Frostburg mining journal., 1902-04-12

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locate some new coal operations near
that place. A miner from his youth up,
he has long record of both observation
and experience to back his Judgment.
\ letter from Wesley l.. Schofield to
his father, B. T. Schofield, dated March
2S, two days ont from San Francisco"
and st-marked March 81" in that
city. announces his return from the
| Philippines He is i'll service at the
Preside Hospital, expecting to remain
until June. when his term expires. He
came across the Pacific on the transport,
"Kilpatrick," with about thousand
others.
Miss Sadie Shearer is visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. H. McEvoy, Cumberland.
Robert Kaplon, of this place, an ad-
vanced shorthand student of the Central
Commercial College, Cumberland, Md,
has secured IA position as stenographer
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company, Cumberland. Mr.. Kaplon is
IA worthy young man-of the class likely
To Win success.
The JOURNAL has note from r. A.
L. Dick, Lewis Building, corner 9th
street and Louisiana avenue, Washing
ton, ID. c., intmating that he is com
fortably situated at the location named
and will be pleased to see or hear from
all old friends who will favor him with
Il call or communication.
Misses Elizabeth Wittlinger and Mary
Ford and Mrs. John Bradburn return
ed home this week from Il delightful
visit to Washington. d. c., Baltimore,
and other places.
p. c. Barnes, the Barton attorney,
now radiating from Cumberland and
picking up business all over the county,
was here Wednesday witha big handful
of legal papers in the case of blank rs.
unknown. Whether the JOURNAL will
be asked to assist remains to be developed.
Miss Eula Little, of Cumberland, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. d. J. Betz.
Barbour Daingerteld, of Washington,
d. D., spent Thursday here.
Miss Martin, of Shepardstown, W.. Va,
is visiting Miss Nellie V. Betz.
c. f. Betz made business trip to
Cumberland Tuesday.
Miss Lille Beech returned to her home
in New York after visit of : months
to Mrs Sue Shearer's family.
Rev f. r. Wagner is visiting Gettys-
burg this week. Mrs. Wagner will
accompany him home.
Mayor Benson returned Thursday
from business visit to Pittsburg, Pa.
\ Useless Body.
The report of the towns Board of
Health is "A meagrc document consider
ing its Importance.
The very cstimable gentlemen who
comprise the body practically announce
that their Office is one only of record.
In other words, they receive, compile
and officially state only what is reported
to them.
They report only the number of
deaths, the causative diseases, and num-
Der of cases of contagious disease.
That is all
They make no report of monthly in
spoction of the condition of streets,
alleys, sinks, sewers, drains, cutters,
hog-pens, stables, outhouScs, vaults, etc.
Nor of their disposition of the - con-
tagious cases.
Nor do they acquit the towns water
supply of accountability for the II
typhoid cases-2 fatal.
Nor do they clear the hog pens of re-
sponsibility for the "a cases of diphtheria
g fatal.
They do not even state that the NOR
tality from all causes, including killed
and found dead is about in 50 of the
population quite small, considering the
poisonS of dust and air by filth.
Saying nothing negative, the Board is
equally silent in the affirmative on the
uppermost question
What is the value of hog-pen oxygen and
pig-Sty hydrogen generators and pro-
motcrs of municipal salubrity and incl
dentally of the popular health?
If the Board of Health can accomplish
no more than they are willing to tell of
last year, better abolish it and add the
Secretary'S salary to the town clerk
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