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MININGfIffejOURNAL J. KEN SON ODISU, Editor. , *s===================== ==== I FROSTBURG, MD. - MARCH 9, 1912 t THE TRUE STATEMENT. ] .. . 1 In a discussion of an inscription upon a soldiers’ memorial soon to be i erected at Yale University President < Taft expressed preference for the < phrase—“ War Between the States,” , instead of “The Civil War.” ; It is probable, however, that the • latter will be selected by the com- : mittee. • The President’s preference is justi fied by the fact that the war was not waged between individuals, but be tween States—sovereign States. On both sides the sovereignty of the individual had been merged in the State, so that all question of union or : disunion hinged upon which the State selected—not the individual, nor in dividuals. It was, therefore, “The War Be tween the States”—a fact, too, which is fully established by the soldiers who have almost unanimously for given each other, while the States, in too large a measure, still hold aloof. Frostburgers Abroad. The Cumberland News of Monday reported William H. Towles, presi dent, and James A. Norris, representa tive of the Towles-Schofield Co., Inc., Washington, D. C., as in the city, ex hibiting the company’s invention— “A smokeless automatic flashlight machine which promises to revolu tionize photography. It is instantan eous, turning night into day and com pletely abolishes the smoke nuisance. ” William H. and his brother—Clar ence 0., and Fred. C. Schofield, all in ventors of the machine, are natives of Frostburg. The two first are photographers; the last an electrician—artists whose study and labor in the perfection of this in vention have won them a national reputation. A Note of Discouragement. James Stakem, of Midland, is re ported as having returned from An napolis much discouraged over the outlook for the bill which provides for construction of State roads through incorporated towns. “The bill, as it reads,” he says, “will not benefit any municipal corpor ation in Allegany county.” Perhaps the Senator and Delegates can get it amended to meet the wishes of town communities, although many other people are getting uneasy over the slow advance of important local bills, some of which are not yet out of committee. Worth Your Attention. That is a beautiful piano on exhi bition in Jacob Haf er’s furniture store, worth S4OO, and to be given away Saturday -evening, August 31st—last day of Home-Coming Week, to whom soever at that last moment has the largest number of votes predicated upon purchases of goods at Mr. Hafer’s store. There are already over 100 candi dates enrolled—the more the better for each one, yet there is a limit to the number. This and other particulars can be ascertained from Mr. Hafer. And in the event you do not want the piano yourself, you can enjoy the genuine pleasure of helping a friend— at the same time getting your “money’s worth” for yourself. Go to Mr. Hafer and find out all about it. A Tasteful Equipment. The re-model of the First National Bank building, the third story of which has been Masonic territory many years, furnished Mountain Lodge, No. 99, A., F. and A. M., an incentive for refurnishing its apart ments—Blue-Lodge Assembly, Chap ter Hall, and Ante-Room. This was developed Wednesday in the arrival of a car-load of elegant, substantial “Mission” desks, settees, chairs, etc., all of Masonic design, and, as arranged in conjunction with carpet and rug accompaniments and other features of temple type—lamps, curtains, etc., the King-Solomon effect is a most pronounced renaissance of the greatest of ancient edifices. It is related, indeed, by those who have “traveled in the east” that no where in Maryland is there now a more recherche point de reunion for those whose loyalty to fraternity is traced by the compass and domiciled in the square. Mountain Lodge, No. 99, is 58 years old, has 131 members, and is officered by eight of the most fluent types of Free Masons in the county. One step higher is Ohr Chapter, No. 26, Royal Arch, the penetralia of deeper mysteries, with 58 members, and then, O, then! there is the indis pensable auxiliary—Mountain Chap ter, No. 15, Order of the Eastern Star, the organized refutation of Douglas Jerrold’s slur that “a man and wife cannot be one when one is a Free Mason.” The Oriental Twinklers number 65 mothers, wives, daughters and sisters of the blue and red, and when it comes to the aid which only such auxiliaries can render the Frostburg feminine is fully equal to the occasion. All three of these types of Masonry have access to the Blue-Lodge As sembly, and all will enjoy the new outfit. A New and Profitable Field of Promotion. The prizes offered by the G. E. Pearce Drug Company, as detailed in their advertisement elsewhere printed, should be of inspiring interest to