Frostburg Notes Resolve Bowery Bridge Grade Question
Frostburg updates report the Public Service Commission approves the Bowery Street grade at 18 percent feet, allowing C F P railroad to build a new bridge. City to share half the cost. street committee plans a concrete bridge contract soon. Also covered are missing word contest ads, Farmer's Fair blue ribbons, a Ladies Auxiliary fundraising, scarlet fever cases, seed potato prizes, and Masons’ 60th anniversary banquet planned at Stern's Hall.
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Charles G. Watson
Pubrtt Service Commission
Bowery Street
Inet
Panoply of the Man and Mason sermon and Shaft church dedication
Rev John Helps Biix ford preached on The Panoply of the Man and Mason as Shaft Methodist Episcopal Church in Shaft Md was dedicated after summer remodeling under Rev W F Bird. Community events include Hitchins Brothers annual winter dance at Frostburg Opera House with Beall's orchestra and refreshments for employees and guests.
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John Helps Biixford
First M. & Church
Shaft Methodist Episcopal Church
Shaft
W. EF. Bird
Midland
Hitchins Brothers Company
Frostburg Opera House
Beall
Community Fraternal Meetings Planned for Winter
Knights of Pythias form a committee with Mr. Mcfar land as chairman and Mr. Eilbeck as secretary to schedule winter fraternal gatherings. Mrs. Ida Murphy Morningstar to start kindergarten classes at her mother Mrs. Samuve Murphy home on Jackson Street starting November 30. Eleven year old William Johnson injured at Detmold Company sawmill when a spark ignited dust. he required about eighteen stitches and was treated by several physicians. Glass Blowers Union No 54 members plan minstrel for January and appoint committees. Masons announce a banquet and ball at Firemen's Armory on November 25. Lonaconing Cotillion Club hosts first winter dance November 27. Silk mill to operate three days weekly due to material shortage affecting hundreds of workers. glass factory to close rest of week though orders remain strong.
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Ida Murphy
Morningstar
Samuve’ Murphy
Jackson Street
William Agen
John Johnson
Detmold
Detmold Company
Te Glass
Administrators Win Case Over Piano Ownership
The administrators won the Saturday night decision by Squire Murphy in a Thursday trial. John Humphrey Jr was represented by Fuller Barnard while the administrators were defended by F Brooke Whiting. The dispute centered on a piano claimed by John Humphrey Jr as his, with Edward and Evan Humphrey arguing it belonged to the estate of the late John Humphrey Sr.
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John Humphrey, Jr
Squire Murphy
Fuller Barnard
F. Brooke Whiting
Edward and
Evan Humphrey
John Humphrey Sr
Cumberland Press urges prompt delivery and reader tips
The Cumberland Press asks subscribers to notify the local representative R. A. Hoffmeister if delivery is not prompt. Patrons are urged to telephone the representative with news items and matters of interest for publication.
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Bureau of the Cumberland Press
Bureau of the
Cumberland Press
R. A. Hoffmeister
The
Local notes from Keyser and Piedmont area visitors
Social and business brief items include H K Crane and Sheridan Kenny in Keyser on business, Pearl Cutter visiting Lonaconing, J E Forrester from Baltimore in Tri-Towns, and births in the Ward and Shaffer families. Coal price cut at Patterson mine, and local visits to Cumberland, Westernport, Bloomington, and Eastern cities.
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H. K. Crane
Keyser
Sheridan Kenny
Kenney House
Piedmont
J. M. Ward
C. W. Powers
Dunn
Hagerstown
Pearl Cutter
Lonaconing
Walter Phillips
Westernport
J. E. Forrester
Baltimore
Tri-Towns
Forrester
C. W. Shaffer
Kooken
Patterson Mine
Bloomington
Frank Tibbitts
Hampshire
Cumberland
Joseph Beall
Western Maryland Hospital
Chas. Brindle
Eastern Star
E. Miller
Beryl
Frank Rathburn
Dackland
H. M. Kemp
G. C. Pattison
Local Notes From Paw Paw and Cumberland
Miss McLaughlin of Allegany Hospital tends the ill son of Mr and Mrs Leath in Cumberland. Teachers meeting for Cacapon district at Paw Paw High School drew good attendance. Ada Mason visits Cumberland. Oliver Wentling hosted a card party for Ada Mason of Martinsburg. Class No 9 of the Methodist Church socialized at Mrs Lewis Largent's home. Lewis Largent visited Berkeley Springs on Friday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hammerham spent the day in Cumberland. Wentling and Dr Campfield hunted turkeys with notable success. Bell Holiday of B and O is ill at home.
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Thommas Robinette
Cumberland
Cacapon
Paw Paw High School
Ada Mason
Oliver Wentling
da Mason
Martinsburg
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lewis Largent
Berkeley Springs
Thomas Hammerham
EB. Wentling
I. P. Campfield
Bell Holiday
B. and O
Mrs. Mariah Wilson Joliff Dies From Burns In West Virginia
Mrs. Mariah Wilson Joliff 68, wife of Thomas Joliff a farmer from Smith town near Fairmont West Virginia, died Sunday from burns after her clothing ignited near an open grate Friday. Survived by a daughter Mrs. William Post of Canyon Colorado.
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Mariah Wilson Joliff
Thomas Joliff
Smithtown
Fairmont
W. Va
William Post
Canyon, Col
West Virginia Notes raises worker death and local changes
John Campbell of Concrete Steel Bridge Co. died instantly in Good Hope near Clarksburg when sand collapsed in a shaft. Mannington Postmaster resignations open a race with A L Prichard J F Beatty C C Coffman and T S Hardesty appointed at 2300 salary. Minnie Pool, 14, injured by gas ignition while lighting a kitchen stove and may not recover.
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John Campbell
Concrete Steel Brige Co
Good Hope
Clarksburg
W. Va
Campbell
J. O. siHney
Mannington
A. L. Prichard
J. F. Beatty
C. C. Coffman
T. S. Hardesty
Minnie Pool
Amy Pool
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