Frostburg and Garrett County Local notes and changes
Frostburg Fishing Club outing led by General Christopher Fisher with members John Krause Olin Gunnett Squire Jeffries George Gunnett Edward Kyles Richard Thomas and Daniel Thomas. Henry Price resigns from C W Electric Railway to join Edison Electric Illuminating Cumberland as assistant engineer. Beall High School adds lavatories awarded to Fuller Brothers plumbing to D D Price & Co. John P. Miller Garrett County citizen dies at 47. Funeral by Rev. Noah Miller at Casselman church. Plus several personals and social notices. births and travel plans reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Fisher
Germany
John Krause
Olin Gunnett
Squire” Jeffries
George Gunnett
Edward Kyles
Richard Thomas
Daniel Thomas
Henry Price
Thomas Price
East Union Street
C. & W. Electric Railway Co
Clarysville
Edison Electric Illuminating Co
Cumberland
Beall High School
Fuller Brothers
D. D. Price & Co
Lonaconing Community Notices and Local Visits
Local residents list visits and travels including J B Morgan Store in Lonaconing MD hosts guests from Meyersdale and Cumberland. Others report returns from Fairmont Kingwood Carlisle Akron and Baltimore with accompanying family events and a funeral in Pittsburg. A barber shop for sale and pipe ads appear among community classifieds.
Miner killed in Roswell shaft fall in Monessen region
John Stevenson 27 was killed in a mine accident at Roswell Pa when a bucket edge struck a timber and both Stevenson and fellow miner Dixon fell at least 200 feet. Both men worked for Consul tation Coal Company. Funeral for Stevenson planned Friday at 2 pm in Cax Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stevenson
Roswell
Dixon
William H. Anderson
Railroad Street
Cax Hill
Consuliation Coal Company
Stevenson
Frank Stevenson
Richard
James
George
Alexander
John Ralston
George Shantz
Elzabeth Stevenson
Monessen
Death of Charles Slass the Oldest Citizen of Luke
Charles Slass aged about 74 died after a brief illness in Luke. Born in Shenandoah County Virginia in 1851 he came to the Luke area after the Civil War and served as the Piedmont to Luke mail carrier until a month ago. He leaves a wife and three children H H Sluss of Elkins Rose Newland and George L Sluss of Luke and will be buried with Odd Fellow rites at Philos Cemetery Westernport after funeral services at St John M E Church Piedmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Slass
Luke
Mr. Slass
Piedmont
Shenandoah County
Sluss
Philos Lodge
Westernport
H. H. Sluss
Elkins
W. Va
Runaway Returned to Industrial School in Cumberland
Ernest Brant, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Norman Brant, disappeared from Hill Street yesterday morning and was found at Cumberland Gas Light Company by superintendent William Miller. Magistrate Heck ordered his return to the Maryland Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Gales
Meyersdale
Somerset
Jennings
Bowie
E. B. Gales
Washington
Baltimore
Harry Cline
Broadway
Kenneth MecLuckie
Clover Hill
Cumberland
Harry DuVhong
Frederick
Charles Engle
Charles Ansel
Frank
James
William Ansel
Catherine Vogel
Salisbury
Edwin Scott
Center Street
John Sluss
Meadows
W. Va
Clever Richerson
Henry Spitnas
Akron
Lawndale
Ohio
Robison
Grahamtown
Margaret Kroll
National
Clifton Lehr
Altoona
Henry Lehr
Hill Street
L. Leslie Lammert
Wenonah Military Academy
Wenonah
N. J
Lear Bankson
Warren
W. F. Dollmeyer
Douglas Avenue
Charlotte Skilling
Hancock
Elizabeth Duckworth
Church Hill
T. Cecil Miller
J. T. Miller
Clara
Washington, D. C
Hazle Dean
Bellefountain
Addison
Pittsburg
John
Gustave Eichhorn
Miller's
Ernest Brant
Norman Brant
Cumberland Gas Light Company
William Miller
Heck
Maryland Industrial School For Boys
Moving Picture Theatre
Miller
German Publisher Claims German Retreat a Strategic Ruse
Herman Ridder, a leading German publisher in the United States, says Germany’s retreat before Paris shows strategic planning as a means to lure Allied forces into prepared battlefields in northern France for a decisive thrashing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Ridder
United States
Paris
France
Austrian Army in Desperate Straits Warned by War Correspondent
Amsterdam dispatch from September 17 reports Galician war correspondent for Berlin Tageblatt says General Auffenburg's Austrian army is in desperate straits due to the Russian advance and may be unable to join other forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Berlin Tageblatt
Auffenburg
Evening Press Visits Engraved Cards
An item notes visiting cards either engraved or printed with the Evening Press branding.
