Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-01-12

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candidates before the county commits
sioners for steward of the almshouse.
James Reid, of Cumberland, was ell
| ected on the first ballot, obtaining
three votes, Mr.. Hamilton two.
George W. Ward, administrator of
Mrs. Anna NJ. Ward, deceased, settled
his first account with the Orphans
Court Tuesday.
Alta meeting of the stockholders of
the Second National Bank of Cumber-
land, held Tuesday, Messrs. Nelson
Beall and Douglas Percy, of this place.
and Hon. John S. Combs of Lonacon-
ing, were reelected directors.
Mrs. Hiram Mason, of this place.
sends us choice boquet of natural
| flowers. A fragrant tea rose of rare
variety is worth special mention in
this thankful tribute. Coming at this
very anti-tropical season, the boquet
is surprise as well as an appreciated
| token of esteem on the part of our
fair friend.
Our Homecoming friends are FORUM
ate in securing Mr.. George NJ. Perdew
as principal of theia Castle school.
He is in every way competent. Be
sides his acknowledged scholarly at
tainments, he is an excellent gentle
man.
Capt. Alfred Won Kleiser, late of
the 32d New York Battery, died at his
residence i'll Baltimore Tuesday morn
ing, of consumption, aged IL years.
He was the son-in-law of August
Theophil, formerly of this place, and
leaves a wife and three children.
Capt. Won Kleiser served with dis
tinction during the war. Since that
time he has been engaged in the in
ternal revenue service in the noun
tains of Virginia, and went to Balti
more three months ago.
Among our acknowledgements of
favors last week we omitted naming a
pleasant sleigh -ride with DR.. c. c.
Jacobs in response to our offer to fur
nish the snow The partnership con-
tinued about two hours, each retiring
with capital undiminished
Legislative Matters Of Local d''d
Personal Lnterest.-At the House Of
Delegates session Tuesday an order.
offered by Mr.. Grove, was adopted as
follows: That all bills presented at this
session in the interest of labor be
referred to a special committee of
nine.
Leave to introduce a bill regulating
the working and ventilation of mines
was obtained same day by Mr.. White,
and by Mr.. Cochrane to establish
mining school in connection with the
public school system of the State.
Mr.. Grove is member of the COM
mittee on organization of the House.
/ James Moriarty, of Cumberland, was
appointed page of the House.
| The committees We're announced
Wednesday. Mr.. Braces name APP
pears on those of the Senate on Ju-
dicial Proceedings, Sanitation and
Federal Relations. In the House Mr..
White is on Pensions, Public Records
and Manufactures Mr.. Cochrane on
Internal Improvements: Mr.. HetZel
on insolvency and Corporations Mr..
Grove on Insolvency and Printing.
Brief Mention.--The year opens with
no special features to note in the coal
trade.
The Harrisonburg (Va.) Common
qceaM cautions its readers with the
statement that "a plug hat wont
make any one real gentleman" and
continuing its flash of wisdom, remarks
that true gentility springs from the
heart We are glad of it, for the
girls over here think it springs from
the hat.
The Frostburg Bell Ringers paid us
a visit Monday evening and rendered
us fine indoor serenade. This or
ganization has made exceptionally
fine progress during the few months of
its existence and must soon become
one of the institutions of which the
town may be justly proud.
Cold Uedther.-The temperature
Friday and Saturday of last week and
Sunday and Monday of this, ranged in
the near neighborhood of zero. Eigh-
teen degrees below is the lowest record
in this vicinity we have heard of--at
Shade Mills, I a. M, Monday.
Under date of Jan. 1 Mr. Nennor
predicts "A snowfall of unusual depth
in this latitude between the 10th and
18th, probably on the 1lth or 18th,
with unusual buster. Last week the
JOURNAL said 'look out for stormy
weather about the 18th" We will
now add that it will be fair and pleas
ant about Thursday, 18th.
JOmynaistic.-The Baltimore San
almanac, an annual of ninety-slX