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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
A Stroke at a Social Evil.
FRosTBURG, AUG. %, 1878.

FRosTBURG, Aug. %, 1873.
Mr.. Editor There is an abuse
practised by some of our young men
which is very detrimental to the char
acter of the social gatherings held in
town from time to time. So far has it
gone that several parents announce
an intention not to permit the attend
ance of their daughters on future &C.
casions Of the kind, owing to the con
tact thus brought about with a few
persons who cannot participate with
out first filling themselves with some
Intoxicating liquid.
This conclusion is just, for if these
walking bar-rooms persist in putting
in an appearance when ladies' and
gentlemen, congregate to enjoy few
hours of recreation and pleasure, par
ents and society generally must assert
their rights, and recognize them as
unworthy of respectable association.
These very parties are the first to
claim privileges, and when the ex-
penses OF the gatherings are to be met
they are always "panic-struck +"
Why? Because their banking-h houses
bear the icy inscription
"COoL LAGER BEER"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

The BUSINESS OUTLooK.-Judging
from the shipments Of goods on vari-
Gus lines by our wholesale dealers
during the past two days Baltimore
merchants certainly have cause to be
hopeful over the prospect for the fall
trade. Monday and last night num-
Der of the wholesale houses were
lighted up to late hour, full forces
Of employees being busily engaged in
arranging and packing goods for West
ern and Southern points. One whole
sale boot and shoe house on Baltimore
street yesterday shipped six hundred
cases goods, the points of destination
embracing fifteen different States, in
Guiding Michigan, Iowa and Kansas
This is another striking evidence of
the growth of that trade in this city.
Many dealers have commenced the
manufacture of their own stock to a
considerable extent.-Sun.
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EySDEVENT'S NOTICE.
Robert McGinn) ORDERED, this %

Robert McGinn ORDERED, this 25th
VS E\/day of March, 1878,
His Creditors. that Robert McGinn give
notice to his creditors endorsers, and sure,
tics, that the second Monday of October
next is fixed for the said Robert McGinn
to appear in the Circuit Court Of Allegany
county to answer such lnterrogatorles rs
his creditors, endorsers or sureties may
propose or ailege against him; and that a
copy of this or,ier be inserted in some
newspaper printed i'll the lown OF Frost
burg once week for three successive
months prior to the second Monday of
October next, as such notice.
Test; THEO. LUMAN,
July 6-3m ClerK.
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The School Board Case DR..
Getzendanner Reinstated.

The State Board of Education, COM
prising Prof. M. A. Newell, Doctor
Richardson, Of Hartford county, DIR.
Williams, Of Howard county, Mr..
ellis, of Worcester county, and Mr..
Wilmer, Of Washington county, met
Wednesday at the State Normal
School building, Baltimore. DR..
Richardson was called to the chair,
with Prof. Newell as secretary. The
board was engaged all day in the in
vestigation of charges against DR.. c.
H. Getzendanner, a member of the
Allegany county school board, who
was expelled by that board, which
found him guilty of the charges
against him. He appealed to the
State board. There were counter
charges also against ]. w. S. Coch-
rane, secretary Of the board, which
were examined at the same time.
The charges against DR.. Getzendan-
ner were, first, drawing a pistol on
the president of the Allegany county
school board, DR.. G. B. Fundenberg;
(this charge Was not considered, the
courts having jurisdiction of IT'D
second charge, making corrupt pro-
posal to the secretary of the county
board; third charge, committing a
breach of trust in showing book.bids
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31
A LONG CHAsE-The Eckhayt Out

