South Cumberland News Highlights Local Community Actions
The South Cumberland News reports on the formation of The Second Baptist Church of Cumberland with fifty six covenant enrollees and an executive committee led by Rev. Thomas G. Magruder. It covers Miss Sarah C. Palmer’s Leader Theatre address, union prayers, upcoming Hallowe en plans, and local bowling league talks. Human interest notes include staff moves and a long list of residents visiting or traveling to Keyser, Martinsburg, and Washington.
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The
Baptists of
South Cumberland
Odd Fellows Hall
Second Baptist Church of
Cumberland
First Baptist Church
Thomas G. Magruder
Miss Palmer
Leader Theatre
Sarah C. Palmer
Elmer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Baltimore and Ohio
South End
St. John’s Church
H. V. Wheeler
Cartwright
Marquette Club
Local Surgeons to Attend Sixth Annual Congress
Drs. A. Leo Franklin William L Burns and F B Claybrook of this city will travel to Boston next Saturday to attend the Sixth Annual Congress of American Surgeons the session runs the week of October 25 Mrs Claybrook will accompany her husband the previous congress met in London by invitation of the Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain
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A. Leo Franklin
William L Burns
F. B. Claybrook
Boston
Congress of American Surgeons
London
Royal College of Surgeons of Great Britain
Matrimonial To Wed Wednesday In Keyser Church
At the church of the Assumption in Keyser, C Leo Connell of Keyser will marry Miss Catherine Francis Russell this Wednesday. Rev James E Connell of Oakland will officiate. Connell is a former B&O car distributor and now chief clerk for Merchants Coal Co in Tunnelton West Virginia. Malcolm Macfarlane of New York, formerly of this city, wed Mildred Duncan of Phillipsburg Pennsylvania last Thursday in Scranton. He is an inspector of mines for the New York Central Railroad. his brother George Macfarlane, a mining operator of Barnum West Virginia, and his wife attended.
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South Cumberland
J. J. Tipton
Pennsylvania Avenue
Associated Charities
South End
Virginia Avenue
Savoy
Firtle
Stakem's
Martinsburg
W. Va
Hagerstown
Red Crick
C. H. Keys
Raymond Reynolds
Clifton Campbell
Benjamin F. Trail
R. T. Wishmyer
Church of the Assumption
Keyser
C. Leo Connell
Catherine Francis Russell
James E. Connell
Oakland
Mr. Connell
Baltimore and Ohio
Merchants Coal Co
Tunnelton
Macfarlance
Duncan
Malcolm Macfarlane
New York
Scranton
Mildred Duncan
Phillipsburg
Isreal
Episcopal Church
Macfarlane
New York Central Railroad
George ©. Macfarlane
Barnum
W. Wallace McKalg
Charles B. McKenna
The
Southern Railway
Theodore K. Sleeper
Frederic Foster Snow
Pittsburg
Columbus
Mr. Sleeper
Mr. Snow
R. M. Shuck
J. M. Streeter
W. H. Griffith
A. Allen
Louisa A. Read
South Allegany Street
Mary EF. Harper
Emma Stearns
Locust Hill
Solomon George
Hagerstown Fair
Grafton
Delegates Attend Maryland Sunday School Convention
Delegates from First M P Church Bedford Street C Stotler Mrs Nettie and Mrs R Perrin and Rev J L Ward will represent at the Maryland State Sunday School convention in Baltimore October 19 20 and 21. Dedication of St Ann's Hall at Aviston Garrett County set for Sunday October 24 with high mass at 10 and dedication at 2 followed by concert. Rev Father Aloysius Capuchin Cumberland serves as pastor.
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R. Perrin
J. L. Ward
M. P
Bedford Street
Maryland
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
St. Ann’s Hall
Aviston
Garrett County
Father Aloysius Capuchin
Cumberland
Earl Heintz
Washington Street
Papal Finances Reported Critical During War Strain
Rome reports the Papal finances are in critical condition as war weighs on resources. Peter's Pence yields only a small amount. An appeal may be issued to Catholics in America.
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Rome
America
Fish Galore for Local Streams Stocked by Government Hatchery
Twenty five thousand catfish and other fish arrived from the WA hatchery along the Mississippi to stock Potomac River Town Creek Evitt's Creek Will's Creek and other smaller streams. Local sportsmen who applied received consignments and oversaw placement. Individuals receiving thousand plus lots include William Byler Vance Laney David A. Miller Jr William Hast Charles Lantz Frank Steig Wright Butler Nelson Ruester G Butler Dr Edward Harris Frederick C. Dryer and Chas Wilkinson.
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Mississippi River
Potomac River
Town Creek
Evitt's Creek
Will's Creek
William Byler
Vance Laney
David A. Miller
Jr William Hast
Charles Lantz
Frank Steig
Wright Butler
Nelson Ruiester
G. Butler
Edward Harris
Frederick C. Dryer
Chas. M. Wilkinson
Pile Scalded Uncoupling Steam Pipe at Local Station
David A. Pile a B O car repairer and son of Rev. David G. Pile pastor of Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church had his left arm badly scalded last night at work at the local station. He opened a steam pipe while uncoupling a passenger train. Dr A Leo Franklin treated the injury. Pile plays tackle for the Central Y M C A football team.
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David A. Pile
David G. Pile
Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church
Pile
A. Leo Franklin
Allies Push in Bulgaria as Teutons Break Serbia Front
London reports Allied forces advancing northward in Bulgaria with limited resistance. Austro German troops press through Serbia, while Bulgars prepare a stand at Vrania and reportedly cut the railroad. Capture of Strumnitsa grants Allies control of the Salonika Nish line for about fifty miles north of Salonika and a third of the distance to Nish.
