Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-03-26

line last Sunday.
MARBLE playing among the boys
and hoop rolling and rope skipping
with the girls will soon be booming.
MINING NOTES. The track through
tbs long heading between Eckhart
and Hoffman mines, recently noted
in these columns as finished, is about
completed, and shipments can be in
creased to 700 or 300 tons daily, and
doubtless will be in a short time.
After obtaining a pretty certain
idea of what its transportation rates
will be the Olear6eld interest goes
early into the field and contracts al
most to the extent of its ability fer
the delivery of coal. During these
operations the Pennsylvania railroad
toys with the Baltimore and Ohio,
and when Clear6eld concludes her
bargains the Pennsylvania is ready to
negotiate. Meanwhile, the Georges
Creek people, waiting for rates, wake
up to find the cream of the trade gone.
Clearly we have too much enterprise.
on the part of the Pennsylvania rail-
road and too little on the part of the
Clearfeld miners, to compete with.
And this railroad of ours, 30 short
sighted and slow, is the one which
has moved heaven and earth to hold
US at disadva ntage.
The impression prevails very extern
sively that the prospects of work in
this region does not warrant large
influx of miners. The number al
ready here exceeds the demand.
Those, therefore, contemplating
coming here should think twice before
selecting the Georges Creek region
for summers residence.
: PERsoNALs.-Mr. Thomas Hoblitz-
ell, Of Cumberland, was in town Sun
day last.
Mr.. A. A. Rogers, representative,
Of this town, and DR.. W. H. Ravens
craft, grand treasurer, left for the
annual session of the Grand Lodge
Knights of Honor, Monday, in Easton,
Md. Robert Matheny, Esq, of Iona.
coming, left for the same place
Tuesday.
Rev. John Edwards passed through
Froetburg Monday en- route for his
new charge in Westminster, Md.
The reverend gentleman carries with
him the good wishes of the community.
John Cross, Esq, of Msyersdale,
Pa, and former resident Of Eckhart,
about year ago sustained severe
injury in the Shaw mine, since which
he has been suffering with spinal
disease. He has been unable to
work for several months, hence has
had 80 much difficulty to "keep the
wolf from the door" that his friends
have deemed it necessary to afford
him some relief. Last Saturday Mr..
Cross received forty-fve dollars from
the people of this section, and he de-
sires US to return his heartfelt thanks
to those who aided him in his hour of
need.
We saw T. J. Nimmo, Esq, the
other day. The old Photographic
veteran says he feels younger than
ever; in fact, the fires of youth are
burning 80 vigorously ia his system
that he itching for the chance to k;ep
all prospective competition out Of
Homecoming. This accomplished, he
will advance on Frostburg and clean
the rancho. He is regular war.
horse and his mode of delivering bat
tie includes the latest electric touches
upon photographs at the electric
price Of $l.50 per dozen.
Unfortunately, we have more pho
tographic information this week than
we sought for. BY the time Nimmo
and Rogers get through posting us
about their contemplated coups de
etat We will know enough to 60 into
the business ourself, Rogers, for in
stance, is east picking up the latest
tricks of the trade with view of get
ting and keeping ahead of everything
in the county. He told us to say a
whole lot of pictorial lingo; SO did
Nimmo; but the language is peculiar,
if not chaotic, and we desist.
Messrs. Albert Holle, sr., and
Joseph Knods, two of our eldest citi-
Gems, are lying quite i'll at their resi-
dences, this place.
Poor Edward Randall, the crazy
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