Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-11-20

and the same amount re-issued In
stead in FIVE per cent. bonds, selline
the latter above pcr-a transaction IL
which the city feels just pride. The
property OF Cumberland is assessed al
about 81 100000, and the rate Of tax
alton Is 65 cents on the hundred d OIL
lars. Add to this the fact that the
coupons upon the city bonds have al
ways been promptly paid, and invest
ors have cafe and sure guarantees Of
the ability and disposition of the
city to meet its obligations. Hence
at tie rate other bonds CT a similar
description ar! selling east these are
cheap at l.05-the price asked.
Allegany capitalists are particu-
larly accommodated by the orportun-
ity thus afforded to obtain home Sc
culities, such as are constantly with
in the reach of their owl vestga-
ton, instead of placing their money
conn araiively out Of sight and sound
in remote sections oil the country not
half so promising of future import
ance as Cumberland. Already the
seat of large and growing business.
its COZ tiguity 10 the great mi elal re-
sources of Maryland and West Vir-
ginia naturally distinguish it as a
point destined to be tie manCfactur
ing metropolis between the Chesa-
peake bay and the Ohio river.
FISH CULTuRE.-Messrs. Vim. H.
Evans and Thos. G. McCulloh, pro.
prieto:s of Allegany Cemetery, have
placed forty German carp in the
pond connected with it. These fish
have been cultivated for years in
English ponds, and are excellent iocd,
easily grown and very prolific. They
prefer quiet waters with soft or mud
dy bottoms, and, hence, are well
adapted to any ordinary pond. Their
food is usually insects, worms and
plants, but they will eat almost sny
vegetable food, and will go for lor g
tune, particularly during the winter
months, without any food at all.
Thus they are practically inexpensive
and provide an agreeable article CT
food in addition to the ordinary fare.
They were procured from State
Fish Commissioner 7. B. Ferguson for
50, which paid the cost of transporta-
ton.
The owners have placed a watch
man at the pond so as to prevent any
one from fishing them cut or killing
them.
WEDDING AT LoNAcoNING.-The
residence of A. Jackson Clark, Esq.
superintendent Of the American Coal
Company, at Homecoming, was the
scene, Wednesday morning, 18th
inst, of a happy marital event. Mr..
JOHN A. CLARK, of Newburg, w. Va
welded Miss MAMIE E. CLARK
daughter Of the superintendent. Miss
Sallle Clark, sister OF the bride, Miss
Minnie Bell, and Messrs. j. j. Dobbit
and w. G. Madore, were the attend
ants, and Rev. John Edwards ofticia
ted. A large number Of presents
embracing artioles of value and utll
:ty, were given the bride by relative
and friends Tie welded left the
same day upon an extended tor o
: the east. Miss Mamie is an am ablt
young ady, and her many friends
while regretting her loss in socia
setse wish her and he all the hap
piness obtaina lie on this lower sphere
FATAL ACCIDENT - About min,
o'clock Tuesday morning, during tn,
movement of some hoppers upon TIL
switch near the Homecoming waite
station, NoaL Green, a young man 0
81 years, drove to the crossing with
load Of raj road ties, hating 10 avail
the passage Of the cars. This den
he hurried across. not seeing thre
hopyers detached from the train, com
ing headlong down the track. Hi
wagon was struck broadside and tun
/ led over the trestling. The wagol
was demo lished, the ties scattered
Tut the horses escaped unhurt
Young Green was fatally mangled il
the wreck, and died shortly after.
DIED-Cn the 28th of October
1880, at his residence near Glasgow
) Scotland, Mr.. ALEXANDER Nc
LucKIE, in the 57th year Of his sgc
brother of Mrs. Mary McLuckie, Q
Frost burg. He was well known b.
manu rninars in this section and wa