Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-07-24


THE Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail
road Company has attached alr-brakes 10
the passenger cars.
WE were favored this week with Il pleas
ant call from Prof J. +. j. Buckley, former
" of the editorial staff of the 1Hegdnian.
From A. A. Everstnc, Esq, Secretary
of the Barton Tournament Association, we
have an invitation to be present at tourn-
amcnt TO be held at Barton on the 2Sth
inst 1t will atic ri us pleasure to attend
PosrPoNEMENT-Thc dedication Of the
e. Church, South, at Piedmont, w. Va.
which was to have taken place tomorrow,
(Sunday, 2Nh inst J has been postponed.
Dine announcement of time will be made
hereafter.
MARRIAGE LICENCEs.-Thc following
marriage licenses were issued from the office
of the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court, during the
week ending July 81;
Joseph II. Arnold to Roscan Patience
IIcubner
On Saturday last Gov Jacobs presented
the Jacob Guards, of Piedmont, w. Va,
with a splendid national flag, the Cover
nor making the presentation speech, and
Mr. John Broydrick, of the Piedmont IN
efependeat, replying ON behalf of the Guards.
A reduction of ten per cent. i'll canal
frcights has been made. The charges per
ton to GeoI gctown now is $115, TO Alex
andra 81 90. The coal companies de-
mandcd the reduction and the boatmcn at
a meeting of their Union Monday night
agreed to allow it.
RELIGIOUS Misunderstanding at the
English Baptist Church Sunday morning
at 1Ol o'clock by Rev Edward VI. Davies
of the NJ. f. Church, South. Public cor
daily invited to attend.
In the NJ Church, Rev. james 7.
Bradford of the Baptist church, will preach
at 1Ol o'clock, A. NJ, and Rev. ID. j.. Mac
KcnZc of the Lutheran Church, at : p. NJ.
In lieu of locals we insert the communi-
cations of a citizen upon the y. NJ. c. A.
visitation and Normal School Examination.
To the latter We might add that the list he
low comprises the names of those who
passed examination, and 10 whom ccrtli-
Gates were granted:
Mcssrs. L. H. Gciman, George NJ. Per-
dew, Misses l. NJ. Staples, Allie Il. ll&r'zcll,
Mr. David p Park, Miss Helen Bcrkebilc,
Mrs b. Wclton, Mr.. Thomas Ill., Miss
Jennie Miller.
We are indebted to some friend for n
Catalogue of st. Johns College, wherein
we are pleased to see the names of several
county boys Francis Tiddy Of Frosthurg
appears in the list of sophomorcs ii. Mag
nus Reid of Lonacoming in the freshman;
and j. Scmmcs Dryccmon and John ii.
Hanckamp of Lonaconin@ and j. lloratio
Dorsey of Shade Mills Garrett county, in
the preparatory department.
A vacancy in the State Scholarships ap-
pears from Garrett county.
THE SECOND number Of Wide Itra&e d.
Lothrop * Co, Boston) surpasscs the in
Itial number. RoSsitcr Johnson, the com
picr of Osgood's Little Classics,' has an
excellent story Three d. DIS are rcprcs-
cnted by contributors. The serials grow
in interest, and there is evidently first -class
work upon every page.
We predict for this new juvenile a steady
growth inwardly and outwardly,
Price $500 per anhum. ID. Loihrop X
Co., publishes, IS and 40 Cornhill Boston.
MUSICAL CoMrETITIoN-PIC NIC.-St.
Joseph's Band of Frostburg, Prof. Rupp,
tutor and leader, gives to-day Pic Mic in
Graham's Grove to all the sister bands Of
the county. Besides the usual manner of
enjoying these pleasant occasions, the rare
and interesting feature Of competition be
tween 3bands will be presented. The band
displaying the most proficiency vii. he
awarded valuable medal. Ofcoursc, this
will bring out all the skill and vim of the
competitors, and the auditors will obtain
the best musical efforts of the period.
Quite number of bands will participate,
we learn, and crowd of visitors is eX-
pected.
ORPHANS CoURT.-The Orphans Court
met Tuesday Present, Judges Coulchan,
Long and Slack, and c. c. Shriver, Regis
ter.
Letters of administration We're granted
unto Chas. w. Smart, upon the estate OF
VIM. Warren, decd having first filled bond
i'll the sum of $4,000.
Letters of administration were granted
unto Elijah Winter, upon the estate of Mo
ses McKinzic, decd, having first filed bond
in the sum of $500.
Robert c. McCulloh guardian to Ross
Ioblitzel ard others, settled his sixth ac-
count.
John Coles, guardian to Jos, & Emma
Braddock, settled his sixth account.
LoFTY-George NJ Brisbin, Esq, editor
of the Osceola Pa) ReteNe, was one of the
Pennsylvania cxcursionists who visited our
town several weeks ago, lie says:
Before o'clock, the party was again on
the train slowly winding their way up the
wonderful narrows toward Mt Savage, the
seat of the first rolling mill ever built in tho
United States The scenery along thi.
route is grand, sublime, and inspiring
Nature seems to have expended her "las