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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1914
Page
9
Patrolman Tally Hanna captured Patrick Connelly after a rear window break in, holding him at gunpoint until backup arrived. The felon pleaded guilty before Judge Chambers and is held for the April term.
Paris reports Ferdinand Pinney Earle the American artist and his latest companion Miss Charlotte Herman face expulsion from France after Romorantin conviction for kidnapping Earle's son Harold. The child was seized in Paris and taken to a Norwegian-arrested hideout in January.
The Midland Town Council met March 9 in regular session with four members present and two absent. They audit books committee was formed. A special election on the revised charter is set for the third Tuesday in April to decide on changes including registration, election officers, tax collection, and council size. The town seeks bonds of 5000 for sewers and streets, and the mayor estimates substantial annual savings if approved.
Prof Cooling of Barton High School will pronounce words at a spelling bee in Ward's Opera House Monday March 16. The event features community participation and a prize of recognition for top spellers.
A local obituary notes a 65 year old resident died recently leaving a widow two children Edward and Ruth and a brother Edward Fannon of this place. Edward Fannon and his son Joseph plus Mrs Aleck Mattingly attended the Eaton funeral. Mt Savage Lodge No 43 I O O F prepares a large class initiation March 25 in Odd Fellows Hall with grand officers from Baltimore expected and Chosen Friends Lodge No 34 degree team to confer. A Wildey Rebekah Lodge banquet will follow.
Prices hold steady with last year as three personals appear. Abner Harmon of Blooming ton road Westernport is ill. Larry and John B Fanto, leading Italian citizens, returned from Grafton after attending a wedding. Roy Sherman injured his arm at Luke paper mill. Miss Henrietta Seymour en route home from Morgantown WV stops in Piedmont to visit relatives. Charles Grove qualified as constable for Piedmont district. Puget Sound Navy Yard announces Captain Charles F Pond, USN, to take command. pond recently passed for promotion to rear admiral and may supersede Captain Rogers who failed physical exam.
Thomas Warren, longtime Mt. Savage resident and son of the late Justice James Warren, died at the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Baltimore after moving there about six years ago. He was about 65 and reportedly has no living relatives. In related news, Mrs. Margaret Bean, formerly of Mt. Savage, died in Eaton, West Virginia, on Saturday.
Jacob R Helferstay and Miss Mattie Lashorn wed February 25 1914 at Kearneysville W V and arrived in Piedmont to a royal reception band serenade. The event surprised Helferstays friends in the Tri Towns. Allen Coglan returns as Piedmont B&O foreman after illness. Dam repair to begin on Stoney River with new track from Dobbin logging road. Baseball may resume on Potomac Island if not in league. maple syrup enters local market.
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