Frostburg mining journal., 1883-06-02


The fife and drum recalled the
"sanguinsry long ago" with vivid
distiuctn ss. The sound evidently
had martial effect upon the ve'era, 8
W, dl.estay. They never march, d
better.
SKATING RIEKs "A rair Of skates
wiIi BE- given to tho skater picking VI
% potatoes in he lea.t time, at Il +.
Shsf,r'= ri,k nezt Friday evening.
qhe Club ttuk will continue during
t,is mouth-two Instead u three
evenings week.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY "A yorng
man named Peter Dennis emf ioyed
at enc Of the lumher CAMPS west OF
this place, waa knccked dowo in
Payne's sliry Tuesday igbt. The
b ow was given with billy and va
accompanied with a demand for hi-
money. Dennis proved too much for
h,s assailant and he escaped the levy.
Suspicious pointing TO Enoch Preston,
a warrant was issued for his ARE t,
but he canno' be found.
IT Is the poorest paying subscrib'r who
| dos moi take the hint when We ask for
what is owing us. The good payers al
ways think we mean them, when it IS
quite the 7esorana
That's our experience. Whenever you
begin dunning through the paper for what
is long overdue in comes the prompt
payer thinking you mean him, while the
old de de'inquent goes his way and gives
your opportunities no heed.-Sentinel
Yes, and many Of him study how
he may beat the paper out of It's
dues at last. However uascquaintsd
with the joys and sorrows of arith-
metio, they generally succeed in solv-
ing that problem
GOLD MEDAL AwARDED.-The
skating contest at Odd Fellows Opera
House rink Wednesday evening Was
largely attended. Four contestants
entered for the rrize-Mtssrs. W. J.
Davis. J,hn Hooking aad H.
F. Shsfr. The last named
won the prizs-a handsome gold
medal. Mr.. Sh ff.r's name appears
on the pin. The face bears The fol-
lcw;ng inscription "A war led to the
Bes' Roler-SkAter 10 Allegany cCun-
ty. Md, May 80, 1888" The reverse
"Excel.ior." Messrs. II G Colboin.
R. P. Mason, Georgs Kane, Robert
C,iborn, OF this pace, and Rob II
Walton, Of Cumb rlani Were Ike
judges. The medal was awarded by
lie following vote:
Shaffer. Davis. ..........1
Hooking -. II
GEORGES CREEK Coal = Weekly
Statistics Of Shipments. record
OF shipments from the mines Of the
Geo ges Creek coal regicn for the week
e, ding Saturday, My 26th, 1888
losed AZ t,ilowa;
70 nj tops fnr week .......... h35S2
yesF .... :, sS'42l
inrrease over corresponding ne
riga 1pt year ..s.,......,.. 3ij4?!
rarai tnp- % B s 0 r. rot week 94h.2
year 5ll5l0
Increase orei coIresronding pc
rod last year .....,......... i0l 9GJ
Total tons to e &, ,.canal for week 1908
year l6452s
Increase over corresponding pc
riod last year. -. -. 16452s
Total tons to Pa. r. for week. -. 10.999
4" :" year. -. 15s,74C
Increase over corresponding pc
rod last year ............. $1,000
Total tons shipped over q. s. P. II.
for eek. ................... 1887
Over same for year ....... -. 55S,9o5
Total tons shipped over G. G. &
G. II for week. k................ 14,7S2
Over same for year. ............. 16s,67e
Heaviest shippers last week.
1, Consolidation. .Uons).. 8,4Ss
2, Maryland. ..... ....... 6,46t
3, w. Va. Central. ....... 6,36t
4, American. ..... ....... 6,314
5, Georges Creek. ....... 5,144
6, Hamp. & BALTIC. ....... 4,917
None of the Others shipping over 4,O0(
tons.
Heaviest shippers this year
/, Consolidation. .Uons). ..... 143, ,12s
2, w. Va. Central. ....... 1Os,897
3, Georges Creek. ....... 93,084
a, New Central. -. =. 74,7s(
5, Maryland ...... ...... 1885,
6, hanp. & BALTIC. ....... G7,s1t
I, American. 80. ....... 67,74s
8, Maryland Union ....... 5o,46s
None of the Others shipping over $4,000
tons.