Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-03-24


friend went down to johnson and got
a coal stove. 1t is called the Radiant
Home, and any man that says he
didn't have a radiant home at his
house for about four hours last Satur-
day night is villain.
You see he didn't know anything
about coal stoves. He filed the Ra-
dent Home about half full Of pine
fence, and when the stuff got well to
going he filled the artesian we'll on
top with coal. 1t simmered and sput-
tered about five or ten minutes, and
all went out, and he put OH an over
coat and pair of buckskin mlttens,
and went out too, to supper. Here
marked, in the course of the frugal
meal that johnson was a fraud for
recommending such COMPOUNDED re-
frigerator to man to get warm by
After supper he took piece of ice
and rubbed his hands warm and went
in where that stove was resolved to
make her draw and burn if it took all
the pine fence on Broadway.
His better half threw a quilt over
her, and shiveringly remarked that
she never knew what real solid COM
fort was until she got a coal stove.
Stung by the sarcasm in her remar <,
he turned every dingus in the stove
that was movable, or locke like it
had anything to do with . draught,
and pretty soon the Radiant Home be-
gan to heave up heat. 1t was not
long before she suffered like steam
boat Tylk about your heat ? In
ten minutes that room was as much
worse than a Turkish bath as Hades
is hotter than Theophils ice-house.
The persplration fairly fried out of a
tin water coaler in the next room
He opened the door and the snow
began to melt as far up Broadway as
Mechanic street, and people all around
the neighborhood put on linen clothes.
And he couldn't stop the confounded
thing. He forgot what Johnson told
him about the hampers, and she just
kept a billing. The only thing he
could do was to go to bed, and leave
the thing to burn the house up if it
wanted to. He stood off with a pole,
and turned the damper every way and
at every turn she just sent out heat
enough to roast an OK.
He went to bed surprising that the
coal would eventually burn out, but
about twelve o clock the whole family
had to get up and sit on the fence.
Finally q man came along who had
been brought up among coal stoves,
and he put a wet blanket over him,
and went to the stove and turned the
dingus, ard she cooled off and since
that time has been Just as comfortable
as possible. If you buy coal stove
you want to learn how to engineer it,
or You may get roasted.
DEATH OF ADEN CLABY, EsQ.-On
Saturday evening last in the 68th
year of his age, Mr. Alden Clary died
at his residence in Frostburg. Ever
since his settlement here, forty-six
years ago, Mr., Clary has been a promi
nent citizen. He early gained high
reputation for honesty and integrity
and enjoyed it to the end of life. He
had been in failing health for some
time past, The tragic death Of his
talented son, Lloyd L. Clary, editor of
the Cumberland Times, was 2 shock
from which Mr.. Clary never fully re-
covered. Growing age increased his
infrmity until his latterly frail tene-
mont guccumbed tc the work Of disc
luton, Amid the long and painful
ordeal of illness his force Of c. aracter
and christians hope enabled him to
maintain every virtue which distin-
guished him in life
HIS funeral at St. Michael's Church
Monday list was largely attended by
friends from Cumberland, Frostburg
and elsewhere Rev. Father RYAN
delivered an excellent commomora-
tive discourse, after which the remains
were inferred in the Catholic ceme-
terry.
REPUBLICAN MEETING. Notices
are posted calling a meeting of the re-
publican voters Of the town at the
Council Chamber Tuesday evening
next to nominate candidates for May
or and Council.