Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-16

4 Secretary and Miss III. T.. ~. I:.lnCf, lcHS-
urer. and recommended the adoption of the
rules usually governing dcliberatye bod
les.
Mr.. Sanncr, on taking the chair, made
suitable address to the convention, stating
that good results might be expected from
this movement lie also stated that 80 far
as he knew tls was the on; organization
ofthc kind in the State Theteachcrs com
ing from among the people could bring their
wishes to the convention which, by them,
the teachers, would be brought prominent
, y Ia the attention of the County CUia-
mssioncrs lie INDUCED the hope that
this would be the last year schools would lie
open only seven and a-half months in the
year, and that year hence the teachers
would look back with satisfaction upon
their work inauguratcd to-day. Mr.. san
ncr was listened 10 with much interest.
On motion of Mr. Hill the following com
mittcc was appointed to prepare business
for the Conventions Ncssrs Hill, Bvrnc and
Shaw, Miss l.. John and Mrs. f. Clark
Said committee reported as the work of the
association:
First-Cnrolling Ofmcmbcrs: sccond-thc
appointment ola committee to draft constitu
ton and bylaws for the government this
Association and to report nj the next meet
Ing thirl-thc appointment Of a committee
to draft Il petition TO he circulated tor sigma
lures among the patrons of the schools said
petition TO pray the County Commissioners
TO make a levy sufficient to continue the
schools ten months i'll the year; tourtll--a
special committc to I've appointed to accom-
panv the County School Board to present
said memorial to the County Commission
crs when the School Board ask for the year
" levy; titth--t!iat an executive committee
lie appointed to transact all business per
tanning TO the Association in the interim
between this and the next meeting
The following constitute the committees:
Comitee on Coa&ttutjon ard BE- La,r&.-
Mcssrs. Sanner, Ambrose and Hill, Misses
Iiarlzell and Lchigh.
Comhittee to Gr4H n'emos5uI-Mr Hugh
cy, Misses Dorsey and John.
.SOcciM commtt{ee IN present meworal-
Mcssrs Ambrose. Sannrr, Higgins, Shaw
and Mrs. f. Clarke The executive com
mittcc to consist OF the officers Of the aSso-
citation.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The convention met agrceablv to adjourn
ment r. r. Sanncr in tie chair. Forty
Secretary was requested to furnish The pro
cccdngs of this meeting to the Cumberland
DIRTY Times and D:U'y Ners. requesting
that all t." "o''@tv papers plccAe copy. NJ
Mckay, Exam +, hcing present was re-
quTStcd by tiiu CHAIR to say Il few words 10
the association, whrrcupon tie gentleman
came forward and delivered IN address, which!
was terminated by the arrival Of the hour
OF adjournment.
The Association adjourned to meet again
on die 2:}rd instant.
r. r. SANNER, President
VIM. GEIM, Secretary. =
temperature of the weather occurred sat
urdav afternoon last, eliminating early
Sunday morning in n depression OF tie
thermometer to fourteen degrees below
zero. Besides the cold on Sunday and
since, the streets are slippery, reminding
one Of how things must have been in the
glacial age
During the breezy, almost hiscring
cold of Saturday night some Others thought
of the consequences of an outbreak of fire
at such Il time Without charging upon
~, .,l,ino, :, :. ,nn, ,,:,'
'i'S e''''''' II Is ''''' 40 Se'' "''n every
circumstance Oh 'mpr"Vidcnce In lis taNo?,
why the entire town should net he destroy
ed III such event. 1t is equally easy to see
'''''' '''' ''''.'', VI me ~ ''o"N o"' ut
such a time is tour-iold what ii is orlli,
narilv. 1t is undcniablc that Frosthurr is
in constant peril of destruction. Its framr
buildings COMPRISE fuel enough to voast
the few bricks to ashes which 1h,v snr-
i"'''''' i'"' 'o'o'9 S'''''s 10 care
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