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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1915
Page
2
Frostburg welcomes Brahi Shupe with a 7 o'clock Saturday opening. Crowds receive cigars for men and carnations for women, with ice cream for children. Mirrors and electric cooling add to a tasteful interior. Shupe, a graduate pharmacist, previously ran a Westernport drug store and aims a larger Frostburg store with attentive staff.
Why Ford Succeeded rests on a single chassis concept and value for money. Clothecraft Clothes for men emphasizes specialized manufacture with a well equipped factory and bulk material buys to offer top tailoring for ten to twenty dollars. Other notes report hospital pneumogen cases and local travel plans including visits to Pittsburgh and Detroit. plus updates on residents and a painter advertising services in Frostburg.
Moreau of The Cumberland Press notes Yaste's Copfect onerys and Joseph F. Pau Mann as representative. Subscribers urged to notify representative immediately if delivery of papers is not prompt.
The Barton city council holds its regular meeting this evening. The report notes funeral services for William Ross Sr and Mrs Mary Geary, plus community events, elections, and local notices across Tri Towns including Decoration Day plans and various visits.
Regular April meeting outlines mayor and council terms with holdovers. New officers include bailiff Thomas Griffith and night policemen Tay Hanna and William Bone. Clerk J B Metzer, street superintendent Owen Dando, treasurer E I Prichard expected to return. Alfred Jeffries resigns due to illness. Local incidents noted: James Fram and Charles Clark at Cumberland ball game. Joseph Geary to Miners Hospital. pneumonia in Mrs. James McFarland. William Aumiller of Consolidation Coal Company still listed.
The Cumberland Press asks subscribers to notify the local representative R. A Hoffmeister if paper delivery is not prompt. Patrons and friends are asked to telephone the representative with news tips and other items of interest.
Westernport post office moved Thursday evening into the adjacent Dixon building near Dr. A B Kalbaugh. The former Main Street site is now a news and stationery shop. Col I B Steers dies at 72 in Parkersburg hotel. funeral at Philos Cemetery Westernport with Parkersburg Elks delegation. He was Civil War veteran, native of Lancaster County, Pa.
Lightning killed three cows and two calves owned by Richard Pratt near Mount Savage. All but one calf perished under a tree while the other lay in an adjoining field. Mrs. Pratt was thrown from her buggy after a collision with Trost's bakery wagon. Later, Mr. Pratt learned his brother Francis was injured in a mine near Meyersdale.
Patrons and friends are asked to telephone personals and their news items to the Cumberland Press. Any matter of interest will be greatly appreciated by the editor.
Mr and Mrs Blake Kimmell of Martinsburg visit Cumberland and Piedmont Mrs Lucy Goss returns to Winchester after Cumberland trip David C Hershiser Western Maryland Railway trainmaster improves Chief Judge A Hunter Boyd returns to the Court of Appeals Anna polis Mildred Bertha Hart Mildred Fisher Mary Hale Ruth Ella Smouse visit Frostburg Ada V Lewis of Washington visits sister Mrs Margart Washington Frank Lee Carl visits Washington Irene B Vogel returns from Baltimore visit C Philip Sutton tied to District government spends Sunday with brother A Lorenzo Sutton Farrin couple from Washington visits former home in town Marcellus Barrett Insburg
The Washington County Confederate Memorial Association completes a limestone and Maryland granite rostrum, 10 by 14 feet, with granite base and coping at Washington Confederate Cemetery in Hagerstown. It faces the elevation of the large Confederate monument and features the Maryland coat of arms on the front and a cornerstone bearing trustees’ names.
Grafton West Virginia residents will see overhead telephone wires replaced by underground conduits along business streets by next November. Local companies are already beginning the costly project to place cables underground.
Prof. John T. White former superintendent of Frederick County schools will deliver the commencement address at Massanutten Academy Woodstock Va on Wednesday June 2 and also speak at Mt Airy High School on Friday June 4 indicating a busy June for the veteran educator.
The Cumberland Council No. 586 Knights of Columbus held a memorial service at 3 pm in the Home on North Mechanic Street. About 250 attended as nine members died since the last service. Grand Knight John P. Schellhaus presided and Rev. John Conlon delivered the opening address.
Keyser West Virginia May 3 Frederick A Chubb head of a timber and rubber company traced his two children after ten years. A vision led him to Hagerstown Maryland where an aunt confirmed their location. One child worked at Roulette Knitting Mills. the other remains with his wife in Washington. He plans to bring the children to live with him. he asserts they need not toil in a factory.
John T. Doyle state president of the A O H and Henry Kelly state chairman of Irish History committee will address Hibernians of Allegany County at St Michael's Hall Frostburg Sunday May 9 at 2 pm. Nine county divisions will attend.
The Y M C A Glee Club will hold its regular rehearsal tonight at 8 o clock. Frederic Foster Snow praises the club’s fine showing and Hobart Smock the Baltimore tenor will be soloist at the Carroll Hall concert on Thursday May 13.
Cadillac Demonstrator from 1914 model year offered for sale after selling out production. This like new car has been in possession two months and covered 2000 miles. Price listed at 1500 dollars. Demonstration available by request or phone. Glisan's Garage ma.3l-w.
Uniontown Pennsylvania reports the failure blamed on the First National Bank closing. Receivers appointed for John F Hogg estate. Liabilities stated at 190000 dollars with assets of 580000 dollars.
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