Personal notices fill Cumberland society page with travel and family news
Miss Edna Smith of New York visits her father Dr J Carl Smith at Ellerslie. Many friends and relatives are noted visiting, traveling, or returning from trips to Pittsburgh, Detroit, Atlantic City, Rehoboth Beach, and more. Numerous residents headline local movements, nursing students begin training, and others relocate or resume jobs in Cumberland and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Smith
New York
J. Carl Smith
Ellerslie
John P. Anderson
Mt. Washington
Maud Blue
Rose Dale Farm
South Branch
Kate Swisher
Front Street
John Keating
Kathleen
Master John
H. Y. Walker
Detroit
Mich
Washington
Baltimore
Col. Keating
Walker
Atlantic City
D. T. Lechlster
North Mechanic Street
Rehoboth Beach
Robert W. Little
S. T. Little Jewelry Company
National Retail Jewelers’ Association
Cecil K. Aaron
Hagerstown
William Lee
Narrows Park
J. W. Slatting
Pittsburgh
R. G. Smeltz
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union
Elbert C. Brink
Helen Brink
Canada
B. Beneman
Gertrude Hibner
Mt. Braddock
Almeda Dodson
Bedford Street
William C. Donnelly
Mary Virginia
Harriet Barbara
Mr. Donnelly
Waverly Terrace
Minnie
Sylvia Rosenbaum
Louis Rosenbaum
Pacific Coast
Panama-Pacific
San Diego
Miriam Rock
Fairmont
Frostburg
H. V
Sterner
Robert May
Rockwood
Grace Snellings
Thomas Swiger
Grafton
C. C. Reynolds
G. S. Jolley
Camp Jolley
Potomac River
Martisburg
Samuel Shumaker
George Speicher
M. H. Bo
Ernest
Henry Owens
Mae
Meyersdale
Cumberland
Maud Hady
Waterloo
Iowa
Nela
Lula Lawrence
May Null
Ridgeley
Western Maryland Hospital
Mary Pendergast
Thomas Pendergast
John O. Carter
Westernport
Cumberland South End News Roundup and Local Visits
South Cumberland notes list Miss Mabel Johnson visiting Martinsburg then returning home to Cumberland, with many locals visiting relatives in Cumberland Mt. Savage Frostburg Md and Keyser W Va. Car and social items include hospital updates, baptists, picnics, hay rides and a marriage at 1101 Lexington Ave. Also reported are a workplace accident at N G Taylor Tin Plate Mill and a funeral at Rose Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Railway
Hancock
Mabel Johnson
Margaret Harmon
Martinsburg
Cumberland
Thomas Murry
Alice and
Edward
McKeesport
Mt. Savage
Frostburg
Keyser
W. Va
B. Montana
A. K
G. B. Montana
Newport
N. Y
Joe Verney
Pearl Cook
Beulah Farrady
A. Kearsing
Green Street
Baltimore
Keller Johnson
Samuel Munson
Long Ridge
Jacob B. Humbird
Robosson
Berkeley Springs
L. D. Bridges
Hey S. Sponselier
Gladys
Catherine
W. Franklin Street
Piedmont
Atlantic City
Norman Lanner
Oakland
W. T. Coulehan
Cumberland Street
Genevieve Walsh
Harpers Ferry
James Dixon
Roland Park
T. Dixon
Davidson Street
Charles 8. Biggs
Grace Methodist [Episcopal Church
Edward E. Biggs
Ridgeley
Izgard
Richmond
Louise Edwards
Fayette Street
Poles and street upgrades begin for Baltimore white way
Iron poles and street seats to adorn the white way in Baltimore arrive and crews start erecting them. Utility workers remove overhead lines as several poles are taken down. Curbing and utility work proceed toward the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing with remaining pipes awaiting final concrete base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Thedison Electric Illuminating Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Western Maryland Railway
George Street
Rompf Home Hosts Moonbeam Club Meeting
Mr and Mrs John Rompf of 278 North Mechanic street will entertain the Moonbeam Club of Eckhart this evening The club will meet tomorrow evening to elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rompf
North
Mechanic Street
Moonbeam Club
Eckhart
Tragic suicide of Fairview merchant's wife
Mrs. R. C. Woods of Fairview near Fairmont hanged herself after a prior failed attempt by jumping into a water tank. Rescued first, she later used a rope to end her life. Her husband, a local merchant, was en route to Baltimore when notified. Authorities cite impaired mind for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