farmers and gardeners. The dollar won, for instance, for “the first quart of Golden-Wax Beans, ’ ’ will be a dollar worth “pointing to with pride.” And so on all the way down to 50 cents for the largest of the most homely of garden fruits—the plain, unassuming pumpkin. One hears, now and then, of “the evils of competition,” but what possi ble ill can grow out of rival efforts to raise the best vegetables ? None. On the other hand, the worker who wins gains for his intelligent labor a prestige worth enjoying. The aesthetic feature of soil-work is also recognized in premiums offered for the prettiest flowers. This ap peals to the ladies, and the fair one who wins $1 for the first 200-bunch of sweet peas, July 12th, will be a heroine. The Pearce Company are pioneers in a movement whose sure climax in “a soil so fertile that it has only to be tickled with a hoe to laugh with a harvest,” is revenue to the pro ducer, high living to the consumer, good health and long life to both. Allegany Legislative Affairs. State House, Annapolis, Md. ] March 7, 1912 J Special impetus was given the Nor- , mal School Appropriation Bill last week when Delegate Metzger and At torney David A. Robb, of Cumberland, ; appeared before the State Board of Education and tried to interest them in the passage of the measure. Dele gate Metzger, earlier in the day, had notified the other members of the del egates and the Mining Journal cor respondent that he would visit the State Board at three o’clock. It was on Wednesday, the day the Footer amendment was put in the “Ten-hour Law for Workingwomen,” and the House was in session until 2:50 o’clock. When recess until 4:30 was announced some of the delegation hurried to get their lunch and others waited around to wait for Mr. Metzger who had dis appeared when the gavel fell. Dele gate Wittig, one of the last to leave, made the suggestion that all meet in the House as soon as they could get their lunch and accompany Mr. Metz ger before the Board. Your corres pondent didn’t go for lunch—he worked and waited. By the time Wittig and the other delegates re turned, Mr. Metzger came in with the announcement that he and Mr. Robb had just come from seeing the State Board of Education, where Mr. Robb had made an excellent speech in be half of the bill. When called to ac count for not awaiting the press repre sentative and the other members of the delegation, Mr. Metzger disposed of it by stating that he “had told everybody to meet the Board at 3 o’clock and if they didn’t go it was no fault of his.” But when Mr. Metzger extended the invitation it was thought that the House would take its usual adjournment and not remain in ses sion to within ten minutes of the time for the appointment. So every mem ber of the delegation who was anxious to say a word for Mr. Metzger’s bill will have to do so at some other time, and your correspondent is prevented from sending a complete report of the hearing. So far as your corres pondent is personally concerned, he feels fully justified in saying that under the peculiar circumstances, Mr. Metzger should have given notice again upon leaving for the Board meeting—that is, if he really desired a report of the hearing. But as Mr. Metzger feels fully satisfied with it as it occurred, and he being the author and director of the bill, so long as he is pleased all of the rest of us ought to be. It is a fact, however, that every other member of the delegation panted to lend his presence to the hearing and were keenly disappointed at the outcome through what Mr. Metzger chooses to term “a misunder standing.” These little incidents, trifling in themselves, do not help the cause in which every man from Alle gany county who is here feels the deepest interest. The State Board, so far as is known, gave no intimation of what action, if any, they will take concerning the bill. Delegate Wittig Monday night in troduced a bill “to provide safety for patrons of moving picture theatres in Allegany county, and to provide safe guards against fire in Allegany county!” The bill provides that every theatre or other building in which a moving picture machine is operated shall have a safe exit for everv 150 persons allowed in said theatre or other place of amusement, and that no owner or proprietor of such theatre or place of amusement shall sell or allow to be sold more tickets to patrons than the number of seats pro vided in said theatre or place of amusement, nor shall allow more per sons to enter or remain in said theatre or place of amusement than there are seats provided, and that said moving picture machines must be encased in a fire-proof steel box and the same approved by the Insurance Under writers Association. The bill also prohibits the placing of chairs or other obstruction of any kind whatso ever in the regular aisles of the said theatre or place