Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-09-23
THE melancholy days" etc.

noon, and, on motion, it was agreed
to appoint another assistant teacher
for Union street school building and
Miss Lizzie mclaughlin, of Frostburg,
received the appointment.
The estimate upon the proposed i'm
provement for the schools at w estern-
port was referred to Messrs. Burwell
and Douglas.
The following among other appoint
ments, were confirmed: Edward Cru
zen, Borden Shaft, and James A. Max
well, Jacksonville.
NEWS FROM THE MINEs.-The wire
rope on the plane at Potomac mine
Barton, was cut by some one last
Monday night. A malicious act no
doubt, but no one knows Of cause.
The plane rope OF Blsen Avon mine
broke Tuesday and several cars ran
away. Work was suspended several
days for repairs.
The four-foot vein has been opened
on the Phoenix plane by the Mary
land Union Company and prepare
tons made for shipments therefrom.
1t is said the coal is of good quality.
The National company (Hitchins
Bro's) sent out 244 tons last week.
Mr.. James B. Thomas, snperintsn-
dent, was enabled TO begin work in
the slope at Ocean Wednesday short
while earlier than some folks antici-
pated. The operation Of pumping
the old mine continues with a view
to early resumption there also.
PERSONAL---VERY.. Father Felix, of
st. Peters and Paul's church, Gum
berland, was the guest of Rev. V. F.
Schmitt this week. Also j. Semmes
DeVecmon, Of same city.
Miss Olivia Holman, of Sweet
Springs, W. Va, is visiting Frostburg
friends.
Councilman Boettner is out again,
though suffering still with his hurt.
John M. Oats, of Meyersdale, was
over last Sunday.
Mrs. g. Fl. Wittig is frustrating"
in Baltimore.
Rees D. Rees left Thursday to at
tend the funeral of his father, who
died that day at his homo in Ply
mouth, Pa.
At the late session of the Grand
Assembly of the Knights of Labor
the following gentlemen were elected
to constitute the executive committee
for the ensuing year: James Camp
bell, of Pittsburg; Robert W. Price,
of Homecoming; s. Traphagen, of Gin
cinnati j. Hesley, of Rochester, and
R. Mcclellan, of Hoboken. Mr..
Traphagen spent several days in Frost
burg this week.
George Womsley came home from
Pittsburg Tuesday sick.
SWEDISH NOTIONS OF A FREE
CoUNTRY.-"This is free country T.
and "Ill do as I please |" are excla-
nations which comprise about all that
the Eckhart newcomers know of the
English language. The license i'm
piled has been awaited of lately in
conduct quite uncomfortable to the
citizens of town and vicinity. All
appear to be armed with heavy revolv-
ers, which they flourish and shoot
with unskillful promiscuousness, more
particularly when the owners are fes-
lively inspired BY corn "boose." The
two walls and partition of one build
ing have been perforated, and timid
inmates of others are kept on the alert
for something shade less dangerous
than a lightning stroke.
The policemen, to whom erewhile
our gay freshmen looked for proteo-
ton from the resident barbarians, ap-
pear to be overswed by the superior
number and Drawn of their Quondan'
proteges, and are powerless to curb
their recklessness. Indeed, the po-
licemen are objects now of aversion,
since they are regarded as obstruc-
tionists of emancipation and enemies
of liberty. Hence, the imported con-
SENATORS Of the peace have really a
heavier task than when they were
guardians against the phantom. dan
gers of a community rising to repel
invasion. The vipers warmed in their
bosoms have turned upon their custo-
dams with a venom which bodies little
good to corrective attempts. Coming
here as the instruments of the corpo-