Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-11-19
AN UPTOWN RAMB1E-By oar 10

4 IAN SE1ONN Ashhbbh ny wv -bU
caIizer.-"Politics have received their
| quietus for some time to come, and
no more elections will be held until
April when we will be called upon to
so up to the polls and cast our ballot
for Mayor and City Council of our
little town. In the meantime news
are scarce and locals tame and some
thing must be done; what il that
something that's the question" .
Thus we soliliquized as we startsd up
town in search of that something" for
local. The first thing that strikes
our eye 10 the ugly looking row Of
buildings opposite the English Luther
en- Church, and as We look we wonder
if our capitalists are asleep that they
should let such an unsightly mass of
decayed lumber and rotten timbers
remain in the heart Of our town. Let
them but loosen their grip on their
money bags and convert some of their
gold and silver into deed for theae
shanties and erect thereon handsome
business structures; we opine that in
few years their money would bere-
turned to them and handsome in.
terest beside. But we cannot tarry
here. Our money men don't want to
invest unless they see a chance of
doubling their dollars every twenty
four hours and it's their business and
not ours. Out Main street we go only
stopping to look at the miserable ex-
cuse for lamps at the head of town.
Why don't the authorizes see to it that
these lamps are kept in good con-
dition? At the top of Main street we
turn to our left through the woods
and come up in the rear of the lower
reservoir. We asked a gentle man,
who was standing near by, if the water
company lsst summer removed the
dirt that had accumulated in the res
ervolr for years past? The gen tlOman
didn't know positively but believed
nothing had been done. And yet the
people had to submit to it. Turning
into Mechanic street we meet Bailif
Bepler and ask if he also holds the
position of clerk of the Council? He
answers Eyes, and we go on ponder
ing. Did you hurt yoarself, little
one2"-we ask little bright-eyed
miss of three years who had stumbled
and fell through one Of the gaping
holes in tho excuses for sidewalks
along that street. She answered with
a look of pain upon her face, yes cir,
a little" and we make an examination
Of the little ones ankle to find that it
is bruised and skinned from the fall on
the treacherous pathway. The ques-
ton arises with us, as the little one
goes sobbing home, who is to be
held responsible-the authorities or
the owners of the houses on that
street? At the corner of Mechanic
street and Broadway we come upon
crowd CT mec who are gazing at the
stone foundation being built by Mr..
BroadsIock for Mr.. John Ravenscraft's
new building. 1t will be upon solid
bottom roof and will be strong
enough for all purposes, A friend
tells us that the Crystal Cornet Band
have removed to the room of Paul's
0 era House; another ono tells us
that the Christmas exercises at the
different churches will be unusually
fine this year. We are tired of our
ramble and hasten to the office only
to find there a subscriber who wants
a freq advertisement in the JOURNAL
Of house and lot for sale. eve don It
do that kind Of business" we respond
20 his request and seat ourselves at
tho s2mct,tna table with the mental
query-"Is there not place in heaven
for local editors and reporters?"