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Mining^*\Journal.,T. n.onKR. Editor.FROSTBURG, MI) . .SEPTEMBER it. IKK).TOWN AND VICINITY.Corner-Stone Iiaitl.If a bright, cloudless morning^ be auspicious of the career of State Normal School No. 2, there is a brilliant future in store for that institution.On the streets Monday the signs early betokened popular interest in the event of the day. It was Labor Day, accentuated by a tribute fixed tor bestowal upon a cause which embodies in origin and purpose the Kdlt;t-rot ion of Lahor. Hence, both day and occasion were honored for the most part by merchants, tradesmen and workmen in the cessation of business and employment.The children furnished an example of promptitude which the older people did uot adequately respect. At 11:20 (too early) all were in line and so kept under a warm sun for quite two hours, awaitiug the leisurely movements of those in charge.At 11 o’clock the governor and Masonic grand lodge officers arrived, and at 11:20 the procession was formed by ex-postmaster John N. Henson, marshal, in front of the Gladstone hotel, as follows:Quaker Citv Band.Mountain Lodge. No. !K). A , F. and A. M. Governor Lowndes and Slate Grand Lodge Otticers.Six Representatives of ActiveConimittec • Joseph Bear, Otto Ilohing,('. H. Walker, I’eler I anil inert,John Chambers, J. B Oder.John E. Edwards, County Superintendent of Schools.Teachers and Public School Children. Teachers and Catholic Parochial School Children.Teachers and Public School Children. Citizens.The march, made on foot, followed Broadway and Loo streets to the site. Here the Grand Lodge, Mountaiu Lodge, school officials and a few citizens ascended the platform, around whieh at least 2.500 ladies and gentle men had assembled.The ceremonies were opened by the Grand Master, Thomas J. Shryoek, communicating through the Grand Wardens, William H. Clark aud Henry G. Griffin, to the Brethren and all present the object of the ceremonial.Kev. J. R. Wood, N. T. Hocking, James Fuller and G. Dud. Hocking, quartet, sang the usual order ode— tune Rule Brittania.”In the absence of the Grand Chaplain, Rev. Henry Branch, prayer was offered by Rev. A. C. Haverstick.I’rof. E. B. Prettyman, acting Grand Treasurer, read the list of contents of box placed in coruer-stone :Copy of last Annual Report of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, A., F. and A. M.Copy of Masonic Ritual of Laying the Corner-Stone, used on this occasion Copy of Frostlnirg Mini no Journal, of January 7, 181)9, containing list of contributors and contributions to the site purchase fund.Copy of Frostburg Meaner, last edition.Copy of Frostburg Fontin, last addition. Copy of Frostburg Minimi Iolknal, last edition.Coins of 185)1).Badge of Grand Army of the Republic, contributed by John G. Dennison.The box was then placed in the stone, the latter lowered into place by the Fuller Bros.—operative as well as speculative Masous. The grand honors followed, the square, applied by the Deputy Grand Master John M. Carter: the level by Senior Grand Warden W. H. Clark, and plumb by Junior Grand Warden Henry G. Griffin.“America” was then sung by the quartet, aud the ceremony completed by the same officers by spreading the corn and pouring the wine and oil on the stone.The quartet sang “Nearer My God to Thee,” Rev- A. C. Haverstick pronounced the benediction, aud the Masonic portion of the program was over.Mayor C. F. Nickel was introduced by Gov. Lowndes. In turn the Mayor delivered a well-prepared address of welcome to the visitors. He said :I am proud to he called by the Committee to welcome the chief Executive of the State and other distinguished gentlemen to our town, especially upon such an occasion as this.We have just accomplished something which means much to Frostburg, to the whole county ami neighboring counties, namely—laying the corner-stone of this building—a temple of learning—a school in which education will he acquired by our young people to enable them to advance to that high place in life which they can never lioiie to attain without it.Shortly on this foundation of native rock, therefore, will be erected a building within whose walls will be taught both the theoretical and practical lessons of life whose influence for good will he felt long after this generation has “joined the silent majority.”It is a universally admitted fact that the intelligence, morality and good citizenship of a community are guaged by the number of churches and schools in that community, because Christianity. education and civilization are enrolled in the same catalogue. Frost-burg is eminently a christianized, educated, civilized town, for have we not many churches, good ministers, fine schools and excellent teachers ?Frostburg is proud—and has right to be— to have State Normal School No. 2 located within its town limits. We won it, however —won it fairly by honorable, energetic work.Too much praise cannot be given the committee who had the work in hand. Their intelligent adaptation of means to ends and untiring industry overcame many obstacles.And yet we must never forget the public spirited liberality of the many citizens of town and vicinity which made it |iossible for the committee to succeed.In locating the school here iiq mistake