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Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

THE SICK Mr.. J. Wesley Porter
has passed another week of autiering,
and, it may be said, holds his own
well. Rsf orts from bis bedside have
shown alternating favorable and un-
favorable conditions. Tuesday night
he was reported dying Wednesday
morning better. During the follow.
ing night he rested we'll; Thursday
night, however, he did not get along
so nicely, and yesterday morning his
condition was again unfavorable
Mr.. Patrick McCaffrey, of this
place, has been seriously i'll since last
week. He is one Of our best citizens
and it is hoped he will recover.
Miss Julia Walker, daughter Of
Mr.. @. Fl. Walker, very i'll with
typhoid fever, is improving.
Miss Louisa Wolf and Mrs. -
Horchler, are also ill with typhoid
fever.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18
FrOstburg, August IS, 1883
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The thirteenth volume of the JOURNAL
will begin with the issue of September Goth
We have already inaugurated system
looking to the establishment of cdSh-,a-
adcance payments for Subscriptions begin.
ming with that date.
All subscriptions expiring before that
date will be dropped, whether paid or not,
and will not be renewed without the c. sh.
All subscriptions paid beyond that date
will of course be continued un.il expira-
tion, when they, too, will be dropped until
renewed by cash in advance.
From this rule there will be no deviation
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18
s Per Cent. DIVIDEND

Declared for 1882.
THE
Savings and Loan Association
OF FRoSTBURG, MD,
An Institution Organized under the Laws
of Maryland.
4 lFFERS SPECIAL ADVANTAGES
\ Ito all who desire by small deposits to
invest their savings IN real estate and other
absolutely safe securities.
To borrowers it extends the full par
value of its shares al the legal rate of per
cent, repayable by weekly instalmen,s.
All profits divided pro rata to depositors
to borrowers as to those for whom tho
Association does not in advance redeem
shares
Gy- BY an Act OF the last General As
sembly special powers were granted this
Association enjoyed by no similar institu.
ton in the county.
ENTITY fee per share. e............. so cents
Weekly dues per share. .2J
interest per share. ...... .15
Par value of shares. .......... ...$130
Apply to Secretary at JOURNAL office
for further information.
B. STERN, President.
J. RUHL, Vice-P President.
j. B. ODER, Secretary.
JAMES KANE, Treasurer.
WILLIAM BRACE, Attorney.
ID. ARMSTRONG, JOHN N. BENSON OWEN
HIToHINs, JOSEPH TIMMENs, Directors.
| Jan 9
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

The LuRAY ExoUl sIoN.-It will e
observed by advertisement elsewhere
that special G. & P. train will leave
Fro.tburg at 5:45, sharp, next Thurs
day morning, to connect with the B
& o. train at Cumberland, leaving
at 7 a. m. for Luray. Arriving at
Luray the e1cursionists will be given
about four hours to explore the
Oaverns. Returning, Cumberland
will be reached not later than II p.
m, and the same @. & P. train will
return with the Frostourg excursion
lists. 1t is especially desirable that all
who desire to go shall report. say to
The JOURNAL Office, not later than
noon on Monday next, so that ample
preparations may be made for their
accommodation
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

For THE INFORMATION OF Two
CELEBRATED CLuBs.-A. Oakley Hall,
Of New YORK, has discovered that
"Dude" is the ablative of an irregular
Latin noun-"dud," signifying brown
goose. 1t is thus declined: Singular
Dud, dudss dads, dudem, dud, dude. Plural
Dudes, dudium, dudid,s, dudes, dudibus.
Being in the ablative 1t is much taken
away from the real brown goose.
1t is compared thus-Positive,
"Dude;" comparative, "Dudee;" su-
perlative, "Dudette." Common gen.
der-not gander.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

