Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-08-31
FrOstburg, Aug. 81, 1878.

FrOstburg, Aug. 81, 1878.
The Democratic primaries meet
to-night-District No. l at new store
room, in St. Cloud Hotel building
No. IL at Hugh McGuire's. Voting
from 7 to 9.
The Republican Central Committee
of this county has Endorsed the action
of the Weverton conference in post
poning the republican congressional
convention for the sixth district of
Maryland from the 4th to the 18th of
September.
THE Coal TRADE.-The product of
the mines of this coal region for the
week ending Saturday, August "a,
1878, was 44,469 tons, ard for the
year to that date, 1929 tons, an
increase of 86,l7l tons as compared
with the corresponding period of last
year.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.-Dr. Getzendan-
danner was announced yesterday to
speak last night at his residence on
Broadway.
He spoke in Cumberland Thursday
night to an audience Of five hundred,
indicating his course in public school
matters.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Owen England,
of Virginia, formerly of this place, is
visiting friends here. He is looking
we'll and is pleased with his new
home.
Mr.. Robert Tenant, jr., accompan-
led his brother, Thomas Tenant,
Esq, to the latter's home yesterday
for a short stay.
A BRIGHT light was noticed Mon
day night in the direction of John-
sons. Somebody on Mechanic street
Justify raised the alarm of fire not Oh
serving that it was beyond Big Saw
age. It turned out to be collection
of fres-thirty-two large piles of
stumps, burned by the Messrs. John
son on their clearings.
A NEW C1T1zEN.-Mr. G. A. Sny-
der, lately appointed Vice Principal
of our public school, removed this
week from Grantsville to Frostburg,
taking the late residence of Mr.. G. A.
Wingert. Mr.. Snyders Grantsville
neighbors say he is a good citizen and
congratulate US upon valuable Access
sion to our community.
HURT IN HOFFMAN NINE Mr..
Edward Lancaster, an old resida mt Of
Eckhart, was hurt in Hoffman mines
Tuesday morning last by a falling
piece of roof coal. His face, head,
back and foot were injured. He is
not SO seriously hurt as was at first
believed, and is doing as we'll as could
be expected under the circumstances
HoP.-A number of young ladies
and gentlemen of the Orion Literary
Society met at the residence of Mr.. G.
Hamill Monday night and very pleas
antly passed several hours at dancing.
The occasion was called forth by the
departure of Mr.. Walter S. Ravens
craft to Nebraska. Mr.. R. was much
gratifed at this testimonial of esteem,
and will look back to it as one Ct the
pleasantest incidents of his life.
IT has been frequently asked why
the eastward bound passenger train
on the Cumberland and Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad stops at the upper inter-
section Of the Mt. Savage shortcut
with the Y. There is no station at
tAe point, nor do people ve.y often
get on or off there. The mystery was
explained the other day. The stop
page is due to wise regulation of the
company to prevent undue speed
down the heavy grade toward Mt
Savage. Not only is momentum des.
troyed, but the engineer is reminded
Of his duty to be careful in way
moro effective perhaps than any other
that could be devised.
MUsIcAL.-We are pleased to hear
that Madame Cuthbert, so we'll known
among Us as a superior teacher o.
vocal and instrumental music, as wei
as Of modern languages, has associat.
ed herself with one of the first Ladies'