has been made. But there will be views expressed, no doubt, by siieakers here to day of the advantages accruing to Frostburg. but we believe the exchange of benefits will be an even one. Who will say Frostburg is not the ideal spot for this School—with ourgrand mountain scenery, pure air, fresh sandstone water, our stalwart, order-'oving men and charming women, and situated at the culminating end of this great valley, populous with an industrious, intelligent, appreciative people? Where could have been found a more picturesque, healthy, deserving environment? Governor Lowndes responding Congratulated Allegany county upon receiving the appropriation of #2n,ll0U for the Normal School. Allegany countv to day, as in the past, is the banner school county of Maryland. It has more and larger school buildings and the best teachers and scholars. He congratulated Frostburg upon securing the building, and said that it was in Frostburg that the first large school building in Maryland was erected. It was constructed when John M. Standisb was school commissioner. Afterwards there was a demand lot a larger school and the Beall High School was erected. We have come to lay the corner-stone of this building and we iiave with us James M. Cushing, a member of the State Board of Education, who introduced the measure for the establishment of the public school system in Maryland. This Normal School is to educate and train the teachers for thepublicscboolsot Maryland. May the teachers educated iu this building teach not only the regular branches of study but instruct the minds and hearts of the children aright, and may the trustees, teachers aud other school officers he selected on account of their qualifications and not for |ioliticul partyreasons. He referred to the great benefits of the public school system and said : May tiic Stale Board of Education as well as the school teachers and trusb-es always be free from political bias and may the schools forever be divorced from politics.John M. Carter, of Baltimore, a Past Grand Master, said that——when he attended school they had none like those of to-day, but went in a log hut. And as the governor has said we no longer have the accidental |iedagogue, but the trained teacher, so that the knowledge of the future may be of the very best and that the children taught by these teachers may appreciate the beauties of life.Ex-Mayor Joseph Bear, to whom had been assigned the office of historian of the movement, delivered the address, printed in full below :The duty of preparing a brief sketch of the history of State Normal School No. 9 has lieen assigned to me.In attempting its performance I feel the embarrassments incidental to a fear that I have been over-tasked, and that in the distribution of credits 1 may fail in some instances of acknowledging fully all that is due.Should this prove true I trust you will accord it to a desire to avoid even the suspicion of partiality in any instance.It fell to my fortune as Mayor of the town to make practical a suggestion of one of our papers, the Minimi Joi hnai,. of January 8, 1898, by calling a meeting of citizens which was held a few days later.Committees on Site, Legislation and Finance were appoi nted, of each of which the Mayor, presiding, was made chliirman iz-offlrio. Rev. A C. Haverstick and lt;’. II. Walker were elected secretary and treasurer, respectively.A legislative delegation comprising Rev. A.C. Haverstick, Frank C. Beall. J. B. Oder and the Mayor, made two journeys to Anna|iolis, where they easily secured the support of lion's.lames Campbell. M. H. Rowe, John Leake, and, later, C. II Braudler and J. B. Robinette, of the House of Delegates, and I). E. Dick, of the Senate.Seeing that the majority of the county’s legislative delegation favored Frostburg as the site, the promoters of the Cumberland hill yielded the right of way to our measure.At the eleventh hour, however, when the pressure of general business threatened to make impiobable the passage of our bill, Thomas F. McCardell, of the Comptroller's ottire, suggested and prepared an amendment to the general appropriation bill which provided both for the establishment and conduct of the school.The measure became law, therefore, with the passage and executive approval of that bill.Later some doubt of the constitutional soundness of the amendment as a part of the Act was expressed. The committee therefore employed Messrs. R. R. Henderson and John G. Wilson, attorneys, to prepare a brief maintaining the validity of the questioned clauses, for submission to Hon. H. M. Claim ugh, Attorney-General, and that officer shortly after responded favorably.fiome delay m commencing the work followed as a result of theelfort on the part of the State Board of Education to provide as line an edifice as the building appropriation would warrant. To this end the Board, consisting of IBs Excellency. Lloyd Lowndes, governor, and tr officio president of the Board ; E. B I’rettyman, Secretary, Messrs. Joseph M. Cushing, / I*. Wharbui, Rev. J. C. Nicholson, I). D., and Z. C. Ehaugli, came here, viewed the several sites offered, and selectedNotwithstanding the fact that many of our citizens saw with regret thisgrouml, their most convenient pleasure resort, pass to other use, there was general