of amusement, and the standing or remaining in or upon said aisles of any person or persons, at any time while a performance is being given in said theatre or place of amusement, and an aisle at least three feet wide must be kept and maintained in the middle of said theatre or place of amusement. On request of Delegate Wittig the Speak er changed the reference of the bill from the Judiciary Committee to the Allegany county delegation. The Garrett delegation Monday night made a favorable report on the school bill for that county, amending it so that the schools of Garrett county will be kept open for eight instead of nine months, as was at first proposed, and the bill was ordered engrossed for third reading and final passage. The “Ten-Hour Law for Working women,” containing the canners’ and Footers’ Dye Works amendments, passed the House at Monday night’s session and now goes to the Senate. On the passage of the bill appropri ating $35,000 for the putting in condi tion of the Fifth Regiment Armory of Baltimore for the holding of the Dem ocratic National Convention, under a suspension of the rules Monday night, Delegates Wittig and Duckworth voted against the appropriation, and Dele gate Metzger for it, Messrs. Huster, Greene and Herpich being absent. Mr. Metzger, in explaining his vote, said he was voting as a Republican, as all eyes will be on Baltimore and the State or Maryland. Late Tuesday afternoon the Alle gany County Road Bill was read third time and passed by the House. It now goes to the Senate. Delegate Herpich Wednesday in troduced a bill providing for placing and maintaining flags and flag poles on the public school houses in Alle gany county. Delegate Lawton’s bill, changing the time of meeting of the County Commissioners for Garrett county from quarterly to monthly passed the House and now goes to the Senate. Mrs. W. W. Wittig, of Frostburg, is spending some time with her husband, Hon. W. W. Wittig, in Annapolis. Miss Ida May Herpich, of Cumber land, is visiting her father, Hon. C. J. Herpich, in Annapolis. Delegate Wagner’s Public School Teachers’ Pension Bill for Washing ton county passed the House Tuesday afternoon. Delegate Wittig had a hearing be fore the House Ways and Means Com mittee and Senate Finance Committee jointly on Wednesday morning. Full report in next letter. Delegate Metzger has introduced a bill to appropriate SSOO by the State for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Powers. Mrs. Powers’ late husband, who was a guard at the House of Correction, and, therefore, was a State officer, contracted typhoid fever during the outbreak of that disease some months ago, and from which he died on November 5, 1911, leaving his widow and three minor children. The State is asked in the bill to make this appropriation for the relief of Mrs. Powers and her children. A bill of more than ordinary im- I portance and significance is now in 1 the hands of the House Committee on t labor, the passage of which would 1 work great harm and damage to the c mining and all other industries of i Allegany county and throughout the t State in which young men and women, t boys and girls are employed. The bill 1 is perhaps the shortest and least pre- 1 tentious of any of the hundreds of 1 measures thus far introduced, but it 1 is obviously dangerous and vicious in J its provisions. It is House Bill No. s 41, and was introduced on January 23d \ and is known as the “Infant 8-hour 1 Bill.” Following is its text: “A Bill, entitled ‘An Act to regulate 1 the number of hours that employers ( may permit or require infants to : work.’ < “Section 1. Be it enacted by the i General Assembly of Maryland, That no employer shall permit or require ; any person, under the age of 21 years, in his employ, or service, to work or : remain on duty more than eight hours : in any one day. “Section 2. And be it further en acted, That any employer, personal or corporate, who shall violate the provisions of this Act, shall be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred ($100) dollars for each every offense. “Section 3. And be it further en acted, That this Act shall take effect from the date of its passage.” There’s not much to it, but the harm it will do, if enacted, will be in calculable. It is only necessary to recall that there are hundreds of young men between the age of 16 and 21 years who are employed in and about the coal mines, brick works, and other places of employment, and to further refer to the impracticability of inaugurating an 8-hour day in the coal mines, to emphasize the gross injustice it will do. In many instances, in the mines particularly, young men 18, 19 and 20 years of age, are fre quently the mainstay of the family and earn more money than the aged father. It would be impossible to adopt an 8-hour day for these em ployees and continue under the