Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-05-28


Of last week and resulted in Only a
partial success, and really did not en-
rich the participants much. The
blacksmith shop of Mr.. George Day
ton was forcibly entered and robbed
of number of working tools and
other small articles; but it seems
that this was done only to enable the
thieves to work more readily at an
other place, as the evidence points to
the fact that after getting the tools
the parties went to work on the estab-
lishment of Mr.. P. S. Hyde, jeweler,
Of Piedmont. The outer locks and
bolts were completely demolished but
an entrance to the place not effected.
The surpostion is that in some way
the thieves must have been frightened
off by some one after only making a
beginning to their work. Mr.. Hyde
had recently stocked his store with a
new lot of valuable goods and it is
very fortunate that the attempted
robbery was not sue cessful. The next
visit Of the burglars was paid to the
store of Messrs. Miller Bros, Western
port, on Friday night following that
mentioned above. The entrance was
made by twisting out Of place the iron
bars which protect side window of
the wareroom, from " hich it was easy
to gain admittance to the storeroom
proper. Miller Bros. lose about 500
worth CT clothing, shoes, razors, PEN
knives, &c. Next morning the fact
was demonstrated that tramps were
the perpetrators, as two suits of old,
ragged clothing were found in the
basement of the brick building known
as Union Hall, and which is used as
church by the colored reople. The
thieves had no doubt repaired to this
place to change clothing after SUCCESS
fully supplying themselves with the
needed articles at the store on Main
street.
Mr.. Patrick Kelley, who for the
last ten or twelve years has been en-
gagged in mercantile business in Wes-
ternport, has lately bought property
at Keyser, w. Va, and is now making
arrangements to move to the latter
place and open up a business house.
The frame building used as a store
room by him here is being taken
APART and the create part Of it vii
be used in putting up house at
Keyser.
Mr.. Charles Hilleary, of Piedmont,
a young man employed in the B. g. 0.
railroad shops, left for the west Tues
day morning last, his destination
being ST. Paul, Minnesota, in the
neighborhood of which he has already
been promised situation. No doubt
the young man will do much better
in his now field than he possibly could
have done by remaining here.
Notices are posted throughout the
town of Westernport calling the at
tention of the citizens to the annual
corporation election of Councilmen,
which takes place en- Monday, June
6. A primary meeting will be held
in the Council Chamber Saturday ey-
enirg, June 4th, to nominate candi-
dates. Generally there is an opposi-
tion ticket to the regularly nominated
one, but the regulars" almost inva-
riably receive the endorsement of the
people.
We notice the completion Of the
residence of Mr.. Robert Hychew,
(colored), of Westernport, who was
completely buried out about two
months ago. the house which he has
just put up is in all respects superior
to the one destroyed by fire. Mr.. E.
J. Fredlcck, Of Piedmont, was the
builder.
Richard Mooney, living in Pied
mont, and employed as brakeman on
the B. g. 0. railroad, was killed on
Tuesday evening last by being hurled
from a train when about four miles
west of Oakland, Md. Brakemen
usually use a stick as lever in turn.
ing the wheel, on the roof Of freight
cars, which draws the brake. Mr..
Mooney was struck by the stick when
about to draw brakes and knocked
from the top of the car to the ground.
Some three or four cars passed over
his body. He was unmarried.
EcURB.
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