A LONG CAUSE.-THE Eckhart Out
rage Case IN Legal Shape.-The atten-
ton of States Attorney Boyd having
been called to the alleged outrage
case at Eckhart by an article in the
Frostburg JOURNAL, he requested
Deputy Constable Thomas Cunning
to investigate the matter. That en-
ergetic and indefatigable officer i'm
mediately set to work, and by Tues
day morning learned that the accused,
a young man named George McMullin
had gone to Pennsylvania and was on
the line of the Pittsburg and Connells-
Vile railroad. Mr.. Cunning left here
Tuesday morning traced McAullin to
Connelsville, whence he found the
latter had, fearing pursuit, doubled
back" to Myersdale. Back came the
officer to find that McMullin had heard
off him again and had fled to Sails
bury. A flying ride to Salisbury
on a locomotive yielded nothing but
the discovery that McMullin had gone
back to Mey ever doubling
like fox. The constable flew back
just in time to capture McMullin, en-
sconced in a freight car about to leave
for the west. Mr.. Cunning arrived
at this city with his prisoner at II
o'clock Wednesday night, having had
no sleep and little rest since Tuesday
morning. The accused is charged
with outraging his little cousin, the
twelve-year old daughter of Mr.
George Porter, of Eckhart Mines
He stoutly asserts his innocence
Cumberland NeaDS.
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- TWO.STORY
III FRAME DIV ELLING.

Also at the same place and Immediately
after the above sale said Association will
(by virtue of power of sale contained in
mortgage from said Rachel j. Preston
and Joseph Preston to it, dated january
9th, 1876, aud recorded in Liber T. l..
No. 46, folio Alb, one of the land records
of said county, offer at Public Sale all the
following real estate in said town OF
Frostburg, viz:
Lot No. 81 of block % Of Bealls LIST
addition to the town Of Frostburg,
fronting rs feet on Hill street and
60 feet on Homecoming street, and
improved by a DOUBLE TWO
STORY FRAME DWELLING and
other buildings.
Terms of Sale IN each case-CASHI
BRACE & RICHMOND,
Aug "a Attorneys for Mortgage.
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BAYARD TAYLOR

Says: Il take great pleasure in recon-
mending to parents the Academy of Mr..
5. G. Shortlidge" Hon. Fernando
Wood, a patron, says: $40 per or. full
cost for men and boys. No Extra Charges.
special attention to both advanced and
backward pupils. Recommended by Judge
Van Hoesen, Rev, Drs. Hill and Peabody.
Address SWlrHIN c. SHORTLIDGE
(Haryard A. NJ Media, Pa. Media has
I churches and temperance charter.
Aug Him
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

TEE direful plague of Yellow Fever
continues its ravages still unchecked
in the unhappy Southern cities, and
the tale of woe that comes up from
their streets is indeed distressing,
The number of new cases is incr easing
at every point and the mortality is
very heavy, much above the usual
percentage. The calls for relief are
made constantly from nearly every
point. Memphis now has the plague
in the greatest severity. DR.. Mitch
ell, Of the Howard Association, gives
a frightful account of things there.
He says:
II need ten more physicians imme-
diately. l find scores Of people sick
and dying without having been seen
by physicians. The scenes of death
and distress to-day and tonight are
indescribable. Members of relief com
mittees have been called to see sick
persons, and responding to the calls
found in some cases corpses lying in
beds or on floors without even a sim
gle watcher"
English sympathy has been arous-
ed and Liverpool premises to contrib
ute literally. Our people must not
stand idle. The disease has not
reached its maximum yet, and we
must expect to hear of still worse hor-
rors.-Baltimore Bulletin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

SENATOR SPENCER has returned
from the Black Hills. He says that
the mining country is richer than was
anticipated by the most hopeful, and
that civilization is already farther ad-
vanced than in many Of the mining
districts of the far West. Deadwood
he describes as town rapidly taking
rank among the peaceful and thriving
Western cities, having already more
pianos than gambling tables, and a
society that would not discredit any
city. The buildings are not as good
as might be hoped for, being mostly
Of wood and of cheap construction,
but Senator Spencer thinks that the
permanence of the mines will soon
encourage the erection of substantial
residences and stores and shops. The
transportation is wholly by stage,
which is great inconvenience, but
there is no longer any danger in
making the trip from the Pacific rail
road TO Deadwood.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY FOR
L1FE.-W. S. Douglas, who murdered
David Hiser, the mail-carrier, in
Grant county, W. Va, some time ago
and escaped, and was recaptured in
Texas, has been sentenced to imprison-
ment for life and lodged in the West
Virginia penitentiary.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

CUMBERLAND coal is quoted by the
Engineering and Mining Journal, of
New York, as follows: Georgetown,
$2.75@$3; Baltimore, $2.90@$3 ;
New York, 435@4.5O. Clearfeld is
quoted at 1926 at Baltimore and $3.50
at New York.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

