Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-06-27

ONE of the hottest appearances of the no
season was observed in the countenance o
our Bailtf last Tuesday. He loaded {
wheelbarow near the McCulloh House will
a 72-pound specimen of ''blue-ruined" hu
mainly and drove Immediately to the lock
up. Surrounded by & crowd of urchlns he
reached the summit Of the hill at that serene
hour when the sun, just passed the summit
of his shining arch" floods the landscape
with light; when the thermometer stands
| highest, and loaters feel drowsiest--wc say
at this hour he reached the top of the hill
1t was Il time for perspiration. The tired
| Bailltl' resolutey stoppcd-to rest to wipe
off the sweat and to regret he had not given
| the subject of wheelbarrow transportation
more reflection, or that the engineers who
located the lookup had not selected q site
down-hill from all directions Nevertheless,
like jaded editor dragging a newspaper
through life, we never saw a man more de
termined to do his whole duty to the public
than was the Bailitf to complete the pom
dcrous enterprise of putting that incbriate
| in the lookup And he did
New PAPER.-The first number of the
Georges Creek Press Homecoming, Md, was
issued Thursday morning, Messrs. Grove g.
Frost, editors and propretors. The Press
is neatly printed twenty-four-column
paper, already well filled with advertise
ments and other matter indicating healthy
beginning and prosperous career. A large
amount of interesting local matter, both Of
editorial and vivscious correspondence, is
also given. OF politics the Press is indie
pendent as foreshadowcd in wcll-written
salutatory, the spirit Of which, faithfully
pursued, cannot fail to commend it to the
support of all parties.
Taking the initial number as an index to
its future as a local organ, the Press will
be credit to publishers and patrons, and
thus deserve the success which we trust it
will obtain.
THF neutrality-suspicious. for the
Fourth are in progress. We hear ofnothi"g
new and striking in the way of enjoying the
day. AS we heard suggested the other day,
the incest project is to pic mic on the rail
road some distance from town, go and re-
turn by special train. BY this means the
crowd is kept together and the pleasure Of
a ride added We reproduce the sugges-
ton here for the consideration ofthosc who
have control in these matters Two Sun
day Schools, for instance, might join and
easily and.chcaply accomplish the pleasant
enterprise 1t is not to late to arrange
for it.
BATTLE WITH A SNAKE.-Charlcs Bar
nard, ESQ., of Borden Shaft, while on his
way home from work Wednesday evening
encountered mud colored' snake, which
he set about killing. His snakeship, how
ever, bravclv contested Mr.. Barnards eff
forts by advancing and striking with his
fangs the pants and boots of his assalant
at the same time so dcXternusly lodging
the kicks and thrllsts as to give the combat
the semblance of a sparring exhibition
Mr.. Barnard succeeded IN killing the snake
without sustaining injury. The snake
died game"
EhECTIoN.-At the regular meeting We'd
hesday evening of Frostburg City Lodge.
No. s., knights of Pythias, the following
named gentlemen We're elected Officers for
the ensuing semi-annual term:
p. c., II. S. Harvey; c. G., DAWSON
Armstrong; V. c., II, c. r. Stephens P,
George W. Tenant NJ A., Owen Evans
|. G., }. s. Metzgcr; o. G., John Davis.
The following gentlemen hold over:
NJ. f., John IIitchins NJ F., John Thorn
as X. of Il. and S, Oscar G. Gctzendanner;
Representative to Grand Lodge, c. II. Get
ZcndanDcr.
AN exchange says that boys who are in
the habit of bathing daily should know that
ii is unhealthy to go in" more than twenty
or twenty five times in one day.
We think the remark SO valuable and so
to the habits of the boys in
this vicinity that we reproduce it with the
greatest pleasure lNcyantna.
In this respect our boys are particularly
discrect hence they are healthy. A pool
nayigahlc Tor a swimmer, is not to be easily
found in our vicinity, which shows why
our boys are discreet.
MINING in the Bowery ore mines was
several days since for what
purpose has not TRANSFERRED. 1t is believed
as preliminary to an early stoppage of the
Furnacc--a result to be regretted. 1t is
said the Furnace has recently yielded bet
ter than ever bcfore-the turn-outs aver
abing thirty tons instead of twenty-five as
This circumstance makes closing
up especially unfortunate, if that is the
design in stopping the ore mines.
NACATIoN.-Th annual school vacation
has brought home the following ladies and
gentlemen from the places named:
Miss Virginia GetZendanner and Miss |
Georgia McCulloh Staunton, Va.
Miss Minnie Z. Hitchins and Miss Lizzie
Iloblitzcll, Baltimore, Md
Messrs. John b. McCulloh, Walter S.
Howard Hitchins and George
NJ Kane, Chester, Pa.