Baby Killed While Asleep in Keyser
John Stewart aged 19 accidentally shot and killed his one year old step nephew in Keyser when laying down a firearm after returning from hunting. The infant, son of Mr and Mrs K Riggleman, died instantly. funeral held at Mountain Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stewart
K. Riggleman
Stewart
Mountain Church
Man Detained in Shantytown for Drunken Disorderly Charge
With 164 dollars in his pocket Andy Greichman was picked up by Officer Snyder in Shantytown. He faced a morning trial on a drunken and disorderly charge and paid a fine of 3.75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Greichman
Snyder
Shantytown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frostburg
Price
Stern's Hall
First English Baptist Church
John P. Miller
Garrett Counte
Granteville
Noah Miller
Casselman Church
Lonaconing
The
Cumberlana Press
J. B. Morgan's
Main Street
Joseph A. Morgan
Daniel S. Schultz
David Griffith
Fairmont
Kingwood
Thomas Griffith
Eckhart
George Kear
William
William Williamson
Sphone F. Ady
Se-1712
E. Frostburg
Better Buy
B. Prichard & Q
Frostburg Opera
Lubin
Edison
Ben Wllson
B. Popp
Boufse Urgs
Jacob Hafer
Citizens National Bank
German Savings Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
S. E. Corner
Baltimore and
Centre Streets
George L. Wellington
Hugh A. McMullen
W. L. Morgan
Cashier
George L.wellingto
Hugh McMu
Simon
GEO. D. Landwehr
Robert MacDonald
Thomas Footer
Sit Etzel
GLIC
Holzsi Rd
Cumberland, Maryland
George L. Wellingto
C. G. Holzshu
James A. McHenry
Conrad
Cc. G. Holzshu
John Schiller
Jusman Rosenbaum
J. N. M. Brandler
H. A. Bachman
Imerman
Uneeda Biscuit
Barone
National Biscuit
John Donald
W. L. Lynn
Gardner
W. E., Bishop
W. H
J. William Donald
Dats
Elsie Cline
Epworth League
Berkeley Springs
W. V
District Reserve
Daisy Cline
Frank Kelly
Shaft
Tillie Crawford
Frostbore
Firemen’s Armory
Leste
J. B. McAlpine
Frank McMahon
Ocean
Louis Harris
Leslie
J. S. Phillips
Morton Garage
Dr. H. W. Hodgson
A. 8. Tuner
Tretowns
the Evening Press
Martha Clark
Old Basin Wharf
South Cumberland
George Clark
Lady Solicitors
Allegany County
Quick
Cumberland Press
M. Bower
P. J. Brebner
E . Fox Seaton
R. Burton
Harbaugh
Ciptulating Library
Balto, St
Keyser
Baltimore Street
J. A. Rice
Centre Street
van Duzen
Kelso’s
Liberty Street
F@OTER’S DYE WORKS
Maryland
Imberland
Salgsroom
Home Furniture Co
North Centre Street
Cumberland, Md
R. E. Valentine
H. L. Wilson
Magn N. G
Pped Mechanical Department
Windsor Hotel
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