A HEAVY SUIT FOR DAMAGES
There was entered in the original
docket of the circuit court for ALLIE
gany county Wednesday suit
brought by the Blaen Avon coal COM
pany, through its attorney, Mr.. Fer
dinand Williams, against the New
Central coal company for damages al
legged to have been sustained by the
plaintiff, from the defendants tres
passing on its lands near Frostburg
and taking coal therefrom. The
amount of damages is placed at $780,
600. The case cannot come up for
trial before January.-Cumberland
NfiOs.
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DAMAGES AGAINST COUNTY 1t is
said that the friends Of Dr. Grice and
daughter, who were recently drowned at
Chesapeake city, will bring suit for dam
ages to the amount OF $4,000 against Cecil
county, on the strength of the verdict of
the coroner's jury, which was to the effect
that the persons crowned "csme to their
death from accidental drowning, through
the failure of the commissioners of Cecil
county to provide proper crossing over
Back creek" Middleto,on Transcript.
The position taken by "the friends
of DR.. Grice and daughter" is identi-
cal with that argued in these columns
two weeks ago In case against our
own county within the last month or
two the Court Of Appeals held that
the commissioners were responsible
for not providing a safe bridge over
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, not
withstanding it was also the duty of
the canal company to erect and main
tain such bridge. 1t was held also
by the Court Of Appeals reversing
the Circuit Court that as in favor of
the public a concurrent responsibility
for such neglect rested on the county
and canal company.
The BIRD LAw.-We adverted last
week to the illegal practice of killing
cartridges at this time Of year, TAX
ing our cue from the report that
several paties have been seen lately
with certain game. For their infor-
nation we will state in substance the
law as passed at the last session of the
Legislature:
No person shall at any time kill or des-
troy any bluebird, swallow, martin, finch,
thrush, sparrow, wren, oriole or wood
pecker.
No person shall kill or destroy any
and the 1st day of September, or any
partridge between the 1st day of January
and the 18th day of October; no woodcock
between the LIST day of February and the
10Th day of June; no robin between the list
dav of April and the list day of March
and no wild turkey OF rabbit between the
list day of January and the 18th day OF
October
The fine in each case and for every such
offense is five dollars, failure to pay which
subjects the offender to imprisonment in
the county Jail for ten days.
Constab!es and public officers of towns
are enjoined to arrest all persons whom
they may see Or suspect of violating this
law, and take them before the nearest JUS
tice of the peace to be dealt with as there.
in directed
1t would be we'll for all concerned
therefore, to pay due attention to the
requirements of the law.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31
SALE

DY virtue of three writs OF teri .Jitcias
- issued by John G. Weis, ESD, one of
the justices of the Peace of the State of
Maryland in and for Allcgany county, and
to me directed, one at the suit of Andrew
Wilson and John d. KoontZ late partners
trading under the firm name Of Wilson
Il koOntz, one at the suit of said Wilson
g. koontz, use of NJ. NJ. Waterman, use of
A. J. Wilson, and one at the suit Of said
Wilson &Koontz, use of John n. Carson,
use CT A. J. Wilson, against the goods
and chattels, lands and tenements Of Lewis
Sonnenberg, l have seized and taken In
execution all the following described pieces
or parcels of land to wit:
All, that lot, piece or parcel of
ground lying and being in Allegany
county and State Of Maryland, being
part of tract of land called Wal
nut Level, adjoing the town Of Frost
burg, and more particularly de-
scribed by the following courses and
distances, to wit beginning at a
stone standing near black oak tree
mark ed with six notches, and on the
vest side of the county road leading
10 Homecoming and also at the end of
four hundred and seventythree and
one-half feet on the second line of
mat portion of land conveyed by
Nelson Beall and wife to said Lewis
Sonnenberg by deed dated January
thirteenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine, and running thence west
six hundred and twenty-seve.. feet to
tstone, then north eight and one-Lalf
degrees, west two hundred and eighty
Md one-half feet to a road and with
It north tifty-nine AID one-half de-
grees, east eighty feet; north ten de-
grees, west one hundred and forty
eight and one-half feet south sixty
degrees, east tyo hundred and ninety
feet to the first line of the aforesaid
parcel Of land conveyed by Nelson
Beall and wife to the said Lewis Som
nenberg, and running with it and the
second line thereof south twenty-five
degrees, west ninety feet, then south
hfty-nne and three-fourths degrees,
east four hundred and seventy-three
and one-half feet to the place Of be-
ginning; containing three and one
fourth acres, etc." minerals except
ed.)
"All that piece or parcel Of land
Part Of a tract of land called The
Hotel" situated in said county, ad-
Joining the town of Frostburg, and
beginning for The same at a stone
planted by stump the beginning Of
said t:act, and running thence south
250, west nine and seven-eighths per-
Gnos TO a bounded white oak tree,
thence south 500 east twenty-nine
and one-half perches to the Lonacon-
ing road, then with the west boundary
of said road north so, west twenty
poles; north $40, west fifteen and
seven-eighths poles; thence south 420,
west eleven and one-third poles 10 the
beginning; containing about one acre,
two roods and twenty-five poles"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