unanimity of purpose expressed and shown to make all reasonable sacrifices to secure the school. Accordingly our Committee on Finance, Messrs. John Chambers, C. O. Towles. Rev. A. C. Haverstick, Otto Hohing and C. H. Walker, set to work and, within two weeks, collected over two thousand dollars, paid fur the ground aud. within two weeks more had it conveyed to the State for Normal School purposes. ’1 feel justified, therefore, iu venturing to express to the people's representatives in the Legislature—of this county particularly—to governor Lowndes, the fit ate Board of Education, the Attorney-General, and all others, official and unofficial, the gratitude of all the people of Frostburg ami vicinity for the favor which has made our town by so much an educational capital for a large area of growing population.Too much credit for the success of this enterprise cannot be awarded by friends of Popular Education to our people of all professions and trades, especially to that large, worthy and honorable majority, the miners. These men took from wages earned underground all they felt able to spare and, contributing it to the purchase of this beautiful park, have endowed town and State and transmitted to posterity an institution which will bless with its civil and religious bounties our children's children.In substantial return we shall further ofi'er to those sent here for study the healthfulness of climatic salubrity in air and water and the inspirations of a landscape tilled with projections of rugged beauty. We shall surround them with all the protection implied in the fai t that, liightand day, but one police officer is required to see that no one of over 5,tlno jieople violates the law.Mothers and fathers may, therefore, send their sons and daughters here with full faith in the virtue, safety and wholesomeness of this environment. With a school liberally equipped and efficiently officered, the possibilities of educational good in a field otherwise so populous with opportunities for moral, physical and mental development, are great both in magnitude and number.To this end, and again speaking for all the people of Frostburg, 1 invoke the discouragement of all iu scholastic authority of every institution which designedly or undesigncdly invades the field whence this school must gather its sheaves and thereby detracts from both the utility and success of an enterprise to which we have dedicated time, lubor and love.Mr. Cushing, to whom the governor had referred iu his address, was also introduced. A veterau tichool-uiau— He gave a complete and explicit statement of the rise, progress and development of the educational system as pursued by the public schools of the United States, beginning with theincipiency of the idea of Mr. Horace Mann, ot Boston, Mass., to whom more than any other is the public school system of today indebted ; and to Mr. Libertius Van Bokkeliu is the present system of the Normal School, of Baltimore, indebted for itsexisteuce. Mr. Cushing drew a vivid picture of the advantages of the present system of public instruction as compared with that of twenty years ago, and called upon his audience in ilie most impassioned manner to uphold the efforts of the State Board of Education and the Stale Normal School to further the cause of public instruction in the public schools as now organized.Tlie visitors took dinner at the Hotel Gladstone and returned lo Cumberland about 2 o’clock.The members of the Grand Lodge present were :Most Worshipful Grand Master—Thomas J. Shryoek.Fast Grand Master—John M. Garter.Fast Deputy Grand .Master— W. 11. Clark. Fresideut of Board of Grand Inspectors— Henry g. Griffin.Worshipful Senior Grand Deacon—N. F. Burke.Worshipful Junior Grand Deacon—E. C. Regester.Grand Tyler W H. Nicholson.Grand Lecturer-Graham Dukehart.The members of the State Board of Education present were :J'rtiulent—Hou. Lloyd Ixiwndes, governor. Srrrrtnry—E. B. Frettvman.Member*—7.. C. Ehaugli, J. M. ( llshiug, Z. 1’. Wharton, ami Rev. J. ( '. Nicholson, D. D.flu the special train arrived also Messrs. Johu E. Edwards and H. G. Weimer, examine!s, of the County School Board : C. W. Donnelly audG. J. Doerner, of the Cumberland Iw/e-; W. G. Hamilton and F. Lee Carl, of the Cumberland .Vrir*, and Prof, George M. Perdew, a Cumberland principal.Messrs. F. C. Beall. JamesMcLuckie, Henry K. Neff aud VV. G. Bougbton comprised the Masouic reception committee.From Piedmout came Rev. T. M. West : from Westeinport J. S. Miller : from Barton, J. Tibbets and L. C. Ori, and from Lonacouing Rev. A. C. Thomson. Others there were from theplaces named, from Midland and Ocean ; John Leake trotn Vale Summit ; James Bannatyne and Archie Gracie, from Eckhart, and so on, making a representative outpouring of the people.Duncan Sinclair, president of the County School Board, drove over from his home at Midlothian aud sunk bis official individuality in the mystic realm.Gov. Lowndes, weaiiug the regalia of a Past Grand Master, marched with Grand Master Shryoek, each sustained by a Grand Deacon.Each member of the Grand Lodge carried a working tool.The Salvation Army band of 11 pieces and 10 red jackets, furnished the music.The procession was a fourth of a inile long, about 550 school pupils under the immediate marshalship