Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-03

~ I 1i' "uiIilO4I anu W lS 70 LII
W. and James Ash, lot near Flint
stone, l33x80 feet, 1869.
Margaret Platter to William and
John Atkinson, lot on the north side
OF jackson run. near jackson village
62}x60 feet, $275.
Theodore Wilson and wife to Hen
ry North, part of said Wilson's farm,
$1,000 Transfer made April 6,
1876.
Dawson V. Hammond, executor, to
Bridget Naughton, lots No. 1874 and
1876, in Hammond's addition to West
ernport, $1,000.
Levin Shiplev to Samuel shi pley
part of tract Of l&nd called "F'al oily
Concern" l55 acres, $500.
ORPHANS CoURr.-The following
business was transacted Friday Of
last week in the Orphans Court:
The last will and testament Of
Nicholas Schade, deceased. was ad-
united to probate and record.
Mary Luke, e1ecutri1 Of Bernard
Luke, deceased, settled her first and
final account.
VIM. Y. McCulloh, administrator of
George W. McCulloh, deceased, settled
his third account.
John B, Widner administrator of
Jacob Steinbaugh, deceased, settled
his four h account.
Benjiman F. Friend, guardian to
Emily S. Friend, settled his first &C
count.
Tuesday of this week letters testa-
mentary were granted to Maj tina
schade, upon the estate of Nicholas
Schade, deceased bond, 5000.
Letters testamentary were granted
to VIM. Mcmillan on the estate of
Henry Matthews, deceased bond,
$1,000.
George Smith, of A, executor of
John Hoye, deceased, settled his TWEEN
ty-slxth account in real estate.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. The follow
ing marriage licenses were issued by
the Clerk of the Circuit Court for this
county during the week ending Sat
urday, Feb. "a
James Claudy and Cordelia Richie
j. Alexander and E. lamont.
CANAL MEETING-An important
meeting Of directors, officers and rep
resentatiyes of hondholders of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company,
was held IN Baltimore on Tuesday.
The hnacial condition of the company
and opinions were interchanged to ca
nal matters and the general business
outlook IN the coal segions; the prob
able action Of the Consolidation coal
company came up also for corsidera-
ton, and the results that would prob
ably occur from the change in direc-
torshlp; the ACCESSIBILITY Of construct
ing an Independent line of railroad
from Cumberland to Westernport, to
tap che smaller mines, were each dis
cNssed at length, but no conclusions
were reached except in the last named
project. The tone of the meeting was
IN favor oft, and at the next general
meeting report recommending that
step will be taken.
Mr., Henry Loveridg,. of New York,
president Of the Mary coal com
pany, was introduced to the committee
and presented the scheme of the
Georges creek and Cumberland rail-
road, to extend from Cumberland &c
Homecoming, a distance of twent,,
miles Mr., Lo,veridge stated that tl'
company he represented had SOM
time ago Submitted proposition t.
the direct ors of the canal company t,
construct the road on condition tina
Inc canal Company should give then
aprotectlve tariff, the road guarantee
ing not to charge more than Il cent
per ton Pf r mile for the transporta tiol
OF coal. The directors had expressed
tFleir ap prevail f this proposition, an(
now ths It the line controlled by thu
the Conf iolidation company was the on
ly line onnecting the mines with thu
canal, ar ID as this company was nov
essential ly a part of the Baltimore anc