Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-04

The directors w. Il. Percy, y. T.
Jewett, J. M. Sloan, John w. Sand.
ers and ]. W. Shuck. The capital
stock is 100000. The company
have purchased extensive clay end
coal lands near Barrelville and will
proceed to operations at once.-Cum-
berland NewS.
A DISPATCH from indianapolis says ::
Another trans-Indiana coal road,
under the name of the Chicago and
Indiana coal company, has been Or
ganized. The capital stock is $l2,-
100000. The terminal points will be
Chicago, north, and Troy, on the Ohio
river, south, distance of 280 miles,
with 760 miles Of branch road. The
company alto proposes to con-
struct and operate steam colliers,
steam tugs and bsrges for the trans.
portation of coal on all the navigable
rivers in the United States.
A SHORT distance from this city q
resident Of a country town pays $l5
month for the natural gas that wal ms
FIVE rooms in his house, does all the
cooking in the family range, and that
lights his house besides. This is for
the winter months. His warm
weather outlay for heat and light is
SIS rer month. The company furnish
ing this fuel and light are amply
repaid at these rates and the con-
sumer knows nothing of the troubles
of chimney cleaning, ash sitting, SCOT
breathing, or any of the ills that coal
burners are heir to.-Pittsburg Iele-
graph.
FILE Your LOCAL PAPER.-It is
we'll worth while to save your home
paper and have it>bound A few
years will make it the most instruc.
tive and entertaining volume you can
possess. All the laws of association
make it more or less history of your
self and friends. Names, dates and
facts are preserved for you in the
most accessible manner over it you
may cry at your mistakes, laugh at
your follies, and rejoice in a review Of
those steps that have led you to pros.
perity. 1t gives the history Of your
town, which is but an epitome Of
universal history.
JUDGE GORDON ENTERS UPON HIS
DUTIEs.-Hon j. Fl. Gordon, the
newly appointed associate judge of
this circuit, took the oath of office
before the Clerk of the Court Luman,
Saturday morning. Immediately af-
ter receiving his commission and the
congratulations Of those around,
Judge Gordon was called upon to ap-
prove the papers in the case of Equity
No. 3035, being the ratification of the
Steiner property at the SUIT of the
Workingmen's Building Association
of Cumberland, presented by Thomas
E. Gonder, attorney. The Judge ap-
proved the papers before leaving the
court. house. e.-Cumberland NeaUs.
READY FOR THE SHooK.-"I am a
cautions man." said Mr.. Slowboy,
"and rarely place myself in danger
without taking great precautions"
and be lifted out of his wagon dry
goods box and brass kettle. 81 came
out here to see match three weeks
ago." the old man explained, "and
during the game a red.hot ball right
from tire bat struck me like cannon
shot between the eyes, bent my spec
tac.es double, br;ke both glasses, dis
arranged ny ideas. ohstruate my
view of the game AMI knocked me
down. Then the catcher and short
etop ran together and stood on me
and jumped up to catch the ball, and
when they come down they both
kicked me for getting in the way
and making them miss that foul.
And now | have brought along this
dry goods box to sit in and this brass
kettle to wear on my head And
placidly, safely, but a little warm
withal, he saw the game through.
The PLANETS IN AuGUsT.-During
| August tie planets Neptune, Saturn,
Mars, Jupiter and Venus are all
morning stars" Neptune, if he
were near enough, would be seen
above the horizon about half-past Ii