Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-07-31

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Frostburg. July 81. 1879.
A correspondent says:
please don't tell anybody WHO wrote
this"
We wont.
PREACHING at the English Baptist
church Sunday evening at O'Clock by the
nastor Rev. ]. r. Bradford. Suhject--The
Diving Thief. Public cordially invited to
attend
TIE statement made last week that the
New Central Coal Company's koontz Mine
had suspended operations indefinitely is
incorrect This mine is shipping about
$50 tons daily.
CoMrLIMENTARY.-Thc Normal Class of
Cumberland did a graceful act the other
day in presenting their tutor, MIR. A. A
Shaw, recently of Frostburg, with mass
i've gold pen, inkstand, etc.
TRANSFERS OF PRoPERTY.-The record
of real estate transfers for the week ending
July 2S, as filed in the Clerks office is as
follows:
Jacob w. Michael to Isabella Porter, lot
No 10, Ross and Mchacls' addition to Bar
ton, 800.
A report comes to us that Patrick Cum
ningham of Mt. Savage was killed at Cor
rigansyillc, Thursday evening, by being
run over by a coal train. Seven cars pass
cd over him. He was brought to his home
after which he lived an hour. He leaves q
wife and five children.
PERsoNAI.-Mr. J. W. Downs, editor OF
the Waco (Texas) Eiamder, is rusticating
in F.ostburg.
Mr.. Samuel F. Bishop of Ecl>hart, a stu
dent of Mount Union Ohio College, called
on lis this week. He is taking the Business
Course in that excellent institution, and re
ports progress" lie will succeed.
THE Barton tournament is postponed in
definitely. The heavy rain of Wcdncsday
SpOlltu inc INIl, ;lllbuSll S' IIuiIip'i VI
people attended Some riding, driving
wheel barrows blind fold and other amusc
mcnts were INDUCED, but the dampncSs was
too much for the great success anticipated
Wen he there, however, when there's sun
light to Gid the hcrallry
CRITICAL ILINESs.-ln response TO an
NJ \ ii,
Eckhart, left at noon on Thursday to visit
Mr.. Edward III. Tracy who was reported as
living dangerously i'll at his residence ncal
New York City. This intelligence will b,
received with pain by great number OF
people WHO remember Mr.. Tracy as one OF
the most genial and popular coal supcr;n'
tcndents that ever resided in this region.
FIRE At PocAIoNTAs, PA On We'd.
ncstlay morning at one O'Clock the store
house of Mr.. Frederick DUR and residence
OF A. J Stoncr, ESP, in PoralontaS, Pa,
were burned to the ground, together with
all the contents except a few books out of
the store and several articles OF furniture
from the house Mr. Durr's loss is mainly
covered by an insurance of $4,000. Mr..
Stoncrs was proportiona,cly heavier, his
insurance being only $500. The disaster is
supposed to be the work of an inccndiary.
CnAiIENGE.-Thc Times of Wednesday
contains the following:
The "Ligh,ning Cure" Base Ball Club
claims the championship of Allrgany coun-
ty, and will play any club now organized
which may contest the same with them.
\ Frostburg base ball organization car
ricd the "bclt' last season down the creek
into West Virginia and over the line into
PENNSYLVANIA. lforganiZcd now here is an
opportunity TO break the dead level Of slow
fights by combating something with light
ming in it. Up and at them!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr.. II. d. Musscl-
man of the firm of Wcntz Il Musschman,
Baltimore, a few days since presented us a
package of Champion Brothers On. I.)rcl-
cbrated Imperial Soap, for which his firm
are agents in Maryland and the District OF
Columbia. Our trial of the article ycriics
Mr. Mussclman's claims for its prompt cffic-
iency in cleansing whatever it is applied to.
As to purity, freedom from injurious acids,
etc, we doubt not ii is also fully all that is
represented. One thing is sure, Mr.. Mus
sclman is confident enough of its superiority
he doesn't hesitate to give everybody an OPP
portunity to test it,
FATALLY BURNED-A little three wear
old son Of Mr.. Thomas Anderson, of Eek
hart, was burned on Saturday morning last
from the effects of which he died on Sun
day morning at 10 O'Clock Mrs. Anderson,
after getting up and making fire, Went to
the spring for water. On returning she
found her child in flames. With all the
promptitudc she could command she set
nhout pNtin puiShinu tho tirn mot bnwDynr