Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-12-06

or the maui, therefore, the more loss,
which the men claim is a misfortune
which should not be loaded on them.
At latest accounts the matter had not
been adjusted.
Il Literary EUent.-The Frostburg
Lecture Association will introduce
their winter course next Fri day even
ing at Meats Opera House, for which
occasion they have succeeded in Sc
curing the services of Col. ]. P. San
ford. "Old Times and New" tho first
upon his list of topics, has been select
ed as the inaugural lecture. Col.
Sanford is represented as "king in his
line" a comment which appears to
be justified by numberless reports
from places he has visited. Concern
ing the lecture, which was recently
given in Albany, N. Y, the Post, Of
that city, said:
What the Colonel has seen in his travels he
has boiled down into lecture of one hour
and-a-half in length, so that everybody who
hears it can easily remember it without get
ting an enlargement Of the brain. The Colo
mel is about the height and shape Of Col. Bob
Ingersoll and carries around with him the
same amount of brain power avoirdupois and
muscle. He is as full Of language as a female
debating society, with a great deal more of in
terest attached to his words. 1t is as easy for
Sanford to talk as it is for some men to avoid
getting employment. In his lecture entitled
cold Times and New he surrounds his
word-pictures with so much wit and humor
that he keeps his audience dealing in smiles
about all the time. AT the closing part of his
lecture his tribute to America and her steam
cars, telegraph electric light, telephone, pho
nograph, and her inventive genius was well
deserved, and was received with loud applause
We never heard the proud bird Of freedom
paid such a deserved compliment as was be-
slowed upon it by Col. Sanford last evening.
Another FrOstbitrg Pdtent.--William
G. Boughton, wagon and carriage
builder, of this place, received Thurs
day Letters Patent No. 308, 1924, dated
Dec. 2, 1884, upon wagon-jaek in
vented by him. The contrivance is
an ingenious compact of lever and
fulcrum, by which compound power is
gained with the exercise of slight effort.
The gist of the invention lies in the
| fulcrum, which, instead Of being sta
tionary, oscillates from side to side,
on either OF which, however, it be-
comes stationary. 1t is easily and
quickly operated for raising wagons
and carriages for the purpose of re-
moving wheels, etc. Being simple,
cheap device, it will undoubtedly sell,
and we believe it will almost intro
duceftself to popular favor. Properly
handled henceforward, it will make
Mr.. Boughton's fortune.
| Reltgfous.--Rev. G. w. Huntingdon,
pastor Of Christ Reformed Episcopal
church, Cumberland, delivered his
sermon On "What the Social Glasses
Owe to Each Other" at the Methodist
Episcopal church, this place, Thursday
evening. A good audience was pres
emit.
There will be meeting of the con.
gregation of the Presbyterian Church
held at the said church tomorrow
Sunday at 3 o'clock, p. m. A full
attendance is desired.
The third quarterly meeting of the
M. E. Church, South, will be held to
morrow (Sunday.) Rev. w. G. Ham
mond, presiding elder, will preach Al
1Os a. m. and p. m.
School Board.-The death of al
eight-year old son of Prof. H. G
Wsimer, examiner, prevented the
audit of teachers accounts Wednesday
The teachers will be paid during'nex
! week.