South Cumberland Notes On Baseball And Local News
South Cumberland fans debate the World Series while Philadelphias Alexander draws bets. Reading room classes resume. Aid Society hosted. Montignani spoke on cotton for students. May rides and a church trip around the world are planned. Local clergy schedule sermons and dozens of residents travel to Philadelphia for the series.
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South End
Philadelphia
Alexander
Sox
Red Sox
Phil
Runaway Fairmont High School Girl Will Remain Here
Miss Danie Basnett of Fairmont West Virginia, missing since September 24, was found yesterday afternoon at a South Cumberland restaurant by Chief Eisenhauer and Officer Cubbage. She told authorities she is well satisfied with Cumberland and plans to stay, following a quarrel with her stepmother. The dispatch in The Press assisted in locating her.
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Danie Basnett
Fairmont
W. Va
South
Cumberland
Eisenhauer
Cubbage
Miss Basnett
Mayor Attends World Series Opener in Philadelphia
Mayor Thomas W. Koon has traveled to Philadelphia to attend the opening game of the world series between the Philadelphia Nationals and the Boston Americans, played today.
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Thomas W. Koon
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Nationals
Boston Americans
Society Notes Cover Bridge and Parties in Local Homes
Miss Miles Streett hosted the Thursday Bridge Club on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Fred C. Dreyer led a canal launch trip Wednesday evening in honor of Mrs. George Smith of Rossville near Baltimore. Mrs. Charles Sowers hosted dancing Wednesday evening for guest Miss Margaret Guttwall of Gailitizin Pa. Mrs. Charles H. McAvyey will host a card party next Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Shepherd and her daughter Mrs. Louise Turwell hosted a bridge gathering at their Cumberland Street home yesterday. Mrs. Roberdeau Annan gave a bridge whist yesterday afternoon in compliment to Mrs. A. M. Langford wife of Allegany County Academy's principal.
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William C. Montignani
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania Avenue
South
Whitney
Allerany Grove
Beatrice Lashley
Bernice Lang
Thelma Hiteshew
Thelma Garlitz
Fay Gank
Olive Liller
Lucille Dyche
Mildred Tabler
Walter Lashley
Roland Connor
Cumberland
Church Lyceum
Mt. Hermon
Frank A. Killmon
Grace
Killmon
Mount Hermon Church
Lonaconing
W. Hryson Smith
Southminster Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Fred C. Dreyer
Canal
George Smith
Rossville
Baltimore
Charles Sowers
Margaret Guttwall
Gailitizin, Pa
Charles H. McAvyey
Green Street
W. H. Shepherd
Louise Lurwell
Bridge
Cumberland Street
A. M. Langford
Allegany County Academy
Roberdeau Annan
Bertha Barnhart
Berkley Springs
J. A. Shockey
Romney
Hampshire County
Shocky
Berkeley Springs
E. K. Clary
Terra Alta Republican
George R. Wheeler
Potomac Fruit Growers Club
A. C. Butta
W. Rogers
Chas W. Johnson
Martinsburg
Robinson
J. H. Seifert
Bedford
C. L. Bretz
William Reynolis
John W. Avbett
Gettysburg
Bretz
Edgar Over
Bedford Inquirer
C. D. Henry
Miss Maude
Hancock
Charles Crogan
Anna Exline
Annie E. Carr
Edith Carr
Waynesboro
James Peters
Rockwood
George Lape
Western Maryland Hospital
Kate Anderson
Salina
Kan
Meyersdale
W. C. Irwin
John N. Cover
Jessie Garlitz
H. Carr Wolford
Irene Miller
Erie
John W. Wolford
Mechanic Street
Lygia Rebecca
Benjamin N. Nichols
George FP. Ferguson
Ruth
E. Miller Fries
Winchester
A. M. Lichtenstein
New York
Albert Fowler
Philadelphia
Ephriam Philips
Mary Robbins
California
B. H Binys
Mt. Savage
Philips
Prospect Square
Louise Hocking
Nan Hocking
J. H. Carskaden
Fannie W. Carskaden
Washington
Frank Gramp
Princeton
Samuel Gleichman
Decatur Street
Jury awards damages for injuries on passenger train near Grafton
Miss Julia McCrody received 200 dollars in a circuit court verdict against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for broken ribs and other injuries suffered on a passenger train near Grafton.
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Grafton
Julia McCrody
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Insulting Woman Charged in Police Court Hearing
Thomas Cavanaugh faces a 4 PM hearing before Justice Heck in Police Court on a charge of insulting two women on a city street last night.
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Thomas Cavanaugh
Justice Heck
Shopping by mail puzzles Cumberland shoppers, says visitor
A visiting woman writes of Cumberland noting first impressions, praising local stores with vast selections and affordable prices while questioning why residents rely on mail order catalogs. She highlights neckwear, ruffs, Windsor ties, Irish lace clothes, and stylish motor gear as evidence of thriving retail diversity. Margaret Barnwell signs off.