old system as to the others. Consequently, the mining companies would find it necessary to either discharge these young men or curtail their earning capacity by allowing them only eight hours’ pay for eight hours’ work. This law will also apply to the Lona coning and Cumberland silk mills, the Midland shirt factory, the depart ment stores who employ girls and it would affect every industry, office and shop where young men and girls under 21 years old are employed. The bill, perhaps because of its deceptive in significance, at first glance, had not attracted any attention until the Min ing Journal correspondent chanced upon its pernicious intent and mis chevious purpose, since when it has been brought to the attention of the Allegany and Garrett county delega tions, and they, in turn, will see that every member is now “put wise” to the existence of this palpably vicious measure and line up an opposition that will accomplish one of three things: first, smother it in the com mittee; second, kill it on the floor, or, third, have Allegany and Garrett counties exempted from its provisions. Allegany county has a member on this committee, Mr. Greene, and he will make every effort to keep this bill from advancing a single step further during this session. And even, if the worst comes to the worst, and it should pass the House, Senator Zihlman will still stand between it and the Alle gany county industries and young men and girls to whom it would do irreparable injury. Senator Zihlman has introduced a bill which will prevent the telephone company, which now has a monopoly, from making the maximum charge for rental of telephones more than $1.50 a month for residences, and more than $2 a month for business places and offices in Allegany county. While no immediate increase in the existing rates is anticipated, Senator Zihlman is taking precautionary measures to prevent any attempt that may be made in this direction any time in the future. By putting the subscriber on a 3-or 4-party line at the $1.50 where the service is very unsatisfactory, the telephone company can have the ex cuse of putting the subscriber on a 1-party or 2-party line for 50 or 75 cents a month more, and so various excuses might be found to enable them to increase the rates. While the Public Service Commission can pre vent any injustice being done at pres ent, there is always a possibility that the Public Service Commission may some time, be legislated out of office, or additional laws pa'ssed, or present laws amended, governing the Com mission which may enable charges to be increased. Senator Zihlman’s bill will act as a check against any effort through any channel of increasing rates in the future under a possibility of a fine of not less than SSO, and as much more as the court shall deter mine, for each offense. This fore thought on the Allegany Senator’s part will be greatly appreciated, al though it is believed by Senator Zihl man that an effort will be made to de feat the bill in the Senate or the House. Delegate Huster came to the front as one of the orators of the House last week when he spoke to the amend ment of the 10-hour law for women in the interest of Footer’s Dye Works, of Cumberland. Mr. Huster spoke for about fifteen minutes and his presen tation of the case was so logical, so conclusive and so eloquent and force ful that there was not a hostile voice raised in reply nor an opposition vote cast when the poll was taken. Mem bers from all over the chamber made their way to his desk after adjourn ment and congratulated him with high compliment upon the elegance and success of his first speech of the ssssion. Chairman Huster is popular and well liked by every member of the lower House and he has the respect and esteem of his own delegation to a man. Senator Speicher, of Garrett coun ty, has introduced a bill in the Senate chartering the Garrett County Rail- j way and empowering it to construct j and operate electric railways and to J traverse certain sections in Allegany and Garrett counties in Maryland, and a portion of Pennsylvania. One of the objective points is Frostburg and the new line will in all probability make connecting arrangements with the Cumberland and Westernport Electric Railway. The incorporators named in the bill are Messrs. G. J. Gnagey, Henry M. Speicher, W. Rav enscroft, Francis J. Schaub and James Fluegel. It will also run to Deer Park and take in many of the towns and villages in Garrett county. Senator Speicher states that ample capital with which to build and operate the i road awaits the completion of the pre- j liminary arrangements, incorporation, i surveys and the necessary advance ! work. He states that the road will be built and work will start early in the spring. Developments in State politics in the Republican party have resulted from the Woman’s Suffrage