PERSONAL---VERY.. s. M. Kurtz and
son, ard Miss Jennie Kurtz, of Alle-
gheny City, Pa, and Miss Eliza
Bevaus, of Homecoming, are the guests
of Mr.. John Davis at Borden Mines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Tiddy, OF
Westernport, visited Frostburg last
week.
Miss Mollie Orndorff, of San Fran
cisco, California, is the guest of her
cousin, Mrs DR. J. M. Porter.
Mr.. R. P. Mason and sister will
leave to-day for ten days stay in
Johnstown, Pa.
Miss Raphael Ellis, of Washington
D. c., is spending the summer with
the family of Mr.. John l.. Por er.
George DeVecmon returned home
from Washington, D. O., Monday, tc
spend brief vacation.
A. J. Colborn, jr., is spending 6
portion of his vacation with the fami.
ly of his brother-in-law, Mr.. F. @
Beall. He is a student at Bethany
College, W. Va, and is achieving dis.
tinctlon in all his classes.
Mr.. B A. Richmond, candidate foi
States Attorney, vas in town Thurs
day insT Getting the condition OF bi,
fences. We failed to learn whethe,
suy gaps were discovered or trespaes
ers suspected.
Mr.. George Stark has returned
from several months stav in Kansai
City. He is pleased with his NV
home and will in short time return
with his family.
Mr.. r. W. Price, now of Comley,
Ohio, has resigned his position a,
V ce- Pres dent of the Ono Minels
An. eamated Association for the 8
district.
The Baltimore Sun has the f,Ilow.
ing to say of Lieutenant G G,tewood
son-in-law of Nj. T. G. McCnlloh, o
this place "Lieut. Gatewood, of tn,
United States cavalry, a worth,
subordinate on Gen. Crooks lat
Sierra Madre expedition, has been ap
pointed second in command at tn
San Carlos reservation, Capt. Craw
ford, who led the Apache scouts, be
ing the senior in command. Tieut
Gatewood is a Virginian by birtI
being son Of Capt. John CAT te
wood, for many years editor of
paper at Woodstock, Shenandoa
county. Lieut.. Gstewood gradual e,
with credit at West Point, and on th
frontier has greatly distinguished him
self as a brave and skillful India
fighter"
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

DISTRIBUTION OF THE DUoATs.-
The B!aen-Avon and National COM
psnies paid off Wednesday. The
Consolidation will pay to-day.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18
The club rink opened last Saturday
evening with good attendance.

DoN'T forget the st. Johns Fruit
Supper at Odd Fellows Opera Housf
this evening also Monday and Tues
day.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

FELL FROM A TREE.-Mr. Daniel
O'Ne,ll's little daughter fell from a
tree at Midland and injured her skull.
Serious results are feared.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

ioioi nAoa ohop iaoo SdbuTudJ dNeulnB
gentleman asked a reputed stock
holder "if the funeral had come off
according to schedule" 20, yes"
WAS the reply; "it had to come off
the remains wouldn't keep any lon
ger"
The trouble comp lained of has been
moderated since by copious rainfall
extending over Wednesday and THU s.
day, and now water is, according to
Paxton Hood, "contemptlbly plenti-
full"
DRowNED.-Jacob Weiss, youth
of l9 years vas drowned In the Poto-
mac river, near Piedmont, Friday CT
last week. With several others be
WAS bathing, and, juml ing into water
beyond his depth, was o, ercome before
he could be rescued. He was quite a
bright boy and his untiu ely death is
much regretted by all who knew
him. His mother, widow, lives in
europe. He was nephew of Mr..
B. Stern, Of this place.
Mr.. Clayton Purnell is making an
effort to secure a private school, and
it is hoped by many that he will
succeed. He is a clever, capal le tu-
tor. His gontlemanly bearing had
won ths esteem Of all, and his fail
ure, for some unexplained reason, to
re-secure his place as tirst assistant at
our public school is regretted by all
VIII IN he served acceptably last year.
RUNAwAYs.-A htrse attached 70 a
cart and driven by Charles Burton,
ran away Monday. Two little sons
of Mr.. Henry Gerken were on the
cart with Burt on, and all three were
painfully though not dangerously IN
jured 10 the upset which followed.
The horse starting on Mechanic street,
ran through Wright's alley to Main
street, where he co!lided with tree
in front of Mr.. Gorsuch's residence
and came to a Stands.ill, the cart
turning over. Two boys were thrown
of and one of G rken's fell under the
cart. Much alarm was at first fell
for their safety but they will be all
right again.
A horse, attached to buggy con-
tanning Rev. A. G. Haverstick and
wife, started on a run down street the
same afternoon, but Mr. II. handled
the reins 80 as to stop him.
B.-B.-The Dudes" and "Du.
dettes played another game Mon.
day afternoon. On the fifth inning
however, it began TO rain and the
game was dropped. The score at Tho
etage stood dudes" IL; "Dudettes,
2.
The proposed game between the
Homecoming and Borden Shaft club,
appears still to hang fire.
Two clubs on Bowery have a con
test on hand for the first fDe day
Five water melons will change feeders
on the result.
The second mines of the Homecoming
an Borden Shaft clubs played gam,
last Saturday. Shaft Is Lopscon
ing IA
The Council Aas put its foot dowr
on tho ugly practice of throwing
stones, etc, on the streets. The or
dinance fixes the maximum penalty
Al $40, I, ,rhaps because cur lookup
won't hold. Otherwise, for these ant
nearly all other offences we shoulc
say-"Turn the rascsls in"
IMPRovEMENTs.--Mr. T. G. Nc
Culloh is placing a new roof upoi
his residence.
The street committee condemned
number of sidewalks on Bowsry stree
Wednesday. The demand for rougl
lumber in that quarter ought to b
good.
A GRAND ball, under the auspice
Of "Our Boys Pleasure Association,
will he held in Mt. Savage next Fri
day evening, Oath inst.
--------------
LOOK at the advertisement of Col
Copsland's lecture.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

