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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
2
Frostburg community reports multiple diphtheria and typhoid cases including babies on Bowery Street and Blair Street. Hospital and home treatments noted plus a dislocated hip from brickyard work. Upcoming church services, supper and dance events, a coming marriage, and local social activities listed among recent notices.
In Washington on September 22 600 years since Frederick IL was born in Innsbruck observers note the ruler of the Hapsburg line was peace loving yet endured many wars. He was the last German king crowned emperor and the long wars filled most of his life.
Lonaconing Bureau of the Cumberland Press lists Joseph Meager as representative with phone contact 134-K for inquiries and correspondence.
The Happy Fishing Club held a corn roast at Lovers Farm last evening. The club comprises 10 young ladies and 10 young men, all from this town. The report lists social visits, local club events, and employment moves of residents, including transfers to Pittsburgh and Canal Dover, plus the passing mention of a local millionaire chocolatier’s death in Winchester Virginia.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. David Fausanaugh on Spruce Street was sold Saturday morning to Thomas J. Kelley for 1430 dollars. Fausanaugh is working in Akron Ohio at Personal and General. Myrtle Amatott left for Dayton West Virginia to attend school this winter. The Quaker Doctors have left Westernport. The Pentecostal congregation rents Morrison Hall for services. Cecil Clem visited friends in Luray Virginia. Mrs. A M Porter of Cumberland visits sister Mrs C T Neff at Piedmont.
Funeral set for 3 o clock Thursday at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church with Rev. Dr. W J D Smith officiating. Baker, lifelong Winchester resident, led Baker & Co. and helped develop the town. He headed a wholesale firm founded over 137 years ago by his grandfather and belonged to the nation s oldest merchants association.
Karl Henry, chief of the department of mines, announces examination dates for mine foremen at Welch September 21 and 22, Logan September 28 and 29, Grafton October 6 and 7, Mount Hope October 12 and 18, and Charleston October 15 and 20.
In Denver on September 22 fifteen bishops and archbishops joined in the consecration of Rev. A. J. Schuler as bishop of El Paso. The ceremony occurred at Immaculate Conception Cathedral.
Samuel Rea president of the Pennsylvania Railroad received many birthday messages on his sixtieth anniversary. He was born in Blair County in 1855 and began work for the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1871, continuing in its service despite a serious illness.
The Polish National Union, America’s largest Polish group, begins its annual convention in Yassak New Jersey with delegates from New England Pennsylvania and Ohio expected to approve a comprehensive relief program for Polish war sufferers.
President Louis Roskin of Scranton presided over the opening session as Illinois and other sections gathered for the event today.
London reports one year since the loss of the Aboukir Hogue and Cressy with about 1500 lives. Two of five submarines are said sunk and Servians and Montenegrins are involved in the distant conflict.
The Russian general staff reports the capture of Jaroslan and the siege of Königsberg. A dispatch from Rome notes thousands of Italians volunteered to serve with the Allies at the British embassy yesterday.
The Cumberland Press bureau operates from the Acme Store with representative R. Wm. Farrell listed as contact for phone inquiries.
Friends gathered at the Malloy home for a surprise party last night with games and music. Refreshments were served at 11 o'clock. Attendees included Misses Noonan Graham Moran O'Poole Stephens Naughton Malloy Murtha Hagel Guntz plus Messrs. Mullaney Collins Mattingly Malloy Davidson Lynch Monaghan McDermitt Name? Pierce Pratt Deffinbaugh Malloy brothers and other local residents.
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