Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-18
CUMBERLAND NOTES.
Opposition to Destruction of Connells-
vile Log Cabin.
al Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, June II. 1895.
T. X. Robbins, aged twenty-four years,
who was to have been married in few
days. was accidentally shot and killed by
his friend. Edward Boyd. near Brownsville.
The latter was cleaning a revolver at his
home. where Robbins was calling. Boyd
has been exonerated. but is frantic with
grief and has to be guarded
public meeting may be held at Con-
nellsville to protest against razing the old
log cabin and spring house of Col William
Crawford in New Haven. 1t Is to be torn
down to make way for modern building.
Col Crawford was the real founder of
Connellsville. the town proper having been
laid out by his son-in-law. Zachariah Con-
nell. Col. Crawford led the Sandusky ex-
petition, was defeated and captured by the
Indians. aided by a detachment of British
infantry from the post at Detroit. The
latter gave him over to the Savages FOR
torture and he was burned at the stake
near Upper Sandusky, on June IL. 1TS2.
The citizens of Wyandotte, Ohio, have
erected a monument to his memory on the
spot where he persisted The adjoining
county of Crawford. named In his honor,
has also erected a monument.
During June. forty-six years ago, frost
destroyed all the crops In this county and
in Somerset county, Pa. The frost oc-
CURED June D. There was not green leaf
on any tree The farmers were Respondent.
energy. They sowed buckwheat, and with
that crop and a late crop of hay they got
along fairly well. All gardens were re-
newed. Two slight frosts prevailed so far
this June, but the damage has been trivial
1t looks as If the depostors of the Miners
and Merchants Bank OF Homecoming. which
failed some time ago. will be heavy losers.
Two distributions have been made. aggre-
collected about So. 600 which Is the bulk
OF the realizable assets. except the notes
in the Baltimore courts. Under the ruling
of the court 1t is doubtful If anything can
be expected from the resources of the de-
funct bank held by the City Trust Com
pany of Baltimore, which has forfeited it's
charter. II the courts ruling Is sustained
by the court of appeals it is not likely that
any further payments Will be made to de-
pos!tors by the receivers
Mr. Allen F. Couiehan, operator of the
Western Union telegraph Office. Cumber-
land. and Miss Madeling Jones. who has
been the teacher at the Brotz school. in
Allegany county. were married by Rev. w.
W. Barnes OF Center Street Methodist Epis-
copai Church.
The Cumberland and westernport Elec-
trio Railway Company has been granted
an important franchise by the unanimous
vote of the Frostburg council. It gives
the company the privilege of removing the
curve at the foot OF Grant street, Frost
burg which was responsible for an acct
dent that cost the company $4,000. In
consideration of the franchise the COM
pany will pay the town OF Frostburg 81, COO
will pave their tracks on Grant street and
will macadamiZe Blair street where they
remove their tracks The company will
acquire right of way through private prop
erty in order to establish easy grades and
to eliminate curves. President Dewarren
H. Reynolds made a strong plea before
the council for the franchise.
A report from Somerset states that the
Baltimore and Ohio officials are some
what exercised over the acquiring of OPP
tons by the Wabash on the real estate
near the Baltimore and Ohio yards and
terminals at Somerset for the Westmore-
land and Somerset Railroad Company.
Rumors are now current that the West
moreland and Somerset will be used by the
Gould system to build from Pittsburg &c