Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-08-23

Pa, August 18th, 1854, aged IS years.
Deceased was the mother of Mrs.
William Y. McCulloh, formerly Of this
place.
Died-After brief illness at his res
4. idence in this place Wednesday morn
ing, August 20, 1884, Mr.. THOMAS O.
EVANS, aged 81 years and 8 months.
Mr.. Evans was native Of Wales, but
a resident of this vicinity for thirty
years. He leaves wife and five
children, four married, two Of whom
reside in Youngstown, Ohio-Owen n.
Evans and Mrs. Margaret KroVl.
Those in Frostburg are Mrs. John
Gunter, Mrs. D. J. Williams and John
Evans. The funeral took place Thurs
day afternoon from the Presbyterian
| church, of which he was a consistent
member, Rev. D. NJ. Young, of Barton,
officiating. The remains were inter-
red in Allegany cemetery. Messrs.
Owen n. Evans, son Nathan Krowl,
son-in-law, and Owen Evans, brother
of the deceased, of Youngstown, Ohio,
and large number Of friends and rel
atives attended the funeral. Mr..
Evans was good citizen and highly
respected by all for his christianity,
industry and integrity.
Polftical.-By general consent Mr..
McComas is the forthcoming republi
can nominee for Congress for this dis
trict. On this account no doubt there
was practically no contest at the prim-
aries last Saturday evening. The
county convention met in Cumberland
Tuesday, the following districts being
represented by the gentlemen named:
No. 7-Ram1ings-W. c. Darrow, A. J.
Hershberger, p A Bier, H. S. Frost II. A.
Hutson.
No. s. Weste,mport-L. 7. Dewitt, Henry
Parker, Henry Burkett Edward Hooper, J.
C. Clark, Edward Whitworth.
No 9-Barto7,-G W. Barnes William Orr
sr., s. S. Warwick, Joseph Andrews, James
Campbell.
No. 0-Lonacoainy-Jame Martin, James
Mcfarland, w. 5. Douglass, David Dixon,
James Dick
No. 11-Frostsurg-J. w. Jackson, ]. S.
Metzger, G. p. Tenant, Isaac Anderton,
Thomas Anderson.
No. 12-East Frostbuy-Gershon Anthony,
Owen Price, j. 7. Lewis, John Price, J. NJ.
Muir.
No. 13-M. Sarege-Abram Casey, S. L.
Piper w. W. Crow, s. A. Mum, Harrison
D. Lowry.
No. 15-East Lomaco"i,g-Jolin Cuthbert
son, Adam Thompson, Hugh Muir, Otto
Hohing, Samuel Lynch.
r. w. McMichael, Of Cumberland,
was president and Samuel Lynch, OF
Homecoming, secretary.
On the first ballot for delegates to
the Congressional convention, Messrs.
James Martin. of Lonaconing A. H.
Dowden, Of Cumberland; George P.
Tenant, of Frostburg, and E. t.
White, Of Westernport, were selected,
and on the fourth ballot Thomas John
son, of Cumberland.
Five alternates were elected unani-
mously, namely: Messrs. Edward
Gates, Robinson Massey, Daniel Ste
vsns, Of Cumberland J. W. Jackson,
of Frostburg, and Hugh Muir, of
Homecoming.
A resolution to endorse Blaine and
Logan was unanimously adopted, as
also the following:
Reso'ecd, That the republican party of Al
legany county, in convention assembled most
heartily and earnestly commend the course of
Hon. l.. f. McComas, our present representa-
tive i'll Congress.
Resource, That the unanimous sentiment of
the republican party of this county is i'll fav-
or of his denomination, and that the dele
gates to the Congressional convention are re-
quested to voice the wishes of this people in
using all honorable means to effect this result