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Newspaper

Cumberland Press

Location

Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1915

Page

4

Prodigal Theme Sermon and Local News In South Cumberland

South Cumberland reports a sermon themed on the Prodigal at Mount Herman M F church on Williams road this Friday at 7 30 p m with Sunday services at 4 p m after Sunday school at 2 p m. The community also notes a drill operator injury at a B&O shop with hospital transfer and a Ladies Aid Society meeting at 218 Pennsylvania avenue.

Frank A. Killman Mount Herman Williams Road Michael J. Gibson Harrison Street Baltimore and Ohio George L. Broadrup Virginia Avenue Western Maryland Hospital Gibbons Rowlesburg W. Va Ladies’ Aid Society Southminster Presbyterian Church Leonard Weedy Pennsylvania Avenue

Local Society Notes Highlight Hallowe'en Events and Socials

Cumberland lodge plans a Hallowe en masquerade ball at the Moose home on Beall street next Monday eve. Allegany County High School Junior class hosts a major masquerade event, with seniors and Freshmen arranging socials and parties at multiple locations. A Graduate Nurses' Aid society dance and card party occurs tonight at Daisy's hall, with refreshments by Ort, Mildred Fisher, Ella Smouse, and others. Civic club holds its regular meeting at City hall auditorium while Maryland Avenue school hosts an afternoon and evening social for faculty, students, and patrons.

Cumberland Lodge Loyal Order of Moose Moose Beall Street Allegany County High School Mary Hendrickson LaVale Graduate Nurses’ Aid Society Western Maryland Hospital Daisy’s Hall Ort Midland Mildred Fisher Ella Smouse Madeline Bernstein Helen Piper Jessie Spier Effie Bruner Civic Club City Hall Maryland Avenue School

Public sale of Jones estate property on North Mechanic Street

Urner G. Carr and F. Brooke Whiting trustees will offer at public sale on Liberty street Cumberland on November 20 1915 a valuable business and residence property on North Mechanic street belonging to the Jones estate adjoining Cumberland Milling Company See advertisement in this issue Advertisement Speed Excitement Fun At the Auto Race Cumberland Fair Grounds Tuesday November 3 Advertisement

Urner G. Carr F. Brooke Whiting Liberty Street Cumberland Mechanic Street Jones Cumberland Milling Company

Personal notices from Cumberland and nearby towns

Mrs Almira Peigley visits Mrs Alice Barteis in Frederick News while Mrs Homer Tabler and son visit Mrs F H Charles in Midland. Several residents travel for work or leisure including Lloyd Shaffer Notley Barnard Mildred Sell Josephine Martz and others from Cumberland Hancock and Martinsburg. Master F A Taylor inspects B and O stations. Rev Ewald leaves Mount Savage for Frederick. D Lindley Sloan campaigns in Baltimore.

William Haws Johnstown Cumberland Almira Peigley Alice Barteis South Market Street Frederick News Homer FE Tabler Homer Hancock F. H. Charles Midland Lioyd J. Shaffer Notley Barnard Mildred Sell Josephine Martz Roy C. Cawnon Hancock Star Joseph N. Extine Mattie Crogan B. S. Chesshire Boonestreet Hugh Miller Martinsburg Jacob Ritter John Heintz Little Capon Thorner Smith Allegany County LaVale Robert R. Henderson Hamilton Hagerstown R. E. Furtney Western Maryland Rockwood Rawlings Lewis Ewald All Saint’s Episcopal Church Frederick Mount Savage Bert M. Garstin Baltimore D. Lindley Sloan Mary L. Shuttleworth Morgantown Gleen Tate J. E. Tate Washington, D. C Miss Shuttleworth National Cathedral School Washinton Society New York City Washington Clarksburg

Prisoner Frank Lott Fined For Disorderly Conduct

Frank Lott faced charges of disorderly conduct and carrying concealed weapons and was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Justice Humbird. In default he served 30 days in jail after arrest by a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officer at Queen City station for striking at the officer with a red pocket handkerchief tied to a stone, which missed.

Frank Lott Justice Humbird Lott Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Queen City

Kenneth H. Craig Heads Lorain Republican Publicity Work

Kenneth H. Craig, a newspaperman formerly of this city, is named chairman of Lorain Ohio’s Republican publicity committee. Attractive campaign literature prepared by him has been received locally.

