Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-04-17

dress Of white paint The front will
be re-weatherboarded and other i'm
provements will follow.
Circuit Court-The April term be-
gan Monday.
James NJ. Sloan, of Homecoming, was
appointed foreman of the grand jury.
G. NJ. King of Ellerslie, obtained a
verdict Wednesday of $3.50 damages
against the Pennsylvania railroad for
the killing of a mare last year.
School ina airS.-Prof's George NJ.
Perdew and James A. Maxwell will
open normal at Homecoming during
the coming vacation.
The county commissioners decline
to give the additional $4,000 asked for
by the school commissioners. The
schools will, therefore, close with the
current term. In effect they affirm
that the taxpayers, whose stewards
| they are, cannot afford it.
Real Estate. The following trans
1 fers are in the list filed this week:
a. w. Snyder to +. ii. Footcn, property in
Barton, 81 and other considerations.
/ James Morrison and Others to Phios Lodge,
No. 81, l. o. o. f., property near Wcstcrnport,
| S275.
A. b. Shaw to David Mcintyre, lot No lG,
on Walnut street, Barton, $3.50.
| f. G. Gross to K. c. Paul, ir., lease for ten
| years of property on Main street, Frostburg,
at an annual rental of $40.
| William Brace, trustee, to Conrad F. Nickel,
property in Frostburg, 81 300
NJ. ID. Whitney to n. NJ. Dean military lot
No. 5O3, on Mason & Dixon's line, $500.
The Stolen Biii-LaSt SATURDAYS
Baltimore Sun saws:
The Cumberland miners now visiting as
scmhlics of X. Of l.. in this city are calling
attention to the mine ventilation bill which
was mystcriously spirited away before the
Governor had a chance to sign it. The X of
l.. are being aroused, and it is intended to
nave an investigation of the matter by Dis
trict Assembly So and the X of l.. and FEEDER
alton of Labor here.
The Homecoming Rerieac published a
suggestive article yesterday making
the VISIT Of certain prominent gentle
men to tie governor and the disap-
pearance Of the bill coincidental.
Gornty Commissioners. - AT the
meeting Monday the following officers
were elected:
Tar Co'isctorS-DistrictN No. /, J. b. Stottlc-
myer; No. >, c. l.. Holzshu; No 3, Abraham
Casey No. 4, John Coles.
Co1Gtty TrtGSHrcr-G. l.. Wellington
All are incumbcnts except Mr..
Ho!2shu.
Messrs. Shriver and Weimer, of the
School Board, appeared in reference
to The proposed increase of the school
appropriation TO enable the schools to
be kept open the full term of nine
months.
Wednesday George Whitfield was
appointed constable in Westernport.
The CoGi Trad".-We dispense with
the greater portion OF our tabuiated
statement, the output of this region to
April 10 being about the same as last
eported-37l $40 tons, or '}333 ,942 tons
for the Maryan side of the Potomac.
The Clear!ield output to above date
is l18,G05, tons in excess of Georges
Creek including the Beech Creek por-
ton, 3S7 ,75S tons.
Our calculations, all given in gross
tons, show for competing regions to
! date above given as below:
tlearhcid... ......... ............ 0l2, ,037
Chesapeake & Ohio railway, VIVA. 2GS, ,23G
Beech Creek NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2O9 SOB
locahontas, Na................. 1876, $50
BruautOp, ia. ....................... LAS
The SHspenSfon.-triday of last
week it was reported that 1.-THE Clear
field miners desire their difficulties
with the operators adjusted by Gov.
| PattiSon, who shall act as sole ar
bitrator. a great number Of the mi
ncrs are suffering for want of the
nocessarics Of life, and those who have
been questioned on the subject are
extremely anxious to end the strike"
The Baltimore SIN Of same day
stated the following.
| 4 delegation offuur btuminouS coal miners