Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-09-30
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We take pleasure in publishing
the fcl'owing omnuIication trom
the ".it:slutgh Caroatcie. > Its
complimentary illusions 10 onr town
AID section as we'll as its numerous
business references, ca!pot fail to
be interesting to our readers.
FRoyrBuaa, BID, Scrtcmlt,r / I, tS7t,
larriYcd at F.os,hurg, Maryland, on the
Both Of August, Where | have been spend
ing Il delightful time. FroatJurg is heIuti
fllly situated batwscn Dams mountain and
thc Big Savage mountain, on the National
rorl and also 1pen tie Inc OF tie Cum
bcrand & Pennsylvania Railroad, about
eleven miles West Of Cumberland, and the
population is said 10 he about two thOus
and i've Hundred Il is an old town, and
is about t,.92 feet above the level Of the
Wit}i:. = space Of three miles around, tIe
pop,flation viii reach fully ten thousand
/ Is healthy, and would make delightful
summer resort were there ample acConuio-
tia. 'ons. There are many strangers visit
inr This place from various parts oF-the
country, and two hotels-the McCui!oh
lIous.. and the Tunnel Uouse-aye not, /
do assure YOU, left unpatronizcd any day in
the week. The ,icCulloh House is al
want ,geo,tsly situated in the lower end OF
town, and is accommodations. are really
first class Mr.. L. Brown, the proprietor
although always busy, never iorgcts to
provide comfortable quarters for those
whom he can accommodate His house is
large, end everything in good order. TIE
tor. is also good house, situated at the
depot Of the c. {; p r. r., and his accom-
molations ale said to be good. He also
manufactures pure grape wine.
The mai! facilities at this point are al
present. poor, mail being carried by
stage, and receiving but one day, al
though trains leave and arrive daily
There seems to ! e 30 fault attached to The
Ea .lroad company by a majority of the
paope. and why this matter cannot he
rcmcslied, am unable to say.
The citizens, or most of them. seem to be
labo.ing under disadvantages here, espc-
cially in the night. There are good gas
works, street lamps at every corner, com
pctent cas- filters, Sc, and yet the streets
are not lit up at night. l was informed
that the citizens lad sent q petition, but
ihc corporation Irf.Ised to grant their wish
rs. 1t is certainly disa&rccal'lc for stran-
gers, and should he remedicd at once. |
ain unable TO give you any reason for this
style of procc lure on the part of the corpo-
ration
There seems to he q large amount of
business done hcrc--almcSt every branch
of trade benz Represented. iar.sc num-
Ler of buildings are nov in course Of cree
ton The school building is one of th"
finest to he ioGzi-i in any town, is capable
ofaccommodat'n@ a Hout $50 scholars, and
is in clar@c Or. II. Sawncr Esq, WHO is
eminently iit,e! 3or he position.
There are tY,lvc cllurrhcs-thc N. f.
Church., u. Z. Church (5outh), Presbytc-
rian, Lutheran. German, Lutheran, German
reformed, WELSH Baptist, Episcopal, Cath
Ole and three coloIel TN, Il. Z. Church,
Rev. Gray, pastor is nearly completed, and
was erected at Il cost Of neatly $4,000.
The Welsh Baptist, Rev. l.. Llewellyn, is
another fine building, and their choir is
said to lc splendid, As TO the others | am
uninio:1mc;i'
The support Of tie people is principally
mining interests the entire distance from
near Fr)stburg to Piedmont, W. Va, six
teen miles, being one vast coal field.
The Consolidation Coal Company is the
largest in the State. Mr.. Jas. b. Thomas,
an old Pittsburghcr, is Superintendent Of
the mining department of this company,
and he informs me that they expect to
ship this year, half million tons. This is
certainly doing a large busin,ss in the coal
line. In. travelling through this section of
the country you can form y good idea OF
tie vast coal mines by the huge ''gondolas'
You will see pulling out and packing in at
the pidorcnt places Of loading. These
works are never altogether deserted, bull
little mining is done in winter
A few notices Of business may not be
out of place.
l find engaged in the groceries, grain,
liquor, &c, and in the manufacture OF Wag-
ons, Mr.. James Preston. He understands
how TO do the business thoroughly
The leading druggists are Messrs. Nc
Neil Il Wingcrt They also deal in paints,
oils, varnshcs, dye stutfs glass, putty, per
fumcry, &c, &c. They are carcful, atten-
tive and 6bliging. All their drugs and
medicines are of the purcst quality. They
deserve credit for their increasing efforts to
plei.sG'
Z. G. Nef' is a dealer in dry goods, gro
ccrios, Sc, and is acknowledged to be the
right nsap in the right place"
Broadway, one OF the principal Streets
has a No. grocery, tinwarc AMI oil store,
Of w}.tf Nj Samuel Jchiics is proprietor
Il J.; ecoaJ 10 noi.e, ard you can set any