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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
6
The Cumberland Press begins a daily temperature bulletin recording shade temperatures at 9 a.m. noon and 2 p.m. on the top of the page for reader reference. This new feature invites readers to compare today’s warmth with past days and keep their copies for future reference.
Acting on advice from Street Commissioner Eyerman and built by M W Johns Mansfield County, Philadelphia, the city hall roof was covered with asphalt to halt leaks in the council chamber. The contractor repaired the flaw at no cost to the city, though the tar layer was not perfect tin proof. Eyerman had contacted the contractor months earlier and the crew worked promptly to fix the defects at no charge.
John Alcovitch robbed of $20 as three men, Richard McNamee and Harry Smith with alias Gold Tooth Smith, are jailed after a Magnolia construction site incident. Detective George Flanagan reports their arrest after a train escape toward Cumberland. Magistrate Humbird sets $500 bond for October court.
Preparations are complete for a barn dance at Cresaptown to benefit St Ambrose’s Church. The event will be held in John B. Gunning’s new barn with car service from the City Hall at 8 o clock.
Tomorrow is Flag Day and several merchants in the city have adorned buildings with flags and patriotic emblems. Gross Bros led the uptown displays, with Citizens' National Bank and German Savings Bank also decorated. more shops are expected to join before nightfall.
Frederick Maryland June 13 The Rev Andrew J Conlon former assistant pastor at St John's Catholic Church left Friday for Cumberland He was assigned as assistant pastor of Patrick's Church Cumberland and received an automobile and a purse from church members
Randolph Mellett, nine, of Everett, Pa., was treated at Western Maryland Hospital after being kicked by a horse, causing a fractured skull and temporary blindness. He is improving. A remonstrance against granting a saloon license to Adoni H. Pugh at Allegany Mines was filed in the Circuit Court, signed by five parties with Waller Capper as attorney.
The Queen City Brick and Tile Company announces its southern Cumberland plant will restart on Monday June 15 after seven weeks closed due to no orders. The firm will manufacture paying brick alongside existing products and maintain a large stock.
A debate at the L. P. Rohrer Bible Class in First Baptist Church argued for Tesolived that women shall have the right to vote. Judges Charles Simpson W W A Martin Peter Cisco and others presided with a verdict for the affirmative led by Loomis Keady Gatehouse against by Goodwin Bray and Gurd.
Entrance examinations for Princeton University will be held at the office of School Superintendent John F. Edwards on June 17 18 19 and 20. Interested young men should inform Mr Edwards promptly. The exams aim to serve local city and surrounding residents with Pittsburg Baltimore noted as other nearby sites.
The Board of Regents of the University of Maryland meeting, in which John I. Edwards, superintendent of Allegany County schools, is a member, was to be held this morning at Governor Goldsborough’s Baltimore office but has been postponed until Wednesday, June 24.
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles issued licenses to Alexander B. Kalbauch of Westernport Md for a Buick prefix 10310, William Hiser of Cumberland Md for a Chalmers prefix 10311, and Henry M. Hodgson of Lonaconing Md for a Ford prefix 10812.
Edward E. Bradley, signal engineer for the Western Maryland Railway based in Baltimore, is in the city for a few days to inspect the signal system and assess potential changes.
The Maxixe Dancing Club held the first dance in a series last night at Narrows Park pavilion. The event drew a good crowd and featured the season’s latest dances.
Clarence KE Weidler, severely injured in a motorcycle accident Thursday night, is improving at Allegany Hospital. A thorough examination shows his lung was not punctured.
Children's Day services will be held Sunday night at the First M. P. Church on Bedford Street in aid of foreign missions. Similar services are scheduled at St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
La Salle Institute will hold commencement in Carroll Hall on June 19 with at least five graduates yet unnamed due to incomplete exams. Henry J. Glick gold medal contested among collegiate students. A postalization debate features Barrett and McMullen for the affirmative and Reichert and Schriver for the negative.
Several individuals appear in police court this morning. Joseph McDermott is fined 20 dollars and jailed 30 days for drunk and disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. Guy Kight must serve five days for drunken disorderly behavior. James Dawson pays a 5 dollar fine for disorderly conduct. Additional names and hometowns listed include Altoona Pennsylvania Cumberland Maryland Haddon Heights New Jersey Brownsville Pennsylvania Flamestead Pennsylvania Brainsville Pennsylvania and others.
Selected members of the Tuinieture of the American Revolution will visit Rose Hill cemetery on Monday to place flags and floral tributes on the graves of war veterans.
The annual Sunday School Convention of the Bedford and Cumberland circuits of the Methodist Protestant churches will be held at Centerville Pennsylvania in August at a date to be announced.
Mrs John G Lynn entertained guests last night in honor of Miss Mary Con Verse of Philadelphia who is visiting Mr and Mrs Robardeau Annan.
The Lunch Room management urges patrons to attend today for special music during the noon 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. period and again at 8 p.m. Violinist K. Bucha will perform.
The record lists conveyances from William H Black to Clarence P Arnold and wife for a parcel on Maryland Avenue at 10600 dollars and from The Consolidation Coat Company to James Cardinal Gibbons for a parcel in Eckhart Hat Addition to Frostburg Maryland at five dollars and others.
Mrs. W A Wise returns to Petersburg with daughter Mary Bray while William R Mendenhall plans a family move to the city. Readers report visits and departures among locals including Miss Sadie Yokum Miss Ella Kimble and many others with railway trips and summer plans in Cumberland Meyersdale and nearby towns.
Ervin Hooper age 17 of Jennings Garrett county died yesterday evening at Allegany hospital after a brief typhoid illness. He entered the hospital for treatment about a week ago. The body is being held at Butler undertaking rooms.
Mayor Thomas W. Koon of Cumberland Maryland calls on all citizens to observe Sunday and Monday June 14 and 15, 1914 as Flag Days. Citizens should unfurl flags from all staffs and wear small flags to honor the national emblem and promote patriotism.
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