South Cumberland News Briefs and Local Updates
A string of burglaries continues in the South End as H J Heckler’s Shoemaker shop at 3 East Third street reports entry via a rear window with rubber heels and customer shoes stolen. Other items include a cancelled theatre gathering, funeral of Joe Wval, a mining pit accident injuring D J Iser, a machinists smoker at I A M lodge, a Klosterman bus breakdown at Virginia and Laing, and a planned explosives safety lecture for Baltimore and Ohio workers. Summers and Richards wed at St Mark’s. Summers, master mechanic, plans a Washington honeymoon. various personals note railroad appointments and visits as well as naval furloughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Heckler
East Third Street
Ueht
Bureau of Explosives
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Central Y. M.C. A
Summers—Richards
Halbert Henry Summers
Cumberland
Emma C. Richards
Willerslie
St. Mark's Reformed Church
Missionary Meeting Opens in Oakland West Virginia Synod
The West Virginia Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church holds its annual state missionary meeting in Oakland this evening, with Rev C A Bremer leading the opening service and Mrs Bremer greeting attendees. Mrs E C Reep of Clarksburg delivers the response and Mrs W S Dysinger of Wheeling gives the annual address. A Miss Fahs from Gunter India speaks. Girls Chorus provides music. Endowment fund meetings in Centre Street M E Church Wed at 3 pm feature Dr Joseph Hingeley and Baltimore speakers. Local talent musicale at St Marys Reformed with named performers. L D Rohrer Bible class social at First Baptist Church plans 100 new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Societies
The
West Virginia Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Oakland
C.a.bremer
Bremer
E. C. Reep
Clarksburg
W. S. Dysinger
Wheeling
Miss Fahs
Gunter
India
Retired Ministers Endowment Fund
Centre Street
M. E
Joseph Hingeley
Baltimore
L. D. Rohrer
First Baptist Church
Bedford Street
Berkebile and Millard Wed in South Cumberland
Herman Emelone Berkebile and Miss Agatha Millard, both of Johnstown Pa, were married at noon today at the United Brethren Church parsonage in South Cumberland by Rev H E Richardson. They left on the afternoon Pennsylvania Railroad train for their home. The groom is a driver for the National Biscuit Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Emelone' Berkebble
Agatha Millard
Johnstown
United Brethren Church
South Cumberland
H. E. Richardson
National Biscuit Company
Listed Names From Frostburg and Nearby Areas
George K. Hosken and Martha Elizabeth Thomas of Frostburg. James Wiles of Bruston Mills and Mary Wirsing of Smithfield. Harry J. Henry of Vandergrift and Mary B. Harrell of Blairsville. David L. Palm of Franklin and Evelyn N. Mercer of Clarion. Halbert H. Summers of Cumberland and Emma Celia Richard of Ellerslie. Harry Upholu and Mary Catherine Bimbaugh of Gilmore. Howard D. Mensch and Lena B Heinzman of Turtle Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Hosken
Martha Elizabeth Thomas
Frostburg
James Wiles
Bruston Mills
Mary Wirsing
Smithfield
Harry J. Henry
Vandergrift
Mary B. Harrell
Blairsville
David L. Palm
Franklin
Evelyn N. Mercer
Clarion
Halbert H. Summers
Cumberland
Emma Celia Richard
Ellerslie
Harry Upholu
Mary Catherine Bimbaugh
Auto Tourists Register At Queen City Hotel
A group of visitors from Washington Pa Pitts burgh Hambleton Union City W Va register at the Queen City Hotel listing Mr and Mrs Samuel Munce Miss Elizabeth Muneee Mr and Mrs George KE Lockhart Mr and Mrs John Weaver Mr and Mrs Albert Graham E J Calfisch A W Calfisch and Mrs R Sperry The notice notes their origin and occupancy as auto tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Munce
Elizabeth Muneee
George KE. Lockhart
Washington, Pa
John Weaver
Albert Graham
Pittsburgh
E. J. Calfisch
A. W. Calfisch
Hambleton
W. Va
R. Sperry
Union City
Queen City Hotel
Society Dance and Euchre by Ladies' Auxiliary No 9
The Ladies' Auxiliary A O H No 9 will host a dance and euchre at St. Mary's Hall Oldtown road Wednesday evening October 20. Refreshments free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
St. Mary's Hall
Oldtown Road
Local Society Notes Visitings From Nearby Cities
