Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-03-05

miners who left this region last spring
have returned.
Franklin and Phoenix mines are moi
doing much work. Both, however
are in such q condition as to do large
business when the trade demands it.
The best cap-pisces in the region are
found at these mines.
Pekin mine has b0en idle for some
time. The tramroad engine has been
thoroughly overhauled and repaired,
and Captain Sheridan is now prepar-
ed to do business on business princi-
Piles. This mine umed operations
Thursday.
Potomac mine has been running
steady since the freshet.
New Hampshire mine is still load
ing coal for the New Central COM
pany.
Another of Vennor's billiards
struck the Swanton scales this week.
Subtraction is the order of the day.
Scarcity of orders at several of the
mines around Frostburg has caused a
slight falling off of work.
Inspector Brown propounds the
following conundrum "Why was
the Empire mine like a graveyard
last Monday afternoon? Because it
did not contain living soul. Reason
want of cars.
A FORTHCOMING BooK.-Hon. Geo.
Colton's last European letter to the
Baltimore american has appeared.
Referring to this fact a late issue of
his own paper, the Annapolis Repub-
Iican, announces that the series has
been received with so much popular
favor that it has been determined to
preserve them in handsome illus
trated volume, to be published, of
course, az early as practicable. Mr..
Coltons style is sul gCme,1s; he is en-
dowed with the happy gift of telling
things in way to interest, entertain
and amuse; hence, it is not matter
for wonder that he has beer forced to
accede to numberle;s appeals to re.
produce the letters in more compact
and durable form. Even the very
few gentlemen occupying an attitude
toward him indicated in the last
clause of Job XXI; IS, will probably
be Gratifed, perhaps chagrined; in
either case no difference. II will be
an excellent book.
The Coal TRADE.-Ths shipments
from the mines Of the George. Greek
coal region for the week ending Sat-
urdsy, February 26, were SO 063
tons, and for the year to that date
209,53 tons, a decrease of So, SOB |
tons as compared with the cores
bonding period Of 1880. The ship
nents to the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
,oad were, for the week, 36,305 tons;
or the year 1874, 1896 tone, decrease
If 47,787 tons as con pared with
1880. The shipments to the Penn
'ylvania railroad were, for the week,
2,75S tons for the year to that date,
24,642 tons, decrease of 1874 tons
rs compared with last year.
RELIGIOUS NOTES. Tho revival,
which has been In progress at the M.
3. Church for sometime, closed Sun
lay night. About thirty persons
orofessed change Of heart.
The protracted meetings at thu M.
.. Church, South, have assumed such
that the pastor has con-
,luded not to close them en- account
If his absence next week, and has Sc
cured Rev. Henry Homan to conduct
hem until his return. Over fifty
nave been converted and the altar is
nightly crowded with penitents.
THE amateur performance Of "Pin-
lfore" in Cumberland is spoken of
very highly by the people of that
,lty. 1t is set down as the very best
't its kind ever presented there. It
will be placed on Frostburg stage |
IN or shortly alter April 18th.
A DRUNKEN tramp was running
around town las. Saturday night look
ing for a frst-class hotel where he
could get lodging for Is cents. He
slept in the sand-house. Trot out
your new summer hotels.
Observation-Disclosures Spring
Lodge, No. -, 1. o. G. T., will hold
its first anniversary Monday evening,
March 14th.
Tile animal montinn of the State