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FORTY-SECOND YEAR. NO. 40
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I IS THE SPIRIT MOVETH j
Mrs. Grace Koontz, the Midland
women who was a candidate for Coun
ty Treasurer on the Socialist ticket,
at Tuesday’s election, is said to be a
graceful talker. Well, if a woman
named Grace couldn’-t talk gracefully,
she wouldn’t be true to her name.
Socialists as a rule, however, talk
more wildly and illogically than grace
ful, according to our way of thinking.
In fact, we think, most of them talk
much and say little.
ANTI-CIGARETTE LAW IGNORED.
There is but one safe course for the
tobacco dealer to pursue in the matter
of selling cigarettes, and that is to
keep strictly within the new law which
forbids their sale to boys. It ought
not to be hard to do this. —Counells-
ville Courier.
Judging by the number of small
boys one sees puffing cigarettes in
Meyersdale, to say nothing of the
army of half-baked youths ranging in
age from 15 to 20 years, who spend
most of their time shortening their
lives and dulling what little intellect
they have by inhaling cigarette smoke,
the anti-cigarette law is a dead letter
so far as Meyersdale is concerned.
Surely it is being violated every day
by more than one dealer. The smok
ers under 21 years of age are law
breakers, too, and can be prosecuted
if they refuse to inform on the persons
supplying them with the deadly “cof
fin nails.” Is it not time for our of
ficers sworn to be diligent in the en
forcement of the laws to get busy
with this class of petty malefactors?
A few stiff fines or jail sentences
might have a salutary effect in stop
ping this pernicious evil that is send
ing hundreds of boys to hell.—Mey
ersdale Republican.
Maryland also has a law prohibiting
the sale of tobacco in its various
forms to boys under a certain age,
but the law seemfe to be completely
ignored. Officers everywhere should
keep their eyes “peeled” for violators
of the tobacco law, and especially
when the violation consists of selling
cigarettes to young boys. It is the
opinion of scientific men generally,
that the cigarette habit is more far
reaching in its baneful influence than
the consumption of intoxicating liq
uors. Cigarette smokers are barred
out entirely from the employ of many
great business institutions and cor
porations where high efficiency is re
quired from empk>3 r es, and there
must be good reasons for such a
course, or it would not be in vogue.
The youth in knee-breeches who puffs
cigarettes for a year or two, is usual
ly rendered worthless for the remain
der of his life. Yet, in spite of all the
evidence in support of this statement,
THE FROSTBURG SPIRIT
the cigarette habit is becoming more
more prevalent, and all the laws
against it, together with the influence
of the churches and Sunday schools,
seem powerless to cope with the per
nicious, self-destroying habit that is
even now threatening the downfall of
this great nation. But what else can
we expect when we frequently see
ministers of the gospel, Sunday
school superintendents and public
school teachers going about expector
ating great quantities of tobacco juice
and emitting from their mouths and
nostrils great quantities of smoke
that smells worse than the breath of
a buzzard. Reader, try to imagine
Jesus Christ going about spitting and
slobbering tobacco juice or rolling
and puffing cigarettes! Do you think
Christ would set people that sort of
an example? You know he wouldn’t.
Then why should so many of our
preachers, Sunday school and public
school teachers, to say nothing of
other people whose lives ought to be
a clean, wholesome example for the
youth of the land to follow, indulge
in such pernicious and unclean
habits? They shouldn’t, that’s all.
PRAY FOR BILLY.
The Johnstown Democrat seems to
think that Rev. Billy Sunday, who is
about to open a campaign for the sal
vation of the sinners of the Flood
City, is in need of regeneration him
self, and wants all the good people to
begin praying at once for the conver
sion of the noted evangelist. The
Democrat says: x
Billy Sundav, as some people may
have been informed, is coming to
Johristown. There will be a revival
meeting in this city while he is in our
midst. The .Democrat has always
been interested in Sunday, and it
hopes that the good people will begin
praying right now that during the
coming revival he may be really con
verted. That man would be a power
for good if he were just converted
clear through.
