Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-09-06

A. NJ. SAMPLE, JOS 5. KELLY,
Cor. Sec. President
On the following Monday, Sept. LIST, the
Miners Union Mass Meeting at Barton
was attended by about five hundred persons,
nearly one half of which number came from
Frostburg and vicinity on "A special train
chartered for the occasion. Round trip tick
cts from Frostburg sold at - cents, the
proceeds going to the railroad company,
and in case the sales should fall short of
800 it was agreed that the Union should
make good the deficit. From the above it
will bc seen that this latter was an unncc-
essary prccaution.
The Frostburg delegation assembled at
their headquarters, JOHN DoNAHoE.s and
preceded by Prof lIoCKING's band march
ed to the depot and entered the train. which
moved oflpromptly at 9.45. The train CON
/ sisted of an engine, three house cars, two
gondoas and a passenger coach, in charge
of Mr.. THOMAS MALLoY, supervisor of
trains, and WIN. MANSFIELD, conductor
/ About two hundred persons got aboard at
Frostbur@, and perhaps fifty others We're
/ taken on between Frostburg and Pekn-
In addition to the music of the Frostburg
/ band the trip down the creek was enliven-
ed by the stirring notes Of a drum corps
from Eckhar Mines
On arriving at Barton the Frostburgcrs
were received by a large delegation of creek
ninrI> headed h., the Rior,lan band, and
procession was formed and a march made
, through the streets, after which the assem-
blngc was dispersed to await the arrival of
the special train from Wcstcrnrort. This
arrived about II 30. and consisted of two
! E"ndolis ana one passenger car, Ii brought
/ delegations from Hampshire, Piedmont,
Wcstcrnpolt and Franklin, headed by the
WcstcrnpOrt band. This delegation bore n
banner inscribed United we staad divid-
Cd we fall
After the arrival of these delegations the
procession again formed and marched to a
/ grove Il short distance above Barton where
a speakers stand was p aecd
/ At II o'clock precisely Mr. THOMAS
BROWN called the meeting to order by pro-
I posing the following as officers of the meet
! ing: President, JOSEPH G KELLY; Vice
( President, CHARLES kRUrp; Secretaries,
A. Nj. SAMPLE and JOHN REEcE The nom
nations were unanimously confirmed.
Mr.. KELLY, who is President of the As
socation, advanced to the front of the plat
form and thanked the meeting for the hon
or conferred and said he would call upon
Mr. DAVIS of Johnson mine To address them.
Speeches We're also made by the follow
ing named parties: THos. Brown. THos
ROONEY and JAMES BARNARD, of Hoffman
mine, and JNo. L. WooD, Esq, of the PED
moht independent, after which Mr., Brown
called the roll of Mines down the creek to
see what steps they had taken toward join
ing the Union. Franklin was called, but
made no response. MICHAEL DAILY was
present, but not authorized to speak for the
mine. When Phoenix was called Brown
asked, Has BLACK so badly scared you that
you can't express your opinions in a free
country!' PhTniN made no response, as
was the case with Potomac, Pickell and
Swanton. Homecoming was called by Mr..
brown as "the place where they employ the
cousins Big Vein, jackson and Detmold
were enumerated, Brown, DAVIS and 9TH
ers making appeals to the men to enrol
themselves. Finally the men from Frank
lin, Phoenix, Potomac, Swanton and Pick
ell drew OFT together in knots, and before
the meeting closed announced that they
were about to organize
Mr.. Brown spoke OF the outrage at Gale
donna mine, saying it was not right We
understand that it was done by no person
in our Union, but by some cvil-disposed
person. 1t belongs to Caledonia to investi-
gate and bring these men to punishment
: 1t is a duty you owe to the Union and to
yourselves.
Mr.. SAMPLE said that he had received IA
vorable replies in reference to pass cards
from Unions in Ohio Indiana, Illinois and
Pennsylvania,
Mr.. DAVIS proposed that Messrs Brown
and KELLY remain down the Creek and in
struct the new members how to organize,
which was agreed to.
The meeting adjourned at 24O p m
The attendance at the stand averaged
four hundred, while at least two hundred
more men strayed about in the village
The day was not marred by single distur-
banae, and as soon as the meeting was over
the large crowd entered the train and was
carried away without the exhibition of any
disorder.
The above report is condensed from the
Duly Times.
NOficC:-JAMEs BIDDINGroN & Son
desire us to say 10 the public they are now
ready to take contracts for all kinds of
Rricklaviry and Masonry Ths7 s-y:c III