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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1914
Page
8
Patrons and friends of The Cumberland Press are urged to telephone personals and other news items to the paper. Any matter of interest will be greatly appreciated. The Editor.
A parade of locals and guests travels through Hagerstown with visits to family and friends. Mrs. Archie Oliver returns from Wilkes-Barre while Mrs. Alice McCullough visits Keal ore. Rev. and Mrs. William Shearer of Oakland stay in the city as T. J. Hartman and daughter join Hagerstown fair attendees along with George H. Longer and EF. J. Wongerbeam. William H. Coleman returns from Romney hunting and fishing. The group includes Mrs. W. A. Yingling and Julia, Edith Robinson, and several youths who motor to Mt. Lake Park to see Kathern White. Mrs. Charles L. Diggs and Millicent visit Ed. Dietrich’s home, while Clarendon T. Brengle returns to Richmond Va.
Mrs. Jesse Browning 77 died yesterday at her home near Flintstone from old age infirmities. Her husband, descendant of Meshack Browning the hunter, died nine days ago. She is survived by one daughter Mrs. William Perdew of Pratt Maryland. Funeral 11 a m Friday at Mt. Pleasant church near the Baltimore Pike with burial in the church cemetery.
Miss Sue Welton and Thomas Williams wed at the bride’s Williamsport home in W Va. Andrew Jackson Sherwood and Mrs Ursula Irene Hudson married in Oldtown Md. Frederick Carter and Holland Swisher tied the knot at 13 Front street with Rev H Eugene Richardson officiating. Helen Blume and William McIlfisch were attendants. A linen shower for Rev and Mrs Richardson followed at United Brethren Church.
Mannington West Virginia October 15 The Mannington Window Glass plant nears completion and in four weeks 156 new workers will join 202 total employees including laborers and skilled men The tank nears completion and will be fired soon November 16 marks full operation with first glass blown earlier The plant output is contracted by an eastern firm.
Howard Curtis Abbott former Western Maryland Railway engineer is sought on fraud charges for allegedly obtaining 2090 dollars from Miss Myra Z Mc Clemmy of a Prince Anne Maryland area farm. He reportedly used part to buy a car and may be at large in the west.
Christopher Himmler found two unusually large pearls while dining on oysters at the Olympia Hotel. He sent the gems to a New York jeweler for polishing and mounting as tie pins, described as valuable specimens.
The advertisement touts Franklin cars as highly reliable with a claim that Franklin swept the field five times in a reliability run setting a high standard. Glisan's Garage is listed as local agents.
Washington, Oct. 15 Special. The Administration issues a list of donts for Cabinet officers in the campaign and a bold offensive program. Democrats tout achievements: tariff cuts, Federal Reserve creation, grain and cotton standards, anti trust laws, road funding, and a shift away from dollar diplomacy. Republicans counter, while Democrats push an aggressive push to rally voters and maintain control of Congress.
John Parks installs electric lighting in Petersburg West Virginia with poles up and wiring underway. He holds the water franchise and is starting a new water system. A standpipe will be placed on a hill overlooking the town.
Cumberland Red Cross chapter notes a $100 gift from the German Brewing Company toward relief for European war wounded. Rev. James E. Moffatt heads the chapter with D. P. Miller as treasurer and asks merchants to contribute to aid soldiers, with funds sent to Red Cross headquarters.
Word from Los Angeles reports Miss Brent Braithwaite, former Cumberland girl, made a decided impression as a junior model at a recent cloak exhibition. The Los Angeles paper notes she was the pick among eighteen models in the Lock cloak modeling display.
Two men were involved in a street fight on Mechanic Street last night. One man was arrested after a complaint accused the other of drawing a knife, but the complainant failed to appear this morning, and the prisoner was released.
The newly elected Board of Directors of the Associated Charities will hold their first meeting at 3 oclock Saturday afternoon in the Charities Headquarters at City Hall. Officers will be elected and committees appointed for the coming year.
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