Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-03-14
The Weather.-A few minutes be-

The Weather.-A few minutes be-
fore II Wednesday night Frostburg
sleepers, excepting the JOURNAL.
were aroused and surprised by
heavy rolls Of thunder. Waking
up, vivid flashes of lighting were seen
to succeed each other rapidly. A lit
tie rain followed, the weight Of the
storm tending another direction.
Somebody, somewhere, will likely be
surprised by an earthquake shock near
the 9Th Of April, but this will have no
connection with the Frostburs cleo
ton on the 9th. ..-
The Lecture.--The largest lecture
audience under the auspices of the
Frostburg Lecture Association heard
Chaplain McCabe in Meats Opera
House, Thursday evening, on the
bright Side of Lifo in Libby Prison."
The lecturer was introduced by Judge
John Douglas, of Homecoming. Mr..
McCabe occupied the platform about
one hour and forty minutes, and was
throughout heartily applauded. Be-
sides being platform orator he is
famous singer and sang several pretty
songs. The result financially was sat
isfactory.
Examination at Public School No. 4.
Tile examination at our public school
has just closed, and its results have
been bulletined in the principals room
for the benefit of the teachers and pu
pills, and copy forwarded to the ex-
aminer. The work of each room is
fully shown, the percentage made in
each study being given and each
teacher marked for "order," "cleanli-
ness of room," cleanliness of pupils"
"neatness of rollbook, !" "punctuality,"
etc. The general improvement upon
the last examination held in Novem-
Der shows a gain of about IS per cent.
The pupils who passed the best exam
ination in the respective rooms were as
follows:
SesenM Grade-Mary J. Thomas (holds
teachers certificate.)
Sirth Grade-Cora HOsken.
Fifth Grade-first section, William Koch;
second section, Blanche Oder.
Fourth Grade-Laura Donahue.
Third Gradc-Emma Mayer
The first and second grades were ex-
amined orally for the. part. The
next examination will be hold the first
week in April, and will include draw
ing, a subject not hitherto embraced
in the schedule. The attendance of
pupils has fallen off lately on account
of the prevalence Of scarlet rash.
Happily this trouble is about over.
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magaxine.-
The number for April is particularly
interesting, and he who does not find
much in it to please him must be very
hard to suit. 1t begins with the open
ing chapters of Farjeon's new story,
"Love's Harvest" which promises to
be equal to the other stories Of this
favorite writer. Three additional
chapters of Mrs. Farmers "What She
Made of Her Life" are given, and
also three of the juvenile story, "Pen's
Perplexities." Adelaide c. Waldron
contributes a beautiful sonnet, San
Easter Lily" and there are other fine
poems. The Rev. DR.. A. A. Z. Taylor
has characteristic article on "The Bad
Boy as Moral Reformer," and the
Rev. DR.. T. D. Witherspeon beauti-
full one on "The Alpine Horn" Mrs.
Alexander's "Sisterhood of Spinsters"
is pungent, though good-natured,
piece of satire. The veteran Thomas
Powell contributes "a Personal Rem
iniscence Of Spohr and Mendelssohn,"
AMI Cherubini and Mercadante are the
subjects of the "Sacred Musicians"
series. The "Glances at Bible His
tory" and "Christ Teaching by Par
+ able" are continued, and both very in
terestlng; and the venerable coun-
tenance of the Rev. DR.. Primo, rep
resentative religious journalist, &C
companies facsimile reduction of the
first page of the New York Observer,
which he has so long edited. These
are only a small portion of the contents
and, indeed, the whole number is ex-
cel tionally good. Published by MRS.
FRANK LESLIE, So, IS and 81 Park
Place, New York, at IS cents num-
Der, or $3.50 year, postpaid.
Died-At the residence of Mrs. Ra-
chel Beall, Cumberland, at 7 o'clock,
Sunday evening, March s, 1885, Mr..
FRANK O. BAUsH, of the place. De-
ceased had been i'll some time of carries
of the spine, and is death was not I'M
expected. He was a member of the
firm of Beall, Baush 6 Co., of this
place, but unable for MANY months TO