Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-05-10
TOWN HAPPENINGS.

The Old and the Ncw-Thc meeting oI
| Monday evening, 5th inst. closed the adj
ministration of Mavor William Thomas anG
| three Councilmen. namely. Henry Of'man
Henry J. Powell and Henry MORGAN.
Precisely at O'clock NTavor Thomas slid
| into the executive chair and Immediately
hammered the Councimcn into their re-
| spective seats.
The Lel3c,' representative took a seat ON
the right of clerk Smith. and the JOURNAL sat
in its usual place on the left of the Mayor.
This being the important meeting of the
year several prominent citizens and business
men were present as spectators.
The Mayor stated that the house was now
ready for any business that may be lawfully
brought before it,
The clerk called the roll and all were found
to be present.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved
Clerk Smith submitted his annual report
showing the financial condition of the cor
poration The report is elsewhere printed.
ON motion the report was approved as
read and ordered to he printed in the town
papers.
This seemed to wind up the affair of the
old Council, and adjournment was ordered.
The four members vacated their seats sine die
and for a moment our city government
was without Il visible head. Mayor Thomas
gracefully surrendered the gavel to Mayor
elect Enoch elise, who at once took possession
of the chair and called for the new members
to toe the scratch and be sworn in George
fOsken and f. n. Michael responded, but
Dewitt could not be found. A bench war
rant was issued for his apprehension, dead
or alive, and the bailir ordered to throw
himself out in a skirmish line. In few
moments the officer appeared with his prize
No excuse was asked for or given, and the
Mayor proceeded to administer the oath of
office to the three new members.
After being duly initiated and installed
each Councilman took his seat and at the
sound of the gavel began to look WISE
Before business was called for Mayor elise
made very nice little inaugural address set
ting forth his views and desires He consid-
cred his Office very important one and hoped
that each member of the Board would so es-
TEEN his own trust and all work for the best
interest Of the whole people of the town.
Applause The MAYOR raped for order and
declared the new administration now legally
installed and ready for business
The clerk bailitf, policeman, and all other
subordinate officers had of course vacated
their offices by reason of expiration of terms
and the first thing in order was to elect suit
able ncumbents of those positions.
When the election was about to take place
we beheld most striking and beautiful pic
ture at the east end of the Council Chamber
There against the wall stood three gentlemen
looking as serious as if they were attending Il
funeral First was the faithful cX-Bailill,
decked out in his best suit of Sunday clothes
that would have made McGinty pale with
envy At his elbow stood the ever watchtul
and worthy cN-Night Policeman, Maxwell
IIamilton shining as bright as Il new silver
dollar, with & bran new haircut after Gus
Xellers' latest kink, aud a clean shave three
weeks under the hide. Next stood the cX.
ink-slngcr, Alexander Smith, with his toilet
tastefuly arranged for the very important
occasion, and his hair parted exactly straight
and slightly athwart the meridian. The out
ward appearance of each member of this trio
to the inexperienced eye seemed to saV-"l
wonder what they Will DO with we"
But it was evident to the old, experienced
wire worker that the soul of each inner
man WAS i'c''ott'S '"''tcil'o" c''i hi'c" ne
would he ms own successor. w ME the
JnlrNAI, WAS contemplating the beauties of
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