THERE is probability that another
school hubbub is on the wing and
flying this way.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

The statements sent out to-day
look to the immediate Inauguration Of
the cash.in-advsnce system. No par
tiality shown, but all treated alike.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

RELIGIoUs.-Rev. Mr.. Martin, of
Flintstone, will preach in the M. E.
Church, South, tomorrow (Sunday.)
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

Cabin passage, $50 and 500 gold.
Steerage passage from New York IA
Liverpool, Queenstown, Glasgow, Belfast
Londonderry, Cardiff, or BRISTOL, S2S;
to Dublin, S29; to London. S31; t.
HAVE and Paris, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rot.
'erdam, Bremen, Copenh"geL, Amsterdam
or Mannheim, S32. TO New York from
Liverpool, QueenstHwr, Glasgow, Belfast
r Londonderry, sci; from London, Car
diff, or Bristol, 1924 from Havre, PARIS
Hamburg, An'v erp, Rotterdam, Bremen
or Amsterdam, S27 from Gothenburg, o,
Copenhagen, S2S. For further particular,
or tickets apply to or address
HOS. q. PORTER,
July 81 FrostbnIg, Md
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

Proposed county commissioners
shou d first make tour of our county
roads and then decide for themselves
whether they can fill the bill.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

LOOK at the advertisement of Col.
Copeland's lecture.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

MON U MI EN- II,
Tombstone,
Coping,
Iron Fence,
Mantel,
Crate,
or Terra Gotta Pipe,
WE WILL INSURE YOU THE
w VERY BEST In THE MARKET
FOR THE LEAST POSSIBLE PRIZE.
A FL AMICK,
Dec 25 Cumberland, Md.
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TELEPHONE
Exchange Company.

'EHE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
L COMPANY herewith present cor.
rccied list OF subscribers to the EXchana c
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

A GRAND ball, under the auspices
Of "Our Boys Pleasure Association .
will he held in Mt. Savage next Fri
day evening, Oath inst.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

THOSE who desire to save four
per cent. discount on corporate taxes
can do so by paying at once. Collector
Williams is ready to wait Oh all COM
ara
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

RESIGNATION OF A COMMISSIONER.
Judge John Douglas, of Homecoming,
hae sent Judge Gordon his resignation
of the office of School Commissioners.
1t will not be acted upon until a
meeting of the full bench. The reason
given is that Mr.. Douglas finds the
duties of the Office laborious and in
some respects unpleasant. His action
is to be regretted, as he was faithful
and conscientious commissioner.
Coal BY CANAL.-Shipments by
canal for the year up to and includ-
ing Thursday aggregate $3.50 boats,
carrying SS2,n82o5 tons, and since
our last report $50 boats have left
Cum bsrlsnd with l9,84Sl2 tons, as
follows:
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

COUNCIL PRoCEEDINGs.-An ordi-
nance was adopted Monday evening
prohibiting he throwing of missiles
on the public streets.
A committee Of the Fire Company
asked for an applo plop,,aLion OF 5000
The Council gave Them $50.
Proposals toi the delivery of lime
stone. during the ensuiog three years
were invited.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

