Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-12-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Reifgfous.-Rev. Mr.. Whitaker, late
Of st. Louis Presbyte1y, and recent
ly supplying the F1anklinville church,
near Baltimore, has located in Frost.
burg for the purpose of aiding
the Presbyterian church here in re-
covering from its discouraged state.
Mr.. Whitaker is a son of the late
James Whitaker, and nephew of
George P. Whitaker, extensive and
well-known iron manufacturers in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland
and Virginia.
NdrroiU Escape at Koonts Mine.
The change of temperature Wednes-
day afternoon occasioned stoppage
of circulation in Koontz mine which
came near producing serious conse-
quences. A small locomotive, used
for hauling cars from the bottom of
the interior incline to the mouth of the
mine, while waiting for its usual com
plement, speedily filled the mine with
steam, smoke and sulphur fumes.
Charles Frederick, engineer; Alex
ander Brown, brakeman, and John
Clark, employed at the bottom of the
plane referred to, were FRUSTRATED.
Drifting to the rooms, George Hadley,
ST., and his son, Harry, and John
Ford, u driver, We're also overcome.
The younger Hadley, however, was
fortunately able to communicate the
alarm to miners farther up the plane,
when the latter at once set out to res
cue their imperiled comrades. With
great difficulty they succeeded in get
ting them to fresh air, one of the res
cuers, William Murphy, being partial
ly overcome. Brown and young Had
ley quickly revived. but the elder
Hadley, Clark and Ford required skill
full attention. All are recovering.
William Perdew, residing
three miles east OF T!;atstone, shot
himself accidentally Friday of last
week. Part of load of buckshot took
effect in his cheek and fingers.
G. NJ, Graham & Co. killed hog
Wednesday which weighed 527 pounds,
net, and four others aggregating l $40
pounds, Get.
We are not prepared to locate the
exactrclation a bureau bears to its news
paper, but we do know that wherever
MacGresop sits is the head of the
table,
The Frostburg Lime Kiln Club ar
nonnces a hop in Meats Opera House
Monday evening, Dec. 81. 1t will be
an enjoyable affair, and, from all ac-
counts, everybody will be there.
Testimony is ihickening to the effect
that the readers of the Recte,c are
growing tired Of the monumental softy
who is affording the JOURNAL week
ly chance for amusement. They have
an idea of rendering him vacation.
The pupils in Miss Stewards room at
No. | gave a fine entertainment yes
terday afternoon.
Stern and Cos store is daisy. The
propriet0rs, Mrs. Stern and the Misses
Brown and Johnson have worked up a
holiday display which, like the sun,
shines for all who will come within its
range. Go and see. BY the way,
don't forget to note the injunctions
at the top of their new advertisement,
second page.
A Main street athlete and Il back
street heavyweight ran together in
the dark on Bowery Tuesday night.
The pavement at the scene of the col
lision is narrow -guage, and both were
derailed. The athlete "cussedn the
Council and the weight up
braided the custom of people, unedu-
Gated to see in the dark, running
abroad at night.
The Homecoming Recjelo, after pub
fishing the bureaus poem, "respect-
fully declines" certain 'lines" on the
Hunters of Monroe" because they
are rather devoid of metre and mean
lng." We copy sample of The Frost
burg product:
There lisa little paper called the JOURNAL,
Whose editor might be called Colonel
Frostburg is the name of his town,
And at bulldozing lie is quite renown.
If the "Hunters Of Monroe" use artil-
lery in their vocation they ought to
make a great deal of trouble about this
thing.