Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-18
Ancient Order oc FCrcStcrs.

On Saturday evening last, Nov. II, 1871,
W1NELAND RANGERS No 555G, of the
Ancient Order of Forcstcrs, Friendly So
ciety of the town of Frostburg, Md. was
opened by p d. c. r., LEWIS LyoHs, OF
New York and Brooklyn United District.
The following IL q list of the officers
elected:
! Jo,s RADCLIFFE, Chief Ranger.
BENZ. RODDA. Sub.
E'M GuNrER, Treasurer.
DAVID GRIFFITH, Secretary,
JOSEPH MARTIN, Senior WOODWARD.
Rtcf1Anp MORGAN, Junior
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Senior Bcadle.
DAVID JAMES, Junior
In this community this is a new order.
In Great Britain it claims high antiquity,
and certainly, judging from the number of
its courts, and other statistics, it has q
strong hold upon the support of the poo
PIE of that great country. The follow
ing extracts are from an address made
Ly MAwrIN CANTON, d. c. r., on the oc-
casion of the First Annual Convention
which assembled on the 2lst Of June, last.
! He says:
Forestry in its legitimate influence u ,Hr
the heart and life, cannot fail to make Of all
its sons. better men, better citizens and
better patriots The ideal Of Forestry is
most beautiful, and you will allow me for a
NON mt to hold it before you; for it is ger
main to this meeting and greeting, it is the
genius and spirit practically embodied and
harnessed for work of brothcry love and
obligation, of universal lcnevolencc, of fra.
tcrnal sympathy and relief These graces
, arc unrestricted by arbitrary geographical
lines but coming whence or where they
may, they appeal to our common humanity,
and seek 10 bind the faithful and worthy
into comme:l brotherhood not overlook
log nor forgetting that sll have wants, com
/. an intirmities, and that all are alike sub
icut to common m:sf,rtuncs, that all need
and crave fraternal sympathy, brothers
love and brothers aid, something or
somewhere Ia iiftS pilgrimage"
The last returns made to the High
Court show n total membership amount
ing to BIG, 663 financial members, p',ssessing
united capital of *6,314G15 in gold; be-
sides this there are 1,"i1l honorary lncm-
bers and 15,2S2 Juvenile Forcatcrs.
The returns made l,y the New York and
BROOKLYN United District were rs follows ::
District, Is Cours, S}4 financial and ~
honorary mcmters, possessing capital OF
5000. This, of course, embraces ali The
Courts i'll and ont o. the District.
1t may not be unintercstins to rrlat" the
fact That among the Brethren in Great Bri-
tain may re found the following dstin-
euished mon - Peers Of Great Britain
and Ireland, 7 Baroncts, 3 Judges, . knights
and 124 Members of Parliament"
1t will thus Ike seer that its objects arc
purely benevolent, and is another instance
of The kindly interest cultivated and sus-
timed among miners for each other. Am
pie provision is made for indulgence, or dis
tiess, by systematic accumulation and al'-
preparation Of means.
The Order commends itself by its broad
catholic spirit, not only to particular
class, but to all scots, religions, professions
and trades. To the young it particularly
extends its Inducements, seeing in them
the on-coming pillars Of the Church and
State. If its final object is tho amcliora-
ton of distress, its incidental ones are the
incubation of morality, persuasions to so
briefly and the cultivation, altogether of II
lofty, Intellectual life.
Ii these objects are worth anything,
they are worth everything. We nrc glad
the order has been introduced, as it affords
our citizens another Of the many opportu-
mites already enjoyed for u hig.;er social,
moral and intrlll ct ial tieyclODmcut
As an earnest II tie good work, we
learn that tifty-eiglti members were initia-
ted on the evening of The opening.
John Schm;t, f,rm"li.y citizen Of
cumberland. Md, was murdnGrd GA
tile night of the 5tk iAst, ty ll,rce
negros, in the saloon ui Henry