Just now Billy is a bit hard. He is
always talking of “showing people
up”; he gets heated up and says peo
ple are liars; he rushes in to “put in
stitutions out of business.” What
Sunday lacks is a bit of charity, a bit
of tolerance. He is hard, hard as
nails on the people who disagree.
Take papers for example. Some of
them disagree with Billy. He, impet
uous soul, starts right in to wipe them
off the map. Even unregenerate
editors are less severe. They differ
with Sunday, but they concede that
he has a perfect right to his opinions.
We would like to see Sunday devel
op a greater love for humanity. We
would like to see him a bit more for
giving. It sometimes seems that he
gets too much of his religion from
that portion of the old testament in
which the Philistines are utterly de
stroyed—wiped off the map. If we
were praying for Sunday we would
set about it somewhat as follows:
“Oh, Eord, we want to talk to you
about this man Sunday. You must
have heard about Sunday. He is an
evangelist, and he is a mighty speak
er. We know that we are asking a
whole lot, but won’t you give Billy
Sunday a loving heart? Take out the
heart he has and give him a new one.
Make him a kind man. Make him pa
tient. And, Eord, if you can do it,
make him a reasonable man. We
don’t want Billy to be ugly with the
people who disagree with him. We
hate to see him raising hell and let
ting the devil loose. Take Billy Sun
day and make him preach so that
everybody who hears him will love
people more. And, Eord, cast out all
greed from Billy Sunday’s heayt.
You know his failings, too. Get to
gether with Billy and work this thing
out. He would be a great worker,
Eord, if you would just get him right.
All of us down here are praying that
he may be converted; that he will see
the light and quit being hard on peo
ple who can’t see things just as he
(does. Thou, Eord, were gentle and
patient with those who wandered
away. Make Billy Sunday kind and
gentle. And if you will just do that
we’ll consider it the greatest day
Johnstown ever had. Amen.”
And we are very much in earnest
about it all. We do think Billy Sun
day is a bit hard, a bit intolerant. He
needs sweetening. He is much too
anxious to fight. He would apparent
ly rather lick the devil than convert
him. But he is a mighty man just
the same, and that is the reason why
it would be a good thing if he were to
be converted at the coming revival.
Comment.
Now, wouldn’t that be a prayer and
a half? And wouldn’t it amuse God to
see a Democratic editor on his knees
offering up a prayer for something
else besides Democratic victory? We
think it would. The editor of the
Johnstown Democrat would put a
great deal of advice to God into his
prayer, just as most people do when
they pray, as though God didn’t know
his own business. The editor of the
Johnstown Democrat is afraid of “Bil
ly” Sunday. He Is afraid that nearly
everybody in Johnston will get reli
gion when Billy swoops down upon
the town and begins to “cut ’er
loose,” and if the religion is of the
genuine kind, it will be goodbye
Democratic party, in Johnstown.
FROSTBURG-, MD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1913
BATTLE OF THE BALLOTS.
—■—■■■■■■-
Democrats Victorious in State, but Republicans
Win Great Victory in Allegany County.
Poor Showing Made by Progressive Candidates is Almost
Pitiful, but 'E'hey got Einough 'to Defeat
a Pew Republicans.
The result of Tuesday’s elections
in the several states that had officers
to elect this year contains much for
the Republicans and Democrats to be
thankful for. The returns show clear
ly that the so-called Progressive party
is a dead one, and the county has lost
nothing-by its death. It was ushered
into existence to gratify the personal
ambition of a blatant blatherskite and
vest-pocket edition of Baron Mun
chausen, and like all other spite
parties, it’s high-water mark was soon
reached. The only purpose it served
last year was to help the Democratic
party to victory, and the people see
by this time that the country has not
been benefited by the change. And
The Spirit predicts that the change
will be in bad odor long before the
next three years will have passed into
history.
The vote in Maryland and Pennsyl
vania plainly shows that many mis
guided, but well-meaning men who
went out of the Republican party to
be rainbow-chasers after false political
gods, have returned to the grand old
party of Abraham Lpucoln, the party
which has done so much for this great
nation. And it is well that they have.
