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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1914
Page
8
Patrons and friends of The Cumberland Press are asked to telephone personals and other news items to this paper. Any matter of interest will be greatly appreciated. The Editor.
Miss Evelyn Smith returns to Cumberland after five weeks with sisters in Brunswick. Scholars, officials, and residents travel for visits to New York, Baltimore, Petersburg, Frostburg, and Cincinnati. Notables include Dr. A M Lichtenstein, Prof DeLucca, Congressman Lewis, Brown, Zink, and Speelman. mentions of social visits, illnesses, operations, and a honeymoon return.
Arthur Fuller of Columbia Street received a surprise party Thursday night for his seventeenth birthday with music, games, and a dainty repast. Guests included Marion and Marguerite Boston Ruth Ella Smouse Mamie Hale Beulah Johnson Fllysons Sell Helen Copeland Audrey Campbell Mildren Fisher Mira Fuller and others. Also Saturday a luncheon honored Grace Rick of Reading Pa guest of Mr and Mrs Roberdeau Annan with attendees including Mrs Lloyd Lowndes Mrs E St George Lough Mrs A Taylor Smith Mrs Charles H Holtzman Mrs F S Deckens Mrs Roberdeau Annan and more.
The Inquirer letter to the Press accuses the Daily News of boasting prosperity while crying calamity for its candidate. It cites rail and canal traffic improvements and a 92 percent dividend to argue business is thriving, challenging the paper’s motives and timing.
Virginia C. Ryan aged 83 who studied in Cumberland in the fifties and ran a Hancock millinery business was found dead on the Western Maryland Railway tracks near Frostburg. She had been walking along tracks despite warnings and may have been dragged by a train after her clothing caught. Funeral set for Hancock church with Rev. Thomas D. Rinehart officiating.
Frederick W. Knieriem and George Carney plan a store opening on Green Street featuring full lines of groceries and provisions along with a complete assortment of china and glassware. The pair will join forces to better serve their patrons as renovations proceed on the former premises.
Katie Clark sues Bernard A Clark in the Maryland Circuit Court for Allegany for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii and custody of their daughter Ruth. The bill states marriage on May 4, 1911, separation August 6, 1911, abandonment for three years, and requests publication notice and a decree. Proceedings require publication in Allegany County newspapers once weekly for four weeks and a court appearance on November 26.
Dover England October 19 The Dutch steamer Tubanta with passengers aboard on voyage from Buenos Ayres to Rotterdam grounded on the Kentish coast Saturday. Assistance was sent to aid the vessel and its passengers.
An advertisement offers a book titled about the war for ten cents at The Cumberland Press office. The small notice labels it as a promotional item with a price and location.
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