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Windsor
Milady
Cumberland
Margaret Barnwell
Personal notices of travels and visitors sparse in region
Mr and Mrs Joseph Reinhoefer spend week in Oakland Miss Ella J McKone and Miss Ada Pugh return home after visiting Mrs Scarry in Connellsville Goldie Price visits Lena Wolfe in East Oakland Mrs E L Foreman to Oakland for two weeks guests of several locals The Fundenbergs plan California and Panama Exposition trip with companions including James Verner Long others to winter in Southern California Long may travel to Honolulu and Japan Various locals credited with car tours, hospital visits, and social calls across Cumberland Meyersdale Hyndman Bedford and Berkeley Springs.
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Joseph Reinhoefer
Oakland
Ella J. McKone
Ada Pugh
Piedmont
W. Va
Scarry
Connellsville
Goldie Price
Frostburg
Lena Wolfe
East Oakland
E. L. Foreman
F. R. Browning
Eliza Fundenberg
Miss Fundenberg
Crook’s Crest
California
Panama Exposition
Ephriam Phillips
Mary Robbins
Cumberland
James Verner Long
Pittsburgh
Venice
Italy
Long
Honolulu
Japan
Fundenberg
Robert Shriver
BE. A. Sandman
Relay
Emma Merrill
Garrett, Pa
Helen Collins
Meyersdale
John R. McLean
Washington, D. C
J. H. McDermott
West Virginia
McMinamin
Stotler
Wilson
Queen City
Bruce Lichty
Don Derr
Cumberland and George's Creek
Frederick
Earl Webb
Youngstown
Adeline BR. Mellinger
Columbia Street
J. Jones Wilson
Frank Wilson
Edmund B. Footer
Biltmore
William Dunlap
Belle Dwyer
Hyndman
Henry Ruppert
William Gardner
Bedford
Ada Leasure
Edward Shriver
Lafe Grant
Paw Paw
Elkins Family Wedding in Philadelphia Attended by Senator Davis
Senator Henry G. Davis and Elkins party traveled via the Baltimore and Ohio in the private car Graceland to attend the wedding of Edwina Elkins Bruner to A Hecksecker Wetherill in St. James Church Philadelphia. The ceremony was moved from Halliehurst due to illness at the Elkins home. Attendants include Mrs FL Hunter of Pittsburgh, Miss Elizabeth Elkins Oliphant, Miss Mary Warburton, Mrs John Shipley Dixon, Miss Mary Withers, Miss Anette Sheldon. The matron of honor is Mrs William F. Hitt and maid of honor Miss Katherine Herman Elmer.
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Philadelphia
Ray Reynolds
Cedar Street
Carl Twigg
Lafayette Avenue
John Fisher
Virginia Avenue
W. H. Wheeler
Arch Street
Clyde Wilson
Grand Avenue
Cecil Clark
Boone Street
William See
Hagerstown
Lee
Frank Simmons
Europe
Luxemburg
Germany
Glasgow
Liverpool
Richmond
Maude Heron
Western Maryland Hospital
Ruth Spooler
Pennsylvania Avenue
Anna Suman
L. E. Suman
Keedysville
Mary Suman
W. E. Fazenbaker
Elizabeth MacDonald
Ethel May Fazenbaker
Washington
Henry G. Davis
Elkins
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Graceland
Edwina Elkins Bruner
William C. Wiederseim
A. Hecksecker Wetherill
St. James Church
Halliehurst
West Virginia
Stephen B. Elkins
Bruner
Senator Elkins
FL. W. Hunter
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Elkins Oliphant
Mary Brown Warburton
John Shipley Dixon
Mary Withers
Runaway Walter Cottrill Found Near North Junction
Chief J Thomas Eisenhauer reports Walter Cottrill 13 of Williamsport Maryland ran away Monday night. He rode a Western Maryland freight to Cumberland then to Hagerstown where he joined tramps in a hobo camp near North Junction. Cottrill was returned home by his father Charles Cottrill.
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J. Thomas Eisenhauer
Walter Cottrill
Charles Cottrill
Williamsport
Cumberland
North Junction
Baughman
Hagerstown
Young Cottrill
Maryland
Mr. Cottrill
Automobile Races Set at South Cumberland Fairgrounds
Races run tomorrow afternoon at South Cumberland fairgrounds include 3 mile and 5 mile events, an Australian pursuit, a 1 mile record attempt, and a Ford cup race. Entries include Buick, Saxon, Waynes, and a Ford racer with more entries expected. Prizes awarded, 25 cent gate admission covers grand stand, no extra charge for cars.
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Ford
Saxon
Auto Tire & Repair Company
D. F. Chenoweth
Waynes
Standard Auto Company
Lloyd Linabury
Ford Racer
Alonzo J. Chorpenning
Same
St Josephs Club names captain and plans season
The St Josephs Club elected P. J. Fahey as captain and George I Stegmaier as manager. A four team league will form next week while candidates train at SS Peter and Paul Hall. Rehearsals for The Fortune Hunter begin soon and many new members are to be admitted at Sunday's meeting.
