Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-09-16

comfort en- route will be made, and
nothing left undone to make the trip
one of lifelong memory. 1t will be
worth every cent it will cost. Several
members of the Lodge recently met,
considered the proposal, deter mined to
adopt it, and, although the JOURNAL is
NOT an Elk, it was unanimously ten
dered fare, necessities and luXuries on
the easy condition that it would fill the
office of Historian of the Hegira.
Obituary.
John Davis was born in Wales March
,, 1888 aud died III Frostburg, Md, at
3 o'clock Friday morning, August s,
1903, aged 81 years, , mouths and 3
days, after an illness of lOmonths, borne
with Christian fortltude and resignation.
MIR. Davis came to this country when
but five years of age with family
named Price, his parents having died
when he was vet an infant. He located
i'll Cumberland for short time and later
was employed by the Borden Mining
Company as mine driver, still later as
roadsman, and finally succeeded his
fathcr.in law, George p. Tenant, as
mine foreman. He was also foreman
for the Consolidation Coal Company for
II years, and served i'll the same capacity
for the New Central Coal Company "A
number of years. Altogether, 40 years
of his life were spent i'll the responsible
office named-euough to warrant the
true conclusion that he was we'll fitted
to fill it.
Mr.. Davis was therefore, an authority
on coal mining i'll this county, and was
able to furnish more ddiu III reference to
the different veins and seams than prob
ably any other contemporary i'll the
Georges Creek coal region.
Back in the seventies, while employed
by the Borden Mining company in the
capacity named, he was entombed in IA
mine for three nights and two days.
John Hager, still living, was his com
panion during those dreadful go hours.
In 1891 he married Miss Sarah Ten
nant, eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George p. Tenant, of this place. His
widow, one daughter and two sons sur
vive-Miss Aggie T., teacher i'll Beall
High School, and J. Alexander and
James s.. tobacco merchants, all resi-
dents of this place. His only sister,
Mrs. William Clayton, lives i'll Sidney,
New South Wales, and outside of his
family here, is his only relative So far as
known.
Mr.. Davis was prominent member of
Mountain Lodge, No. 90, A., f. and A.
NJ. and Frostburg City Lodge, No. IS,
X. of p. OF the former Lodge he is be
lieved to have been for some time its
eldest member.
MIR. Davis was all his life a staunch
republican-one of only S who i'll this
county voted for Abraham Lincoln in
1860 As a member of that party he
was appointed and served five years ac-
ceptably as postmaster of this town.
Mr.. Davis was Il quiet, peaceable citi-
man highly esteemed for his probity
and pubhc-s piritednesS.
The funeral on Monday was largely
attended, interment being made i'll
Percy cemetery. Rev. f. Il. WagLer,
assisted by Rev. A H. Thompson, of
the First NJ. +. Church, Rev. H. S.
Ecker of the Presbyterian, Rev. Z. p.
Morgan of the Welsh Baptist, all of this
place, and Rev. \. c. Thomson of the
Presbyterian Church of Homecoming,
otficiated, all pastors being members of
the Masonic fraternity, under whose
auspices the funeral was conducted.
Messrs Frank G. Beall, John W.
Arnold, John Hitchins, G. w. Zeller,
of this place; John Mcfarland, post
master of Homecoming, and George Reid,
post master of Midland, We're the pail
bearers
The floral tributes, numerous and
beautiful, We're carried by MeSsrs. John
Jetfries, Henry Wagner, Christian
Spitznas, John Hawkins, Samuel Green,
d. }. Betz and Thomas j. Harris