R. C. Woods
Fairview
Baltimore
War talk and oddities from the era in quick notes
A bishop in Salford sermons on the war as punishment for Europe’s irreligion. A new war word Anzac used for Australian New Zealand Army Corps troops at Gallipoli. A Liverpool girl names the Kaiser and crown prince as two fabulous animals in an exam. John Goulding and eleven sons volunteer for active service at Ashford. A barber shop patron damages two German made chairs and pays 300 dollars. French soldiers may grow mustaches to boost martial appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Sebastopolis
Salford
Kent
John Goulding
Germany
Paris
Six Months for Dope Fiend John Lee
John Lee was sentenced by Justice Jacob B Humbird to six months in the House of Correction on a habitually disorderly charge. He was arrested after entering Dr A Lee Franklin’s Baltimore avenue office and stealing a morphine case. His limbs bear holes from repeated injections, and he reportedly used up to 100 injections daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee
House of Correction
Jacob B. Humbird
Lee
A. Lee Franklin
Baltimore Avenue
Germany seeks freedom of the seas in concessions
An unofficial German embassy statement to United Press says Germany aims to join with the United States to establish freedom of the seas and promote early European peace. Washington expects a formal German note on submarine warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
United Press
America
Fight Over Convict Labor In Alabama Mines Camps
Montgomery Sept 2 The leasing of convict labor is bitterly fought across Alabama by business men farmers and unionists. Conditions in convict operated mines and camps for commercial purposes are described as inhumane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Mexican Bandits Burn Texas Bridges
Armed civilians and twenty five Mexican bandits set fire to a railway bridge north of Brownsville. They exchanged volleys but no injuries were reported. Bandits fled before detonation of the dynamite. Soldiers pursue as bridges between Brownsville and San Benito were burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
Tex
Brownsville
Brownaville
Three Missing After Submarine Sinks British Steamer
London news confirms the British steamer Savona was sunk by a German submarine today. Three crew members are missing, authorities report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Savona
Pope preps new peace plea as Britain rejects talks
London reports Rome dispatches indicate the Pope is drafting a fresh appeal for peace while Britain reiterates that England is not considering any peace discussions at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
England
Unclaimed Letters Listed at Cumberland Post Office
Period ending August 28 shows unclaimed letters for A. B. Bently, S. H. Cleveland, Mrs Chas Elig Jr, Dr Chas, W. Hinze, J. W. Johnson, H. S. Kanes, E. P. Mason, Mrs S Myer, Mrs Mela Ray, J. Shaffer, Mrs S S Wintersteen at Cumberland Md P O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Cumberland, Md
P. O
A. B. Bently
S. H. Cleveland
Chas. Elig, Jr
Chas
W. Hinze
J. W. Johnson
H. S. Kanes
E. P. Mason
S. Myer
Mela Ray
J. Shaffer
S. S. Wintersteen
Baltimore tragedy widow gives birth to baby girl
Mrs. C. E. Rosenmerkle of Columbia avenue widow of C. E. Rosenmerkle who died when an organ he was erecting fell on him in Baltimore two months ago bore a twelve pound baby girl yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Rosenmerkle
Columbia Avenue
C. FE. Rosenmerkle
Baltimore
Reported Capture of Submarine Victory Rumor
An Adriatic officer says London reports the submarine that sank the Adriatic was captured rather than sunk by a British vessel as of Sept 2 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Adriatic
Auction Bridge Party At Shawnee Club Delights Guests
Mrs. L. Leslie Helmer hosted a Shawnee Canoe Club auction bridge party with pink corsages for top table scores. Mrs. Roberdeau Annan won first prize. Mrs. F. Stewart Deekens second. A post-game supper entertained a long guest list and plans for an informal dance honor visiting Cincinnati guests Samuel and Humbert Linn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd A. Reinhart
