Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-06-08

tended to please all and offend none.
WE are glad to state, referring to an
item last week of the surveyors BIZ
section of one of our officials, that he
has entirely escaped citizenship in
Garrett-that he still resides in Allie
gany and has his office in the Council
Chamber.
DENTAL PERsoNAL.-Drs. Lide &
McIlhenny, who have recently locat-
ed in Frostburg, have met with salts
factory success, and have determined
to remain here permanently. They
are excellent gentlemen and heirpat-
rons say they are profcients in their
profession. Call on them at Mrs.
Alden Clary's residence.
On Thursday morning last we learn
the frost nipped the flowers and fruits
in the valley towns below us. On our
sun-it hills, however, we are pleased
to say there was no frost.
Can the climate of Frostburg be
equaled in the State, in the things
that conspire to make a place desira-
BILE as a summer resort?
PERsoNAL.-Rev.N N. S. Bucking-
ham, former pastor of the Frostburg
M. E. Church, was in town few days
this week visiting friends,
Mr.. John T. Dawson, of Aurora
farm, Preston county, W. Va, form
erly of Frostburg, is on visit to
friends here. He looks we'll and is
delighted with his new home.
The Orion Literary Society met at
the residence of Owen Hitchins, ESQ,
on last Friday evening, when the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing term President-O. j. Moat;
Vice President-Miss Rose Devecmon;
Secretary-Stanley Hitchins Assist
ant Secretary--Miss Mollie Arm
strong Treasurer--Howard Hitchins
Editress Alnlta-Miss Lizzie Hob
litzell.
THE Temperance Union held its
meeting for this week in the M. q.
Church Monday evening. R. W. Ma
son, Esq, presided with R. P. Mason,
Esq. las Secretary. Remarks were made
by A. A. Rogers, Esq, and Rev. DR..
Edwards, and several fine airs render
ed by Misses Mollie Armstrong and
Lou Edwards, and Mr.. Rees Rees.
The latter lady and Miss Annie Hitch
ms gave select readings in excellent
style.
A RIFLE TEAM-Within the past week
Cumberland's institutions have received an
acquisition in the shape of d rifle team.
The charter members are Messrs. w. o.
Hoffman, j H. Thruston, F, g. McCulloh,
Webster Bruce, Theodore Human, r. Ii.
Gordon, ]. A. McHcnry and Percival Row.
land. The range is located in West Vir-
ginia, over the blue bridge, on the shady
side of Knobley mountain, where the
team meets for practice shooting every
evening at 5 Cumberland NeecS.
To this the Ne,Vs adds challenge
for Opposition shooting" and we
suggest that if the city boys want a
clean wiping out we will put some
mountaineers against them. The
Johnson Bros, Enoch elise, John
Preston, Arthur Baker, Frank Ward
John Smith, William Payne and
BAIL Mckenzie will smash the
"bull's eye" as fast as the Cumberland
men can put it up.
A REMARKABLE YIELD OF BUTTER.
Mr.. N. S. Frost, of this place, owns
a COW six years old--a cross between
the "Sunhower" and Jersey'-which
has shown so much productive capac-
ity that Mr.. Frost determined to see
how much butter could be made in q
week. Last Monday week according
ly her milk was set aside, When the
seven days had expired size had given
forty-two gallons of strained milk, the
cream from which realized eighteen
pounds Of butter This extraordinary
yield was obtained wholly from grass
pasturage, and Mr.. Frost is confident
that with gallon daily of corn meal
and bran mixed he can make her pro-
duce twenty pounds; and is willing to
wager one hundred dollars on the
result. Lilly" had her first calf at
twenty-five months old; never goes
dry more than a week, though Mr..
Frost usually turns her dry two or
three weeks. A challenge is extend
ed to the State to beat her, and the
ribbons will be handed over to the