DoN forget tne OC. Jonh frult
Supper at Odd Fellows Opera House
this evening; also Monday and Tues
day.
FELL FROM A TREE.-Mr. Daniel
O'Ne.ll's little daughter fell from a
tree at Midland and injured her skull.
Serious results are feared.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE DUoATs.-
The B.aen- Avon and National COM
panies paid off Wednesday. The
Consolidation will pay to-day.
PRoPosED county commissioners
shou d first make tour of our county
roads and then decide for themselves
whether they can fill the bill.
THOSE who desire to save four
per cent discount on corporate taxes
can do so by paying at once. Collector
Williams is ready to wait Oh all COM
ers.
THE legal complications growing
out OF the failure of Messrs. T. H..
Paul & Son have been adjusted. A
receiver will be appointed and the
property disposed of at an early day
for the benefit of the creditors.
IF the Frostburg reader will sub.
stitute the name of his town in the
article, elsewhere printed and credit
to the Record Of the Times, for
wilkes. Barre" the application will
be visible at glance.
CITIZENS, when you make your
next contemplated movemsn for a
water supply under corporate aus picea
have the day of election fixed about the
middle of August. Strike the peo-
pie when they are hot and dry.
81 SHALL hear him every time he
comes within reach" said prominent
citizen the other day when he was
asked if he would attend Col. C,pe.
lands lecture on the 28th. That is
the determination of all who have
heard him and their name is legion.
A GERMAN professor thinks that
states lead to short sightedness in
school Children. A saloon keeper
down town thinks states similarly
affect come of his customers, and an
uptown politician says it is horrible to
discover, after carrying your district
that your name was never put down
VISIT OF OFFICERS OF THE LEGION
OF Honor Grand Commander w.
l.. Cover, Grand Guide John Langford
and Grand Secretary D. F. Pennington
of the Grand Council American Legion
Of Honor, paid al official visit to
Fraternity council, this place, yes
terday evening. An interesting meet
ting was held. They go to Oakland
to-day.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

APporNTMENT.-Gen. B. F. Kelley
has been appointed special examiner Of
the pension bureau for Allegany, Gar
rett and Washington counties, Nd,
vice Maj. W. T. Van Doren, tranferred.
His heaquarters will be at Cumberland
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

IMPROVEMENTS Mr.. T. G. Nc
Culloh is placing a new roof upon
his residence.
The street committee condemned a
number of sidewalks Oh Bowsry street
Wednesday. The demand for rough
lumber in that quarter ought to be
good.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

THE legal complications growing
out OF the failure of Messrs. T. II.
Paul & Son have been adjusted. A
receiver will be appointed and the
property disposed Of at an early day
for the benefit of the creditors.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18
A Coop OFFER.-The principal Of

A Coop OFFER.-The principal Of
the University School for Young
Ladies, Baltimore, Md, has very gen.
erously rendered the Jour NAL one
free tuition scholarship for the ensu-
ing year. aud we would be glad to
bestow it upon some worthy young lady
desiring an opportunity to advance
to the higher studies, The only re-
quisite is good start in the Eaglish
Branches and Mathematics, together
with the special recommendation
of a School Commissioner or
Examiner. The institution named
was founded upon the fair and
reasonable idea that young women
should be provided with facilities of
the sans standard as those so plenti-
fully and msnifcently given to young
men. As such it has prospered and
numbers among its graduates many
fine scholars. We will be glad to
give any further information desired
to any one wishing to avail themselves
of the opportunity presented.
The obituary extraordinary"
contributed to ami published in the
JOURNAL last week, was widely en-
joyed. miss Hydrant7" was an es-
teemed parsonage among wster-t takers,
and any tribute to her memory would
OF course touch many hearts in that
circle Of our population. Oa the part
of the company we believe the joke
was taken in good humor. We are
informed that late Saturday evening
a gentleman asked a reputed stock
holder "if the funeral had come off
according to schedule" 10, yes,"
WAS the reply; "it had to come off
the remains wouldn't keep any lon
ger"
The trouble comp lained of has been
moderated since by copious rainfall
extending over Wednesday and THU s.
day, and now water is, according to
Paxton Hood, "contemptibly plenti-
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

The Council las put its foot down
on tho ugly practice of throwing
stones, etc, on the streets. The or
dinance fixes the maximum penalty
A. $40, /, rhaps because cur lookup
won't hold. Otherwise, for theae and
nearly all other offences we should
say-"Turn the rascsls in"
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

If the Frostburg reader will sub.
stitute the name of his town in the
article, elsewhere printed and credit
to the Record Of the Times, for
wilkes. Barre" the application will
be visible at a glance.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18

Special line within half mile of Tx.
change, SALT per month.
Special rates. on application, for long
lines. :,
Messages to Lonaconing, Cumberland
Frostburg, Piedmont, Barton, Ocean, Pc.
kin, Pompey Smash and to all points in
the county, 15 cents.
Message and answer, 20 cents:
JOHN A. BLATTAU,
Superintendent.
EDWIN D. EVE, Manager.
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NORWICH LINE
IN To Boston, Worcester Nashua Portland and the East
-A' "'" AVN CITY OF WORCESTER.
Without exception the most elegant bozf on the Sound and
the favorite CITY OF BOSTON,
Pier No 40 North River foot Of watsst next pier
above Desbrosses Ferry daily except Sundays st6lo pm
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STOCKS IN STORE IN NETWORK. BROOKLYN AND JERsE,
CITY GRAIN WAREHOUSES AND HELD In RArLwA,
TIERS on CERTIFICATES;
Total Grain. bush. -. 0.S67,056 0,7lI4ls

