Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-07-12

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ROBERT SooTr, Esq, of this place,
took charge Monday night of one Of
the shifts at tunnel work on the new
railroad.
THE M. E. Church, South, festival
closed Monday evening after a sue
cessful run. A huge cake was dis
posed of by vote, netting SIS, to Miss
Kate Thomas over Miss Sarah Ed
wards.
The FOURTH passed off unmarked
by anything of stirring importance
Church and Sunday School picnics,
closed stores, wind and dust, COM
prised programme which was faith
fully carried out.
COMPLAINT is made of the Ravens
craft lot on Broadway as a Pottera
Field for d BAD rats. The authorities
attention is called to the matter, or
there will be trouble about the loca-
ton for the new depot.
DAMS Rock V1s1ToRs.-A party
of twenty ladies and gentlemen of
Mt. Savage, passed through Frost
burg early Thursday morning en- route
to Dams Rock. They were travelling
in a six-horse band wagon in gay and
happy style.
WE wish somebody else would re-
solve himself into "many voters"
and call upon himself to allow his
name to be used as cal iidate for
Clerk or Sheriff. Wherefore are the
people kept in suspense? Announce
ments SIS ; calls free.
By advertiser ent elsewhere it will
be observed that Mcmillan & Bro.
make an important announcement to
the public. These are meritorious
young gentlemen, just starting as
merchants, and we hope to gee them
win large share of trade.
F1RE.-About ST o'clock Tuesday
after. ,on a smoke-house in rear #
Hitchins Bros store was discovered
on fire. The Fire Department were
promptly on hand and soon succeeded
in es.inguishing the flames. after a
loss of less than 800 had been sus-
tanned.
A FINE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
ELoCUTIoN.-A letter has been re-
ceived from Miss Minnie Mosher
stating her readiness to teach a class
here in elccution. Eight pupils is
the minimum required, and S. for ten
lessons of one hour each. Miss Anna
Kern will receive the names of those
desiring to avail themselves of this
rare opportunity.
New RAILROAD JoKE.-A great
epicure remarked the other day that
"if he had the money he would spend
it in building another new railroad
"Yis, yer honor,' commented son
Of the Emerald Isle; "ye'd build it
through an agricultural region, run
the thrack down yer throat to New
York, the great cinter CT thIade,
which you'd have sitawated at the
pit of yer stumjack. Then we'd see
hard times, for the cinter would al
ways be glutted."
CHAMPIONSHIP SHOOTING MATCH.
"A shooting match took place Sat-
urday near Mount Savage, for hand
some gold pin with a ribbon medal
valued at $50 and the championship
of Allegany county. Mr.. Alexander
Adams, Of Cum berland, was the sue.
SoSe4oi eOueeoIduC anu Carried Gil Ule
honors of tho day, making 43 out o. a
possible SO. The Frostburg marks
men scored as follows: G. w. Oder
Al; Samuel johnson, 80; G. A
Greene, 50; William Nelson, 50; G
F. Ward, "a. Owing to the unfavor-
able direction of the targst-against
the sun-the score would have shown
generally higher figures.
PULLING MATCH, ETC. The Cen
tennial picnic ground was the scene
OF an unusual test of strength Thurs
day evening. Twelve married and
an equal number of single men con,
tested for the mastery. These were
taken from the stalwarts of each class
tins combined weight being about two
tons. 1t was observed that among
the numerous bystanders the line OF
sympathy was strongly marked, the
married ones cheering and champion.