Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-08-15

! SERIOUS ILLNEss-AlcX. Sloan, Esq. o
Homecoming, arrived at the Taylor Hotel,
jersey City, where he is very i'll, as an
. nounccd by telegraph Thursday His wife
and son, David, left at once in response to
the summons.
Sunday evening at 40
o'clock in the English Baptist Church, by
the pastor, Rev J. T. Bradford Subject
The unknown depths of sin.
There will be services irr st. Johns Epis-
copal Church Sunday afternoon at half
past three O'Clock Rev. J. w Mott, of
Mt Savage, will otficiatc.
WHAT We LIKE.-Speaking of going to
Dams Rock, we clip the following:
If there is any thing we do like, it is to
open fence every quarter OF q mile. 10
naconing Press.
Yes. but that's nothing to the. plcasure of
putting them up again. That's the part of
he operation we rcvel in, particularly when
an action for trespass is threatened for not
INDUCING in the luxurious pastime.
Political MEETINGs-A meeting of
the Democratic voters, District No. II, VIII
be held next Saturday, 22d inst, at the
Office of G. Weis, Esq.
The Republicans of this district will meet
on Tuesday, 25th inst. The place of meet
ing will be given next week
The object is to send delegates to county
conventions to be held in Cumberland
August 27th, and Sept. Sth, respectively.
SUDDEN DEATI-During the forenoon
of vest erday an infant son of Mr.. Thos.
A. Evans, residing near Wright's Crossing,
while playing with other children near the
house was heard by his mother to scream.
Going to him at once, Mrs. +. took her up
but before reaching the house the child
was dead. We have not learned the par
ticuars of the sad affair further than is
above stated.
TIE EVENT OF SUNDAY NEXT.-Thc ar
rangemcnts for the blessing of the Bells for
St Mch,els Church have been conceived
and completed on a grand scale, The
thirteen Catholic Societies of the county
will participate in the solemnity, viz; st.
Patrick's Temperance, st Patrick's Benef
cial, st Edwards Beneficial Societies, all of
St. Patrick's Church, Cumberland; st.
Joseph's Beneficial, st. Peter and Pauls-
both German Sccieties-of st Peter and
PauTs Church, Cumberland; St. Patrick's
Temperance and st. Mary; Beneficial So
cctics, of Homecoming st. Patrick's Tenn
pcrancc and st. Mary's Beneficial Societies
of Barton; St Patrick's Temperance So
ccties of Westernport st. Patrick's Tenn
perancc Society, of Mt Savage, and st.
.Joscph's Beneficial and st. Michael's Tenn
pcrancc Societies, of Frostburg. These so
cictics will number fully twelve hundred
men who will be led by several bands of
music All the clergy of the county will
attend.
The societies from abroad will be rcccv-
ed at the depot by the Frostburg Societies,
after which they will form in line, parade
the streets, and return TO the front of St.
Michaers, where the blessing will take
place.
This ceremony will occupy over an hour.
lt;will begin with the recital of appropriate
Psalms, followed by Tie blessing of water,
whcrcwith the bells will be washed III and
outside. The sermon VIII be given next,
succeeded by the amounting of the bells
with Holy Oil--four Crosses with Holy
Chrism being made inside, and seven with
Holy Oil (otcum intUmarunD outside the
bells
In the prayers for the blessing God is
invoked to preserve the region within
sound of the bells from all dangers, from
calamitous storms, lightning, etc. He is
further bcsought to shower his graccS and
blessings with their ringing upon all who
hear their sound; to raise their minds and
hearts hcayenward that they may be filled
with religious joy.
After the blessing the Societies will be
addressed for short while, when they
will resume their places in line and return
to the depot
The occasion promises to be one of deep
interest, particularly to the large eongrega
ton who ale thus so literally providing
themselves with these splendid bells. We
learn the number of people expected to be
present will fall little short of three thous-
and
CONTRACTS AwARDED.-Wc copy the
fnlIn,yiur from fin, Times
The Board of School Commissioners of
Allegany county, held special session at