move- | ment which went down to overwhelm ing defeat last Thursday night in the House of Delegates. Delegate W. T. Warburton, of Cecil county, who is the Republican floor leader in the House, made the most brilliant speech of the session in opposition to Wo man’s Suffrage in Maryland. It was the finest oratorical effort heard in the State House for a long time and the wish, sometime since expressed by some of Mr. Warburton’s admirers, that he might some day be heard in the United States Senate, may be fully realized. There is a decided sentiment among the Republicans in the General Assembly for Mr. War burton to enter the lists for the United States Senatorial toga in the event of the Republicans controlling the next General Assembly in joint ballot in 1914. Mr. Warburton is eminently qualified for this position, and being of mature age, ripe experience and unusual qualifications, he would make an admirable representative in the Upper House of Congress from Mary land. Mr. Warburton is a popular gentleman, absolutely without demerit either personally or politically, of the highest integrity, and one who could win success for any cause in which he might become enthused and direct ly interested. It will be well to watch Mr. Warburton during the next two years. Reading Clerk Humphrey D. Wolfe, of the House, was honored by the members Thursday when an order was passed endorsing him for the post of reading clerk in the Democrat ic National Convention. Republicans as well as Democrats spoke on the order, complimenting Mr. Wolfe and speaking of his efficiency and pleasing personality. Republican Floor Lead er Warburton, after paying a glowing tribute to Clerk Wolfe, said that he desired to “vote in favor of the order although he did not intend to vote for the candidate who will be nominated at that convention.” Following Mr. Warburton, Delegate Metzger,of Alle gany county, spoke on the Wolfe or der and concluding by saying that while he would not go as far as Mr. Warburton he nevertheless wanted to go on record as being in favor of Mr. Wolfe as reading clerk of the Nation al Convention. “At which,” said the Baltimore Evening Sun that day, “the Democrats laughed, the Republicans gasped, while Walter Wittig made memoranda in his note book.” Mr. Metzger’s remarks left the inference that he would not go as far as Mr. Warburton, who had said he would not vote for the presidential nominee of the Democratic National Conven tion. Senator Zihlman introduced his Prison Labor Bill in the Senate last Thursday. He also introduced his Pawnbrokers Bill for Allegany county at the same session. Because the Senate would not con cur in the House message to adjourn until Monday night, the House held a session at a few minutes after mid night Thursday after holding a night session and then adjourned until Mon day night. This was done in order to permit many of the members to visit the Springfield Asylum at Sykesville Friday morning. The Governor on Thursday sent to the Senate the names of R. K. Sny der, of Barton, to be Justice of the Peace, and John E. Metzger, Joseph White, Gerard Everstine and Boyd A. Reinhart, Notaries Public in Cumber land. The appointments were re ferred to the Committee on Executive Nominations. Senator Zihlman Saturday night spoke before the District Council, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, of Baltimore, and later was the guest at a dinner given in his hon or by the clerks in the Internal Rev enue, Baltimore, at the Hotel Kernan. Senator Zihlman is very conspicuous ly in the Congressional lime-light and it is quite probable that he willl be come a candidate for the Sixth District nomination. In the Senate Friday morning last Senator Zihlman’s bill to refund mon ey erroneously paid by the Western Maryland Railroad Company as taxes, passed to its third reading. Profs. Olin R. Rice, of Beall High School, Frostburg; Arthur F. Smith, of Central High School, Lonaconing, and G. W. Craig, of Barton High School, were in Annapolis Thursday en route to Baltimore to attend a meeting of the Maryland High School Teachers’ Association. County Commissioners Merrbach and Parker,'accompanied by Attorney to the Board Walter C. Capper, were at the State House Friday morning looking after the bill changing the time for the collection and payment of county taxes in Allegany county. Miss Louise Zihlman, who has been the,guest of her brother and sister-in law, Senator and Mrs. Zihlman, has returned to her home in Cumberland. J. J. Robinson. A Valuable Letter. One prominent citizen commended the “Jockey Hollow” letter last week in warm terms. He believes it should be studiously considered by every well-wisher of Frostburg. “The writer,” said he, “undoubtedly knew what he was discussing, and every point made was an overpower ing argument in favor of sheep-raising and woolen manufacture as home in dustries.” The contributor of the letter really left nothing unsaid in favor of these industries as probably the very best development that can be made of the environing idle lands. To mining—whether of coal or fire clay, there is eventually a limit, but the growth and fabrication of wool are a perennial supply of a perennial need. Duck Pius. Standing of teams in Majestic Duck Pin League of Frostburg to-day : Team Captain Won Lost Per Cent. No. 1, Cooper.... 