Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-04-08

highest number Of votes cast 70
Oounoilmen Yves Mr.. Enoch Clice
This gentleman is of German. Englisl
extraction and q native of Frost
burg. Hsis Al years cid. Leaving
school at l3 years Of age he entered
into the employ Of the late Mr.. ]. M
Standish as chain-carrier with tn,
engineering corps on the O. g. P. rail
road, and, after serving year in that
capacity. left 10 learn the blacksmith.
ing trade with v. A. Buckley in Cum
bsrland. Upon the breaking out o.
the late war he entered the ranks OIL
the 4th Virginia Volunteers, q. s.
Army, and served with credit three
years and half. He then returned
to Frostburg and became an employee
in Thos. a. Paul's foundry. In 1871
he started in business for himself, and
to-day the blscksnithing and wheel.
wright establishment Of Miollasls &
elise is known throughout the county.
Mr.. Clice is great favorits here, es-
pscially with the young men. he ia
a genial, affable gentleman and pop
ular with the masses.
Beall's addition has a representa-
tive on the Board in the person Of
Mr.. John Johns. He was born in
Cornwall. England, in 1884. and
came to Frostburg in 1854, when he
went to work in the old Allsgany
mine, which was then controlled by
the Allegany mining company, e. X.
Huntley, superintendent. Mr.. Johns
was elected to the City Council in
1870 and discharged faithfully the du-
ties imposed upon him by that Office.
He is republican in politics. During
the>war he was soldier in the I'd
Maryland. Potomac Home Brigade,
U. s. Army, serving three years
He has a large and interesting
family around him, his two elder
sons, William and John E., being
pupils in Dickinson Seminary, Will
Transport, Pa. He is an attendant of
the M. E. Church. The lower section
of the town has secured in Mr.. Johns
one who has the respect and confidence
Of the business man and the miner,
and who will faithfully perform the
duties to which his con-
stituency have called him. Pleasant
and genial in his manners he has
host of friends in bis adopted home.
The MUNICIPAL ELEoTIoN.-An
unusually heavy vote was pollsd at
the municipal election last Monday
and the friends of the respective can
didates worked indefatigatly in pre-
senting the claims of their favoritss.
About dozen tickets were in the
field and it was seen at an early hour
of the day that the regular" primary
or straight" ticket was going to be
slaughtered. There was no drunken
ness dnring the day and had it not
been for the slectionsering before the
poll window of a number of men q
stranger would not have known there
was anything going on of an unusual
character. The ticket elected is q
most excellent one and reflects credit
upon the good sense Of the voters of
the town. As will be seen below
Aessrs. Preston and Smsltz were the
only regular" nominees elected. The
Board is republican with the sxcep-
ton of Mr.. Joseph Knode who has
been 4 lifelong democrat. The fol-
lowing was the vote:
FOE MAYOR:
DR.. W. Fl. Ravens craft, republican. 1862
W. II. Koch, regular republican. =. 1856
Scattering .................. ......3
FOR CoUNcILAEN:
George Boettner, ST, rep.............2 1906
Enoch elise, rep. ............. 1856
Joseph Knode, dem. .197
John Preston reg. rep. 1876
Andrew smeltz, reg. rep. ..194
John Johns, rep. .................... 1S8
Henry Powell, reg. rep....... .......1S7
Thomas g. McCulloh, dem. ...... ...149
Patrick Hoye, dem. ..................14 2
Jethro Jeffries, reg. rep. lii
George Hitchew, reg. rep. ............91
John N. Benson, dem. ...... ..........77
John Wambach, dem. 10
Jacob Baker, reg. rep. ................6 60
John N. Carson, dem. ......... ..23
Scattering .....................
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