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St. Joseph's
P. J. Fahey
George I. Stegmaier
SS. Peter and Paul Hall
Dramatic Department of
St. Joseph's Elub
St. Joseph's Club
Sheriff Dodson Dodges Escape Attempt in Car
Bedford sheriff transporting a demented prisoner Murray to the State hospital prevented his escape as Murray tried to jump from the car window. The sheriff suffered a badly lacerated hand and a scratched face in the struggle.
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Dodson
Bedford
Murray
State Hospital
Damage case against B. and C. in progress
Albert C. Hammer smith sues the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company for 10000 dollars in damages. The Circuit Court trial consumed the day with witnesses testimony and final arguments. Jurors expected to begin deliberations late in the afternoon.
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Albert C. Hammersmith
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
West Indian Storm Heads for U S Gulf Coast
A West Indian storm was seen in the Gulf of Mexico and warnings were ordered along the gulf coast from Mobile to Cedar Keys. The Weather Bureau sought more details from steamships as the disturbance tracked toward the American coast.
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Washington
American
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Mobile
Cedar Keys
Fla
Weather Bureau
Matrimonial Robinette Barnes Ceremony Unites R Robinette and Cordelia Barnes
R Robinette and Miss Cordelia Barnes wed Tuesday afternoon in a ceremony led by Rev. Joseph Dawson. The couple will reside in the area.
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R. Robinette
Cordelia Barnes
Joseph Dawson
Local Pairings in Pennsylvania Marriage Notices
Russell A Ballman of Logsburg and Bessie V McFewer of Defiance wed. Harry P Fornwall of Cash Freedom and Malinda P Riley of Marklesburg join. Jacob Lone and Carrie Reichard of Bedford marry. Jacob R Strohm of Altoona weds Grace C Shanks of Jones Mills. Daniel W Reese and Carrie M Makin, both of Phensburg, unite.
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Russell Abraham Ballman
Logsburg
Bessie Virginia McFlwer
Defiance
Harry Peter Fornwall
Cash Freedom
Malinda Pearl Riley
Marklesburg
Jacob Lone
Carrie Reichard
Bedford
Jacob Richer Strohm
Altoona
Grace Catherine Shanks
Jones Mills
Daniel Webster Reese
Carrie Mabel Makin
Phensburg
Real Estate Transfers Continental Trust to L N Morgan
Continental Trust Co of Washington transfers Orchard tract 227 section D Green Ridge to L N Morgan McKeesport with a price of $10.
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Continental Trust Co
Washington, D. C
L. N. Morgan
McKeesport
Orchard Tract
Green Ridge
Five Hundred Expected At th of C Ball
Attendance of four or five hundred is expected at the Columbus Day celebration in Allegany County under Chief Justice Taney Assembly. Sr Charles H W McCarthy will speak in the Council chamber at 6 pm. Orchestra precedes the address and a buffet luncheon follows midnight.
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Taney
Knights of Columbus
Allegany County
Charles HW. McCarthy
K. of C
Catholic University
Washington
McCarthy
Council Chamber
Sp. m
Council
Warfield Files $40 Primary Election Expense
John E. Warfield Democrat Registrar files an additional primary election expense account totaling 40 dollars with the circuit clerk.
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Warfield
Circuit
John E Warfield
Register of Ills
Wanted Girl for General House Work Ad
A help wanted notice seeks a girl for general house work at 31 Weber Street. Apply in person or call 1092 F for details.
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Weber Street
F. Ock
Application for Saloon License Filed in Allegany County
The notice states Pete Con filed Oct 8 1915 an application under Maryland law for a spirituous and fermented liquors license at 8 aca street corner Smallwood Cumberland with George B Goetz as premises owner. Remonstrances must be filed with Clerk Lloyd L Shaffer within 20 days.
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Pete Con
General Assembly of
Maryland
Allegany County
Frederick W Hopyman
Aca Street
Cor
Smallwood Street
Cumberland
George B. Goetz
Lloyd L. Shaffer
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South Cumberland
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Aid Society
Ladies Aid Society
Frank V. Carpenter
J. W. Slattery
F. X. Millman
N. W. Russler
Co. A. Martin
J. F. Coniff
Park Street
Joseph Edwards
New Kensington
Elder Street
Joseph Watkins
Carl Amtower
Thomas
Clarence Bogert
Akron
Ohio
Joseph Inness
Fairmont High School
Miss Miles Streett
Carrie Wagner
Mary Dennison
Fairgrounds
Buick
Joe Self
ST. Joseph’s Club
Demented Man
Sheriff
Robinette Barnes
C. Ball
Louis Bachman
Luke's Lutheran Church
Carl Bergner
Raymond Ward
Raymond Thompson
Edward Gross
Henry Dreyer
Grant Macfarlane
Donald Macfarlane
William Vogel
John Miller
Ursula A. Walters
Thomas Walters
B. Frank Walters
North Centre Street
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Miss Reb
N. Lee St
J. H. Griffin
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