Of course, there is still a remnant of
“Eord Teddy’s” party left, enough to
act as a sort of Democratic aid society,
but has likely made its last stand, and
the figures for Allegany county show
that it barely ranks in importance
with the Socialist party in this neck
of the woods, and that it has but little
on the Prohibition party in strength.
The state of Maryland, of course,
went Democratic, as it has done much
oftener than it has gone Republican.
But not so with old Allegany county,
which elected the greater portion of
the Republican ticket, and would
easily have elected every Republican
candidate, had it. not been for the
Progressive ticket, which caught just
enough votes to enable a few Demo
crats to win. But the result is quite
satisfactory to a great many people in
all of the contending parties.
Hon. George E. Wellington, Pro
gressive candidate for United States
Senator, ran away ahead of his ticket,
but for a man as prominent as he is,
the race he made is a mockery to him,
and it is a plain case that his political
sun has gone down forever.
Mrs. Grace Koontz of Midland, the
Socialist candidate for County Treas
urer, ran a vote large enough to make
most of the Progressives and all of the
Prohibition candidates turn green
with envy. She also received enough
Republican votes to defeat our es
teemed fellow townsman, Henry J.
Boettner, the Republican candidate
for the same office. We can’t help
congratulating the only woman can
didate on the splendid vote she re
ceived, but regret that enough Re
publicans gave her a complimentary
vote to cause so good a man as Mr.
Boettner to lose the office he should
have been elected to in a county
normally Republican.
But the die is cast, and there is
little use in discussing what would
have been the result if certain people
had voted differently. All in all, we
think a pretty good set of officers
has been chosen, but would have
preferred to see the entire Republican
ticket win.
The County Vote.
Following are returns for Allegany
county as they stood when The Spirit
went to press. The official count may
slightly change some of the figures,
but will not likely change the results
as shown by the figures which follow.
Candidates marked with a * are con
ceded to be elected.
United States Senator.
Robert J. Fields, S 604
Finley C. Hendrickson, P 378
Blair Eee, D 3322
Thomas Parran,-R 2914
George E. Wellington, Prog 1475
State Comptroller.
Charles B. Bachman, S 746
Joseph Baldwin, Prog 444
Emerson C. Harrington, D 3255
R. Henry Holme, P 249
Oliver Metzerott, R 3295
Cierk of Court of Appeals.
Augustus M. Denhard, R...' 3281
Charles M. Elderdice, P 262
Caleb C. Magruder, D 3059
Charles F. Saunders, S 628
William C. Smith, Prog 455
State Senator.
William T. Barnes, P 248
Edward Harris, Sr ~ 541
Charles R. Morris, Prog 371
A. C. Willison, D 2856
•Frederick N. Zihlman, R 4569
Clerk of Circuit Court.
Charles J. McKenzie, Prog 112
*Gloyd E. Shaffer, R 5014
John Ternent, P 85
Paul O. Weber, S 345
John W. Young, D 3515
Sheriff.
M. Joseph Craddock, D. . 3917
William G. Htibbs, S 417
•Harry Irvine, R 4048
William H. Seaber, P 153
Hugh Speir, Prog 717
House of Delegates.
John Bannatyne, P 485
George E. Broadrup, Prog 579
•Oliver H. Bruce, Jr., D 3540
John E. Casey, D 2698
Richard F. Chaney, Prog 951
Robert Clise, S 612
Henry F. Cook, P 555
Benjamin W. Deffinbaugh, S 807
“Daniel Evans, R.. 3492
*Thomas G. Fisher, R 3093
William Foote, P 351
John O. J. Greene, R .3020
•Olen Gunnett, R 3191
•Conrad J. Herpich, R 3402
Thomas Johnson, Prog 406
Robert W. Eittle, P 438
William J. Eucas, S 609
Frank M. Maurey, D 2481
Richard T. Merriman, S 720
Cornelius S. Murphy, D 2346
*Boyd A. Reinhart, D.: ; .3087
George W. Richardson, R 2980
William J. Rodda, Prog 537
Daniel W. Eobinett, P 222
James Stakem, Sr., D ...2480
Charles W. Staub, S 664
Noah S. Twigg, S 490
Charles T. Vanpelt, P 167
Ezra J. Watson, Prog 239
John H. Wiegand, Prog 410
County Survey.
