Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-02-12


their annual account of stock on hand.
The new railroad contractors have
been engaging men this week in Lo-
naconing to 60 to work on the road.
THE street supervisor has kept a
large force of men busy the past few
days cleaning out cutters and remov-
ing the slusll from the street crossings.
WE are glad for once that the Coal
Trade Journal failed to give us credit
for batch of items, among which we
find the statement that the miners
of this Georges Crssk) have issued
an address" referring to maryland
Miners" letter last week.
A PROPOSED LODGE VISIT TO LON
AooNINa.-At their meeting last Mon
day evening Mountain Spring Lodge,
/. o. G. T., CT Frcstturg, accepted an
invitation 10 be present at the aniver-
sary entertainment to be given by
Lincoln Lodge, l. o. G. T., at Iona
coming on THU sday evening, Feb. IL.
Necessary arrangements, as to con-
veyances, will be made next Monday
evening.
OCEAN ITEMs.-Oceau mine work.
ed Z days and then quit again on ac-
count of tie scarcity of orders.
The school children could not at
tend school Thursday owing to the
high water and no bridge over the
creek.
A petition to the County Commits
sioners has been drawn up for q
bridge across the creek, interesting
the county road going to the school
house at Ocean. Up to date 65 names
have been obtained.
EcKHART 1TEMs.--Mrs. Frank
Thompson, Of GAINESVILLE, Va, is Wis
iting friends in this village.
Mrs. Henry Tremble is lying dan
gerously i'll at her residence in this
place.
Mr.. Michael Barnard has taken
possession of his new dwelling house.
Mr.. James Hughes and wife have
started to housekeeping in Eckhart.
The old carpenter shop fell down
Wednesday owing to the accumu a
ton of snow and ice on its roof and
its decayed condition.
DIED. In this town, Sunday, Feb.
6, 1881, after short illness, CATH.
ARINE SHARP, aged 81 years, and 9
months, wife of John R. Sharp, The
deceased left husband and six child
rem to mourn their loss.
Friday, Feb. 4, 1881, Mrs. CHAR
LoTTE HALFIN, wife Ct George Hal
fin, of this place, aged So years.
Monday, Feb. 8, 1881, in Pompey
Smash, Mrs. ELIZABETH O'MALLY,
relict of the late James O'Mally, aged
II years.
AT Midlothian Friday, Feb. 4,
1881, VINCENT Trap. aged q years.
On tie 7th inst. in Westernport,
Nd, BERTHA, aged 7 years, 8 months
and p days, youngest daughter Of
Charles N. and Mary A. Ferciot.
PEE soNAL.-Mr. A. G. Greene left
here Tuesday on his annual trip to the
north.
Mr.. John 7. DaN son and daughter,
Miss Mollie, of Rowlesburg, W. Va,
are visiting relatives in Frostburg.
Capt. R. F. Trevellick addressed
the workingmen of Cumberland Tues,
day evening. He then left to meet
an engagement in the west.
Rev. John Edwards, of Homecoming.
was in town this week. He occupied
the pulpit in the M. E. Church Tues
day evening.
Alex. 7. Reokner, ESQ.,, represented
Frostburg City Lodge, No. 8S, in the
Maryland Grand Lodge, Knights Of
Pythias, in session this week in Balti-
more; Alexander Dick represented
Rising Sun Lodge, Lon aconing, and
James T. Mcdonald, Monterey, Bar
ton.
INQUEST. The following named
gentleman, citizens of Westernport
and vicinity. were the jurors of in
quest into the cause of George Rank
ms death in Hampshire mine, Febru-
airy 4th last
Us. Miller, Foreman. Joshua Right,
Otto Balkey, F,M. Parrish,
Conrad Fazenbaker, JOSIAH Sigler,
Robert Ross, VIM. Booyingel,
Charles Rowe, Robert Grant, jr.,
VIM. Montg omery, Arthur Stewart
ILL., t-,ro n, I u MEL.