Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-09-23
FrOstburg, Sept. 23, 1889.

is paid.
FrOstburg, Sept. 23, 1852.
CoLLIs1oN.-A sand wagon "tele-
scoped Lsyman's Grantsville express
the other day and knocked a spring
from under the combination mail and
passenger car. N.h.a.N.P.u.
IT is now understood that the re-
port of an earthquake in the east was
caused by thoughtless Cumberland
girl stepping unreservedly from a
buggy upon Centre-street pavement
at point few steps north of the
Lutheran church.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT GENTLE
MAN IN COAL CIRoLEs.-Col. William
Borden, president of the Borden min
ing company, died Thursday night lin
New York, after an illness of about
two weeks of malarial fever. He was
about 60 years old.
A BALTIMORE paper contends that
champagne will be 80 per cent. high
or before snow flies" We mention
the alarming fact 30 that Messrs.
Frost, Robinson, Gosorn, Hyde, and
the other fellows may lay in barrel
or 80 in time otherwise, country ed
itors neglecting this precaution may
have to come back to Old Port before
spring.
The editor lie endeavoring to run
the local department of the JOURNAL
as well az the editorial. This effort
entails double duty, to say nothing of
indispensable participation in other
important and pressing performances.
So that when we run short on either
side our readers must bear with US at
least until we can buy both a patent
outside and an editor of ccnsummate
and variegated abilities.
FOUNDRY PURcHAsE.-Messrs. Mel
son Beall and Robert O. Paul, of this
place, have purchased an extensive
foundry in Staunton, Va. MIR. Beall
it is said, has invested in behalf of his
son, George, who will learn the bust
ness with Mr.. Paul. The latter has
gone on to take charge. The we'll
known substantial character of the
gentlemen warrants prophecy of
success. Our people, however, regret
the loss of a citizen go good as Mr..
Paul,
A FIRsT-CLAss HOTEL. During
the Oriole influx into Baltimore the
demand for accommodations taxed the
capacity of the hotels to the utmost.
Among these the great popularity Of
the Maltby House brought crowd
80 immense that hundreds, to the
great regret of the genial proprietor,
had to be turned away. The vast
crowd favored, how ever, were hand
somely entertained. A full corps of
walters served the tables with polite
promptness, and the cuisine was ex-
ceptionally fine.
A CORRESPONDENT WITH A GRIEv-
ANoE.-The Lona,oning writer for the
Baltimore Herald complains
In this weeks issue of our local paper
is copied entire, word for word, that per-
ton of letter written by your CORES
pondent while ION the fly" to the noun
tains of West Virginia, in the vicinity of
Dioohiih6toAt ASioeihk w ftoit " Auu uC-
scription Of the saw mill and lumber yard
of the Lochiel lumber company, located
near that place. Yes, the entire article is
copied without one word of credit to the
writer or the paper in which it was pub
lished, and for which it was written under
special agreement. We had hoped for
better treatment from Harry" of the Re-
Cie,O. Perhaps it was an oversight and will
be duly acknowledged in the next issue.
Although we suffer every week from
depredations upon our columns it is
best, we believe, moi to whine. But
trespass by wholesale ought to be in
Identified at all hazards, and what
the Herald man is really suffering for
is minister plenipotentiary who can
Hsnnroanh Harry withont f;u;dity -