Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-13

they propose nominating full county
ticket. A preliminary meeting was held
at Frostburg, Saturday.
MINE Acc1DENTs.-.W William Rowen,
miner employed in Big Vein mine,
Homecoming, was slightly injured by
fall of roof coal last Friday.
Melson Thomas, lad aged II
years, was badly hurt in Borden
Shaft Thursday morning by a fall Of
top coal. The extent of his injuries
could not be learned up to the hour
IF going to press.
WE believe Houtzdale can beat the
county for flashily dressed young ladies.
The styles OF get up are as various as the
multitude of religious sects infestlng the
earth, all claiming TO be the genuine artl-
Gle, and which the approaching come. is 10
knock into cooked hat, muslins, ribbons,
trails, feathers nd all.-Houtzdale Echo Of
the 0sceola RereiNe.
Same way with your coal, and q
similar fate awaits its meretricious
claims.
EcKHART ITEMs.-Mr Samuel Ar
mold, an employee on the Eckhart
branch railroad, who was severely cut
in the back Thursday, the 4th inst,
by cylinder head blowing out, is
doing we'll and will soon bs able to
resume work.
Master James Griffith, of Hoffman
is visiting friends in W. Va.
Prof. L Porter, the young magi-
clan, of Eckhart, has just received a
large and beautiful magical apparatus.
For A Coop CAusE.-A number
of our well.known musical people
will give grand concert, Monday
evening, August 22d, in Odd Fellows
Opera House, for the purpose of
liquidating the debt on the Welsh
Congregational Church. Selections
and oratorios from the great German
composers will be rendered in a truly
artistic manner. The admission has
been placed at 35 cents for reserved
seats and 25 cents for general admis-
sion. We bespeak for our Welsh
friends large and appreciative aud
fence.
The citizens of Cumberland have
become somewhat stirred up recently
over the fact that Mr.. Thomas a..
Paul, of this place, had about deter
mined to take his foundry away to
come other town unless he could get
good site gratis to build larger one
on. His business has increased to
such an extent that this movement on
his part was made compulsory owing
to the limited space in his present
buildings. He has been offered suffi-
Gent room in other towns free if he
will go and locate therein, but if the
Cumberland people will hold out any
inducements whatever that will be
satisfactory he will remain there. In
the meantime, however, a movement
IS on foot to purchase lot Tor him
spacious enough for all purposes.
OCEAN ITEMs.-Mr. Wesley Ford,
of this place, has gone on a recreative
excursion to w. Va.
Mr.. John F. Williams, of this
place, has Just returned from Balti
more, where DR.. Chisolm performed
successful operation on the gentle
man 8 eye, which he thought he would
lose a short time ago.
Mr.. William lizard, an outside
laborer at Ocean mines was Sc
riously hurt between an empty car
and two loaded ones Thursday; he
was pulling the empty car out of the
dump when the loaded cars started,
catching him and breaking his collar
bone, also his l,g between the hip and
knee and inf.cting painful cut in
the calf of the leg. The doctors
fear amputation will be necessary.
IMpRovEMRNTs.-The Frostburg
school house is being repainted inside
and out. It's new dress makes the
building nearly new.
Mr.. John N. Benson is having his
new residence on Frost Avenue,
rougb-casted. This is the second one
of the kind ever put up in town.
The finishing touches are being
nut on Mr.. D. Armstrong; handsome
new residence on Frost Avenue.
The road to the depot has been re-
paired and bad breaks filled in.
A new roof is being put on the
brewery Of John Myers, Esq.