Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-01-23

building on Douglas avenue, LonnconlhS'
caugh. fire Wednesday from prank OF
some bows. The prompt action OF citizens
nreyentcd disaster to an important part of
the town.
The total number of cars transported
over {. & =. r. r. Jctwccn Homecoming and
Piedmont during the year 1878, was 2ls,oo',
against 24o,2l3 during 1913, SO says the
Piedmont independent.
THE Writ Literary Society will meet in
the new hall in Bealrs Building next FIJI
day evening, Doth inst. An interesting
question will be discussed All are invited.
This announcement was made for last
evening, but the society was disappointed
in getting possession of the room. Inc ne
lay is therefore unavoidable.
ANOTHER New LITERARY SOCIETY,"
About two weeks since a literary society
was formed nj Pckin, this county, with VI.
John Samnlon as president. The society
is in flOurshing condition. IL meets eve
nv Saturday evening al Mr. Saminon resi-
dencc.
We are requested to announce tina, the
Frostburg Literary Society may he pr"par'
cd to receive from the frkin Soc.c'y c'iai-
lengc to debate -ActrS
Send it right along. We have several
Boancrges who will shake the dew from
YOUR locks during any twilight you may
name.
A conflict of authority between the
Board of County School Commissioners
and the Trustees of Cumberland School,
No. on Thursday, ended for the day in an
application to Court for an injunction re
straining the Board from interference with
the Trustees control of said school. r.
Cook EIughcy, Esq, principal, considering
himself much bosscd, resigned al the sam"
time, probably adding something to the
complication. Meanwhile, the little pupils
sing "al hunky," and bigger people think
there's something new" wanting in Allie
gany besides a sixteen thousand dollar
school house" in Cumberland.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Among the
transfers of real estate the following deeds
were filed for record in the Office OF Ihco
Luman Esq, Clerk OF the Circuit Codrl
during the week ending January lG 1870:
Mary T.. Walt and Catherine Bcrkcrd to
Elias Suhrc, lot No. 23, in Mt. Savage,
with improvements, excepting four feet by
thirty seven, enclosing well, $500
Drusilla Parker and others 10 William
Parker. five undivided seventh parts OF n
lot in Frnstbnrg, adjoining tie Mcthodist
Episcopal church lot, containing five
eighth, Of an acre, $500
Nelson Bcall 10 Mrs Amanda Jones paIt
of lot No II, Of block No. 10, OF Frosts
heirs addition to Frosthurg, So
A. b Shaw and wife to Thomas Kinney,
part Of n tract of land called Balls Good
Luck" containing ten acres excepting the
underlying coal, 81 900.
FIRE AT BARTON On Monday night
last two frame houses at Barton on the
property of Mr.. Joseph Anderson valued at
about 5000, the other belonging to Dr. W.
J. Pilxr, valued at $630o, insurance
Il 500, were totally destroyed by fire. The
fire originated in MI Andcrson's hou&c-lt
is supposed from Goals that fell from an
open gr,tc--and was communicated to DR.
Pipcr's residence adjoining by means of fly
inc sparks. None Of the contents were
saved from the first building and very little
from the other
In addition to the above a correspondent
ofthc News says:
Almost AL of DR. Pipcrs valuable furni-
f,irc eavcd by being removed to places
OF safety by the willing citizens who gath
cred at the fire. The Doctors residences
was one OF the finest in the GrOr@rs Creek
Valley. Mr.. Anderson had no insurance,
and lost in addition TO his house and turni-
ture $115 in cash burned up i'll the house.
The same correspondent says the citizens
of the town were to hold Il public meeting
Wednesday evening for the purpose of de
yisng ways and means for protection in
case of another fire The Ntacs endorses it
as "a good movement and one which should
be successful" All such are good unfortu-
natcly they are too often fruit,ss of good
ITEMS condensed from the Homecoming
Press of Thursday:
The Georges Creek Coal and Iron Com
pany, Baltimore, paid scmi-annual divi
dcnd of SO per share, on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Barney Woods slipped and fell on
the ice, breaking both bones of The RICH,
arm above the rst on Monday. The ncces
sary aid was skiliully rendered by the
Drs, Porter.
Mr.. James Dooly is First Vice President
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union Of
Maryland
Several Homecoming gentlemen ATTENDED
nice party at Col. IL. Browns last week
Rev. Mr.. Hagcy Of Piedmont has beer
assisting Rev. Mr.. Reese in the protractcc
meeting now in progress, Twenty nincpcr
sons were admitted on probation last sun
day,
A beer keg fell from wagon and brok'
Mr.. John IIaglry's leg on Tuesday,
Mr.. George Bcaman, an old and rcspccta
bic citizen, who lived on the mountain nea
the Koonlz mine died on Friday morning
last.
During the absence Of Capt MANSFIELD
on his wedding tour Capt. Robert McCul
lOh acts as passenger conductor on the Cum