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London
Bulgaria
Serbia
Teutons
Vrania
Strumnitga
Salonika-Nish
Salonika
Nish
Bombing of Swiss Towns Presses Alpine Tensions
A German aviator crossing from France dropped three bombs on one Swiss town and two more on another in Meurhatal, wounding three people and causing serious property damage.
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Meurhatal
Switzerland
France
Cumberland Vital Statistics for Week Ending October 16
Vital statistics of Cumberland list births and deaths for the week. Newborns include William L Valentine and Laura B Valentine male. Raymond and Thelma Reynolds female. and others. Deceased persons named include Robert Trent 63, A J Brant 89, Earl W Cross 5 months, and several others with ages given.
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Cumberland
William L
Laura B. Valentine
Raymond
Thelma Reynolds
Frank and
Mary Pannoni
Thomas FE
Bertha Wright
James W
Lottie Everly
Daniel S
Daisey Cage
Frederick
Jennie Ambrose
Blondel T
Annie Allen
Alfred
Effie Ritter
William and
Catherine D. Taylor
Samuel P
Rosie Pollock
Harry E
Josephine M. Davis
Nicola and
Nicolina Bricandine
Robert Trent
Solomon W. Schiller
Magaret H. Schadt
A. J. Brant
Earl W. Cross
William Carl Blaut
Roda Catlett
James H. Hansrote
Nellie May Blaker
John Harvey
Jacob A. Valentine
Allies Land at Enos in Turkey Opposite Gallipoli
The Messagero reports Allied troops landed at Enos in Turkish territory opposite Gallipoli and seized the nearby Dedehagatch railroad today.
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Enos
Turkey
Rome
Messagero
Gallipoli
Germans Claim Steady Progress in War Office Note
Berlin reports progress in the war effort with the claim of repulsing the enemy in Russia. Serbian fronts see notable advances by Bulgars and Teutons as the conflict continues.
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Berlin
Russia
War Office
Serbia
Motorists in Collision Near Oakland Maryland
W B Anderson and his wife were in a car returning from Cumberland Maryland when their vehicle collided with another near Oakland Maryland. Anderson escaped death and his wife was seriously injured in the crash reported from Philippi West Virginia on October 18.
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Philippi
W. Va
W. B. Anderson
Cumberland
Oakland
Personal notices of Cumberland area residents
Local society notes list numerous visits and returns including William E. Dorsey from Grafton, Mrs. Annie E. Carl from Franklin and Adams counties, Pa, and Fred Berkshire starting a new job at Weatinghouse works in Pittsburg. Several attendees and travelers to the Hagerstown Fair and Martinsburg Shriner event, plus weddings, funerals, and family arrivals in Cumberland and nearby towns.
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H. Downs
Spring Gap
South End
Washington
Ray Peters
Baltimore and Ohio
Arch Street
Altoona
Matilda Butts
W. la. Castle
Newport
Frances Grayson
M. C Grayson
Oldtown Road
Grafton
W. Va
Clarence Grayson
Lloyd C. Grayson
Oltown Road
Hagerstown
John T. Grayson
Mee
P. F. King
Grand Avenue
King
F. Dorsey, Keyser
William E. Dorsey
Western Maryland Railway
Annie E. Carl
Decatur Street
Franklin
Adams Counties
Fountain Dale
Fred Berkshire
Charles G. Berkshire
Weatinghouse
Pittsburg
John 8. Mitchell
Weston
Hancock, Md
Funeral for Charles W Weiskettle Held at 3 P M
Charles W Weiskettle aged 79 died after a three week illness at 39 Independence Street. Funeral at 3 PM from his home with burial in German Lutheran cemetery. Survived by wife, one son George, two sisters Belle and Minnie, and three grandchildren. Lorenzo D Chambers 51 died in Pittsburgh and burial in Rice Cemetery. John F Harvey funeral held at St Patrick's Saturday morning.
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Jacob Valentine
Jaco Valentine
Kingaley M. E
Red Men
Rose Hill Cemetery
John Jant
Charles Trieber
William Kline
Robert Grooms
G. W. Tasker
W. G. Squires
Cecil
Emily Cecil
Cresaptown
M. FE
David R. Moreland
Charles W. Weiskettle
Independence Street
Weiskettle
George W. Weiskettle
Misses Belle
Minnie Weiskettle
Lorenzo D. Chambers
Pittsburg
Cumberland
Lorenzo H. Chambers
Maryland Avenue
Rice Cemetery
Williams Road
John F. Harvey
St. Patrick's
Army posts not to be abandoned for training purposes
Secretary Garrison stated in Washington that the new army will not abandon any existing posts as all are needed for training instruction.
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Washington
Garrison
Winter Dance Planned by Loyal Order of Moose
The Loyal Order of Moose schedules the first winter season dance with Brookman’s Orchestra and a buffet lunch. The social committee includes Frank W. Leidinger and chairs Joan, Saul Praeger and Louis L. Young. A surprise party honored Miss Moselle Arnold at Arnett Terrace.
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Order of Moose
Brookman
Frank W. Leidinger
Joan
Saul Praeger
Louis £. Young
Moselle Arnold
Arnett Terrace
Brokers Fail In Bull Market Collapse
The Paul Lambert Co. of brokers made an assignment after failing to meet the strong bull market. The firm had many offices across several states and could not sustain operations.
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Buffalo
Paul Lambert Co
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