Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-05-21

have numerous patrons also on a
smaller scale throughout the country.
At present they are reftting the gas
house Of this place.
The proprietor, Mr.. Gorsuch, is
we'll as business man in the
strictest sense, high-minded, honora-
Bile, progressive, and very popular
with our citizens. He has associated
with him Mr.. Arthur Baker, his SUI
perintendent, a genial, pleasant gen
tleman, and Mr.. John L. Porter, his
manifest clerk, an ex-Mayor of this
place, and an exceedingly afab'e
gentlemen, both Of whom are the
right men in the right place. "
Next week we will let our readers
have a glimpse into an iron foundry.
PERsoNAL.-Joaeph Carlin, Esq,
at one time a resident OF this place,
is in town,
Brad HerAeDile, Esq, an employee
Of the Pittsburg g. Conaellsville rail-
rood, is in town visiting his pare'ts
Mr.. Gabriel Reichenbach, OF New
York, is visiting relatives ard friends
in this place.
Rev. DR.. j. Ruhl, pastor of the Re-
formed Church, Frostburg, left last
Monday, to visit his former home at
Defiance, Ohio. His wife, and Their
daughter, Mrs. B. J. Thomas, with
Mrs Us two children accompanied
him. Besides viewing scenes and re-
nswing acquaintance of former days,
DR.. Ruhl will as a delegate attend
the General Synod of his church, a
tri-annual body, to be held this year
at Tiffin, Ohio also the annual SEES
sion of the State Medical Association,
of which he is member, at Cincin.
natl, June 9TH. Preaching at his
church will be suspended during his
absence, which may reach two months.
We trust he may have an enjoyable
tour, this being his first vacation or
intermission during laborious pas
torate of twelve years in Frostburg
George Hill, ESQ., of Westernport,
spent last Sunday in Frostburg.
Mr.. R. E. Bateman, of Baltimore,
is visiting his cousin, DR.. A. B. Price,
of THE place. Mr.. B. is a relative Of
Hon. Barnes COMPTON.
NJ. D. Rowe, Esq, of Baltimore,
who has been visiting friends here,
left last week for Kaneas City.
Meyer Bear, Esq, returned home
Tuesday from Baltimore, where g
had gore to purchase new goods for
his clothing emporium. While in the
city he secured a cutter, Mr.. Robert
Foran, from the establishment of
Likes, Berwanger & Co.
Hon. A. ]. Colborn, of Somerset,
Pa, was in town few days this week,
visiting his daughter, Mrs. +. G.
Beall.
Miss Helen Percy Sloan sends US a
card of invitation to the annual COM
meucement of the State Normal School,
Goth inst.
In the list Of lay delegates to the
9Sth annual convention of the P. Z.
church, in session in Baltimore, we
notice the name of James Kane, Esq,
OF this place.
MIN1Ha NoT5s.-P kin mine work
ing about three-quarter time.
The mines around Lcnaconinq are
doing very little.
Ecklart aud Hoffman mines were
idle last Monday. Most of the en-
ployees attending the funeral Of Mr..
James Nevins.
One of the employees of the Fair
banks scale company is repairing the
scales at Kingsland II inc, preparatory
to shipping coal Monday next to
Philadelphia via the Pennsylvania
railroad.
The sidelings and dump house at
Jackson mine are nearing completion
and shipments will commence from
this mine by the same route at an
early day.
Miller and Midland mines working
half time.
Inspector Brown has returned from
a visit 10 the mines down the creek