Free Library for South End Opens Sunday Readings
Prof J J Tipton, principal of Pennsylvania Avenue School, opens two classrooms on Sundays as reading rooms in South Cumberland aiming to establish a permanent free library. The room hosts 500 books and will be open 2 to 4 pm each Sunday with plans to grow the collection. The article also notes related local events and people attending the Hagerstown Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Tipton
Cnnsylvania Avenue School
Libray
Tipton
Baltimore and Ohio Employees
Democratic contenders tour Allegany County Monday
Emerson C. Harrington Albert C. Ritchie and Hugh A. McMullen Democratic nominees for Governor Attorney General and Comptroller plan a campaign tour of Allegany and Garrett counties. They arrive Cumberland Sunday and address workers at the Baltimore and Ohio shops at 6 30 Monday morning before visiting Mt. Savage Westernport Frostburg Oakland with speeches through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson C. Harington
Albert C. Ritchie
Hugh A. McMullen
Allegany
Garrett
Messrs. McMullen
Ritchie
Cumberland
Harrington
Baltimore and Ohio
United States
Allegany County Court House
Mt. Savage
Westernport
Frostburg
Oakland
Two Meetings for Farmers Planned
Frank Bomberger of the Maryland Agricultural College will address a local grange gathering at the Corrigansville Reformed Church tomorrow at 7 30 pm and a second session Saturday at 2 pm. He will also speak at a farmers meeting and picnic at the Magruder schoolhouse near Barton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bomberger
Farmers
Maryland Agricultural College
the Reformed Church
Corrigansville
Mr. Bomberger
Magruder
Barton
Matrimonial Twigg and Wintermeyer Wed in City Home
John Twigg of the Indian Refining Company and Laura dine Wintermeyer were married Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. M. E. Wintermeyer's Cash Valley home. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Eugene P. Skyles of St. Mark's Reformed Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Pugh
South Cumberland
Ruth Parker
Grand Avenue
Frederick W. Barry
St. John's Lutheran Church
Mt. Savage
Twigg—Wintermeyer
John Twigg
The
Indian Refining Company
Lauradine Wintermeyer
M. E. Wintermeyer
Cash Valley
Eugene P. Skyles
St. Mark's Reformed Church
This City
Alleged Kidnapper Marries After Elopement in Court
A marriage license was issued to An nunziato Morrone of Cresson and Angelina Dabrosia of Pittsburgh after a Pittsburgh kidnapping charge prompted local police to detain them. Morrone stated the girl's father opposed the marriage to sell her into white slavery. The bride, 18, spoke through an interpreter and could not speak English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Annunziato Morrone
Cresson
Angelina Dabrosia
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Morrone
Pennsylvania State Constabulary
Miss Simpson Appointed Principal of Petersburg High School
Miss Olive Simpson a teacher from the Columbia street school has been named principal of Petersburg West Virginia's new high school. She holds an A B from Western Maryland College and a pedagogy certificate, with about five years teaching experience. She will leave Cumberland Saturday to begin duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Simpson
Columbia Street
New
Petersburg
W. Va
Miss Simpson
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Cumberland
Jimjams Victim in Police Station
Thomas Males, a delirious patient described as colored from Green Street, is detained in a city jail cell. He climbs and headbutts the bars while imagining spectres pursuing him. Police seek Sylvan Retreat transfer for safer care after aides restrained him Monday night. His brother had him held Tuesday amid a four-man hold on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Males
Males
G A McGinn Returns From Health Trip In New England
Griffin A McGinn chief clerk to the Cumberland division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad came back last night from a health trip to Providence Boston and other Eastern cities He is expected to resume duties as chief clerk in a few days Also an advertisement offers a Ford Touring Car in first class condition for 235 from The Taxicab Co Inc with phone 520 Oct4-1 £
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin A. McGinn
Cumberland Division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Providence
Boston
Mr. McGinn
Taxicab Co., Inc
Kline Sues B and O for 20000 Over Train Wreck Injuries