HAY AND sTRAwTrade slow and the position fayors
~ YEN pI OF 9S supplies We quote Hay
e6oc.. No. Rye straw, Sossse short DO 50 s4oc. Oat
IIDs.Traas is checked By tas mSdeT;e supplies and
monevideo alc. corenss Ssc RIO GrSnde BE; csi
fornia q &c; Masmoras lgc Vera CRUZ and TruIlo u =
central America Isss6c oSaseo Dry sasd
do COW 7ac city Slaughter Calcutta. i2siSc; Baisio
HoPs-Trade is better here the moment Brewers are
sa for sc EI Rsce
Speculative holders IN view OF the favorable reports regard
many appear to &c anxious V unload anu
MErAEs.At the Iron and Metal Exchange to-day Iron
IS TIN moderately active and steady On call 10 tons
call 10 toss Straits July Gle Copper dull Lead neglected
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. stock. 2e027e for 500 test but
quiet the market s m but there is little inquiry In this
stvAI sTokE Resn. Were aas but .tesdy at
90 9r Soaon 70 1000 strained Spirits Tnrpen
saS
on SS and weak a,ssS Looked
oHy ra
sperm sa SoS ssssos ass
YeHw 49q 1S Lard Se for summer and SO
Sgsssc for sSahsR and sS.50S isT northern
owing 70 me weakness IN hs grain msrse. here
Int Int
bush. Grain SID 90 NJ 400 boxes Bacon Ids 10000
ss LII loo sS Ssss
steam aOO 4soo O".S Gr% rs
Flour, los. GLASGOW steam, 10000 bush.
Grain d b Bacon 25s; Cheese 42s I'd; 10000 sacks
Flour l5s BRISTOL steam. $4,000 BUSH Grain. Sd 60
ID: Cheese, 30s. HULL, 10
Grain 4s.d 80 ID HAMBURG, steam. $4,000 bush.
do 90 pfennngs 1000 Land rs marks MSTER-
DAM steam, $1,000 bush. Drain. 104c.. ROTTERDAM.
sc "a de- a. csS 81 G 0 DO steam DO
..CJRK FOR ORDERS, Norwegian bark from baltimore,
1000 qrs. Grain, As Cd II Baltic, As ed......UNIrED
KINGDOM British ships 1853 and 1924 tons. Wheat
% % se asns sSo se s SS efnSs s
So cd. BALTIC Norwegian bark. 1000 bills Refined
do. IS. Cd SHANGHAI American bark, 10000 cases
do private terms Isl, ~ German bark sprior
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EUROPEAN mARRrrs

LIVERPOOL July gBacon. Cumberland Cat 4AO. short
Rib 41O1 PORK Prime Mess oiud do Western 78u Lard.
Prime western 5000 Cheese American Choce 5lOd Iur
psntne spIntA 2aod frouaons-Lard- soi0c for
American Breadstuns-Corn. or "a for New Mixed West
Wheat 9d casa per csntll FOE California NO l. Slu0
300 for California No. y 5000 992i for Red Winter Peas
7Od Genital for Canadian Butter 65O0d Good Unit
ed states and sUoOd for nnest do Beef 90Ud for Extra
India Mess
LONDON July 9-spirits Turpentine. 5000. Usoutta
Lnseed- 1850 quarter Oh. EGO 0jeR2O 10
$40. gal.
centlmes 90 kiloA
BREMEN July 9-wicoxs Lard closed o. 40 msrks so
pfennlngs per il0lbs Petroleum marks 80 pfennnga
eLNRnfooi- July 9-Rsceipts. OF Wheat for the week
From Atlantic ports 10000 quarters from Paclnc ports
bls000 ouartera
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Jnstrrrilcil.

For Bows and Young Men-City.
A SCHOOL FOR BOYS.-Private tuition,
n afternoons Thomas Reeves Ash. las ". 40th-st
DEST CHOOLS.-CiRCULARS intelligent
I'D selected for parents who describe their wants FREQ
personally mailed for postage. j. w. sCHERMERHORN,
2 East l4th-st, New York