* William Harvey, R 4709
Ephraim Eee, P 1179
. County Treasurer.
Henry J. Boet/ner, R ... .3180
Mrs. Grace Koontz, S. 1119
•William E. McDonald, D 3284
Robert Plaskett, P 166
Torris M. Twigg, Prog 492
County Commissioners.
•Henry A. Bachman, R 3802
Robert E. E. Bowie, P 229
James P. Brady, D 2405
William H. Cutter, S 688
J. Aikam Dehler, Prog 810
Edwin T. Dixon, P 314
Edgar E. Drew, Prog. 306
Edwin Elias. P 203
Eouis A. Kalmyer, S 546
John G. Mefrbach, R 3324
•Walter T. Parker, D 3606
Henry J. Powell, Prog 455
David F. Roland, S 543
William Thompson, R 3434
Peter Wright, D 2940
Clerk to County Commissioners.
Albert R. Bender, D 2457
William E. Bishop, P 211
•Angus M. Ireland, R 3822
David Tennant, S 556
Bernard Young, Prog 978
J?or Amendment, Chapter 402 1184
Against Amendment, Ch. 402 742
For Amendment, Chapter 497 1154
Against Amendment, Ch. 497 725
For Amendment, Chapter 515 1060
Against Amendment, Ch. 515 745
For Amendment, Chapter 602 1143
Against Amendment, Ch. 602 670
For Amendment, Chapter 624 1115
Against Amendment, Ch. 624 751
For Amendment, Chapter 663 1062
Against Amendment, Ch. 663 673
County Road Directors.
Jacob Boor, Prog 470
William F. Broderick, D. . . . ! ... .2726
James A. Corrigan, D .2414
John E. Davies, S 663
Daniel S. Deffinbaugh, Prog 555
Singleton M. Deffinbaugh, S 636
Charles Drake, P 267
•John T. Edwards, D 3473
John Kidwell, P 274
•J. J. Eydinger, D 3138
U. Edgar McKenzie, Prog 513
*B. F. Middleton, R 3142
•William Rogan, R 3490
Duncan E. Shaffer, Prog 857
Thomas A. Smith, R 2679
Samuel J. Thomas, R 2523
Results in Other States.
In- Pennsylvania the Republican
party won a great victory, and the
Bill Flynn brand of fake reform was
given a very black eye. Flynn was
“Lord Teddy’s” chief lieutenant in
Pennsylvania last year, but this year
he could not carry his own ward for
his candidate for mayor. The indica
tions' now are that Senator Penrose
will succeed himself in the United
Senate next year.
In New York the Mitchel-Sulzer
fusion ticket, which represented the
field against the Tammany gang, won
a great victory, electing Mitchel Mayor
by upwards of 70,000 plurality, while
Sulzer was elected to the General
Assembly by a handsome plurality.
Mixed results are reported from
other states, but nearly everywhere
the returns show that the people have
returned to the sensible idea that the
two old parties are all the political
parties that the country needs, for
nearly everywhere the victories of the
late elections are divided among the
Republicans and the Democrats. Of
course, there are good men and bad
men in all of the parties, just as there
are in all other organizations, but the
little sideshow parties that are organ
ized every once in a while to get even
or gratify the political ambitions of
men who can’t get all the office they
want in the two old parties, are usual
ly short* lived, and the Progressive
party seems to be no exception to the
rule.
The Spirit is unable to give the
official vote of Frostburg by precincts,
for the reason that the returns could
not be obtained in time to get them in
type for this week’s paper. However,
we are glad to note Republi
can ticket was in the main a big win
ner in each and every one of them.
The constitutional amendments
voted on, all carried in the state.
Masquerade Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Skidmore gave a
delightful masquerade party, one
evening this week, in honor of their
daughter Clarabelle. A great many
young folks were in attendance, and
they report a most excellent time.
