officer election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark's Reformed Church
J. P. Skyles
Benjamin F. Biser
F. W. Kremer
Milton Weston
Frederick Street
Duke
First Presbyterian Church
Brunswick to Philadelphia Rail Master Mechanics Change
J P Hines an eminent master mechanic at B and O Brunswick moves to Philadelphia to fill the vacancy created by J Kirkpatrick who will join the Florida East Coast Railroad. M E Mullen succeeds him at Brunswick bringing experience from Grafton and Cumberland as shop foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Hines
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Philadelphia
J. Kirkpatrick
Florida East Coast Railroad
Hines
M. E. Mullen
Grafton
Mullen
Cumberland
Western Maryland Duckpins to Face Hagerstown Tomorrow
Local duckpin bowling team from Western Maryland, made up of office staff, defeated the company team at Dickerson Run Wednesday night and will travel to Hagerstown tomorrow afternoon to compete against the Western Maryland squad. A return match is planned here next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland
Dickerson Run
Hagerstown
Frostburg Euchre Contests Begin In City Championship
Two eight player teams organize to contest Frostburg city euchre title with Hockenbury of Finzel's Cafe and Bone of Hartman-Bone Cafe as captains. First match Wednesday evening favored Hockenbury team 15 to 7 with four tables and varied scores. Next game scheduled at Hartman-Bone Cafe tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frostburgers
Euchre
Pred W. Hockenbury
Finzel’s
Broadway
James Bone
Hartman-Bone
Mechanic Street
Hockenbury
Parker
Thomas
Wittig
Kline
Klietzburg
Chapman
Lewis
Crowe
McCabe
Hoban
Williams
Wilderman
Bone
Grimm
Weisernborn
Hartman-Bone Cafe
Obituary notices from Cumberland area deaths reported
Obituaries list Thomas C McCardell 36 of Cumberland died at sister's home in Rossville Maryland with burial planned in Rose Hill Cumberland. M Dorr Matterson of Norwich NY reported died, while Mrs Cecelia Ogle funeral held at St Patrick’s Church. James Northcraft 72 died after hospital operation. Anomi Pennington 26 from Paw Paw WV died at Tuberculosis Sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. McCardell
Thomas F. MceCardell
Cumberland
Jessie S. Smith
Rossville
Baltimore County
Maryland
Rose Hill
Roy L. McCardell
Santa Barbara
Cal
Richard P. McCardell
Henry Fenner
Cecelia Ogle
Theodore Ogle
St. Patrick's Church
SS. Peter and Paul's Cemetery
Vitus Rossworth
Peter E. Wright
Edward Darby
Bernard Coyle
Charles F. Small
William W. Graham
James Northcraft
Gilpintown
Allegany Hospital
Stein Undertaking Rooms
Elizabeth Northcraft
Hercules
Anomi Pennington
Philip Pennington
Paw Paw
W. Va
Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Stein's Undertaking Rooms
Newsboy Charles Rodgers Aims To Sell The Press In Cumberland
Charles Rodgers known as Chas arrives from Pittsburgh and plans a two day stay on Baltimore street to demonstrate how newspapers should be sold. He is regarded as one of the world’s greatest street salesmen, second only to Jimmie McFadden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Baltimore Street
Charles Rodgers
Jimmie McFadden
Rogers
Chas
Pittsburgh
Dr Riley to Aid Frederick School Survey
Dr. Robert H. Riley headed the state sanitary district covering Allegany and Garrett counties with offices in Cumberland. He departed for Frederick to assist Federal and State health officials in a school survey for several weeks, with a possible follow up survey here later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Riley
Allegany
Garrett Counties
Cumberland
Frederick
Personal notes from city residents and visitors
Miss Grace Getzendanner and her brother Clarence return from over a month with their brother at Fr E Getzendanner Mattoon Illinois. Several locals visit relatives, attend events, or travel to Johnstown Annapolis and Baltimore for family and official duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence I. Getzendanner
Baltimore Avenue
Grand Chapter of Maryland to Meet in Cumberland 1917
The Grand Chapter of Maryland Order of the Eastern Star will hold its next annual meeting at the Masonic Temple in Cumberland on the third week of January 1917. McKinley Chapter No 12 hosts, with Anna Schaidt likely elected grand worthy matron. Attendees from Baltimore Westernport Lonaconing Prostburg Hyattsville and Cumberland include Heskitt Schaidt Fey Rizer Hay Zim merman and other officers and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Chapter