John M. Streett
Violet Richmond
F. Stewart Deckens
Thomas B. McDonald
J. Philip Roman
William J. Torrington
J. Elder Humbird
John E. Edwards
Edwin B. Footer
Mary Wilson
Charles H. Holtzman
Elizabeth Oswald
I. Blaine White
Anna M. McCleave
William F. Coale
Karl Peter
Walter Muncaster
Lewis Millholland
Ingham Lord
George Sansbury
J. Homer Wilson
Theodore T. Sansbury
Roberdeau An
Robert MacDonald
Samuel and
Humbert Linn
Casmbersburg
Washington Street
Four Turkish Transports Sunk in Dardanelles Actions
British submarines reportedly sank four Turkish transports in the Dardanelles during operations near Gallipoli and Nagara Roads. At a W C F meeting, officers were elected for the upcoming year with Charles C. Willison as president and Rh. F. Stotler as vice president, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Submas Rines
Dardanelles
Gallipou
Nagara Roads
W. Co
Charles C. Willison
Rh. F. Stotler
Providence Woman Charged With Inciting Husband's Murder
Providence, Sept. Sie Mohr charged with inciting the murder of her husband Dr. C Frankin Mohr held without bail for trial September 18. She pleaded not guilty. Three Black suspects arrested in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
KR. L
Germany seeks peace on terms: seas, Poland, Jewish rights
Washington reports unofficially from the German embassy that Germany wants peace on three points: freedom of the seas, freedom for Poland, and worldwide recognition of Jewish rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Poland
Sock and Buskin Club to revive 1492 musical in city
The Sock and Buskin Club will present the musical 1492 again for the Young Men's Charity in the near future. The Maryland Theatre run drew a capacity crowd and was a great hit. John F. Edwards and Professor Ingham Lord will direct with the same cast members repeating key roles: William Cramer Dr Karl P Heintz Thomas Richards Lloyd Rawlings Foster John Read George Dorris James and Clayton Mathews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sock and Buskin Club
Maryland
John F. Edwards
Ingham Lord
William Cramer
Karl P. Heintz
Thomas Richards
Lloyd Rawlings
Foster
John Read
George Dorris
James
Clayton Mathews
Cumberland Fair Advertiser Rinker Expands Outreach
A. H. Rinker advertising manager of the Cumberland Fair and Agricultural Association says he has received several tons of lithographs and advertising matter and will mail the entire country within a 75 mile radius. He previously worked with major circuses and was on the Klaw and Erlanger advertising staff in Chicago for over ten years. He is a native of the city and son of the late George F. E. Rinker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Rinker
Cumberland Fair and Agricultural Association
Mr. Rinker
Klaw and Erlanger Company
Chicago
United States
George FE. Rinker
Infant Paul Stromenger Dies at Two Years
Funeral services will be held for Paul infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J H Stromenger at 3 pm tomorrow from SS Peter and Paul's Church with burial in the church cemetery. He was two years and two months old. Alice Elizabeth Lanham seven months died after illness and funeral is at 2 pm tomorrow from the Lanham home with burial in Rosewill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Cecelia Bush
William Bush
Roberts Street
Rose Hill Cemetery
Alice Elizabeth
Robert Lanham
North Center Street
Rosewill Cemetery
Teachers Hear Athletics Key to Public School Life
Dr. William Burdick director of the Public Athletic League of Baltimore addressed Allegany county teachers at Union Street School on promoting athletics in county schools. He argued happiness comes from play and athletics build character and discipline, noting athletics train the feet and support overall development. He spoke to principals and grammar school leaders after the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Burdick
Public Athletic League of Baltimore