A CERTIFICATE ofincorporation has
been issued at Wheeling to the Coal
River Canal company, which is to
carry on mining and manufacturing
business at Peytona, Boons county,
W. Va. Capital, 100000. The
stockholders are Philadelphia capital
lsts.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

WIN intention OF aUoruluS W tHe
party to whom the bids were shown
an unfair advantage.
The witnesses were Mr.. Cochrane,
Thomas H. Paul, jr., J. H. Medairy,
DR.. Getzendanner and DR.. Funden-
berg. The dispositions of Hiram G.
Bell and Ernest Shriver, who were
not present, were read, to the effect
that DR.. Getzendanner had an inter-
view with W. ]. G. Dulany a. Clarys-
vile, Allegany county, and showed
him an unofficial bid, but that his OBJ
ject was not to commit fraud, but to
prevent others from being given an
advantage. Paul testified that DR..
Getzendanner wanted him to open
the bids filed in the secretarys Office
and make copies, after which he was
again to seal them up, but he never
made the attempt. He did, however,
copy bid to which he had access in
the office. Mr.. Newell asked Paul
how he was expected to get at the
secretary's sealed papers, and he re-
piled by his supposed influence and
intimacy with him.
Both of tho charges second and
third were found not sustained by the
evidence. The action of the county
board, which found DR.. Getzendanner
guilty, was reversed, and he was re-
instated as member of the board.
The charges against Mr.. Cochrane,
the secretary to the Allegany county
board, we're: First, using official
stationery for ivate correspondence;
second, noncompliance with the duties
of his Office; third, breach of trust in
having permitted T. H. Paul to make
copy of the bid of Kelly, Pet &
Co., on Sunday, July %, 1878, for the
purpose Of enabling Mr.. ]. Il. Me-
dairy, representing the firm Of Bow
ers & Medairy, to underbid the same,
and improve the chances Of said firm
for securing the contract Of furnish
ing books for use in the public schools
Of Allegany county.
The board found as follows: "That
Mr.. J. W. s. Cochrane, secretary, was
guilty of a grave neglect of duty in
not securing the important papers of
his Office from being read or tempered
with by casual visitors, but the charge
of corrupt intent is not sustained by
| the evidence.
The charges first and second were
| referred to the school board of Ale
gany county as being within their ju-
| risdiction. This disposed of all the
charges. W. H. Whyte and John
Gill, jr., of Baltimore, and G. 7.
Porter, of Cumberland, appeared for
Getzendanner, and Josiah H. Gordon,
| of Cumberland, for Cochrane, and for
| the Allegany county school board in
the appeal of DR.. Getzendanner from
the board,
The State board also heard the az
| peal of citizens of Cumberland against
| the Allegany county school board to
obtain a reversal of the action of that
board in converting public school in
| Cumberland into apublic high school.
The State board decided, after hearing
| MIR. Porter in favor of the appeal,
that it was matter CT which the
| county board had entire control under
the school laws, and dismissed the az
| peal. The board then adjourned
Baltimore Sun.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE
The following were among the trans
fers filed this week with the clerk of
the circuit court
Thomas Hughes and wife to Marx
Winelend, lot of block 81 of Beall s
1st addition to Frostburg, $500.
B. A. Richmond, trustee, to Frost
burg Perpetual Building Association
property in Frostburg, 81 and consld
erations.
Brace & Richmond, trustees, to A
]. Wilson, property in the county
S. and considerations.
B. F. Meyer and wife to A, B. Shaw
lot 80, in Moscow, $500.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

