Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-11-24

Mr.. Frost was for many years the
president of the company, but owing
to the growing debility which comes
with advancing years, he relinquished
the responsibilities of presiding
! officer and accepted those of direct
or In the performance Of the duties
Of The latter position lie gave his per-
sonal attention daily to the business
Of the company until the 23d day OF
September, 1858, when he Was taken
i'll, and on the 9th day Of the succeed
ing month oi October he died, aged
76 wears.
Thus ended the career of one OF
Aliesany' s lnost useful ard enterpris-
ing sons, and one whose honor and
integrity we're never questioned.
born itl4in the sound of the church
bells under b shadow of whose lofty
tower he sleens at last, it is eninently
fitting also that he and his beloved
wife, side by side, rest in the very
ground on which they erected their
first home. Here, in the bosom of
the great community they founded
and under tie loving ocgss Of num-
erous defendants, their graves and
their memories will be kept alike
green and fir grant.
For the benefit of those not CONVEX
SAINT with the early history Of our
coal trade, it may be we'll to mention
in this connection some of tie out
growths Of Mr.. Frosts energy and en-
tcrrriss Tie comp .etion Of .4e rost-
burg coal eompanys road to Mount
Savage afforded an outlet for all the
coal along the Jennings run valley.
Taking advantage Of this the Allegany
Mining Company soon followed the
Frostburg coal company by opening
what is know as Allegany mine. A
short time after the Young mine was
opened in the immediate vicinity of
the New Hope slope. In lS5O-5l
the Borden Mining Company COM
menced the developement of their
property, which completed the rrin-
cipal coal enterprises in the Jennings
run valley.
Many persons entertain the impress
sion that the Maryland mining COM
pany's railroad, now the Eckhart
Branch of the Cum berland and Penn
sylvania railroad, was the first rail-
way connection made with our coal
field, This is erroneous. That road
was net completed until July, 1916,
or about three months after the Frost
burg coal company began shipping
coal.
In the spring of 1864 the personal
and real property Of the Eros burg
coal company was sold to the Censor
idation coal company, and still consti-
tutes a rich portion of the very val
liable coal estate of that com pany.
In some sense tins monument IS a
silt to the public. AS such, and as
due to Mr.. Frost 5 memory, to his de-
cendants and to the truth OF local
history, ii should record tue disting-
ulshlng achievement OF his life as the
founder Of our coal trade. Already
it olnts backward sixty-fve years to
the foundation OF Fro.tburg, or, as he
called it, Mi. Pleasant (afterward
changed by the Postmaster General
to FrostOurg,) Now let it record the
tAr more important aud significant
circumstance that he also laid tie
corner stone of d trade which, great
as 1t Is, has hot yet reached It's prime.
Let the chroniclers Of after times see
OH this marble column the equally
durable testimonial, that this modest
man was one Of the few character
who "builded better than he knew d
business whose dimensions as yet defy
the searching eye Of the prophet. 4
A Parry THlNG.-A plaster d
paris "Ps 2che, or goddess of the
SOUL, is IN attraction at Hitchins
Bros. store. 1t is used to display
the superior qualities Of "Dr. War
her lie 4lth Corset" which they have
for sale. No gentleman can resist the
beauty OF the modest little goddess,
and no lady can long withstand the
temptation to look just like her-by
adopting the Health Corset
The Pennsylvania railroad people
Of Cumberland have succeeded in
getting an ordinance through the
Council to aid tie intrucuct on of