Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-12-18

nef husband at Vne time Oh MS uedti.
He was a young man of excellent
business attachments and fine social
qualities, and had a number of warm
personal friends in this section who
will deeply regret his sudden demise.
He leaves a number Of friends and a
young wife to whom we extend our
heartfelt coincidence. His funeral
took place Tuesday from his late resi-
dence in. Piedmont, and his remains
taken to Cumberland and deposited
in Rose Hill cemetery. A large num-
Der of our prominent citizens were
present. He was about 80 years old.
SOME workmon on Monday cut
from the heart Of locust tree, six
teen inches in diameter, on the town
farm Of the Consolidation coal compa-
ny horseshoe nail of the old hand
made style. The nail had been bent
and point driven in head downward.
When and by whom was it placed
there ?-io the question a8itatiug some
minds. The former can be easily an
swered by any one who can tell how
long the tree has been growing around
the nail. Then, perhaps, the identity
of the man who drove it can be traced,
and even the man who made it. Our
own judgment is-it is the nail for
the want Of which shoe was lost, etc.
In which event it was very disas-
trious nail.
MINING NoTEs.-Blaeu Avon mine
loaded several cars this week for local
trade.
Midlothian and Johnson mines re-
sumed work Thursday morning.
The following mines are working
half-time: Swanton, Potomac and
Pekin.
franklin, Phoenix and the Georges
Creek coal and iron company's mines
are working.
The men employed at Koo1tz and
Big Vein mines are working full time,
All Of the Consolidation Company
men were paid off this week.
The employees Ct Ocean mine re-
port plenty of work and large pay for
Last month.
SEVERAL of the Sunday schools Of
this town will give their scholars
Christmas treats. At the English
Lutheran Church on Christmas Eve
at I p. m. the children will be given
confectionery, and the exercises will
be of an interesting character, consist
ing of recitations, vocal music, address
es and readings, The public are cor
daily invited.
On Saturday last The sudden rise in
the Savage river from the recent
heavy rains, afforded the Lochiel
Lumber Company the opportunity of
floating their legs to the boom at
Bloomington. On Sunday about 80
men commenced on the "drive," which
consists of 8, 100000 feet Of lumber.
Our agent will call on you for
your advertisement to the CHRIST
MAS TREE, a paper that will be full
of excellent Christmas reading, and
will be distributed gratuitously
next Wednesday evening.
WHEN you are selecting your
Christmas presonts remember the POOR
"local" who Is 50 hungry that he
don't know where he is going to sleep
tonight, and can't tell his mother-in-
law from a patent clothes-wringer.
MARR1ED.-0n the 10th inst, at
the parsonage, by Rev. ?. L. Harrison,
Mr.. LEWIS BIGasand Miss G ATHARINE
SEAToNs, both of this place.
IMPRovEMEET.-Mr FL. Seymour
is having a new floor put in and other
wise remodcling the interior of his
saloon on Broadway.
ENTERTA1NMENT.-An interesting
occasion is advertised by Miss Allie
r. Hartzell. We hope to see large
audience present.
GIRLS, take heed, but two short
weeks yet remain, and leap year will
have flown by ere you propose to some
fellow.
CHRISTMAS circulars and posters
are being distributed in town by our
merchants.