They were dressed in costumes rep
resenting all nationalities. The
evening was spent in playing games,
singing and dancing. Mr. Fred Kemp
furnished music for the hanging. At
a late hour supper was served. Those
present were Missqs Agnes Smith,
Margaret Duckworth, of Eonaconing;
Hildrad Messick, Fairmont, W. Va.;
Emma and Margaret Shuckhart, Ber
tha Rankin, Ada Deane, Pearl Dugan,
Einnie and Beatrice Porter, Mary
Crowe, Katherine Johns, Minnie
Rankin, Glennie Skidmore, Nellßrode,
Mary Connor, Edna Elrick, Edna
Duckworth, Beatrice Nickel, Margaret
Black, Elizabeth Elrick, Jane Eewis
and Clarabelle Skidmore. Messrs.
Marshall Skidmore, Howard Ort,
Marshall Wade, Walter Plummer,
Eeslie Eisel, Joe McGann, Clarence
Thomas, Sam Davis, Allan Crowe,
David Eewis, Hubert Eewis, Roy
Eewis, Sam Thomas, Archie Wade,
Jonas Skidmore, Eewis Cecil, William
Kelso, Eawrence Bradley, Arthur
Deane, Sye Crowe, James Wade, Con
rad Kroll, Cecil Garlitz, George
Knoyer, George Whitehead, George
Canning, John Broadbeck, Fred
Hager, George Skidmore, Jack 'Gal
lagher and George Smith, of Eona
coning; Clarence Robinson, Eeßoy
Schluss, of Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. David Grif
fith, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harvey,
Mrs. Conrad Nickel, Mrs. Peter Mc-
Guire, Miss Annie Weilbrecht, Mr.
and Mrs. George Topping, Mrs. Elrick,
Mr. and Mrs. William Skidmore and
family.
Editor Suffering With Sore Throat.
The Spirit is not up to its standard
this week, owing principally to the
fact that the editor has been suffering
with a very sore throat and has had
to spend considerable of his time
holding ice on his neck to abort a
threatened attack of quinsy, a malady
he is subject to; and which on several
occasions came near costing him his
life.
A Plain-Spoken Editor.
“In complience with a damphool
law passed by Congress a couple of
years ago—this is to certify that Z.
A. Eanders is editor, proprietor, bus
iness manager, janitor and the whole
cheese so far as this religious weekly
is concerned.” Signed by Z. A.
Eanders Oregon (111.) Republican.
The Illinois editor quoted is as
truthful about the law he refers to as
he is emphatic. It is just the kind of
a law he says it is.
DENTISTS TO EXAMINE
SCHOOL CHILDREN’S TEETH.
The Dental Association of Allegany
County will again take up the dental
examination of school children in the
county, starting next Monday with the
examination of the pupils of the Cen
tral street school, and keeping up the
work until all the school children in
the county have had their mouths ex
amined. The Allegany County
Dental Association conducted these
examinations last year, and achieved
great success with the work. These
examinations cost the school children
nothing, the Dental Association con
ducting them free of charge.
The dentist making the examina
tion makes a chart of the child’s
mouth, and marks on it just what den
tal work should be done on the child’s
teeth. The child takes the chart
home to his parents, and in this way
the parents are kept informed of the
condition of the child’s mouth, and
what remedies are necessary. East
year after the examination of the
school children, ten per_cent. of the
school children of the county showed
up for treatment. — News.
A neat piece o| paternalism and com
mercialism is this. There may be
some good in it, but it strikes many
people as not being in keeping with
professional dignity. Dentists, it
seems to us, should examine mouths
only when requested to do so by the
persons interested. It savors too
much of the dental profession thrust
ing its services upon the public and
regarding the school children as a
commercial commodity for the benefit
of the dentists. To examine the
mouths of school children without a
request from the children or their
parents or guardians to do so, is a
great deal more undignified than it
would be for the dentists to advertise
their skill and ask for patronage
through the newspapers.
HALLOWE’EN CELEBRATION
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Frostfourg Did Herself Proud Last Friday Evening
-—Big Parade Created Much Merriment.