Louis Kline sues the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for 20000 damages claiming injuries from a Sept 19, 1914 wreck on a Philadelphia Division train from New York to Cumberland. The trial in circuit court featured out of town witnesses and local doctors confirming injuries and lasting disability. Kline is represented by P Clarence Barnes and Ferdinand Williams. B and O by Col George A Pearce and A Taylor Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kline
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Kline
Baltimore and Ohio
New York
Cumberland
Chester
Philadelphia
B. and O
P. Clarence Barnes
Ferdinand Williams
Col
George A. Pearce
A. Taylor Smith
Baltimore and
Ohio
Austrians Drive Russians Back and Front Advances Reported
Berlin reports the Austrian army has driven the Russians back across the Stripa River. German forces have seized Serbian defenses in front of Pozarevatz near Belgrade. An English assault on the German front from Ypres to Loos is described as a complete failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
War Office
Stripa River
Pozarevatz
Belgrade
Ypres
Loos
George Shreck Dies at 85 in Harpers Ferry
George Shreck of Harpers Ferry West Virginia died yesterday at age 85. He leaves three daughters and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shreck
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Personal notices from the Cumberland area tell of visits and travel
Dr. and Mrs. Selby and others motored to Cumberland for a Maryland Theatre performance. Visits include Dr. Bullard and Daniel O Conner in Hagerstown. Mrs. Roman and Loughs head to Washington D C with plans for extended stays and a Guadeloupe Island plantation. Many locals and visitors, including Rosenbaums, attend the Uniontown wedding of Leona Baum and Josef Pollack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby
Elwood Offutt
William Davis
Oakland
Cumberland
Myrkle-Harder Company
Maryland Theatre
L. W. Bullard
Daniel O'Conner
New York
W. A. Summerville
Maryland
Hagerstown
E. St. George Lough
T. S. Williams
Berkeley Station
Martinsburg
J. W. Arklie
Irvin Shockey
Sand Patch
J. A. Nee
Mds
Rogers Hotel
Wheeling
George H. Benford
Meyersdale
G L. Benford
Allegany Hospital
Irving W Holmes
Washington
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Convention
E. Ellithorp
Bittinger Garrett County
Baltimore
Sueman Rosenbaum
Louis Rosenbaum
Irving Rosenbaum
Morris
Ira Rosenbaum
Minnie
Sylvia Rosenbaum
Leona M. Baum
Uniontown
Josef Pollack
Summit Hotel
Colton to Address Dairy Inspectors Convention in Washington
City health officer Max J. Colton will speak at the Fourth Annual Convention of the International Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors in Washington D C during the last week of November. His address will cover phases of milk inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max J. Colton
International Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors
Raleigh Hotel
Washington, D. C
Mr. Colton
Russians to Aid in Balkans With Allied Forces
Foreign Minister Grey announced in the House of Commons that Russian troops will cooperate with the Allies in the Balkans as soon as they are available. The decision implies mobilization to the fighting zone once a route to the front is open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Grey
House of Commons
Balkans
Viviani Says Italy Will Fully Back Allied Plans
In Paris on October 14 Premier Viviani announced in the Senate that Italy will participate fully in the Allies plans. He affirmed strong Italian support and unity with Allied actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Viviani
Senate
Italy
Cumberland Pairings Listed For Upcoming Notices
Curtis Ambrose Diehl and Lucy Pearline Ralston of Cumberland join John Francis Paulus of Ridgeley with Lulu L Shinholt of Cumberland in a local pairing. Herman Tobias Pugh and Ruth Parker, Cumberland, pair with Earl Franklin Bean and Julia Annie Malone of Green Spring W Va. Irvin Thomas Elk Lick Pa with Mary Matilda Oester Accident Md. Thomas Wallace McQuown and Hazel Marie Riddle of Mahaffey Pa. Annunziato Morrone of Cresson Pa with Angelina Dabrosio of Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Ambrose Diehl
Lucy Pearline Ralston
Cumberland
John Francis Paulus
Ridgeley
Lulu L. Shinholt
Herman Tobias Pugh
Ruth Parker
Earl Franklin Bean
Julia Annie Malone
Green Spring
W. Va
Irvin Thomas
Elk Lick
Mary Matilda Oester
Accident
Thomas Wallace McQuown
Hazel Marie Riddle
Mahaffey
Annunziato Morrone
Cresson
Angelina Dabrosio
Pittsburgh
Land Transfer Notice in Bedford Road Lots 4 and 5
Robert R. Henderson and others convey to Carl G. Mullin and George W. Huff ownership of lots 4 and 5 in Twigg Addition on Bedford Road for five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Henderson
Carl G. Mullin
George W. Huff
Twigg Addition
