Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-06

| Big Vein.......... g. 826 80. 1854
Atlantic. ...... 56,9S9 56,989 go.
Davis.... ........ 1O,259 1O,259 ....
Total tons and dec. 4O3,457 129,469
| increase. 67,24S
Net decrease. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 62, ,22l
The Cumberland and Pennsylvania
railroad delivered to the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad 1,OOs.9s3 tons to
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
III. .460; to the Pennsylvania railroad
206,227; local points S2,92l; total
l,469, ,59l tons.
The Cumberland branch railroad
delivered to the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad 279,069 tons; to the Chesa
peake and Ohio canal LII ,S29; local
10,347; total 407 ,236 tons.
The Georges Greek and Cumberland
railroad delivered to tie Baltimore
and Ohio railroad 27S,779 tons; to the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal 79,455; to
the Pennsylvania railroad 2l4,5lS;
local 1906; total $50, ,65s tons.
On the other side of the river the
West Virginia Central and Pittsburg
railway delivered to the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad 392, ,494 tons local
lO,963; total 403,457 tons; Empire
mine local and total 32 tons.
The amounts carried by the freight
lines toward seaboard from both re-
g:ons are tabulated as follows:
Tons.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 1 ,959, ,316
Chesapeake and Ohio canal. ........ 3Gs, IA
Pennsylvania railroad. d.............. 400, 745
Total carried seaward. ............2,74 74S sos
Add local consumption. 117,169
Grand total. .......................2 SS5, 974
From 1912, the first year of produc-
ton, when ,70S tons were sent out, to
December 81. 1SS5-44 years, the two
regions have produced 49, ,7S4 ,57S tons,
as follows:
Tons.
Georges Creek k.....................46, &C, 164, ,937
Piedmont. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,6l964l
Total. al.................... .49, 7S4,57o
House Bnrned.-The frame resi-
dence of Conrad Seifker, on Mechanic
street, occupied by his own and the
family of w. J. Cooper, caught fire
Thursday afternoon from defective
tlue. Inside the blaze made rapid
headway, but the heavy snow on the
roof retarded it when it reached out
ward. The fire company unlimbered
ut the plug corner of Water and Main.
but the intense cold had affected it.
| The hose was then carried to the plug
next above, from which strong
stream was played upon the house.
| The result was that while the house
was burned out the shell remains and
others closely adjacent were saved.
The damage to the house, it is thought,
is covered by insurance, but both
Messrs. Seifker and Cooper lose con
siderable in injury to and loss of furni-
ture by removal. Rev. W. K.
Marshall, who occupied room in the
house, had a number Of valuable books
badly damaged.
Orphans Court.-At the session Fri
day of last week letters of administra-
tion were granted to Mary Crouly on
the estate of James Cronly, deceased.
Mary Cronly, administrators of
James Cronly, deceased, settled her
first and final account.
The last will and testament of
Douglas Percy, deceased, was admit
ted to probate and record.
Letters testamentary were granted
to VIM. r. Percy and W. H. LeFevre
upon the estate of Douglas Percy, de-
ceased, bond $4,000.
AT Tuesdays session Thomas
Pearce, guardian to Thomas A.
Heron, William A. Pearce, and James
F. Pearce, settled his ninth account.
Omissions Last Week.-Samuel Col.
lings, of Denver, Colorado, returning
from visit to his father, residing in
| Baltimore county stopDad in Erost.