The greatest Hallowe’en event ever
witnessed in Frostburg was “pulled
of” last Friday evening; when Frost
burg Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts of
America, under the management of
the Scout Master, the Rev. W. S.
Nicholson, turned out in parade and
later in the evening held a reception
in the Beall High School building,
where refreshments were served and
an interesting program consisting of
music, speaking and various forms of
amusements was rendered.
Of course, the Boy Scouts were
not the only ones in the parade. . It
was free to all who cared to partici
pate in it, and people of all ages were
in it, enjoying themselves to the limit.
The number in the parade is esti
mated at from SOO to 700, but several
times that many were on the streets,
many having smaller parades of their
own, and there was scarcely a limit to
the great variety of costumes. Cos
tumes representating almost every
thing could be seen, and it would be
an impossible task to attempt to de
scribe them all. Averaging the cos
tumes worn by people of different
ages, those gotten up by some of the
lads and lassies of 10 to 15 years,
were the most grotesque and catchy,
and the children, above all others,
seemed to enjoy the fun.
The streets were thronged not only
by many small groups of masquer
aders on the sidewalks, but also by
hundreds of spectators from town and
the surrounding territory.
The decorum on the streets was
good, and but few cases of destruction
of property are reported, and those
reported are of a trivial nature, as
compared with the mischief some
times done by over enthusiastic
Hallowe’eners. No cows were found
perched on top of stables the next
morning, and no buggy wheels were
seen hanging on top of church spires.
The boys and girls indulged in in
nocent sport only, which is greatly to
tfcieir credit, considering that the town
was practically turned over to them.
Among the elders who took part in
the parade, Hon. Walter W. Wittig
was easily the best in his inimitable
costume and antics of “Uncle Josh,”
and William H. Evans as “Meshach
Browning,” a famous hunter and
pioneer of this section, was generally
admired.
Miss Beatrice Hawkins won the first
prize of 15 for appearing in the best
costume.
Miss Mildred Price was a very close
second to Miss Hawkins, and was
awarded the second prize of $3.
It was not at all difficult for the
judges to distinguish the best design
ed couple in the parade, for they
quickly spied them in Master Harry
Anthony and his little sister, Miss
Alice, costumed as an old gentleman
decrepit lady. The splendid imper
sonation of these difficult parts placed
them in a class by themselves, and as
a matter of simple justice, it should
be stated Jhat whoever trained these
two youngsters is an artist who should
Great Sensation at West Salisbury,
Pennsylvania.
Richard Glotfelty, a prominent
farmer residing near Salisbury. Pa.,
arrived in Frostburg on business at
an early hour yesterday morning.
While here he reported to The Spirit
a very sensational event that occurred
at West Salisbury, one evening this
week', in which a prominent bachelor
businessman and the young wife of
another businessman were the prin
cipal characters in the matter of get
ting scandalous notoriety. The details
of the affair are unfit to print, but Mr.
Glotfelty said that the husband of the
woman in the case caught the woman
and her bachelor lover in a compro
mising position and marched them
both into the presence of witnesses
at the point of a revolver.
As a result of the sensation, the
whole community is shocked from
center to circumference, as the man
in the case is a devout church mem
ber and had always borne an excellent
reputation. He is prominent in busi
ness circles and is well known to
many Frostburg people.
Against Cigarette Smoking.
At the Teachers’ Institute held re
cency, all agreed to undertake a cam
paign against cigarette smoking by
the boys of all the schools, and to en
deavor to wipe out the habit entirely.
Already two of the county schools
have instituted an anti-cigarette
smoking movement, and efforts are
being made to include all the schools
in fighting the injurious habit practic
ed among the tobacco-fancyingyoung
men. The campaign will be waged
with full force during the entire year.
So says The Cumberland News, and
to the good movement started by the
teachers, we say amen. If the people
who are nearly frantic in their energy
to force the Bible to be read in the
public schools, were only half as
energetic in keeping the tobacco habit
out of the schools, whether on the
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be equally congratulated oij their
success. They received $3.
It became another matter, however,
when award of the prize of $1 for the
best comic costume arose as a question,
but after a careful survey and go-over
of the youngsters, the judges finally
selected Master Percy Clise.
