Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
CUMBERLAND NEWS.
Great Activity Reigns in the Tin
Mills.


Special Correspondence OF The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July 49, 1905.
Great activity prevails at the tin mills
In Cumberland. Seven of the eight mills
are working at full blast and there are
prospects for long run.
Mrs James McAlpine ard four children,
members of different families at l.onacon-
ing were lost in the mour tains in the VI
cinity of Cresaptown yesterday while berry
picking They wandered for some hours
and were discovered by former County
Commissioner John b. Cunning.
The fan house at Ocean mine NO. oi
the Consolidation Coal Company was de-
stroycd by fire yesterday. The Midland
Fire Company prevented the flames from
spreading to the large boiler house and
engine room.
John W. Nef, well-known contractor
of Cumberland is dead. aged s!Xty-nine
wears He was about as usual Thursday
evening and early yesterday morning WINE
in bed called for a glass of water men
Mrs. Nen procured it for him he was dead
He is survived by his wife and the follow.
ing children: Mrs. Charles II. Little OF
California, Harry c. Nef OF Jacksonvlile,
Fla; Charles Neff of Mckeesport Pa;
Fife A. Nef, Guy R. Neff and J. Walter
Neff of Cumberland.
Mr. George Alfred Re.ley of Mann
Choice and Miss Lena Irene Rawlings were
married here last night by Rev. William
A. Melvin The bride is a sister OF MI.
Jesse Price Rawlings, Il Philippine soldier,
who was married on Tuesday to Miss Ma
bel Valentine.
Announcements have been received at
Cumberland this week of the engagement
OF Mr. Edward Jerome Healey son of the
late Dr. Patrick A. Healey of Cumberland
to Mrs. Emma Gubman Barr, wealthy
widow of st. Louis. Mr.. Heaiey Is ma
tive of Cumberland and a graduate of Mt.
St. Marys. Emmtsburg. He served SIX
years on the frontier in the regular army.
The wedding will occur July % Mrs Barr
inherited an estate worth between S''p'o.V
and S4o0.OO. Mr.. Healey will come to
Gun berland on a trip with his bride imme.
diateIy after the wedding which will
occur July %. Mr.. Heaiy IS a brother
of Mrs. Taylor Morrison of Westernport'
this county.
Very few boats are being loaded at the
wharf of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
here these days. tie-up in the vicinity
OF Georgetown caused by inability TO get
through Rock creek is one OF the causes.
Sometimes as few as two boats day are
loaded
Alexander A. White is dead at Connells-
vile. aged seventy-nine years In 1876 he
went to California to mine gold and he re-
turned home ten years later inde pendently
wealthy
Miss Rosa Meyer of Washington is visit
ing her parents. MY and Mrs: sigmund
Meyer. at Homecoming. Miss Lily Coblez-
ger of Washington is Miss Meyers guest.
Rev. r. Johnston Campbell. who has had
charge of Holy Cross parish. South cum.
berland was ordained to the Episcopal
priesthood at Emmanuel Church. Cumber-
land, by Bishop Paret, being the first or
dir alton in twenty years at that church.
The following clergymen assisted the
bishop: Rev. Edward NJ. Jeffreys rector OF
Emmanuel Rev. Thomas Getz Hill. curate
of Emanuel; Rev. f. c. Ball. rector of ST.
Georges Episcopal Church. Mount Savage:
Rev. Alexander c. Haverstick, rector of
St. Johns Church, F'rostburg, and Rev.
John w. Mott D. D.. of Mount Savage.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell was formerly minis
ter of the Methodist Episcopal Church, re-
signing while pastor of the Washington
Hagerstown. Right after he was placed in
charge of Holy Cross Church. South Cum
berland
The beautiful memorial window made by
Tiffany, erected by Mrs. Van Lear Perry
Shriver of Pittsburg in memory of her
mother, Mrs. James A. Milholland, was
unveiled at Emmanuel Church. 1t is in
the center of the east end of the church
Immediately behind the chancel.
Mr.. Lloyd Lowndes. at his farm at Raw
lings, this county, Thursday, raised the
frame for what will be the largest barn in
Maryland. II was an old-fashioned barn
raising and was attended by many re-
publican politicians. who mingled among
the crowd seeking votes to be cast at the
primary on September 2. Some seventy
five men were present to lift and pin the
accomplished with great CELEBRITY. The
length of the barn, including the main l.
is 90 feet. while it's width is GO feet. 1t is
being erected on a stone foundation and
the slate roof will weigh forty-five tons.
1t is three and one-half stories in height
and has ample room for twenty horses.
forty cattle 500 tons of hay and all the
necessary implements. besides grain and
feed. A delicious country dinner with fried
chicken served the workers. Many
oil men who were at barn raisings fifty
years ago We're in the party.
The annual camp meeting at Allegany
Grove began Thursday evening. The open
ins sermon was preached by Rev Andrew
]. Gill of Martinsburg. W. Va. Tomorrow
the sermons will be delivered by Rev DIR.
J.. T. Waterman of Washington. Rev f. c.
Gallaher and Rev. Arthur II. Thompson.
The first christening in the new Central
Methodist Episcopal Church South. this
city. was notable because it in the
presence of four generations of the childs
family. Margaret Helen Giles daughter
o. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry D. Giles. was bap-
tized. and at the christening besides the
child and its parents were the grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Collins of
Cumberland. and Mr.. and Mrs. David
Hamilton of Winchester, Va, great-grand-
parents of the little girl.