Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-01-10
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Difference of Opinion.

TIE New COUNTY MovnMENT-For
weeks past several well-written contribu-
tons, over the signature of Citizen" have
appeared in the columns of the Frostburg
JOURNAL relative to the new county move
ment The articles referred to have en-
braced a pretty thorough and intelligent
treatment Of the question, and from them
we have been enabled to gather the purpos-
es and plans of the movers in the enter
prise That the object is one earnestly en-
listing the aid and encouragement of large
number of our fellow-citizens we cannot
doubt, whatever may be our views of its
feasibility
We shall endcavor, taking the informa-
ton available, to convey TO our readers the
scope of the proposed new county. "Citi-
zen" says the following is 1.-The probable
outline and extent of the new county, &c. ]"
Editorial in Ne.cs, Dec. Sth.
"ALPINE COUNTY 1.-THE New County
Meeting at Observation-Disclosures Gen
tlemen Participate in It-"CitiZen" In
bosoms Hlmsclf-A Committee Appoint
ed and the Legislature to be Memorialized.
Correspondence Of the Daily Neaos.
FRosTBURG, DEC. 90.
The meeting for ascertaining the feeling
of the mass in favor of a new county,
held in Paul's Hail. this city, this evening,
was well attended. The meeting was call
ed to order by r. W. MASON, Esq, who
moved that Captain NELSON BEAIL, be
called to the Chair and RoBT. TENANT,
Esq, be elected Secretary, which was car
ried AS the Frostburg Cornet Band was
to have been in attendance, but was not,
three cheers for the new county in embryo
were given. The meeting was finally or
ganiZcd and proceeded to business after a
few remarks by the Chairman.
The committee reported series of reso-
lutions, which were adopted after Mr..
GROVES read school boy essay on new
counties in general, a new county in par
ticular, and its great advantage to Grants
vile and Westernport," land himself) He
told us how he was identified with the peo-
pie Tin few weeks time) and how he
wanted us to battle for the new county,
lin order that he might be States attorney,
and many other ideas which you will find
in this weeks MINING JOURNAL.
Upon the motion of some one present
the all-important "C9tizen' of the Frostburg
MINING JOURNAL, (who is no less or no
more than a "citizen of Washington county"
and the ,could-be .States attorney Of "Alpine
cOunty,") was requested to cOndcsccnu to
give his views of the wants and wishes of
the people of the mining region. MIR. JOHN
S. GROVES then proceeded to enlighten his
audience with certain facts which | may
venture to assert were never known to the
people before tonight, viz: that JOHN
RITCHIE was defeated because he worked
or voted or did something or other against
the coal mining interests. FROST
burg Correspondent of the Neacs, Dec. "a.
That there should be man, or other per-
son, in so large town as ours to write
such letter doesn't surprise us very much ;
but that al editor of a 'well regulated
newspaper" having any respect for the
responsibility of matter contributed, should
deface his columns with the stuff, surpri-
scs us yery much. A simple hash of words
and points (punctuatioD without sense
enough to season it. An intended detraction
from the speaker, but real insult to the
people of the meeting. The one thing, how
ever, he succeeded in doing, was to murder
the simplest rules of English Grammar
which, had he properly studied, would
have enabled him to put the nonsense in
shape at least. And, alas, for logic and
diction. An average freshmen in any re-
spectacle college could, certainly, have
done better. SCHOoLBoY.
Absence from home has prevented an
earlier notice of the above.
Frostburg, Jan. 5, 1874.