Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-02-27

the Soul" In the Babes.
"All are cordially invited" says the
pastor.
Personal.
B. F. Chorus, of Baltimore, is visit
ing his brother, William E. Glorius,
"the artistic cutter and tailor" at 1877
Broadway.
Misses Mamie Stewart and Josephine
Metzger are visiting friends in Cum
berland.
julius Halle, of S. Halle & Sons,
Baltimore, was here the other day
dealing out boots and shoes for spring
and summer wear. He is a popular
fellow.
Miss Genevieye EEgle spent last
Sunday with friends IN Barton.
Miss Nellie Raley attended this week
in Cumberland the party given in
honor of her sister, MISS Berthe Raley,
both of this place.
Misses Jessie Orr, of Homecoming,
and Jennie Loar, of Vale Summit,
spent last Sunday with Miss Fannie
Mcfarland.
Mrs. Hiram Mason, of Kansas city.
Mo-, is visiting her father, H. B.
Shaffer, in response to a summons to
his bedside.
Miss Annie Hetzel!, OF Cumberland,
guest of Miss Nellie Cooper, returned
home Wednesday.
Miss Lille Carson spent part of this
week with friends in Ellerslie. Md.
Mrs. 7. D. Gephart and daughter,
Miss Hazel, of Cumberland, are guests
of Mrs. Jennie Payne.
Miss Nellie V. Betz returned Mon
day from a pleasant visit to Cumber-
land friends.
Clayton Purnell, attorney, will leave
in few days for Knoxville. Tenn, to
represent the interests of Frostburg
holders of Southern Building and Loan
Association stock.
The Oakland (Md) Republican says
Miss Sallie Wright, of Frostburg, is
visiting the Misses Miller at the Com
mercial Hotel"
State Health Association.
The JOURNAL has been handed the
following account of the convention
in Baltimore, held on the 18th and 18th
insts:
1t was well attended by delegates from the
counties, all of whom expressed themselves
as pleased with the program offered and hope
full Of good results from the work thus begun
The papers were interesting and the
discussions brought out the views of the
laymen as well as of the physicians.
The body resolved itself into society which
is to be known as the Maryland Public Health
Association, and started with membership
Of eighty persons from twenty counties and
from Baltimore.
1t is not medical society, but is composed
SO far of representatives of local boards of
health and of the school boards
The association expects to hold two meet
ings year, one each spring in Baltimore,
and one each fall in some county town.
The demonstrations were an important and
most interesting feature of the program.
Many persons for the first time saw the germs
oftyphoid fever and diphtheria growing in
beef tea, on gelatine and in milk. One saw
the deadly poison by which diphtherla kills
its victims, and the antidotes which neutral
ize this toxin. The methods by which the
bacteria in drinking water are counted, were
also seen, and how the many harmless or use
full bacteria are distinguished from the few
dangerous ones.
There We're fourteen microscopes, each in
charge of an expert who patiently and in
diligently explained these to the nexpert
In short, the entertainment was of sort
which the doctors have heretofore had all to
themselves, but which is nevertheless of very
great interest to people generally. The COM
mittee tell us that they will give the same
sort of convention once year to the Mary
land town which seems most to desire it. If
a town wants the convention next fall it is
expected to send the committee a bid, not of
money, but of interest.
The officers of the Association are
Presidemt-Dr. w. H. WEIGH, of Johns
Hopkins University.
observation-disclosures. C. R. Hartshorne,
of Brighton; Henry Brauns, of Baltimore
H. G. Weimer, of Cumberland, and Hon.
Charles Wescott, Of Charlestown
Secretory-Dr. John S. Fulton, of Baltimore.
Treasu,er-Dr. l.. G. Smart of Baltimore
In view of the fact that there is some
diphtheria prevalent the JOURNAL is
requested to suggest that paragraphs
9, 10, IL, II, IL and II, of Chapter of
the Town Code, should be observed.
They are as follows:
Every physician of the town shall report to
the Board of Health, in writing, all deaths
which shall come to his knowledge, and the
cause of the death and the age ofthe deceased.
The head of each family where a death
occurs shall Immediately report the same to
the Board of Health, together with the cause
of death and the age of the deceased.
No undertaken shall bury any person with
out permit first being obtained from the
Board of Health for the same
No cemetery company shall permit any
person to be buried in their grounds without
permit being first had for the same from
the Board Of Health.
Every physician of the town shall report 10
| the Board of Health all cases of contagious or
infectious diseases which may come to his
| knowledge as soon as known to him