Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-02-20

iLiiI'lo WIZ SCl IT. IDui II lkltlC Is Il
miner living and digging coal on
Georges Creek willing at the same time
to acknowledge that he is u "Cumber-
land man." let him be ''cut off ;" like
Annanias and Sapphira, "suddonly
and without remedy.n
Among the additions to the present
free list Mr. Morrison's new tariff bill,
introduced in the House of Represent
atives on Monday, are cnumcratcs
'coal, slack or eulm, bituminous and
shale." The bill as Il whole is framed
to reduce taxation in the sum of
twenty millions, but the prospect of
passage at this session is conceded
to be slim.
The hair is worn high on the crown
of the feminine head, The bang may
be straight or crimped or punched, or
disposed of in any way to make the
girl look like Il hy-up-the- creek.
y Frostburg merchant purchased
fifteen tickets to the Newburg concert
and exhibited Il charitable spirit in
other commendable ways
The Allan Line advertisement has
been revised and reset. Read 1t.
"Humpty Dumpty." Thursday even
ing. was hrst-ciass. The shows are
coming more than half way to see us,
| but we are not meeting them.
This is pay week. For any and all
bills due this Office the standard silver
dollar has lost not fraction Of its pay
ing quality. Unnecessary we will swear
in several additional cashiers. and rent
the vault of the town lock k-up for
storage and safekeeping.
According to Prof. Hodges estimate
OF 5000 tons per acre mined in this
region. about 5,77G acres have been
clcancdup.
One of the latest things in Pittsburg
is a new brewery. the cost OF which
viii be aboal $500, 600 The firm will
have small depots in different sections
OF the city which will be, connected
with the brewery by pipes under
ground.
y telegram to George \. Wingert
yesterday morning informed him of
the death of his brother, J. Milton
Wingert, at Wcllcrsburg, Pa, of heart
disease, aged % years.
Five cents added to last years price
at Baltimore doesn't look like much of a
rise or account of pooling.
Don't forget the Sciopticon enter
talnment at the NJ. Z. Church next
Wednesday evening.
At 2:45 yesterday afternoon heavy,
dark cloud of rain and snow passed
over town. It was dark enough for
the chickens to 90 to bed.
TIE Miners Delegates
from Irwin, Clearfeld, Meyersdale,
Garrett, Pa; Pocahontas, Va. Elk
Garden, w. Va, and Georges Creek,
Nd, met in Cumberland Thursday
and organized by elocting John A.
Martin, Of Georges Creek. president.
and James McCutcheon of Meversdale.
secretary.
After lengthy discussion u COM
mittee Of one from each district was
constituted to arrange scale of prices
for min;,o who rono,toa or folldn,a
Rtso1rcd That we demand .thn folIowino
scale of prices per ton, and all other labor in
proportion, to take effect Monday, March 8,
1856, the same to be binding for one year:
irwin. ra' '''''''''''''.'.....'.'..6o go cents
Nto',n1, Nto,,' ne1" d., D. ''''''''''''''''''9o
Garrott po ''' ~ .
Pocahontas, Va.............,...,45 "
Elk Garden, West Va................5o
Georges Creek, Md...................50 "
This is an advance of 10 cents all
along the line.
At the hour of going to press we are
unable to learn that the resolution had
been adopted, but as the convention is
still IN session it is presumed it has
been, or will be. But whatever scale
is agreed upon is not to be rerarded as