Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-10-04

| HOW was weakening again. IL Is,
responded another; "let us hurry up
and get good wash before the next
drought sets in" While this dialogue
was going on the hydrant gasped. Its
soul had fled.
The Three States may overlap the
following poems from the Piedmont
Adcertiser, but we shall wait till we are
wiser, or hear from that other poem on
Keyser:
A Frostburg girl named Russell,
Was great on the ice cream hustle:
She had two bunions,
And ate raw onions,
And wore the JOURNAL in her hustle.
The dime in his pocket was moaning,
For his stomach-ache to get something toning
And not unusual to relate,
A big whiskey straight
Was invested by man from from Lonaconlng
Some of the tout and out" temper
ance men will vote against Water
Works. One of Cornelia's children
was named Consistency"
The Cumberland Times states to its
readers that Bedford is out of water,
and SO is Frostburg. If the two
would ''pool their issues" the COM
bined efforts of the Gazette and JOUR-
NAL might carry the vote for ''an ap-
preparation" If Bedford will build
the works for both towns and pay all
the rents basis may be reached upon
which some of our people could stand
in perfect accord with their neighbors
especially the Water Commissioners.
The Times has also discovered that
"they are to- hold elections in Ohio,
West Virginia and Frostburg one
week from next Tuesday," We have
arranged to exchange returns with
both States. They are awfully excited
in Ohio about the water question.
"The good st. Paul has gone to rest,
ST. Peters at the wicket,
While poor st. John is left below
To head the Temp rance ticket"
The case of Edwards rersus Sloan has
been finally settled.
A select skating party will meet in
Shaffer's hall next Wednesday evening
to enjoy a "run-around." The Arion
band will be present and enliven the
occasion with some of their finest airs.
A lot of thoroughbred Jerseys, i'm
ported by Maj. Alex. Shaw and placed
on his Rawlings farm, this county, are
said by experienced stock men to be
the finest ever brought to this country.
The heirs of William Warn, deceased,
desire to sell the real property belong
ing to the estate.
Mcmillan Bros have determined to
discontinue the mercantile bushes.
Ho,O 1t Looks From Piedmont.-The
Adrertiser has changed hands, Mr.. S.
A. Posten, retiring. The new editor.
Mr.. w. W. Whitmyer, jumps into the
harness with an energetic "saloot."
But what interests the JOURNAL par
ticularly is his clear perception of the
occasion of our annual trouble:
Frostburg is afflicted with water famine
Water at that place has been selling at two
and a-half cents per bucket. 1t cannot be
that the Frostburg people are so wicked that
this famine has been sent upon them as a
punishment.
Funny as this rare observation of
cause and effect may appear, the
reader will be more amused at the
following:
The Frostburg JOURNAL devotes three COL
umns to giving the Water Commissioners of
that town stirring up. 1t calls the members
OF the commission swindlers and robbers.
The fighting editor, we should imagine, must
be a walking armory.
OF course, the JOURNAL, which
never trifes with serious subjects,
could not afford to apply such terms
to any respectable body of citizens,
especially as such an organization as
Water Commissioners does not yet
exist.
The Adeertiser should come up and
get acquainted with the habits, laws,
pusuits accomplishments and refine
ments of our people, some of whom,
bless their hearts, use ugly words
about all their neighbors except the
JOURNAL. Which is-why we are not
guilty.
And, by the way, to clinch the
whole matter, the JOURNAL is repre-
sented among the Water Commission
ers-that are to be.
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