Kenneth H. Craig Republican Publicity Committee Lorain Ohio

Salem Royal Arch Masons Elect Officers for Year

Royal Arch Masons in Salem chapter No. 18 elected officers for the ensuing year. High priest William L. Morgan, king Benjamin F. Biser, scribe William Jeffrey, recorder Franklin H. Ankeney, treasurer James A. Pitzer.

Royal Arch Masons Salem William L. Morgan King Benjamin F. Biser William Jeffrey Franklin H. Ankeney James A. Pitzer

Rewards for Western Maryland Railway Workers Prompted

The employees of the Western division of the Western Maryland Railway received dies today for services rendered during the first two weeks in October.

Western Division Western Maryland Railway

Auto Races at Cumberland Fair Ground

The Cumberland Fair announces auto races scheduled for November with timing and venue details garbled in OCR. The readable bits indicate a motorsport event at the fair ground attracting local crowds and participants.

All State Road Work Nears Completion

State road workers resurfacing the national pike from North Mechanic street to Western Maryland railway overpass will finish soon and oil the road. The Green Ridge to Sideling Hill link should be done in about two weeks. Hancock concrete road is finished and open, with an experimental reinforced concrete guard rail from Hancock to Licking Creek. Road Superintendent Leo Downey says all current state projects will wrap before cold weather.

Mechanic Street Western Maryland Railway Green Ridge Sideling Hill Hancock Hancock Road Licking Creek Leo Downey

Annual Rally of County Christian Endeavor Tomorrow

Preparations are completed for Allegany County Christian Endeavor union's sixteenth annual session tomorrow at Southminister Presbyterian church. The one day program includes two sessions 2:00 conference work and business 4:00 Junior rally 7:30 devotional and officer elections. Finley Hendrickson to deliver main address on Christian Citizenship with reports from state convention attendees.

Allegany County Christian Endeavor Union Southminister Presbyterian Church R. C. Stotler W. Bryson Smith Convention Church Stanley H. Jewell Barton Christian Endeavor Easton Las Finley Hendrickson Wilbur M. Snyder Daisy Kinear H. E. Richardson Karl Stuiber Fred W. Barry

Grayson Daughter Wed Reuschlein In Cumberland nuptials

Anna Louise Grayson married Richard J. Reuschlein at the Grayson home with Rev J M York officiating. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents in Cumberland after a wedding trip to New York and other eastern cities.

John Grayson Anna Louise Richard J. Reuschlein J. M. York Central M. E. Church South Meta Grayson Perry A. Nicklin John Frederick Grayson Lohengrin E. Granville Shirley

Meeting on Free Library for Allegany County

Miss Mary P. Farr, state library organizer for Maryland, will speak at Pennsylvania Avenue School South Cumberland at 7 30 this evening on creating a free library for Allegany county. Principal John J Tipton spearheaded the project at the same school and a broad community effort is urged. Earlier, Miss Farr spoke to women at the Central Y M C A under the Y M C A Women’s Auxiliary.

Mary P. Farr Maryland Pennsylvania Avenue School South Cumberland Allegany County John J. Tipton

Miss Marguerite Barnes Weds Thomas Hugh Burwell

Miss Marguerite Earle Barnes daughter of Mrs. E Glen Barnes married Thomas Hugh Burwell of Millwood Virginia yesterday at Charlestown. Rev John S Alfriend officiated. Bride’s attendant Miss Susan fearle Beall best man Lewis M Welton. Bride given in marriage by her brother Olin B Barnes. They will reside near Millwood Virginia.

Charlestown W. Va Marguerite Earle Barnes E. Glen Barnes Thomas Hugh Burwell Millwood John 8 Alfriend Protestant Episcopal Church Susan Fearle Beall Frostburg Lewis M. Welton Winchester Olin B. Barnes Asheville N. C D. Parker Barnes Snow Hill James W. Glenn Jefferson County

Auto races at Fair Grounds teased in local ad

Lists several Straus family members and others as auto tourists aides at the Queen City Hotel in Chicago and Baltimore. Announces an Auto Races event at the Fair Grounds on November 17. Also advertises FOR SALE ten work horses and seven mules from Hi. 8. Kerbaugh Inc with stock viewable at Doe Gulley West Virginia and contact J H. Little at 68 Park Street phone 1695 oc28 lw

