Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-04-10

particulars.
Mr.. Porter had last summer a I'd fall a
long and severe siege of typhoid fever,
which debilitated him very much.
Against the wish of his family and ad-
vice of friends, he resumed the duties of
his office as assistant cashier of the
National Bank of Commerce. in Nor
folk, when he should have rested
These duties, however, were we'll per
formed until within the last few weeks
when he began to show that the strain
was too great for a mentality evidently
on the wane.
When, finally, he had to give up, it is
believed by his family, physicians and
other attendants that he was entirely
unconscious of both the purport and act
of suicide.
The funeral took place in st. Paul s
Catholic Church, Portsmouth, Sunday
morning, the attendance comprising
nearly the entire business community of
that city and Norfolk.
Mr.. Porter was native of this place
a son of Mrs. John l.. Porter, and here
he obtained the training which made
him an efficient and popular bank Of
tiCer. About II years ago he went to
Norfolk and there became prominent i'll
business circles. enjoying meanwhile the
highest esteem of all.
His wife and daughter are bereaved of
loving husband ana father; ms mother
loses an exemplary son; three sisters and
three brothers one of the best of their
number.
The Board of Directors of the National
Raul, of Cnmmarra ar a snocioI ,nontin,,
nlnced tho followino minutes nnon ia
Bank S record:
MT, lorler apilitleS as business man
iti, VI ''
,oi Ga
to be associated with him in the capacity of
a co:worker and we believe the same feel
ing was experienced bv the customers of the
Bank
If is believed that his untimelv death is in
some degree attributable to his conscientious
regard for his duties as an officer, preferrng
to remain at his post when his physical con
dltlOn, due to a serious attack of illness ey-
l!erieiiCeu last year; "oula nave wen lus'l-
i'cD 'i!c Vacuum NillI'i MS 4sSot'al'S loI
long iline mao tlrSeu tha' ne take As
aIue,t an" CLTSaeu oLiceL NE StrNtH Ialln
iulIS anu we'll anu 'he po"Iu III ms uea'i
mas tA Pelleliceo' ooIl personally ana oinclai-
!' "eeP Ioss.
Thirty Years 400
to~n H.
!" Ao'' ohV P'i "Ph9 oolo" 'oil l@e
III part items OF occurrence then new:
The county commissioners ordered dis
continuance of tOll-gateS on the National
Pike in accordance with the spirit if not the
terms of the Act of 1873, long time in dis
pute The people of Grantsvile celebrated
the event by illumlnations and bontires
George NJ. Rawlings and Thomas Englebv
were members of the grand Jury, April
term. 1879
On mot,on of u ! Rlarl,iston Da\varrop
II Revnnlns was ,imitt"d tn Tho AIIa'rany-
ronnty bar 7''''S
Iohn p Ncc,l,oI, ond p,trio,, >,,r,o,,
were annonted taV coInrtdrI for j;ltrictl
W. Y5nd ~ Er"Sthnr,r .nd io,,ann,ir,r
bv the county rommisSi"mnr. Az nam7n
SESSION Don;aj Annan Of Gmn,Loriand u.aS
appointed county treasurer.
Ionos Rowan drivor i, Eoo,,,, ,,,;,,, ,,.,,.
bnrt hv heinz cam,,ht hatMoom Iirn a ",'I
oar f''P '''i"
The Jo,px,, coniad son,e or,d;to oh,ar,,o
oI;r 9olt'e 1t!te peetNa
tbo ,,oIjo,, a.',,a. ',,,i ~ roiotir upo'i
amd TntonoJ ir. n,,, W i%ite
Sccn.n as 90 Itoro r,'' t;st M
I,IIi t% I,I, iit,ot l,ri
erI oats thron,,h y,;tL NV ob;tror,! "In
caosoJ hird : ,tLa ;,,,, ,iS W a we,
stmtfin,, " - N'''N ''>'''' '''''' Nv ''''''
Tho Cumberland Mans ooc,,.oa ,I,o Harm
of stnnl;n,t ;tS c, tro ,'iT 10y X
reproducing them and not returning credit
But on Wednesday, April 10Th, there was
difference of 1927 tons between the COM
pahy report ana the Nt"" SYNOPSIS. Then
Ine Jot RNAh was III Il note IL 'dldn know
which amount to steal 1t couldn't steal
both without being caught in a lie"
rbo Io,,,>,,, ooIIo,i o,+o,,,i,,,, =, ,,,..,.....
IHe Jou Az .aIt" at'eHtlol 10 advertise
mberIamdNoonS ni% stan Nc S,a.t4it to
most. ottre FnIton once Ti ptliio"t Wv, nr
Erosthmr, i; |,nTaroIl,, and c,'.onaI,i' vi
membered here
,.,.,.- D.,
d, rrankLll DllleE, OF BullalO, Mimi,
died at that place Monday, April If. 1879
aged 1l years lie was native OF Allegany
ana the Ia'her OF Mrs. g. a. lngert, Mrs
watson Carr ana Mrs. H. l.. Somervllle.
John N. Carson and sons and John n
Benson were complimented for some ar
tlstlc EaiSomlne work done IN Salem Re
formed Ohurch.
Misses Ida Keller and Helen Berkev fur
nished the music, and Misses Jane and
Ramsay Scott the readings for a school en-