Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-10-24


bv the Republican County Committee
Frostburg is omitted.
CIRCUIT Court drags its slow length
along. The Grand Jury adjourned and
were discharged on Monday.
OUR ID had u spark skilfully extracted
from his eye the other day. He has been
overwhelmed with admiration of railroad
men ever since.
PREAcniNG-M the English Baptist
Church Sunday morning at 10y o'clock
Revival services during next week. All
cordially invited to attend.
MARRIED-In Frostburg, at the residence
of the brides father by Rev l.. W. Haslup,
Mr.. George r. Bell of Staunton, Va, and
Miss Virginia T. Gcizcndnnncr, daughter of
Dr. Joseph r. Gctzcndanner.
DEcnEAsE-Thc amount of coal mined
in the Georges Creek Coal Region and sent
to market this wear to October II, 1874, is
1887 .545 .0G tons, against ,9Ss, 10lo2 tonsto
same date last wear; showing decrease OF
151, 100 Is tons.
Az EXCELLENT AproINTMENT-Wc are
glad to note the appointment ofEJ. llulSon,
ESQ, as Assistant Superintendent of the
New Central Coal Company. He is quail
fed for the place by experience; is a desery-
ing gentleman and will succeed.
Fl.aNT
en- years, son of c. Lear, Esq, of this place,
while in the woods after chcstnuts last Sat
urtlav, was shot by some person supposed
10 he hunting. Three shot entered the right
brcas, which so far have cludcd probing
lie is doing well, however, and no fears of
4 serious result are entertained.
SUNDAY SCHooI. Cow r:NTIoN-The
State Sunday School Convention viii! he
held in Frederick city, November th, 1874
We are requested to say that all delegates
appointed by county or district convcn-
lions will notify Rev. II. A. Smcltz, No.
North Charles street, Baltimore, so that
ample arrangements may be completed for
their entertainment.
GONE WEsr-Our Young legal friend,
OSCAR G. GrlZrntlanner, Esq, left his home
in this place, Wednesday last for Cleveland,
Ohio, where he has located for the practice
of his profession Of law In that city he
joins Mcssrs Eddy IL Gaylord, firm Of
cntcrprising and prominent attorneys
VIII ,sc establishment and advantages will
much promote Mr. G.'s advancement In
common with his many friends we wish
SOMERSET CoAI-THE New COMPANY
THE MINKM OpENINGs.-Thc Meyers
dale l0d,lnMdcAt of last week says:
Mr.. Alexander Shaw, \. Chamberlin, G.
G. Hicks, II. W. Baldwin, Thomas II. Paul,
4. NJ Hoult, stockholders and officers OF
che Cumberland and Elk Lick Company,
Hon. John G. Thomas and Mr.. Isaac ;.
George, of Baltimore, Nj. IL Mali, of New
York, and ,ather gentlemen in company
with them, visited Meycrstalc on Monday
and Tuesday Of this week on business con
ncctcd with this company.
This company has been lately organized
with capital Of 81 100000, and the visit
of these gems lrmcn WAS connected with
arrangements looking TO TN. carly opening
and working of their valuable coal lands.
(Which lie within three miles 0fthis borough.
They We're taken oycg ihc lands by thrlr
agent, Mr.. Statlcr and after having exam
incd them were handsomely entertained by
llim.
The company evidently means business
and the kpqwR energy and large practical
I. 4 1 :.
dent, Mr.. A. Shaw, gives gratifying aSSur-
ancc to our people that they may soon cX
pcct to derive all The benefits which Niil
ncccssarily result from the ENTERPRISE
The same paper also remarks:
We have received specimens Of coal
takcn from the lands of Mr.. +. Minkc, of
Cumberland. These coal nc11S join those
of the Keystone Coal Company. McssIS .
\. Stein :mG John T. Stallb, who are
now engaged in prospecting and locating I
shafts openings, exc, are meeting with |
much SUCCESS, having taken the specimens
in our possession from a vein of six fee! IL
thickness and OF superior quality, entirely
free from bone or slate. Every indication
points to an cary opening Of these and
other mines and OF Il great increase Of bus /,
mess in the immediate future.
Our POsq OF1ICE has recently under /
gone some changes in which facilities for
more rapid distribution of the mails are
provided. New and improved cases for
thc general delivery have been introduced, |
from which people can be served nearly as
quickly as from the box cases Besides,
sixteen lock boxes have been placed for
thc use Of those who can afford The copycn-
fence.
Hitherto but one delivery was open 10
the public from which all Were served
in the change the boxes have been removed
from the front to the side which allows
more space, besides furnishing the addition
~ delivery referred to. The room, al
best, will not accommodate large crowd
and the chasce was brough: about by the
increasing pressure.
In this connection it is interesting TO
note the growth of our postal business du-
ring the past five years, When Mr.. Walker
assumed charge Of the Office June LIST, 1869,
the average issue Of money orders was
aboutsffiecn weekly. He ISSUES now an