M. L. Straus Chicago A. L. Straus Baltimore L. Straus A. Bechhofer John Dumilling Garfield Queen City Thotel Kerbaugh, Inc Doe Gulley W. Va J. HE. Little Park Street

Willard and party stop during B and O inspection trip

President Daniel Willard and a party of high officials on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road arrived in Cumberland about 11 o'clock for a brief stop during their annual New York to Chicago and St. Louis inspection tour. General Superintendent Blaser joined to Cumberland. Peck of the Pittsburg system will continue to Chicago. They inspected shops and departments during a half hour stay before departing at noon.

Daniel Willard Arthur W. Thompson Charles W. Galloway Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York Chicago St. Louis F. F E. Blaser Cumberland Peck Pittsburg

Organ Contract for Central Christian Peoria church

Through the Chamber of Commerce the H. C. Burke Co. organ manufacturers have secured a $4,500 contract to furnish an organ for the Central Christian Church of Peoria Til. Delivery is set in four months.

Chamber of Commerce H. C. Burke Co Central Christian Church of Peoria Til

Obituary notices of Doerner Bergner Carter Henry and Zimmerla

Funeral notices span several local families. Mrs Anna H Doerner 68 of 542 Green Street will be buried after services at SS Peter and Paul. Rev Carl F Bergner attends his mother in Utica. John B Carter age about 50 dies in Pittsburgh and funeral to be announced. Mrs Ella Henry 40 dies at Smith apartments with three children surviving. Emmanuel church funeral to Rose Hill. Infant Gretta Kennell dies. burial in Meyersdale with funeral 3 PM Saturday. Miss Alice Zimmerlin 70 dies at Baltimore Avenue. funeral time not announced.

Anna H. Doerner George Doerner Green Street SS. Peter and Paul's Church John C. Doerner Florida New York Firman Doerner Raymond A. Doerner Baltimore Peter Lippold Bedford Road Lucy Herzog B. T. Herzog Verona Bergner Carl F. Bergner St. Luke’s Lutheran Church City Utica N. Y Bergner Maryland Synod Middletown John B. Carter Pittsburgh Baltimore and Ohio Mary A. Hollenberger Chestnut Street Carter Stein’s Clarke FE. Henry Ella Henry Clarke E. Henry Prudential Life Insurance Company Smith Apartments Harrison and Mechanic Streets Pearson Eva Verna Emmanuel Episcopal Church Rose Hill Walter B. McKinley Westernport Gretta Louise Kennell A. C. Kennell Kennell Decatur Street Meyersdale Henry Emmanuel Episcopal Sunday School King’s Daughters Alice Zimmerlin Alice Zimmerla Baltimore Avenue St. Luke's

Baltimore Trip for Trial of Robbery and Larceny Suspects

To Baltimore for trial were Dewey O'Neill and James Murray charged with robbing cars in transit and Roy McMillen charged with larceny of a mail bag from the local post office. Taken this morning by Deputy U S Marshal C H Wolford and Officer William Cubbage.

Dewey O'Neill James Murray Roy McMillen Baltimore United States C. H. Wolford William Cubbage

Public Sale of North Mechanic Street Property Cumberland Md

Trustees advertise sale of a valuable business property at 59 and 614 N Mechanic Street Cumberland Maryland. Under a 1915 circuit decree Samuel Jones et ux vs Harry Jones et ux, sale set for November 20 1915 at 10 a m on Liberty Street side of Second National Bank. Cash terms.

Circuit Court Allegany County Samuel Jones Et Ux Harry Jones Et Ux Liberty Street Second National Bank Cumberland North Mechanic Street Cumberland, Md A. Willison Solomon Bear T. I Mechanic Street Solomon Cumberland Milling Company Milling Company Urner G. Carl F. Lrooke Whiting

Saloon license application filed for Cumberland business

Notice by the Cumberland city authorities that Lombard Cominack files for a saloon license at 14 North Front Street Cumberland Md with owner Henry Ash. Remonstrances must be filed within 20 days after October 28 1915 filing.

Maryland Lombard Cominack North Front Street Cumberland, Md Cumberland Henry Ash

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