Allegany County Teachers’ Institute
Union Street
Burdick
Dr. Burchel
Marriages Reported in Cumberland and Nearby Towns
James H. Cox of Elkins and Miss Clara P. Alderton of Davis were remarried Saturday in Cumberland. Grover H. Rawlings of Dodson and Miss Mary Belle Jackson of Westernport wed Tuesday at the First Methodist Protestant Church parsonage, then headed for a bridal tour. Harry Busey Edminston and Miss Laura Belle Hager, both of the city, married Wednesday at the church parsonage and will reside here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Cox
Elkins
Clara P. Alderton
Davis
Cumberland
Cox
Durbin and
Huttonsville
Maryland
Grover Harold Rawlings
Dodson
Mary Belle Jackson
Westernport
First Methodist Protestant Church
Bedford Street
J. L. Ward
Harry Busey Edminston
Laura Belle Hager
Blairsville and Cumberland Couples Named in List
The notice lists multiple couples from Blairsville Cumberland Uniontown Champion Eighty-Four and Freedom areas including Wayne McV Hoffman Ruth Barr Oscar Burkett Leola Crawford Floyd Friend Laura Grose Vernon Scott Edna Muller Alexander Geary Ruth Bowman William Riggle Maudell Randall Harry Edmiston and Laura Hager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne McV. Hoffman
Ruth A. Barr
Blairsville
Oscar E. Burkett
Leola RB. Crawford
Cumberland
Floyd E. Friend
Laura P. Grose
Vernon F. Scott
Edna B. Muller
Uniontown
Alexander Geary
Ruth M. Bowman
Champion
William T. Riggle
Eighty-Four
Maudell
Randall
Freedom
Eagles to Host Edison Phonograph Entertainment
Following Cumberland Aerue No. 245 Fraternal Order of Eagles regular meeting, a representative of Edison Phonograph Co. will present an entertainment next Tuesday evening. A smoker will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Aerue
Order of Eagles
Edison Phonograph Company
French Air Raid Hits Barracks Near Brussels
A French aviator dropped bombs on the Etterback barracks, a Brussels suburb, killing several. The attack was reported as occurring on September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Etterback
Brussels
Sioose Corn Roast Tent Planned At Main Street
A corn roast event is planned at Mog Ho wood street lawn with a special program arranged.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flynns Billiard Parlor
Mr.mac
Mr.barney Mac
South Cumberland
Rand
Cumberland Press
Truitt Drug Co
Virginia Avenue
South End
Preas
Ffice
Henry Schade
Oak Street
N. & G. Taylor
E. J. Stewart
Southminster Presbyterian Church
Seymour Street
Fisher's Woods
Oldtown Road
H. Bryson Smith
Thomas Wiley
West Virginia
N. & G Taylor Tin Plate
C. F. W. Bowe
Frankfort Road
CC. F. W. Bove
Catherine Swain
Nina Robertson
Edith Bartlett
Edith Davis
Mildred Hewitt
Ternice Willard Messrs Lewis Pierce
Delmar Workman
Clyde Lashley
Walter Lashley
Shafter Castle
Wilbur Gattens
George Allwock
Cecil Clark
Robert Workman
Fred Avers
C. F. W. Bove
Colenio—Morris
Francisco Colenio
Mary E. Morris
Lexington Avenue
Rev. H. W. Wheeler
Charles Keys
First Street
Doe Gully Tunnel
Potomac
Wheeler
H. W. Wheeler
Trinity M. F. Church South
Glenelg
Howard County
Charles Hauger
Grand Avenue
Martha Crogan
Marguerite
Anna Exline
Texas
Seepman Beer
Nan
W. W. Harney
A. Taylor Smith
F. Edgerton Powell
Louis Burwell
Matthew H. Sloan
A. Hunter Boyd
Harry E. Weber
Bert N. Garstin
Frank B. Jenvey
Martha Thompson
Frank A. McKay
Wycock
J. B. G. Roberts
Wm. M. Roberts, Sr
Randolph Milliholand
William M. Bruce
William M. Roberts, Jr
Misses Jenvey
Nancy Wharton
Margaret Butcher
Virginia Roberts
Eleanor R. Bruce
Marjorie Helmbold
Alice Izard
Miles Streett
Mary Sprigg
Helen Clark
Elizabeth Shearer
Priscilla Annan
Eleanor Johnson
Dorothy Hook
Ethel Dwyer
Elizabeth Dwyer
Mabel Rice
Helen Henderson
Wc. T
Mra. Mohe
Alderton
Rawlings
Jackson
Bedminston l Hager
Harry E. Edmiston
Laura B. Hager
Eagles
CAIA
Fresa Meats A Groceries
J. H. Griffin
Deliver Theatre
Sepember
Ego
MR. David
Conor
Deutesche Export Revue
Berlin
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Ireland
Ligh World
Cian Na Gael
GOD Save
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