Miss Marie Mothersole of Green Street visits friends in Clarksburg W Va. Mrs W W Smith and daughter Cecilia of Offutt Street visit Washington and Baltimore. Mrs Lewis RE Chaney of Laing Avenue visits Washington and Baltimore. Karl Hermann returned from Beton and Philadelphia after attending the World Series. Leo Connell of Tunnelton spent yesterday with his mother on Maryland Avenue. Alex M Rush is indisposed at the Arlington Hotel. Mrs Monroe E Felty of Youngstown Ohio, formerly Miss Pauline Adams, visits her mother Mrs M H Adams on Harrison Street. Mrs Adams also hosts her niece Mrs R A Renn fro of Shenandoah Junction. Rayford Cross visited Martinsburg. Mrs E Clive Hammond and son of Clover Terrace near Philadelphia visit Capt E Hammond at 36 Chase Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Smith
Cecilia
Offutt Street
Washington
Baltimore
Lewis RE. Chaney
Laing Avenue
Karl Hermann
Beton
Philadelphia
Leo Connell
Tunnelton
W. Va
Maryland Avenue
Alex
M. Rush
Arlington Hotel
Monroe E., Felty
Youngstown
Ohio
Pauline Adams
M. H. Adams
Harrison Street
Adams
R. A. Rennfro
Shenandoah Junction
Rayford Cross
Martinsburg
Patr ide Goes To Prison For Life
William Jennings Bryan Brown, 18, will spend the rest of his life in the Virginia penitentiary for killing his father John W. Brown of Frederick County. He confessed after shooting him as he returned from a woodland strip, then buried the body. The case marks a rare life sentence in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jennings Bryan Brown
Winchester
Virginia
John W. Brown
Frederick County
Brown
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Harrison
Baltimore Street opens from Canal to Mechanic
The Baltimore street paved section from Canal to Mechanic streets opened to traffic this morning. The Adams Express Co. wagon driven by Charles A. Baker was first to pass, followed by the first automobile owned by A. B. Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Street
Canal
Mechanic Streets
Adams Express Co
Charles A. Baker
A. B. Valentine
Allegany County Adds 1605 Voters to Registration
The official count of new names on Allegany county registration books shows 1605 eligible voters for the coming election. The breakdown: Republicans 1091, Democrats 474, Socialists 10, unaffiliated 20, Prohibitionists 10. Figures differ from a prior 587 gain after adjustments for deaths and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany County
National Apple Day Observed Across United States
Slogan Buy a Box of Apples featured today as displays of fine apples appear in grocer windows nationwide marking National Apple Day despite lack of formal national association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Myy National Association
Real Estate Transfers from Continental Trust to Schmidt
Continental Trust Co transfers Orchard Tract 73 Section C Green Ridge to Albert P F Schmidt for $10. Transfer also records J Nauket selling property on National Turnpike to Thomas I Hammersmith for $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Trust Co
Albert PF. Schmidt
Orchard Tract
Green Ridge
Spy J. Nauket
Thomas I. Hammersmith
National Turnpike
Adorably Human Reflected In Cumberland Shoppers Tale
Margaret Barnwell writes of a Cumberland jewelry store visit told through a shopper who notes a bride-to-be described as adorably human. The observant onlooker praises genuine enthusiasm in everyday purchases from silverware to glass bowls and a multifunctional desk clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Barnwell
Academy Girls Bas Keters Open Season Versus Beall High
The Allegany County Academy girls basketball team will host Beall High School of Frostburg tomorrow on the Academy open air court at Prospect Square. This first year squad, with about 25 candidates, features likely starters Kathleen Hawkins Margaret Pownall and Margaret Smith under coach Katherine Streett. Beall High’s team is noted for speed and caliber, promising a competitive opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegany County Academy
Beall High School
Frostburg
Academy On Prospect
Katherine Streett
Academy
Bryn Mawr College
Tragedy in Uniontown as Car Crushes Two Men
One man died and another was seriously injured in a fog bound automobile crash two miles from Uniontown Pennsylvania. Besmer Christopher 48 of Bretz West Virginia was crushed beneath the car and killed. L Wolf 34 of Gretz West Virginia the car’s overturning crushed and injured him but he is expected to recover. Both men worked for Elkins Coal and Coke Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klosterman Bus Company