BUSINESS in New York wood work
ing establishments is still much de-
pressed. Throughout the West and
South trade is generally dull. AT
large centres of population jobbing
carpentry is fair.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

REPORTS from the shoe and leather
trade are quite satisfactory. All are
not employed, but the number of un-
employed is not as large as one year
ago. In the Eastern shoe centres the
shops are doing fair business.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

TRADE with the Southern cotton
wooden mills ia moderate. Through
out the Eastern and Middle States
business is very unsteady. The mills
in Fall River are still on short time.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

ALL the large life insurance COM
panies of the country have signifed
their acquiescence in the California
law which makes policies absolutely
non-forfeitable in that State, and been
re-admitted to do business there.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

TRADE with the candle and soap
works in Baltimore, Boston and New
York is reported good. In the West
and South business is steady, with
moderate prospects.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

The reports from the paper mills of
the West are encouraging. The mills,
as rule, are doing moderate bust
ness, and propects look fair. Trade
in the Eastern and Middle States con-
tinue steady.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

TIE hardware trade is generally
steady, as comparatively little hard
ware is now imported 10 this country,
while our exports in that line are
looming up.
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Miscellaneous Advertisements.

i q r. week in you own town. S.
DOO Outfit free. N risk. Reader, if
YOU want business at which persons of
either sex can make great pay all the time
they work, write for particulars to II. HAL
LETT & Co., Portland, Maine. May 20
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POSTPONEMENT.

THE above sale is postponed until
\ saturday, Sept. IA, 1875.
when it will take place at the hour and
place above named.
JOHN BRADY,
Aug Oats Constable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

BUSINESS with the carriage and
wagon workers throughout the coun-
try generally continues rather fat.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

The strike Of the granite cutters of
Quincy, Mass, is still unsettled.
Trade in the West and South is steady.
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INSOLVENT'S NOTICE.
ORDERED, this
O24th day of July,
Thomas D. Morgan

rs. EO24th day of July,
Ills Creditors. 1878, that Thomas D.
Morgan give notice to his creditors, endor-
sers and sureties, that the first Monday of
January next is fixed for the said Thomas
ID. Morgan to appear in the Circuit Court
of Alegany county, to answer such inter-
rogatories as his creditors, endorsers and
sureties, may propose or allege against
him; and that a copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper printed in the
town of Frostburg once week for three
successive months prior to the first Mon
day OF January next, as such notice:
Test: THEO. LUMAN,
Aug 10-3m CLERK.
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In the building trade business con-
tinues steady, though at all the large
centres of trade numbers are still UNI
employed. In Philadelphia slight
revival is reported within the past
few weeks.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

THE strike in the Patterson IN. j.
silk mills continues, with no prospect
of an agreement business in New
York and Philadelphia is moderate,
and the Eastern trade is steady.
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August 22d, 1878.

at 10 o'clock a. M, of said day, in front of
the ST. Cloud Hotel, in the town of Frost
burg, will proceed to sell all the tight.
title and interest of the said Lewis Son
nenberg in and to the said property to the
highest bidder for CASH, to satisfy said
claims and costs.
JOHN BRADY, Constable.
p. S.-The above described proper is
highly improved by nice Residence, other
outbuildings and fine iruit trees, etc,
July ~ j. B.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31

THE iron trade is generally much
depressed. In the South and East
trade is generally dull.
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Saturday, Sept. Fl, 1878.

at II O'Clock a. M,
all that lot of ground on Water street in
said town described as follows, viz:
beginning at stone marked "H'
supposed to stand at the end of 60
feet on the Sd line of Lot No. in
Frost's third addition to Frostburg,
and running thence North 4l0,
West 90 feet to Water street, and
with it South 490, West 20 feet;
South 40, East SO feet, then North
490, East % feet to the beginning
Being the same lot conveyed to said
Rachel J. Preston by deed from James II.
Hoblitzell and wife dated July %, 1853.
This lot ia improyp1 Inv a