Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-05-27
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be Observed in Ryostbvg TUESDAY
| oxt, 30th inst, will be observe
throughout the country as Decoration
Day.
In Frostburg active preparation
ave been going on for several week.
past by Thoburn Post, NJ. 81, Gia1
Army Republic, William II. Koch
commander, to make it day long t,
e remembered.
| At 8 O'clock forenoon they will as
enb!e in front OF Odd Fellows Hall,
| Water sire t, and preceded hy TIL
Po,t drum co ps George Hammond
| rum major, march to the cid Metho.
list burying- ground, adjoining the
centennial picnic grounds, and the
| raves OF DEF arted soldiers will re.
Give the Posts attention after which
lie llLe Of narch will be taken up to
he old Catholic GENE terry, where
% eral OF their c. mrades In arms arc
buried. From the latter place they
will proceed to Alleeany cemetery ;
thence to Eckhalt. A detail will
also 10 sent by conveyance to the
Porter burYing- ground.
The decoration ceremonies are very
Impressive ard the sci vices from the
ltual Will be read at each place by
one Of the efficers.
TLoburn Post numbers about sixty
men and all will be in the procession,
wearing regulation caps and white
,loves Both the Arion and Crystal
Coruet Bands have been inYit, d and
are expected to participate. Flowers
are greatly needed and those having
them and wishing TO assist the Post
can leove them at tleir rendezvous,
Odd Fellows Hall, Water street, en-
next Tuesday morning. 1t is also de-
sired that friends and relatives Of
lead soldiers will be present at the
cemeteries to point out the graves of
the departed ones, as the Post desires
that all shall receive tribute.
The situation is very we'll express
ed by the Homecoming correspondent
Of the Baltimore Herald, as follows
Your correspondent does not believe the
men will n W yield an incl! OF the posi-
ton they have taken. They believe, To a
man, That this warfare on the part Of the
companies is waged rpcn thei. organiza-
ton, and that the price paid fol mining is
secondary cons deraton altogether, and
as .heir only hopro Of security against iu-
ture encroachmcnts and oppressi on the
part of their emp oyers lies in tits very
organization, they are determined TO sink
or swim" with it, let tie result be what it
may. They have spent ears in building
up their society, and ha, c extended ii from
one end # this great country 10 the other,
with lodges established in aim ST every
little hamlet aud town, and ior the mem
bers of this great, powerful organization
here, supported as they are Ivy tie grand
Lodge at Piltsburg, submit to tie hchests
cf a dozen coal companies operating in
the State OF Maryland, will not be enter
tanned BY the miners # Georges Greek for
n moment At lcnst ;hls is the ininn OF
all the men with whom | have c nverseC
about this matter and they are represent
alive men of our neighbour cd.
The utmost good humor prevails /;
indeed, TIE great mass seem rather TO
erjoy the expedien the com aries are
ADOPTING. Many believe it all bluff,
and the few who take it more serious
ly look for an inevitable and inglorl-
Gus collapse of any experiment with
uuekilIed labor.
FACTS Sc EVIDENT That it is
Pc pularIy believed the companies are