5 4 555 No. 4, Wittig 5 4 555 No. 2, Jeffries... 4 5 444 j No. 3, Hitchins. . 4 5 444 Wednesday evening No. 3 defeated { No. 2 in two of three games, and j Thursday evening No. 1 dropped two of three to No. 4. The contests next week will be be tween No. 1 and No. 2 Wednesday evening, and between No. 3 and No. 4 Thursday evening. The Campaign is On. The Cumberland primary Tuesday, under the “commission form” of elec tion, resulted in the nomination of F. Brooke Whitingand George G. Young for Mayor; Dr. T. W. Koon and Messrs. Roderic Clary, J. S. Schriver, Frank Lee Carl, John L. Heintz, J Joseph Hirsch, H. L. Smith and W. J M. Eichelberger for Councilmen. The total vote cast for Mayor was ! 3,394, neither of the nominees polling a majority. Presuming the same vote was cast j for Councilmen, it is notable that Dr. Koon, with 1,694 votes polled 4 votes less than a majority. For him and Roderic Clary, both incumbents, the J latter with 1,154 votes, the outlook is j favorable to final success at the polls. Coal Trade. The demand for coal is large and strenuous and in several mines of the region both day and night-work is necessary to keep pace with the orders. 8.-B. The Cumberland Base-Ball mag nates, instead of going to Sunday school, will meet to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o’clock, and adopt the following paper: Whereas, As them fellers up the creek are “easy,” therefore, be it— Resolved , That we won’t go for to have no base-ball league next season. Several speakers will declare that a league is very risky. “Suppose,” one will say, “we had been tied up in a league last season, how could we ever have saved anything that we lost to Piedmont? Hey?” Married. At the parsonage of Mt. Zion Welsh Baptist Church Sunday evening, March 3, 1912, by Rev. E- George, Miss Emma Elizabeth McKenzie to Mr. James Edward Bancaster, both of this place. At the parsonage of Mt. Zion Welsh Baptist Church Monday evening, March 4, 1912, by Rev. C. George, Miss Eva Stewart to Mr. Edward Emmet Cordial, both of Eckhart. An Eckhart correspondent writes of Mr. Cordial as “one of our best young men. He is employed by the Pied mont and Georges Creek Coal Com pany as motorman and brakeman and enjoys the company’s confidence. The bride, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stewart, of this place, is a very popular young lady, highly es teemed by a large circle of friends. After next Monday they will take up house-keeping in the good old way at No. 97 Main street, Eckhart.” Eckhart News. Messrs. Russell Barnard, Thomas Eckhart, jr., and Raymond Often, all of Eckhart, ill in that place with typhoid fever, are improving. Francis Scally, whom the Journal last week reported as badly burned by an explosion of powder, is in a serious condition at the home of his parents —Mr. and Mrs. John Scally, Eckhart. Master Glen Herman, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Herman, sick sev eral weeks, underwent a successful surgical operation Friday of last week at the family home. Dr. Wilson, of Eckhart, and Dr. Bininger, of Frost burg, did the work, and Glen is doing so nicely that he will soon be able to resume his duties as a messenger boy at Bannatyne’s store. Just a few words to the Frostburg Home-Coming Committees — We are inviting all of our former good citizens to come in August to help us help you to celebrate and make this demonstration the very best our region has ever had! Boost! Boom! Bang! Rooms Wanted. Refined couple want to rent four or five rooms, furnished or unfurnished, with bath room. Loca tion near car line preferred. Reasonable rental will be paid and property well taken care of. In replying state means of heating and lighting, also price. Address— “ROOMS,” Care of Mining Journal, Frostburg, Md. A NEWS STAND XiPPXXPXNA NEWSPAPERS of the day. An OFFICE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT fully stocked with New and Labor-Saving Inventions. All the new things in the “Social Stationery” line—one side of our Store filled with Miscellaneous Books, Games, Post-Cards, etc. JOHN A. FULTON & CO., Baltimore and Liberty Streets, CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND. Muir j No. 6745 Equity Muir ( * n t^le Circuit Court for Allegany County TRUSTEE’S SALE ValuableßealEstate BORDEN SHAFT, MD. Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit Court of Allegany County, in equity, passed the 12th day of September, 1911, in the case of James S. Muir et al. vs. Porter S. Muir et al., No. 6745 equity, the undersigned trustee will, at 11 o’clock a. m. on— SATURDAY, MARCH 23,1912, In front of the Gladstone Hotel. Frostburg, Md., offer at public sale all the right, title, interest and estate of the parties to said cause of, in and to the following described real estate, to wit: First: All that lot or parcel of ground situated at Borden Shaft, known as Lot No. 31, of Percy’s Addition to Borden Shaft, and improved by a Large, Two-Story Frame Dwelling And other necessary outbuildings. Said lot being 60 feet wide and 120 feet deep, and being the same lot that was conveyed to John Miller and Elizabeth Miller by David Sloan and others by deed dated the 10th day of May, 1897, and recorded in Liber No. 84, Folio 214, one of the land records of Allegany County. Second: Also will sell all the lot known as lot No. 30, adjoining the above described lot, and the same being 60 feet wide and 120 feet deep. TERMS OF SALE. One-third cash on day of sale, one-third in three months, and the remaining one-third in six months,or all cash at the option of the purchaser; deferred payments to draw interest. CHARLES G. WATSON, Trustee. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. At a regular meeting of Allegany Tribe, No. 67, Improved Order of Red Men, held Monday eve ning, March 4, 1912, the following preamble and resolutions, submitted by Brothers John F. Thomas, P. S., Griffith Hughes, P. S., and Lancelot Richardson, P. S., Special Committee, were unanimously adopted: Whereas, It has pleased the Great Spirit in His wise providence to remove from our midst our late Brother Past Sachem— GEORGE H. BENNETT; and — Whereas, It is but just that a fitting recognition of his many virtues should be had; therefore, be it Resolved, That while we bow in humble submis sion to the will of the Great Spirit, we do not the less mourn for our Brother who has been taken from us.' Resolved, That in the death of Past Sachem George H. Bennett, this Tribe laments the loss of a Brother who was highly esteemed by the ■ | members of this Order—an adtive member of this j society whose endeavors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity, and a citizen whose honest and upright life was a standard of emula -1 tion for his fellows. Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of this Tribe be extended to the family in their sad ; affliction. Resolved, That the Charter of this Tribe be draped in mourning for thirty days and that the Brothers wear the usual badge of mourning for j the same period as a mark of respedt. J Resolved, That these resolutions be entered in full upon the records of this Tribe, and that a copy, suitably printed and framed, be presented to the family of the deceased, j Edward Thomas, Sachem. Griffith Hughes, Chief of Records. Brevities. If there were a Western Maryland Shepherds’ Association, with a consti tution, by-laws and enthusiasm like those of the Poultry promoters, there would be “something doing hereabout sure enough.” Making Progress. In the “Thirty Years Ago Today” column it will be observed that a pro gressive Baltimorean was pluming himself on having a coal cart from which coal could be 'emptied into a cellar without being dumped on the pavement. —Baltimore News. February Weather. R. A. Walter, co-operative observer, made report this week to the Govern ment Weather Bureau for February, his observations having been made at the Consolidation Coal Company’s town office: TEMPERATURE Maximum 55° 19th Minimum -7° 11th Mean 25.6° PRECIPITATION Total rain 2.64 inches Total snow-fall (unmelted) 2 READY FOR ALL ORDERS. Operations at BORDEN MINE completed and am now ready to supply— Orders for Good Rough Coal For all purposes, and in any amount, at reason able prices. JOHN H. KEMP, East Union Street. gelling at [7osf Reznor Gas-Heating Stoves 6. M. MAYbR b CO. SI East Union Street. Let Os Make You Preliminary Drawings for that building you are thinking of put , ting up. They cost you nothing unless you build GEORGE F. SANSBURY , ARCHITECT Rooms 9-10 Citizens National Bank Bldg. CUMBERLAND, MD. ROADJSOTICE. To Whom it May Concern : NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Road Directors of Allegany county have been petitioned ’ to close the following roads: Road at the Coal Tipple on the National Pike, about 3 miles east of Frostburg, and extending to * “Piney Mountain” or “Porter’s Settlement”, and 2. About one mile of the “Old National Pike”, leaving the “Six-Mile House” and extending to a point east of Allegany Grove. The petition for these closings is based upon the } allegation that there is not sufficient public use for the said roads to justify the expense of main i taining them in condition as county