Maryland
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Cumberland
McKinley Chapter
Anna Schaidt
Lonaconing
Baltimore
William E. Heskitt
Westernport
Nina Fey
William P. Rizer
Mary Hay
Ruth
Graham
Charlies P. Zimmerman
McKinley
Philip Grosscup
G. S. Butler
W. B. Blackwell
D. H. Bauer
Prostburg
Violet McMillan
Hyattsville
William F. Boyd
Peach growers in Potomac Valley plan co operation meeting
Peach growers from Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia will meet at the Windsor Hotel on Tuesday February 1 to discuss forming a central buying and selling agency. Speakers include Dr Charles J Brand Prof W H Akederman Dr John Lee Coulter and others from state and federal agricultural bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Valley
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Windsor Hotel
State
Charles J. Brand
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
United States Department of Agriculture
W. H. Akederman
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
John Lee Coulter
College of Agriculture of
T. B. Symons
College Park
I. P. Stewart
State College
Shaw Waives Hearing in Baltimore and Ohio Theft Case
Louisa C. Shaw a local taxi operator waived a hearing before U S Commissioner Thomas J Anderson yesterday afternoon and was held in 500 for the action of the Federal grand jury Bond was furnished Shaw was arrested days ago charged with possessing property alleged to have been stolen from Baltimore and Ohio cars in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa C. Shaw
United States
Thomas J. Anderson
Fedeeral Grand Jury
Shaw
Baltimore and
Ohio
Cara
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Mrs. Mac
Barney
Emm
Gomer
Angelica
Barney Mac
South Cumberland
Bureau OF the Cumberland Press
B. F. Graham
Kelley
Charles
Pennsylvania Avenue
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Alice Wagner
Keyser
Andy Wilson
Third
Arch Streets
Ed. Hohne
Arch Street
N. W. Russler
Pacific Coast
Carl Constable
Beaver Falls
Tery
Josh Taylor
Lula Brown
Mary St. Clair
Samuel McKenzie
Steve Langyel
Yangyel
Lord
McKenzie
Langyel
Mickesell
Mikesell
Monda
Joseph Winkler
John McCormick
Watson Howell
James McCormick
Howell
Stet
MacFarland John Lee
Lee
Eedy
Harry Jones
North Mechanic Street
Sam Jones
D. A. Robb
F. Brooke Whiting
Jones
Marie Malone
Loretta Habig
Taney Assembly
Knights of Columbus
Schmutz
William Cramer
Alabama
A. P. Bixon
Ruth Baron
Morris Baron
James Edward Smith
Frank F. Smith
William Devries
James ’”. Barrett
A. G. Bender
E. Hetzer
W F. Tatroe
J Byrnes
G. P. Ways
C. E. Mullen
F. A. Wolfhope
C. E Hetzer
A. P. Dixon
Edward Gunning
C. H Fisher
Fisher
Joseph Schriver
John FP. Schellhaus
Schellhaus
R. P. Stegmaier
M. F. O'Neill
Birmingham
Db. O'Neill
Charles A. Welsh
J. A. Cunningham
Joseph Lippold
Angela L. Davis
J. R. Dolan
Mary Rossworm
Lenore Lippold
Joseph Bender
Sue McFadden
Theodore F. Shaffer
Sue Rossworm
W. J. Austin
Ohr
John O'Connor
Wilda Getty
Patrick Fahey
Ida Taylor
C. W. Getty
Clara Kean
J. B. Gellner
Kathleen Davis
Frostburg
M. Dorr Matterson
Norwich
N. Y
Matterson
G. Stanley Butler
DR. Riley
Fred
Miss Grace Getzendanner
Stard Ward
Eikins
Hugh A. McMullen
McMullen
Annapolis
E C. Harrington
Elizabeth Rowe
Fairmont
Richard Wilison
North Centre Street
Charles W. Donnely
Johnstown
E. S. Howard
Piedmont
John F. Finan
Decatur Street
Daniel Mullen
A. H. Hawkins
Atlantic City
Porter Shaffer
Hunter McGuire
Winchester
E. B. Claybrook
George O. Sharrett
John R. Littlefield
Earl , Gauntz
North Center Street
Gauntz
Ildra Lynch
Charles F. Lynch
Vincent Donegan
Catherine
Mary
Pearre
International Correspondence Schools
James Loomis
Buffalo
Loomis
M. C. Schaidt
Shriver Avenue
J. K. Yohe
Cumberland Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J. H. Holloran
Western Maryland Railway
William Cleveland Hicks
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Washington Province
Hicks
Washington
Walter J. Muncaster
Washington Street
Grand Chapter of
Peach Growers
Centre Street
Will
Marinello
Mrs. Mary
Shone
Dar
Baltimore St
the Central
Lichtenstein’s Pharmacy
Spirelia Corsota
Miss Hepyron
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