Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-10-01
The MEMORIAL SERVICES AT THE

The MEMORIAL SERVICES AT THE
CHURoHEs.-Last Sunday all the dif-
emit places of worship in this town
were largely attended at both the
morning and evening services. The
sermons were on the death of the
President and were eulogistic in char
ac!er. The drapings we're in keeping
with the occasion and called forth ex-
pressions of praise in every instance.
At the M. E. Church the interior
of the Sunday School room was hand
somely draped. Around the reading
desks and pulpit hung heavy folds of
black, while the large fountain was
completely enwrapped with the same,
Immediately back of the pulpit was a
large picture of Garfield with a heavy
border of black. In the main room.
upstairs, the draping was even more
elaborate. Rev. J. P. Wilson deliv-
cred an grafton on the virtues of the
deceased in lieu of sermon.
The German Reformed Church was
elegantly trimmed on the interior.
The reading desk, baptismal font,
altar and pulpit were covered entire
ly with the embleras of mourning
while back of the pulpit hung large
silk flag with black border. The
choir gallery was also draped as was
the silk banner hanging overhead.
Rev. DR.. Ruhl discoursed in the morn
ing from the text from I'd Samuel Sd
chapter:
And the king said unto his servants
"Know ye not there is a prince and a
great man fallen this day in Israel As a
man falleth before wicked men so falleat
thou" And all the people wept over
him.
Special services were held in st .
Johns Episcopal Church, Rev. Mr..
Stewart officiating. The pulpit and
altar were appropriately dressed in
the emblematic cloth of death.
The services at the Welsh Congrega-
tional Church were peculiarly impress
sive as were also those at the Welsh
Baptist Church.
Rev. P. L. Harrison delivered a
panegyric sermon at the English
Lutheran Church. The interior was
draped.
The M. E. Church, South congre-
cation, worshipping at Odd Fellows
Opera House listened to mastery
sermon from their pastor, Rev. J. R.
Andrew. He took for his text the
4th chapter of Jeremiah, 29th verse
For this day shall the earth mourn.
Rev. w. o. Petty preached at the
English Baptist Church. The inte-
rior Of the edifce was sombre with
the "weeds Of mourning"
Rev. Mr.. Homrighaus delivered
sermons in consonance with the day
at the German Lutheran Church.
The Presbyterian Church members
held a memorial service in the morn
ing.
Both of the colored Methodist
churches were draped and sermons
preschedin them on the great calamity.
GEORGES CREEK Coal Weekly
Statistics of Shipments.-The record
of shipments from the mines of the
Georges Creek coal region for the week
ending Saturday, September "a, 1881,
closed as follows
Total tons for week ............ 42,347
year. ,493,928
Decrease from corresponding Pc
riod last year. ............... 50,296
Total tons to B. & o r. for week 265O6
" year. 970,3s4
Increase over corresponding pc.
riod last year.. .............. 2S,24S
Total tons to C.& o Canal for week 1908
year. $4,000
Decrease over corresponding Pc
riod last year. ................ 124,417
Total tons to Pa. r. for week. 49,. S,5S7
(" year,. 202,372
Increase over corresponding Pc
riod last year,. ........... 34,77O
Total tons shipped over G. & P. r.
for week. .................... 34,932
Over same for year. 4 1896, IA
Total tons shipped over G. g. s.
G. r. for week. ............... 5,435
Over same for year. ............ 105,335
Heaviest shippers last week
l, Consolidation. .(tons).. ..... 14,465
Q, New Central ....... 1921
8, Georges OK C&I" ...... 5,06s
4, Maryland Union " ....... 1886
s, Borden ...... 3,07S
6, American $500" 1905
9, Maryland ...... 2,441
Heaviest shippers this year
1, Consolidation. .(ons).. 5O4,669
2, New Central ....... 2Oz6s1