Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-02-09
LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHIES.
House Of Delegates-Allegany County

house Oh DcicSateS-AilcBan SOuuty.
Christian F. Hetzel is native of
Wittenberg, Germany, born Septem-
Der Is, 1888. His parents came to
America in 1874, settling first in West
Virginia and afterwards in Cumber-
land. Here, in 1850, young Hetzel
was placed in the mercantile house of
Lowndes & Cramer, with whom he
remained until 1859, when he re-
moved to Pennsylvania and establish
ed himself in business at Rainsburg,
Bedford county. He was postmaster
of the place for about two years
dating from December 3, 1861 and
in 1866 was elected member of the
town council, and one year later chief
burgess. In the fall of 1868 he re-
moved to Cumberland and establish
ed grocery bushes, which he still
carries on. In 1872 he was elected
member of the city council, and in
1873 was the republican candidate
for mayor, but was defeated by W.
A. Wlthers, democrat. In 1874 he
was appointed city treasurer, and in
1880 was again the republican candi-
date for mayor but was defeated by u
majority of 81 votes: In 1881 he was
elected member of the House of Della
gates, to which position he was elect
ed last fall.
Mr.. White is native of Preston
county, West Virginia, born October
16, 1853. After leaving school
he entered the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company's shops at
Piedmont and learned the trade Of
machinist. He is now located at
Westernport, Allegany county, where,
since 1874, he has been working in
the company's shops as journeyman.
He was elected town commissioner Of
Westernport in 1882, and served two
terms, but has held no other office
except his present position as men,
Der of the House.
Mr.. Cochrane is also a foreigner
by birth, native of Glasgow, Scot
land, born in 1843. When nine years
of age he entered the mines in
Lanarkshire, as a "trapper," and
after passing through the interme-
diate grade Of driver, became miner
at II years of age. He left Scotland
in 1867, came to America, and set
tied at Mansfield, Pa. After work.
ing in the mines in various parts of
Pennsylvania, he finally removed to
Homecoming, Allegany county, where
he has been engaged in mining ever
since. He was naturalized in 1871,
and for the past six years has been
quite active in local politics, but
held no public position until chosen
to represent his county in the present
House of Delegates Heis member
of the Knights of Labor, but holds
no office in that organization.
Mr.. Grove, who, like Mr.. Cochrane,
is miner, was born in Washington,
D. c., in 1854, his parents removing
to Allegany county when he was
two years old. After receiving the
rudiments of an education in the
county schools he entered the mines,
and was employed as driver until
he was eighteen years of age, when
he began to dig. Since then he has
worked as miner in Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Ohio, as we'll as
in Maryland, and is now living at
Pekin, about two miles south of
Homecoming. Mr.. Grove is an active
and influential member of the
Knights of Labor, to which organ
ization he has belonged since 1879,
and is the chief officer OF District
No. rs, comprising the local as-
semblies Of Allegany county, Nd,
and Somerset county, Pa. He is
also general secretary Of the execu-
tive committee of the Amalgamated
Associations of Miners of the United
States and Canada, including the
Territories, and is regarded us one of
the spokesman of labor interests in
the House. He has introduced this
session bill regulating the working
and ventilating OF the coal mines of
Allegany and Garrett counties, and
expresses lively interest in the
labor bills recommended by Gov.
McLane. He has taken an active
part in politics for about six years
psf, and his popularity in his county
is shown by the fact that at the last
election he received d majority of 436
| votes, although the county usually
returns republican majority of 500,
and elected three republicans out of
the four persons to be chosen as
| members OF the House. Baltimore
Sun.
Eastern HieMs OF the Coal Trade.