Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-06
ADDITIONAL LOCAL..

PERSONAL Thomas Evans, of AL
legany mine, left Wednesday On a
visit to Wales.
George H. Ames was born in the
house occupied by J. Wesley Burton,
on Main street, IS years ago. At IL
years of age he went to Illinois. He
spent one day here 26 ysars ago, and
last week he paid his native place
second visit. With the usual vivid
recollections of youthful times and
scenes his comparison of Frostburg
then and Frostburg now is quite en-
tertaining. Mr.. Ames is a cousin of
Messrs. George Bayard and William
II. Parker, of this place.
James Cunning, jr., of Cincinnati,
Ohio, paid his father, James Cunning,
ST., Of Eckhart, a visit last week.
While here he took a fancy to a pair
of matched mares, 81 years old, be-
longing to Martin Byrnes, residing on
the farm near Brady's Mill known as
"Gunning's Delight" These animals,
from the same sire but not the
same dam, are remarkably similar in
appearance, in fact, to use our inform
ants expression, Zone cannot be told
from the other" Mr.. Cunning, ST., at
once purchased them for his son,
though they were left with Mr.. Byrnes
for breaking" after which they will
be shipped to Cincinnati.
Peter Daily, son of Neil Daily, Of
this place, has been confined to the
house sixteen months with rheumat-
ism.
Mrs. c. B. Wack, wife of our genial
c. e. P, R. agent, returned last Sat-
urday from three weeks tour en-
bracing visits to Reading, Pa, Leban~
on, N. j., New York and Long Branch.
The trip was altogether delightful and
she returned much improved in health.
William Cronin arrived home Tues
o"g iioEi a 'Anlt vi scNtH VI clSEl
months in Austin, Texas.
Hon. Louis E. McComas sends the
Journal a copy OF the Congressional
Directory, 3 book of 200 pages, con-
tanning much valuable information.
A sketch of each Senator and repre-;
sentative is given. OF Mr.. McComas
it is stated that he twas born in
Washington County, Maryland, DC,
tober IS, 1916; attended the village
schools in Williamsport, in that
county, and went thence to St. James
College, where he was from 1860 to
1868, and at Dickinson College in
1868, graduating in 1866 I; studied law
with Messrs. Wallace and Melbourne at
Cambridge, Maryland, and afterwards
with Hon. R. H. Alvey, at Hagers-
town, where he was admitted to the
bar in August, 1868, and has since
practlsed; was the republican candi-
date for Congress in 1876, but the Hon.
William Walsh was returned as elect
ed by IA majority; and was elected to
the Forty=eighth Congress as re-
publican, receiving Is, 720 votes against
lao votes for Hon. Montgomery
Blair, democrat
Rev. J. Watts Shoaft, of Baltimore,
was in town this week, the guest OF
both Rev. L. G. Martin and DR.. A. B.
Price. On Wednesla evening he
preached at the M. E. Church, South.
Phil. S. Greiner, supported by
Hsegs's splendid comedy company,
will appear at Odd Fellows Opera
House this Saturday evening. He
is the son of Judge Peck, the "Bad
Boys" father.
Mrs. B. F. Horner, of Jamestown,
Pa, is the guest Of Miss Margretta
Hooking.
Our old friend, Ransom r, Powell, is
at home. He came up from Washing
ton few days ago and, finding his
way into the Cumberland wigwam
Wednesday morning discovered that
all the speeches were, as the Pinafore