Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-06-05

EEPAhE 10 answer ail the ques'
tions the census-taker asks. He will
see you during this month.
THE Davis family sang SO accepta-
bly, last week to crowded houses in
this section that they will probably
return during the fall.
New PIATFoRM.--The Cumberland
and Pennsylvania railroad authorities
have completed new and substantial
platform at the Frostburg depot.
THANKs.-Mrs. Nelson Beall has
kindly sent us a dish of the finest
strawberries we have seen, and they
are frem stolks of her own culture.
The new railroad is on the home
stretch. The rails will be laid erelong
and then coal will go to Philadelphia
and South Amboy until its proper
connections at Cumberland can be
made.
Mr.. SECRETARY: Just as soon as
your society or lodge elects officers,
make out complete list and send to
the JOURNAL for publication. Thus
all the people who have forgotten you
will find out that you still live.
IT is reported that an inexperienced
delegate to one Of the conventions
placed friend in nomination tor
some place and then allowed himself
to be voted against him. He ought
to have been cut up, salted down and
cured while green.
Work upon the new railroad in the
town of Pompey Smash began We'd
nesday. So far as heard from Pompey
has no obstructionists. But then she
has no Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
inveigle foolish people to antagonize
their own interests.
CALLED AWAY BY ILLNEss.-Rev.
J. R. Andrew, of this place, was call
ed away during the latter part of last
week by telegram announcing the
serious illness of his wife at her faith
ers residence in Calvert county, Nd.
THE Frostburg Fire Department
elected Tuesday evening the following
gentlemen officers for the ensuing
quarter :
Pressdent-Charles M. Taylor.
Vice Resident-J. F. Workman.
Sergeant-at- Arms-Thos. Cosgrove.
PROPOSED FAIR AND FESTIVAL
The ladies of the M. E. Church,
South, will hold fair and festival in
Porter's building on or near the 10th
inst. for church purposes.
The ladies of the English Lutheran
church contemplate similar enter
prise, exact date also undetermined.
WE came within an ace of writing
up our examination of the re-opening
of the Eckhart slope q few days ago in
company with Messrs. J. Hill Thomp-
son, j. P. Moody and J. Fl. Watson,
but the Inspector threatens to go
over the ground after us. Just as
like as not he would contradict us,
and We don't want him to place him
self in that position any more.
THE auditorium Of the Odd Fellows
Opera House will doubtless be con-
tinued as a public hall. John Ra-
venscraft, Esq, the owner has had
5U4 chairs made for use therein. IT
practicable it would be far more prof.
liable to convert the building into
some sort Of manufacturing establish
uent, say shoe factory. Such an
institution would provide valuable |
and needed employment to men and
women.
In view of astrological predictions
of severe storms, attended with dam
gerous lightning, this summer, the
article About Lightning, in another
column may furnish valuable inform
alton. The clipping does not apply,
however, to presidential lightning,
just now playing around the political
armament hardly knowing who to
strike. This sort never killed but
one man; then it was a twin stroke
"a rare combination of independent
republican.democratic electricity du-
ring the political storm of 1872.
A WELL-MANAGED AFFAIR.-A
committee met at one Of the church
residences of this place Thursday
evening to confer with the pastor in
a matter of congregational economy.
The discussion was at its height about
nine o'clock. when a knock was heard