of their teachers being out, including about 120 from the parochial school.It was a harmonious combination ol all sorts ot social and religious citizenship.W. E. G. Hitchins made the Masonic Order a gift of the stone.The Journal copies the synopses of addresses from the Cumberland AVirx —all necessarily brief, compared with nearly an hour's oratory.The absence of Hon. Edward Stake, assigned to the chief address, is generally regretted. The judge is a star orator on all occasions which evoke scholarship and eloquence, and his prestige in these lines drew a large part ol' the audience.l-'rostburg Light.The Frostburg Illuminating aud Manufacturing company received this week a very handsome aud powerful engine from the Amos Iron Works, of Oswego, N. V., which will take the place of oue of the small engines now iu use at its electric light station.The engine is a center-crank highspeed automatic, with two driving wheels, each 78 inches in diameter: 2(1(1 horse-power, aud weighs over 12 tons.The company has also on the way-two 1.000-light dynamos, made by the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Electric Works, which will take the place of the 000 and 200-light machines now in use.When all this machinery is iu place, the company will have two separate electric light plants, each capable of supplying the town in event of one or the other failing. Each plant has nearly twice the capacity and power of that now iu use.The Frostburg Gas aud Electric Light company has beeu merged into this company ; its machinery has beeu overhauled aud pul iu firstclass shape. Considerable uew- machinery has also been added. Owing to these very-material improvements aud additions most probably, the quality- of the gas has been very much enhanced iu strength, as the Journal, whose presses are propelled by a gas engine, can attest.The office of the combined companies is at the Electric Station, eastern end of town. The president, Marx Wiueland, and treasurer, R. Anuan, are both connected with the two plants; by telephone, as also with superintendent Thomas ,J. Price’s residence, so that any wants made known to these parties may receive prompt attention.The combined plants are being remodeled aud refitted and being put in modern and firstclass shape, and “when the work is finally accomplished.” say the company, “Frostburg will have light second to none iu the State.”In this connection it may be stated that it is to be doubted whether anyplace anywhere uses a gas so rich in illuminating and motive strength as in Frostburg.Still Growing.Since the Journal’s last report the following buildings and other improvements may bo noted under way :D. F. McMullen—residence, Union street. Brick veneering.J. G. Merrbucli—10-room double-block, Mt. Fleasant street.Robert Griffith—residence. West Loo street. Henry Wagner—residence, same street. Adam Brown—dwelling. Bowery street. George Eisel—residence, Hill street.Louis Race—residence. Mill street, culler Bros.—2 cottages. Wood street. Brick veneering.James Minnick—residence, near Beall Place.Work has commenced on the German Lutheran Parsonage.Thomas Rowe lias liuilt an addition to his residence. Loo street.II is rumored in business circles that Dr. C. G. Jacobs will erect a 3-story brick block, opposite the Gladstone, to be used as storerooms and offices.Work is away behind the year’s demands owing to inability to get material quick enough. New contracts are being made daily, and unless there is ail open winter much work will not lie finished this year.Change of Agents.The Adams Express company having received the resignation of W. G. Wright _ as their representative here, J. M. Zimmerly has been placed in charge of the agency aud will look after the compauy’s interest at his Union street establishment. He will be assisted by J. N. Myers in making calls for express matter and deliveries to patrons. The service of this express company is by wagon route to the Georges Greek aud Cumberland railioad. whose line they operate. The Journal is informed that the company is in position to make early deliveries from towns adjacent.J. W. Ayers, route agent, of Huntingdon, I'a., an affable gentlemau, was here during the week making the transfer.Business Movement.Prof. G. M. Jaquay uas leased Moat’s Opera House for one year, beginning next Monday, lltli iust., the lease covering the entire building. He will use a portion as a music school and sub-let the offices and auditorium. Prof. G. W. Clary pronounces the acoustics ot the latter as exception.-illyIn the description of “A Rare Coin’’ last week it was stated thatMr. filimpsoii presented another of the coins, tor which he paid 87Jin In the Bartholdi statue fund, to be placed under the statue of Liberty iu New York harbor.''The sum, +7.20, should have been + 121).Mining Accident.George A. Keedy, miner, of this place, had a leg brokeu Monday iu Ocean mine by a fall of coal. Leg was brokeu at same place several years ago in the mine.Died.Robert Matbeny, agent of the C. A 1*. R. at Lonacouing, died suddenly Tuesday moruiug at his home, that place. He was the father of Mrs. J. 11. Hitchins, of this place.
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Frostburg Mining Journal
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