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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
10
Patrons and friends are asked to telephone personals and news items to this paper. Any matter of interest will be greatly appreciated by the Editor.
James iR Huffman visits Clarksburg friends while William Schwarzenbach of Atlanta visits his parents. Miss Lillian Clarke of Ridgeway Terrace is critically ill, as her brothers and sister from Philadelphia and Baltimore arrive. Dr Arthur H Hawkins and William P Hawkins travel to Baltimore for the death of Dill Bowling near Saranac Lake. Mrs J T Robinson of Uniontown and Miss Wilson of Cumberland attend the former's daughter’s Windsor Place affair. Mrs W T Dailey returns to Yersdale from Lonaconing after visiting friends. Mrs Robert H Gordon of Roland visits Baltimore area relatives.
McMullen Bros advertise a sale running from 10 to 11 with items such as 25 gauze Tisle Vests sold two for 25 cents and 28 inch plain white Lingerie Crepe at 10 cents. fast black Glorietta Silk at 25 cents. no phone orders.
The notice advertises Wail Paper Special prices 2 to 5 cents per roll and highlights a “good one of golds at 5 cents.” It claims savings on any grade 1 paper and directs readers to Eylers at 30 North Centre Street with the ad ending April 9.
The funeral of Miss Edna Pettet daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert S Pettet of Ridgeley was held at 3 pm yesterday at the First Baptist church with Rev H F Loomis officiating. Burial followed in Rose Hill cemetery with pallbearers Jean Rose Clement Bray George Rohrer John Herpick James White and Charles Barringer.
David E. Staires and Miss Eula Rawlings Sprigg were married Monday evening at Emmanuel Episcopal Church rectory by Rev. William Cleveland Hicks. Attendants were James McKelvey and Miss Pansy Sprigg. The groom works at the N. and G Taylor Mills.
A fire from a defective flow caused minor damage at 296 North Mechanic Street to the home of George J. Matt. The Central Fire Department quickly extinguished the flames with a hose after the blaze broke out this morning. It was the department’s first run in ten days.
The local committee of the Chief Justice Taney Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus organizes a banquet for Thursday evening May 27 with Bishop Currier and Congressman Korbly of Indiana among speakers. The arrangements include George P. Ways, William P. Tatroe, F. A. Wolfhope, Jas. A. Brown of Frostburg, and William Farrell of Mt. Savage. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets at the Y M C A and approves Flower Mission Day June 4 to visit hospitals, the almshouse and jail with flowers and Anticigarette Day June 20 with lectures in Sunday schools. Pledge cards will be given to cigarette smokers. Committees are formed for the Flying Squadron lecture campaign on May 25 26 27 at Centre Street M E Church. A W C T U social is planned for May 28 at Mrs Chas Willison’s residence.
The thirty third annual Grand Army of the Republic reunion opened in Sistersville West Virginia with headquarters at the Tyler Hotel. Several hundred veterans registered as a military parade featured the Grand Army men plus fraternal societies Boy Scouts and public school children.
Josiah Wedgwood, British politician and Boer War veteran, has joined the front lines in France to support England. He argues land reform and taxation to break large estates and insists a nation must allow workers to own and reap the fruits of their labor. He cites his Ermelo reform as a model where land and coal were opened to all, boosting wages and self-reliance.
John Manning was arrested on Window street in this city for allegedly taking a barrel of whiskey from a Baltimore and Ohio freight car at Magnolia West Virginia about 30 miles east in May. Detectives and U S Marshal Athey led to Berkeley Springs for a May 27 hearing. Manning is reportedly under indictment at Philippi with two others for car robbery. one suspect named Kessler posted bond.
Special Saturday sale of 2000 yards of lace leno cloth dress material offered by McMullen Bros. At 10 o clock Saturday morning price five cents per yard. See window display for details. Advertisement. my.20-21
J. A. Chisholm has been named postmaster at Schell in Mineral County West Virginia confirming a local federal appointments change. The action designates Chisholm to oversee mail service operations at Schell.
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