Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-08-27


and Otto Hohing and wife, Of iona
coming, spent lest Sunday in town.
The Pittsburg Telegraph speaks
of one of our citizens: "Mr
Fred. johnson, an old Pittsburgh ell
now in the timing business at Frost
burg, Md, is building up quite a
trade in his celebrated miners lamps
Moses Jandorf, sou of our towns.
man, Joseph Jandorf, ESQ.,, is stop
ping at home on his way to Pittsburg
where he expects to resume business,
He is returning from a visit to his
brother, Abraham, employed with his
cousin, P. Jandorf, Esq, an extensive
New York city Wholesale iewe'er.
Both boys are looking, active
fellows, aud deserve to do well.
The family OF General W. B. Hazen
are still in Flostburg. The general
himself has paid the town semi.
monthly visits during the summer un-
til his soldierly bearing and handsome
features have be ,ome quite familiar.
From this circumstance an article
elsewhere printed derives local as well
as general interest. 1t will be re-
membered he Is Chief Of the Signal
Service Bureau If the United Sta es.
Prof. t. P Benjamin, the eminent
piano tuner and salesman, is associat-
ed with S. Hamilton, of Plttsburg,
Pa, one of the largest Wholesale and
retail piano and organ houses in the
United States. He has alreedy sold
FIVE or six pianos and quite a number
of the charming Estey organs. As
he is thoroughly acquainted with oil
the differ, mt makes of instr umens
and beins great critic also, there is
no risk IL urchasing from him. Mr.
Benjamin sells exclusively first. class
Instruments, superior in workmanship,
quality of tone and durability, and
tor quite as low price and on better
terms than Others are selling a second
or even third-rate instrument. A
roor piano or organ soon lecomes
rickety and almost worthless, while
first.class instruments will last a life
time. Mr.. Benjamin is stopping at
he Grand Contra! Hotel and those
desilous of pu. chasing Only good in
siruments would do well to send in
their orders and get one that will not
only be beautiful but "a joy forever. "
S. H. Charlton, ESQ.,, the afable
representative Of the Pittsburg Tie
graph, lately canvasaing this region,
came in Monday on his way home.
He is such nice fellow that we are
sorry he was so long making himself
known. He promises to do better
next time.
Ma. Thomas W. NeG, wife and con,
Of Eckhart, are at Oakland. Mr..
William Parker, of the same place, is
also up there for the benefit of his
health.
Messrs. James McCallister, Daniel
Davis, Jr., Charles Gore and James
Macdonald, all of Borden Shaft, left
for Carbon, Carbon county, Wyoming
Territory, Monday. All will work
In mines out there.
G. F. Nickel, Esq, of Gross &
Nickel, was in Baltimore last week
purchasing furniture. A full stock
10 in hand and two street floors OF the
Odd Fellows Opera House have been
secured for display and sale.
Richard B. Morgan and family left
Frostburg Wednesday to make their
future residence in Surry county, Va
We hope they will do well.
Charles Reichenbach, a quondam
Frostburger, but now enrolled among
the Piedmontese, was in town We'd
nesday. Beside his Piedmont estab-
liEhment Charlie has secured a con-
troll ing interest in the Virginia
House," Keyser, a hotel upon the
European plan. 1t is said to be an
ex client house.
Otto Frey, Esq, of Pittsburp, Vas
in town this week. He is a clever
gentleman.
Post master Walker was taken i'll
last week. Too close confinement tc
off duties. This week he is sum
mering among friends at Meyersdale
and Salisbury, Pa, and late int elli-
geoce reports improved and i'm rowing
health. During his absence Messrs
j. S. Me zger and l.. P. Wolfe person.
ate h IN as postmaster and telegraph
operator respectively.