Virginia
Laing Avenues
Uniontown
Besmer Christopher
Bretz
W. Va
L. Wolf
Gretz
Will
Christopher
Wolf
Hretz
Elkins Coal and Coke Company
Dr. Bess to Practice Medicine in Hinton West Virginia
John B Macfarlane returns from Baltimore with his daughter Mrs. Thomas E Bess and granddaughter Elizabeth Grant Bess and his sister Mrs Mary Hay. They plan to move to the old home at Hinton West Virginia for medical practice. Mrs Bess and her daughter will remain until about November 10 when they will join him. Dr. Bess has been an instructor in surgery at the Baltimore College of Physicians and Surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Macfarlane
Baltimore
Thomas E. Bess
Elizabeth Grant Bess
Mary Hay
Thomas K. Bess
Hinton
W. Va
Wreck Near Salisbury Involves Forty Freight Cars
A train of about forty freight cars wrecked early today near Salisbury Pennsylvania on the Connellsville division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Train master William S Toomey of the Connellsville division led the response from the yards to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Connellsville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William 8S. Toomey
London Sergeant Jones Reported Dead Multiple Times
London Sergeant Tom Jones of the Roy al Fusiliers has been three times officially reported dead and once privately. In Aix La Chapelle the Germans have confiscated all rubber available here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tom Jones
Royal Fusiliers
Aix-La-Chapelle
Obituary notices for Bachman Miller Crowfie and Dorsey
Obituary notices report Annie M. Bachman age 65 found dead at her daughter’s home after acute indigestion. Survived by husband William and three daughters. Funeral at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Also noted: James Miller 18 killed accidentally. infant Hazel Irene Crowfie seven months. Mrs Josephine Miller 66 dies of paralysis. Capt Ignatius W. Dorsey of Washington D C dies, funeral likely in Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie M. Bachman
William Bachman
Charles E. Danner
North Mechanic Street
Bachman
Thomas W. Koon
Mra. Danner
William Heck
Cumberland
Elmer Stein
James Miller
Michael Miller
Ascension Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Okonoko
Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church
Rose Hill
Hazel Irene Crowfie
Samuel
Annie Crowfise
Wincow Street
Ignatius W. Dorsey
Washington, D. C
James A. Millholland
R. Cary Blunt
Woodbourne
Rockville
Montgomery County
Frederick
Baltimore Woman Suffering Heart Ailment Taken From Summer Home
Mrs G W Haulenbeck of 315 East Twenty fourth street Baltimore was transported from Deer Park by her son Elmer due to arteriosclerosis. Dr Wiley treated her on arrival and she has rested comfortably since reaching the city. She has spent 30 summers in Garrett county and previously aided Bayview Asylum inmates through Seventh Baptist Church weekly visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Haulenbeck
East Twenty-fourth Street
Baltimore
Deer Park
Elmer Haulenbeck
Willey
Hausenbeck
Garrett County
Seventh Baptist Church
Bayview Asylum
Union Workmen Hear Sermon at Trinity Church
On November, the Machinists Union will attend a service at Trinity Church where Rev. Mr. Wheeler delivers a special sermon for their benefit. The union soloist E. F. Warner will perform a song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machinists Union
Mr. Wheeler
Trinity Church
Union
E. F. Warner
Fire at Mrs. Snellings Home Suppressed Overnight
Central Fire Department rushed to 62 Union Street at 1 40 this morning where a small blaze in the home of Mrs. Sarah J Snellings was extinguished on arrival. Officials say an overheated gas stove caused the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Department
Sarah J. Snellings
Union Street
Robbery Claim Involving Foreigner In Shantytown
John Doka, a foreigner, reported to police early this morning that he was robbed of $20 by a Black person and a White man in Shantytown. He said he was assaulted during the incident and his money was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doka
Noted Speakers for Dana Centenary in Cambridge
