Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-03-03
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night after being asked.
\ Prompt Payment.
The letter below details an instance
of the rule of the .Etna Life Insurance
company to pay all mortuary claims
upon it within the shortest practicable
time after proof of death
FRosrBuRG, Mp, Feb 26, 1891.
Mr.. Jos. W. EAST Special Agent .Etna Life
Insurance Co., Cumberland, Md,
Dear SRI desire, through you, to thank
the grand old company that you represent
for their promptness in settling with me the
amount of Policy No. PIC, 430 on the life of
my husband Frank f. Wolfe, who had only
been insured with you Il little over one year.
Mr.. Wolfe had paid only $50 81 in premiums,
and the company has paid me the sum of
81 100. Respectfully,
Mrs. CArHARINE f. WOLFE.
The Fire Department.
Tuesday evening the Fire Depart
ment held a business meeting.
After some routine work the follow
ing paper was presented and IL resolu-
ton passed accordingly:
To the officers and Members Of Tie FroStb",y
Fire Department.
GENrLEMEN-It has been the earnest wish
for some time of "a great number of the mem
bers of this Department that an honorary
class of membership be allowed in this or
ganization.
1t is our belief that if the business men and
property-holders would become members Of
this Department it would enable us to extend
our usefulness and give better protection to
the lives and property of the town,
We. therefore, offer the following:
RcSrlpcd That the Bylaws of this orgaIl-
iZation be SO amended that any person may
become an honorary member after being
elected as such by Il majority Of the members
present at any regular meeting on the pay.
nent of one dollar annually. The honorary
members shall not be eligible to office or par
ticipate in meetings of the Department
Trusting you will give this matter due con
sideration we remain yours for the best in
terests of the Department. }. b. CARSON,
HENRY FISHER,
FRANK SPATE-,
Il. q. DILLON.
The resolution, as stated, was adopt
ed and the following committee APP
pointed to make the necessary changes
in the By-Laws-W. H. Crump, Alex.
Smith, Alfred Jeffries, Henry Fisher,
T. &. Dillon.
For the information of the Depart
ment the secretary read the text Of the
bill, now before the Legislature, to in
corporate the Volunteer Firemen's
Association Of Maryland. The bill
is almost certain to become law.
An invitation to attend the second
annual convention of the State Vol
unteer Firemen's Association at Ha
gerstown, June Is ard II, was read,
and
On motion, was accepted.
1t was learned that the four com
panies in Cumberland are making ar
rangements to join the Association and
attend the Convention in Hagerstown
and, if possible, have the convention
held in Cumberland in 1898.
In order to have the Department
properly represented at Hagerstown it
was suggested that the secretary write
the manager of the "Southern Spy
and arrange with him, if practicable,
to play his company here about Easter
week for the benefit OF the Depart
ment.
For some time the Department has
been discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of
building and equipping reel house
on Bowery street, and, in time, another
on Federal hill. Ii the new departure
is a success the building will be done
this year. Certainly it would afford
the people of those localities much bet
ter protection, and as Il sufficient num-
Der of members llye in the local. ties
to man and carefully care for the APP
paratus, il would be move in the
right direction. However, to erect a
suitable building, purchase a reel and
800 feet of hose and other necessary
equipments, will take considerable
money, and for that reason the De-
partment wishes the encouragement
of the people who are interested.
Next Tuesday is quarterly meeting.