Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-04-18
Brerities.-Flour going up.

Among the cases lately argued be-
fore the Court OF Appeals was that of
the Mayor and City Council of Frost
burg rs. John H. Tiddy and Elizabeth
B. Tiddy, in which the appellant seeks
to reverse judgment of 1915 recover
ed i'll the Garrett county court against
the town as damages received by fall
ing ON a defective sidewalk. William
Brace appeared for the appellant and
the appellee's case was submitted on
brief by Blackiston & Ellegood.
William Cole, colored, Of this vicin-
ity, charged with assault upon Moses
Jones, of this place, was discharged
from Jail by order of the grand jury
Monday.
The case on the trial docket of the
Cumberland coal and iron company ss.
New Central coal company, has been
dismissed. 1t was docketod several
years ago and was brought to recover
damages for alleged trespass on coal
lands.
Two balls in town Monday evening
the New Hope and Allegany Drivers
at Odd Fellows Opera House, and The
Independent Boys at Meats Opera
House.
There is talk Of having Col. Cope
land lecture here at an early day on
Handsome People. The topic is
very numerous in Frostburg, and of
course everybody will go to hear an
eloquent description Of his own and
her attractions. C'Her" in italics
means sweetheart) More anon.
The 1-telligent compositor has been
playing havoc witt our MSS during
the last two weeks. Some errors
have gone in that nave made us ill at
the liver. One week before last in
clined as to go off to the quiet wood
land and die all alone. The ceremony
was postponed, however, on account
of the incleMent weather and several
of our own unforgiven sins.
Applicants for home missions under
the new municipal administration are
multiplying.
When the frost gets out of the
earth repair your pavements imme-
diately.
There is "Cumbsrland coal and
iron company" in Nova Scotia-a fraud
of the deepest dye, enjoying contracts
on the strength of fraud upon a
fraud amounting to over 100000 tons
this year. When rogues fall out with
each other the honest people of
Georges Creek do not get their dues,
simply because it is no crime to steal a
lying trademark.
The stockholders of the Thomas mi
ming company will holl their annual
meeting at the st. Cloud Hotel, this
place, Monday, May 4.
VIM. P. Hansell has removed from
near Ocean to farm in Garrett coun.
ty lately purchased by him, situated
about two miles west of Homecoming.
The Frostburg Gaslight company
meets Saturday, May 1.-TWO weeks
hence.
There is word about d. S. Wrigh,
& Sons among our "New Bushes.
Locals"
Pay day. JOURNAL 81. so per annu,a
sit is curious how the concerns who
do not advertise in dull times are al
ways on the whine, and the other elias:
who do advertise can always find some
thing to do. Men don't like to be
Judged by their actions, or by the size
of their advertising account, but pur
chasers often size up a concern by the
advertisement it displays" So say:
the Manufacturers Record.
A rumor reached Cumberland yes
terday that the miners had asked fol
an advance in the price per ton fol
digging coal. We have not heard Of
it here, but it is likely there is "some
thing IN the wind
The necessity for a special election
has brought out wide difference OF
opinion.
An Oakland man wants the post.
Office. He suggests to the postmaster
general that there is room for two
postotiices at Oakland, and if it be i'm
practicable to appoint him to the old
one he wants new Office established
and himself as postmaster. We have
not heard whether this versatile ap-
pllcant grew up under tho Ludwig
regime, or whether brother Fay's news
paper administration has developed
the latest specimen oflusus c6icium.
A valuable Jersey COW belonging to
John Williams, of this place. died
Thursday. She was valued at 500.
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