highways. ; CLINTON UHL, President. TOWN REGISTRATION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to ' all male persons residing within the corporate limits of the Town of Frost ' burg, Allegany County, Maryland, that the Officers of Registration— Joshua Davis and Charles Wilson, will sit in the Council Cliattiber, Town Hall, For the purpose of registering all male residents, not already registered, who I are legally entitled to registration and I who may desire to exercise the Right of Suffrage at the next ensuing Cor porate Election, as follows: Monday, March 18, 1912 f From 12 o’clock M., to 9 o’clock P. M. Tuesday, March 19, 1912 r From 12 o’clock M., to 9 o’clock P. M. Monday, March 25, 1912 From 12 o’clock M., to 9 o’clock, P. M. 1 Persons entitled to the Suffrage , neglecting to register will thereby 1 forfeit the right to vote at the next J corporate election. ( By order of Mayor and Councilmen, 5 J. S. METZGER, , Clerk. February 21, 1912. \ HAVE YOU A HOUSE - That is Not Insured P 1 • 1 If So, You Should Place a Policy , On It To-Day, Or To-Morrow Before You Dine. ‘ ~VrOU should place the risk, too, with 2 JL standard companies, such as are availa ble at the D. P. Miller & Co. ) . Agency. totes good bmil a •’ hre occurs, but then it is you want a pledge . • . of indemnity . for loss worth its f ace in gold. ' Apply* once. J. B. Oder, ’ Representing D. P. MILLER & CO., Mining Journal Office, 82 East Union St., i March 25] FROSTBURG, MD. r jjjpptoKy / ’ _ • V j r JOHN CHAMBERS, ; Justice of the Peace. ■ • AND Collector of Claims of All Kinds, Union St., [Jy 4] Frostburg, Md. GIRLS WANTED. GIRLS WANTED—IB years and over. Good wages. Regular employment. FOOTER’S DYE WORKS, Cumberland, Md, Rooms for Rent. OFFICE-ROOMS for Rent in Eleanor Building. Apply to— OTTO HOHING, Otto Hohing & Sons’ Store. 1893 ESTHBLISH6D 1912 Dr. I. L. RITTER, DENTIST, 19 Broadway, [J7] Frostburg, Md. Dr. J. M. PORTER, DENTIST PEARCE BUILDING, Union street, Frostburg, Md. Sept 11 W. Md. ’Phone 38-2 Model Lice Spray, Quart Can, 35 cents. FOR SALE) BY T. L. POPP, Dealer in Poultry Supplies, FROSTBURG, MD. AUTISTIC FRAMING On Broadway, FROSTBURG, MD. EXPERT TUfUJtG SAVES AND IMPROVES THE PIANO. Drop Me a Postal and I’ll Call. Expert Work Guaranteed. JAMES H. BOND, 36 Stoyer Street, FROSTBURG, MARYLAND. If You Are Building A HOME, or BUSINESS HOUSE, you should have it— PAINTED And have the work done by or under the direction of a Capable and Experienced PAINTER. Until then your property will not be completely finished. In this line and style of duty I am ready to serve you. H. A. MARTIN, W. Md. ’Phone 115-3] Frostburg, Md. L,et Us Dry-Steam Clean and Press Your Coat, Pants and Vest! We do not drive the dirt into the lining of ( the goods, but force it from the inside out. \ This process is strictly sanitary. It removes all dirt, raises the nap, renders the garment sterilized like new and not shrink a thread. Radies * Coats, Jtickets, Skirts, Etc., re ’ ceive special attention . Shall we call for your next package? FROSTBURG STEAM LAUNDRY, A. S. BURTON, Proprietor. [ U No Us| :: “Tell It To The Neighbors” 3: 33 THAT 33 o c.R. DeLAUTER <; j; rr\ akes a SPECIALTY of ;; : o / 1 1 Weaving Carpets, \\ ■ 31 And will Pay Freight on All 33 JI Goods One Way. 3 3 | MEYERSDALE, PA. J ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ■ FARM FOR SALE. A Great Opportunity for Anyone r Desiring a First-Class, Well Im proved Farm, near Cumberland on Hard Rock Road. Lies six miles east of Cumberland on the Balti l more turnpike now a State road and under con - strudtion. This farm contains ioo acres of well improved limestone gravel land; has thereon a seven-room frame house, nearly new, with cellar; ’ one bank barn built four years, wagon shed, corn crib with granary separate from barn, and other * outbuildings, soft spring water piped in yard. I This land is very desirable for trucking; 70 acres t is in a good state of cultivation; balance in timber; j fruit of all kinds, particularly apples, 75 old trees; > 100 young trees just beginning to bear, 80 peach ' trees 3 years old, thrifty; 45 plum trees; pears, grapes, cherries and currants. Price $4,000. 1 For further particulars call on or address— D. P. MILLER & CO., INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE, NO. I N. LIBERTY STREET, , CUMBERLAND, MD. [QUICK LOANS j j From $5.00 Up! j t Anywhere in Allegany County, Md., \ t Mineral County, W. Ya., and t t Bedford County, Pa., J 1 To owners of Furniture and other i ♦ Chattels and to Salaried Em- I f ployees, without security. ? t Can be repaid in weekly or I . monthly payments to suit your I f income. t l Prompt, Courteous and Conti- | t dential Treatment. t | People’s Loan Co., j f Room 31, Third Floor, A 1 Third National Bank Bniding, 1 ; CUMBERLAND, MD. t A CALL, PHONE or WRITE! A