The parade formed on the Broad
way front of Beall High School about
8 p. m., moved up Frost avenue to
High street, thence to West Union
and East Union to Bowery, counter
marching to Broadway, and marching
thence to the Beall High School, the
place of the beginning, where the
prizes were awarded by the judges,
Messrs. A. T. Johnson, Mayor; James
H. Gross, Bailiff; Ulysses Hanna,
Postmaster; T. H. Morgan, School
Commissioner; Rudolph Nickel, and
J. Benson Oder.
Postmaster Hanna, mounting an au
tomobile, delivered a very good ad
dress in announcing the prizes and
and winners, taking the latter up with
him and showingdhem off to the as
sembled thousands.
The order of march was as follows:
1. Frostburg City Band in fantistic
costume.
2. Thirteen automobiles, carrying
the Mayor, Councilmen, representa
of the Elks, Moose, Eagles, Jr. 0.. U.
A. M., Golden Waves, W. C. T. U.,
Citizens National Bank, Fidelity Sav
ings Bank, First National Bank,
Beall High School Athletic Associa
tion, Trinity Club, Frostburg Base
ball team, Frostburg Ministerial As
sociation, Scouts Board of Governors
and the Theta Youmma.
Rev. W. S. Nicholson, Chief Marshal,
was assisted by Rev. George E. Met
ger, the police, the high school foot
ball team, James Carson, Jr., Joseph
Cook, Walter Deneen and Reginald
Yates.
The prize money was donated by
the First National Bank, the Citizens
National Bank and Hotel Gladstone.
The great parade was supplement
ed by a monster reception under the
auspices of the Scouts Board of
Governors, in Assembly Hall of Beall
High School, program as follows:
1. Chorus, “America,” by the Au
dience.
2. Prayer, by Rev. George E. Met
ier.
3. Cracker-eating contest, won by
Master Rudolph Williams.
4. Violin solo, by Rev. P. G. Saf
fran, accompanied by Miss Thomas.
5. Peanut race, won by Master
Geo. Jones.
6. Reading by Miss Edith Bennet.
7. Bobbing for apples.
8. Vocal solo, by Rev. W. S. Nichol
son, accompanied by .Rev. P. G.
Saffran.
9. Refreshments.
Another prominent feature of the
evening was the old soldiers’ street
parade, led by the Veterans’ Auxiliary
and Fife and Drum Corps, which at
tracted much attention and was much
complimented.
part of pupils or teachers who set
their pupils a very bad example by
puffing and chewing the filthy weed,
much more benefit would inure to the
schools.
They Like The Spirit at Finzel.
Oscar McKenzie, of Finzel, Garrett
county, was in town on Monday. He
called and got acquainted with The
Spirit, and said: “I have been read
ing some copies of your paper that
people at Finzel have subscribed for,
and they like it very much. I like it,
too, and will subscribe right now.”
Furthermore, Mr. McKenzie said he
would get some of his friends to sub
scribe for this paper also, and we
know that he will do it.
Miner’s Death Caused by a Single
Drop of Water.
A single drop of water was responsi
ble for the death Qn Thursday of
Walter Bestanit, a miner employed by
the Jenner-Quemahoning Coal Com
pany, at Jerome. The decedent was
one of seven miners who were being
lifted from the shaft in the cage. A
drop of water fell upon his neck, and
in attempting to wipe it away, he
reached out too far and was struck by
a timber. His body was forced from
the cage and was crushed to death.
His body fell down the shaft. The
accident was the most peculiar in the
history of those mines. The eager
lifted his men a distance of about 50
feet from the bottom of the shaft,
when he heard a noise, which was the
falling of the miner,—Somerset
Standard.
It is reported that since the miner
referred to in the Standard’s item lost
his life through a drop of water, that
many of the “Frosty Sons of Thun
der,” as Somerset Countians are call
ed, have become so bitter against
water that they even refuse to drink
it. If that is true, it ought to help
the license trust which has such a fat
thing of it under Judge Ruppel’s ad
ministration.