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

ed in tearing down the front and re
modelling throughout the old Cit,
Hotel, in the lower part Of town, ant
about three weeks since it was throw
open for inspection by the proprietors
Messrs. Shaffer & Mum. 1t is de
cidedly one of the handsomest i'm
provements Frostburg has had for
long time and reflects credit boil
upon the workmen and the projectors
Upon invitation our reporter visit
ed this new establishment for tn,
purpose of writing it up Gin newspa
per parlance.) Its location strikes
an observer at once as a most eligible
one, being in a portion of the towr
where there are but few stores of iti
description.
The front of the store is so feel
long with six large arched windows
Ska Sc feet, French plate glass 5-1e
inches thick, from Heroy & Maunen-
ner, importers, New York. Two
large arched double doors afford en-.
trance to the store room.
Upon entering this establishment
the visitor 10 sstonished at the nam
moth proportions of the interior. The
main room is 28x65 feet. On the west
side are counters 8 feet wide upon
which are displayed the goods of the
dry goods and notion department. on
the east side is the grocery, queens
ware, glassware and stationery de-
partment. In the centre of the room
towards the rear Fart is the book and
news department. Five substantial
iron pillars support the ceiling.
A large arcade 20 feet wide and IL
feet high connects the main room
with the clothing and gentlemen 8
furnishing department. This de-
partment is to the east of the main
room and is 22x40 feet. tbs devoted
solely to the equipment of the outer
man.
To the rear of the main room is the
boot and shoe department. l5xl5 feet,
with a large old-fashioned CRATE which
heats the back part of the building.
Back of the clothing room is the
storage room for reserve stock,
1928 feet. In this room is the Law
atory; also swinging trap door to
the shipping and packing department
beneath.
The basement, 50x40 feet, will be
cemented and foored and used as a
receiving shipping and packing room;
Que side will be set apart IS the oil
and meat department. A large
doorway empties from this room into
the yard by which entrance all goods
will be received and delivered. In
the rear of this liz the -four and feed
department, l5x40 feet.
Immediately to the west of the
large facade in the main room is the
counter office surrounded by wooden
railing of 6lagree work grained in
imitation Of walnut and oak.
The plastering and kalsomining
was done by Fuller Bernard, Esq,
and the painting and granting by Mr..
W. s. Burton, both of which are done
in highly artistic manner.
Messrs. Griffith & Dugan, carpen-
ters, neatly and substantially re6tted
and remodeled the establishment, and
Messrs. R. @. Paul & Son furnished
the iron and did the plumbing and
gas-ftting. i
The large force of laborers was un-
der the supervision of Shadrach
Mynokey.
Take it all the way through this is
an Improvement the citizens of Frost
burg may well be proud of. There If
nothing that pleases the JOURNAL
more than to chronicle improvements
of any kind in our town.
RAILROAD ArFAIRs.-Friday o.
last week the Court of Appeals at.
frmed the refusal of Judge Alvey tc
enjoin the Pennsylvania railroad in
Maryland from occupying certain
condemned premises on or near the
Baltimore and Ohio and Cumberland
and Pennsylvania railro ads in Gum
berland. This brings the new road
down TO the B. & O. The crossing Of
the latter is yet to be made, but all
law, precedent, usage, and effect
are favorable to the new road. II
must cross eventually. Hence, the
present fight against it is evidently
for time.
Upon the recent Tuesday bv the