Cambridge Historical Society completes arrangements for a 100th birth anniversary celebration of Richard H. Dana author of Two Years Before the Mast. Formal exercises at Sanders Theatre tomorrow evening presided by Bishop Lawrence with speakers Hon. Joseph H. Choate Prof. Bliss Perry and Hon. Moorfield Storey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
Cambridge
Mass
Cambridge Historical Society
Richard H. Dana
Sanders Theatre
Bishop Lawrence
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Court of St. James
Bliss Perry
Harvard University
Moorfield Storey
For Rent Six Room Modern House on Green Street
Rent for a six room modern house with steam heat at 425 Green Street listed by G. F. Lippold. Oct 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Street
G. F. Lippold
Hungarian man convicted of attempted murder of wife in Westernport
After hours of deliberation the State against Daniel Daraban, a Hungarian resident, was found guilty on the count of assault with intent to murder. The defendant fired three shots at his wife as she stood with her lover, wounding her elbow shoulder and throat. Oliver H. Pryce Jr. defended Daraban with State's Attorney Frank A. Perdew prosecuting. Judge Robert R. Henderson also holds Emanuel Johnson, colored, on a manslaughter charge under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Daraban
Daraban
Oliver H. Pryce, Jr
Caraban
Frank A. Perdew
Fay Kaiser Switches Managers for Cleveland Move
FAY KAISER will leave for Cleveland after firing manager Jack Stevens. The local middleweight, known for speed and power, will fight under Jim mie Dunn of Cleveland who also manages Champion Johnny Kil pane. Kaiser has fought many top contenders and remained undefeated by knockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Kaiser
Jack Stevens
Jimmie Dunn
Cleveland
Ohio
Johnny Kilpane
Kaiser
K. O
Denver
Colorado
Pennsylvania Flotel
Moose Athletic Club
Diamond Athletic Club
Frostburg Athletic Club
Frostburg
Wheeler Finds Ashpit a Death Trap in South Cumberland
Mrs Isabel C Wheeler yesterday inspected the ashpit in the Baltimore and Ohio yards in South Cumberland where Joe Wyal Pole drowned She will seek action from the Public Service Commission to establish safeguards as this is the second death at the same site under similar circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel C. Wheeler
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Joe Wyal
Pole
Public Service Commission
Wal
Stolen Grip During Ticket Purchase At Queen City Station
A man at Queen City station had his grip snatched while buying a ticket. He could not learn the thief’s name. Police report this is the twelfth such theft since the railroad removed its station policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen City
Plumbing Contract Awarded for School Addition
The plumbing contract for the new Pennsylvania Avenue school addition was awarded to MacFar lane Plumbing and Heating Company of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Avenue
MacFarlane Plumbing and Heeting Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barney
MR. Barnes Mag
Mrs. Mac
Ant Barnet
mAs. Mac
Cumberland Press
Millenson Piano Company
Virginia Avenue
W. Pirle
Emmet Reynolds
South End
Itress
Religious Work Committee
Sriday
Leader
Mies Palmer
M. EB
Joe Wval
Peter and Paul's Church
Church
Burr Piecroces
D. J. Iser
Springdale Street
Sand Patch Hill
Burr
Cumberland Lodge
International Association of Machinists
Mr. Warner
Lodge
Summers
Altamont
Altamont Terrace
Park Street
R. O. Caaltos
Zion Reformed Church
Washington, DC
Mr. Summers
J. B. Peters
Chicago, IL
W. ©. Shields
J. C
Bud Emory
Keyser
Benjamin Spring
Jerry Spring
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Wyoming
Musicale Tonight
St. Mary’s Reformed Church
Harrison and
Park Streets
Brooke Whiting
Chas. W. Donnelly
Rita Sisler
Gertrude Morgan
Anna Lee White
Edith Price Margaret Miller
Alvin BR. Serf
R. Mason Hill
Leatrice Holmes Skylea
Marion Boston
H. Paul Mann
Millard
Marie Mothersole
E. Clive Hammond and Son
Clover Terrace
Capt. E. Hammond
Chase Street
Patricide
Dr. Bess
Josephine Miller
W. H. Miller
Jacob Speelman
Hamilton, R. Miller
H.C. Cochrane
Rose Hill Cemetery
Tion
Robert R. Henderson
Emanuel Johnson
Rekah H. Otto Peabody Certy
Elamente
N. Lee St
J. H. Griffin
Outtown Road
Spirella Corseta
Miss Heffron
Walsh
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