Bedford Road
Large Local Contingent at the Hagerstown Fair
A large local contingent travels to the Hagerstown Fair with nearly two hundred tickets sold at the Western Maryland Railway station. Special trains and reduced one day tickets boost Cumberland and surrounding regions attendance, with many motorists and numerous named locals making the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Fair
Western
Maryland
Hagerstown
Cumberland
George's Creek
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Louis Baker
Justice J. B. Pitzer
Noah Henley
James McCarty
William Lindner
Bernard Goellner
Lindner
Frank Stein
Edith
Fannie Stein
Rebecca Owens
Clarksburg
W. Va
Obituary notices include Harvey Maxwell Cecil Valentine Blaker deaths
John F Harvey 27 of Weber Street died after a short illness at Allegany Hospital. He worked in Baltimore and Ohio railroad shops and is survived by wife and parents with many siblings. Funeral arrangements and home return noted. Frank Maxwell 28, civil engineer with Santa Fe Railroad, died in Yuma AZ. survived by parents four brothers and two sisters. Burial plans pending. Emily Cecil 62 died at Cresaptown after lingering illness. survivors listed. funeral at Cresaptown M E Church. Jacob A Valentine 66 janitor for B&O. survivors listed. funeral arrangements pending. Mrs Carl P Blaker 22 died. funeral set for Central M E Church Ridgeley with burial at Rose Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Harvey
John Harvey
Weber Street
Allegany Hospital
Harvey
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Stein Undertaking Establishment
Ann Street
St. Patrick’s Church
Frank Maxwell
W. B. Maxwell
Elkins
W. Va
William G. Alcott
Decatur Street
Yuma
Arizona
Santa Fe Railroad
Maxwell
Claude
Earle
Joseph Maxwell
Norman Maxwell
Emily Cecil
William Cecil
Cresaptown
Wilson Cecil
Midland
Theodore Cecil
Mt. Braddock
John
Frank Cecil
Albert Avery
M. E
Jacob A. Valentine
Fun
Carl P. Blaker
Ridgeley
Central Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Rose Hill Cemetery
Railroad Man's Wife Attacked in Hagerstown Home
Mrs. Edward E. Cook, wife of a Western Maryland Railway trainman, was attacked by an unidentified man in her home Tuesday night. The assailant, hiding a weapon under the bed, tried to seize her after lights-out, struggled through rooms, and fled after neighbors answered the call for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Cook
Western Maryland Railway
Hagerstown
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Lune
Farbelows Monthly
Woman's Sphere
Fashion Review
Barney
Angelica
Mac
MR Mac
Barnet
South End
J. Monroe Shipley
Charlies H. Shipley
J. F. Barnett
Virginia Avenue
Il Trovatore
Schumann
Harold Smith
Minnie Spicer
George McCracken
William Wingate
Laura
Helen Barnett
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Lyceum
Cc. H. Taylor
Fifth Street
Taylor
Flintstone
Patterson's Creek
Pugh—Parker
Baltimore and Ohio Y. M. C. A
Fourth and Arch Streets
Ladies’ Aid Society
Southminster Presbyterian Church
H. W. Clark
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frank Taylor
Potomac Street
Thomas Stickler
Frederick Freeland
Miss Irma
Williams
Springdale Street
Clark May
Opal Freeland
Terra Alta
Kieth Orris
Race Street
John Fisher
William Wheeler
Arch Street
William Lee
Mr. Lee
T. Ceaterhouser
Oak Street
P. H. Mouse
Uniiontown
Scott Kelso
George
Edith Wilson
George Steiner
William Frantz
W. L. Reinhard
Jesse Hoover
Elizabeth
Thomas Lee
John Lapp
Andrew Lapp
John Miller
Thomas Welsh
William Vogel
William Kean
Fred Wehneyv
Boucher
Thomas Lindner
Mary Hammersmith
Emma Hammersmith
T. Hammersmith
John Hammersmith
John Fletcher
J. Dd. Anderson
E. R R. Lantz
Clyde Hutton
Raymond Ward
M. H. Adams
Cora Foster
Eva Wenrick
James Bguskirk
Oscar Suimmers
Harry Sowers
Lloyd Lowndes
Rawlings
Frederick Butler
Roselle Fisher
Louise Wilson
Ruth Butler
Butler
Edna Butler
Joseph Miller
Brunswick Hotel
Charles Willison
Maryland Ave
George Martin
Maryland Avenue
Hilary
Allegany County
Paulis—Shinholt
John Paulis
Lulu Shinholt
Jacob Shinholt
Pear Street
S S. Peter & Paul's Church
Mr. Paul
Jimjams
G. A. McGinn
New England
Colton
Viviant
Thomas F. Smouse
Henry Buehman
Louis G. Holzshu
Daniel F. McMullen
Andrew G. Bender
Joseph Ryland
Hagerstown Yessterday
Hageratown Fair
Clayton Mathews
George Dorris
James C. Powell
Earl Gurley
John J. Stump
C. Frank Keyser
Charles
Esther Brengle
K. Dawson
Ida C. Schilling
Melissa D. Williams
B. C. Genstry
John I. Vandegrift
the Dingle
Charles Runckles
Valley Street
Mary J. Bowhay
Edna J. Wiesecker
Blaker
Rebekah H. Otto
Clateca
N. heewSf
J. H. Griffin
Oldtown Road
N. Centre ST
Neff’s
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