Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-06-19

ChartefhouSe, London: Its Hospital
aud Public School," with a number of
quaint and curious illustrations, in
cluding a portrait of Sir Thomas SUIT
ton, the founder. Five more beauti-
full illustrations of Luray cave, in Page
county, Va, are given, with de-
scriptions. Mr.. Thomas Powell con-
tributes a musical reminiscence of
Carl Maria Won Weber in London :;
and Mrs. Angeline E. Alexander makes
ga Plea for Girls in her usual forci-
BILE and pleasant manner. The author
of "Dilettante Days" takes her readers
through Cologne, up the Rhine, and
lands them in Mainz. Rev. George
w. Nichols begins a new series of
"Letters from Waldegrave Cottage"
dealing with some "reminiscences of
the late Civil War in No. l. DR..
Talmage's sermon is on "The News
paper Press as an Ally of the Pulpit )"
and in the editorial department he
discusses several topics of timely inter-
est. The serial stories-"The Gems
She Wore," by L. T. Meade; "Paul-
ina" by Rev. A. C. Haverstick, and
"The Tapestry Room" by Mrs. Moles-
worth are continued and there are
many short sketches and poems and a
number of beautiful full-page en-
cravings. This number is the first of
the twentieth volume, and this is q
good time to subscribe for the mag
azine.
The Dorcas Nagozine for June con-
tains much that is acceptable to every
needlewoman and housewife. In
tructions for making lace, combina-
tlon undergarments, infants shirts,
dollies worked in Russian embroidery.
counterpanes, boots and ball fringe
and other articles adapted for "catcll-
up work in the country. Those who
haye made collections of postage
stamps, hoping to realize fortunes,
will find at last q use for the bright
colored scraps in Il ''Stamp Mosaic.n
a timely Article is the one "On Fan
Painting" in which the writer de-
scrlbes the decoration of fans made of
all manner of material-gauze net,
batlste, silk and satin, concluding with
directions for mounting fan. With
its poems, short articles and house
hold hints, the June Dorcas is helpful
and interesting number.
Georges Greek Coal Trade.-The
record of shipments from the mines
of the Georges Creek coal region for
the week ending Saturday evening,
June II, 1886, closed as follows
Total tons for week. 1916
year r................. 596 54S
Compared with corresponding period
last year, decrease of. ......... $40, 1893
Total tons to B. & o. railroad for week 54,s36
year. 4S4,03l
Compared with corresponding period
last year, decrease of.......... 4O6, ,13S
Total tons to Pa. railroad for week 9,OSO
" g g " year.. 9G, $50
Compared with corresponding period
last year, decrease of.......... 1882
Total tons to c. & o. canal for week. 4,4GC
" year. 1881
Compared with corresponding period
last year, decrease of.......... S5, ,67s
Total tons shipped over c. e. P. rail
road for week ............... 46, 75t
| Over same for year. Observation-Disclosures. 1903 1904
Compared with corresponding period
last year, a decrease of. ......... 365, ,3St
| Totaltons shipped over G. c. & C. rail
road for week Observation-Disclosures. 1906
Over same for year. 123, 2St
| Compared with corresponding period
last year, a decrease OF. f......... 90,65;
Total tons shipped over w. Va. CT
and Pittsburg railroad for week. 7,Ol'
Over same for year. 73,S2
Compared with corresponding period
| last year, decrease of. f.......... 117,O2
Shipments in tons for. ...... Week and Year
l, Consolidation. on.........4,9 ,907 156,O9
2, Maryland...... $685. G6 4G
3, American.... ........ 6,0S3 5G, 80
4, Georges Creek. ....... 9,234 As, 46
5, w. Va. Central. ...... 4,S72 44,2i
6, Potomac.... ........... 4,067 1882
I, New Central. l.......... 5,439 37,l4
3, Borden. =, 123 81, ,GS
0, Maryland Union..... 3,174 %, SO
10, Davis & Elkins. ..... 2,094 1631
II, National. 1867 IA
IL, Atlantic & G. C....... $50 14,5S
13, Blaen Avon.... ...... 1855 II, As
IA, Swanton. G36 11,02
Is, Big Nein.... 80. ..... 759 999
l6, Davis.... ........ .... 40 S,29
OF the amount Of coal shipped iron
this region this year 522, ,722 tons hav
gone from mines on the Maryland sid
of the Potomac.
The Clearfield output to above dat
is l72 2,S63, tons in excess of George
Creek including the Beech Creek pol
ton, 5l7 ,203 tons.
Our calculations, all given in gros
tons, show for competing regions t
date above given as below:
Clearfeld.... ............ ......... G95, SIS
Chesapeake & Ohio railway, VIVA. 49,, ,9t
Beech Creek ............... 344, 81
Pocahontas, Va. $40, ,1S
Broadtop, Pa. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1GS, ,4C
Death Of an aged Lady.-Mrs. Han
nah Prout, aged 81 years, died in thu