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Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1914

Page

2

The Valley Farm comedy at Frostburg Opera House

Trinity Club presents The Valley Farm a benefit performance for the Minter Hospital tonight at the Frostburg Opera House under the direction of Mrs Pyle Ewing. Harold Rutledge is played by William Stokes with a large cast including Clifton Jeffries Walter Jeffries and Miss Annie I Elias among others in a rural to city tale.

Trinity Club Valley Farm Frostburg Minters Hospital Pyle Ewing Harold Rutledge William Stokes Perry Dean the Soil Nathan Yond David Hildreth New York Jeffries Star Holcomb Clifton Jeffries Agareth Keep Jennings Rutledge Lester Fresh Hattie Holcomb City Minnie Williams Isabel Carnes Hildreth Ethel Brain Marold Annie I. Elias Alvina Sol

Frostburg Social News Highlights and Events

A long Frostburg column lists visits from relatives and veterans, church and civic notes, upcoming dances and auctions. It covers the Hayes family visit from Jowa, a Chicago funeral pageant seen by local travelers, a Davis West Virginia tour, a Beall High School ring ceremony, and plans for a German Arion Band week. Additional items include a May 16 to 31 jewelry sale, Woman's Home Missionary Society activities, a surprise 13th birthday party, and Beall Mansion residents’ reoccupation plans.

Straus to address crowds in Western Maryland race

Isaac Lobe Straus former Maryland attorney general and Democratic Senate candidate will speak in Midland and nearby towns through Friday. He will address gatherings in Oakland Westernport Lonaconing and Frostburg along with a platform meeting in Garrett county.

Isaac Lobe Straus Maryland United States Oakland Westernport Lonaconing Midland Frostburg

Public meeting planned for glass factory proposal

A public meeting is scheduled at the Sen Toy Theatre tomorrow at 1:30 PM to promote the proposed glass factory in Lonaconing. The organizing committee reports strong subscription progress and hopes the meeting will accelerate support and allow start of work soon.

Sen I A

Keyser VA Clean Up Complete and Local Arts Recital

Keyser completes city cleaning with 596 loads removed at $145.08 cost. A. Reed, assistant to Street Commissioners Keenan, led the effort. A Friday recital by Allen Bennett Lambdin and Elsie Reese Hoffman drew a full auditorium and strong praise for Lambdin’s vocal mastery.

A. Reed A. J. Keenan Keyser Allen Bennett Lambdin Elsie Reese Hoffman Lambdin Presbyterian Church M. B. Lambdin

Opposition to Oil Storage Plant in Orchard

In Piedmont West Virginia strong opposition arises to Standard Oil Company plans to build a gasoline and carbon vila storage plant in the Orchard area. Church News notes at the First M. EK service yesterday Professor K P Cheney of Frost attended.

Standard Oil Company M. EK K.P. Cheney Frost

May church events and local notices across Westernport and Missouri

The piece lists church services at St. Peter's with a May procession next Sunday, Knight rank conferral at Pythian Castle, and cleanup days in Westernport. It notes funerals, visits, and appointments, plus Journalism Week events at the University of Missouri with leaders from national press organizations and the Missouri Press Association planning for a St. Louis exposition next fall.

St. Peter's Church Columbia Journalism University of Missouri Joseph Medill McCormack E. F. Cutter The Assciated Press B. M. Gilmer Dorothy Dix Joe M. Chapple National Missouri Press Association Printing and Allied Arts Exposition St. Louis

Funeral notices for two babies and a trial for heroin sale

The funeral for eight month old George Samuel Gray of 23 Oldtown road was held at SS. Peter and Paul s church at 2 PM with burial in the church cemetery. A second funeral for a 10 month old infant of Mr and Mrs James Griffith occurred Saturday with services at the home on Gay Street and burial in St Patrick s cemetery. In Bridgeport Connecticut Dr James A Gaffney went on trial charged with selling heroin for non medical purposes following months of investigation by Pharmacy Commissioner Leverty. The physician denies the charges can be proven.

George Samuel Gray John Gray Oldtown Road SS. Peter and Paul’s Church James Griffith Gay Street St. Patrick’s Cemetery Pridgeport Conn James A. Gaffney Leverty

Major J Franklin Bell Orders North Mexico Invasion Readiness

Major J Franklin Bell now commands the Second Brigade of the U S Army stationed on the Rio Grande in Texas. He prepared to begin invasion of Mexico from the north at an hour's notice after succeeding Funston, who moved his Fifth Brigade to Vera Cruz from the Philippines.

J. Franklin Bell Rio Grande Texas Mexico Bell Philippines Funston Vera Cruz

Order Nisi In Equity In Allegany County Maryland

In the Circuit Court for Allegany County equity case Berthold C Baumann et al by Joseph Baumann et al No 7268 the sale reported by trustee F Brooke Whiting is to be ratified unless opposing cause is shown by June 3 1914 a copy of this order to be published weekly for three weeks before May 27 1914 the sale amount reported as 4020.00 True copy Clerk Lloyd L Shaffer May 4 31 law

Berthold C. Baumann Joseph Baumann Circuit Court Allegany County F. Brooke Whiting Maryland Lloyd L. Shaffer L. Hlosser Ferdinand Williams John G. Miller City Cumberland Lloyd IL. Shaffer

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