Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23

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He will be taken to the Maryland
University Hospital Thursday, ant
will be accompanied by a sister and
DR.. Porter, who will perform tn,
operation"
The Meyersdale Commercial of Thurs
day also says:
In spite Of the best surgical attendance an'
the hope of his friends, Mr. F. ]. Hutson, q
this borough, will lose the fingers of botl
hands as the result of freezing them durin,
the recent blizzard. Yesterday he was taker
to the Maryland University Hospital at Balti
more, where the operation that makes him
helpless cripple for life will be performed
Our warmest sympathies are with him in hi.
great affliction.
Stray Items.-A current piece OF
news goes as follows:
The newspapers of the world have Just beer
reckoned up at about 5000 thus giving one
to every $4,000 inhabitants
There are nine papers in Allegany
county, each enjoying the largest cir.
culation. There must be a big lie
about this thing, for if the ratio Of one
to $4,000 holds good, seven of our
papers have no circulation at all and
one only one-and-a-half subscribers.
Another states:
There is one saloon in West Virginia to
every Sl2 inhabitants We have fewer sa.
looms than any other State. excepting Kansas
and South Carolina.
This shows conclusively that the cir
culation of the saloon is ahead of lit
erature, even in semi-barbarlous COM
munitles.
Base Ball Ne,cs.-A movement is on
foot to organize strong home club
for the coming season.
Thomas Quinn, catcher for Frostburg
last season, has signed with the Ale
gheny base ball club for the coming
season. His services were competed
for by Brooklyn and Rochester clubs,
but the Alleghenies won.
P. r. McShannic, Frostburg's third
baseman for while last summer, has
been engaged by the Rochester club in
the New York League.
O'Brien, the pitcher, SO far AS known,
has not been secured.
Dfed-Mrs. SUSAN WRIGHT, relict of
William Wright, decd, at Walnut
Level, near this place, Wednesday
morning, Jan. Goth, 1856, aged 96
years. Mrs. Wright was the mother
in-law of the late Curtin NJ. Graham,
and one Of the oldest residents of this
vicinity. A more extended notice will
probably appear next week.
AT Brady's, this county, Wednesday,
January 20, 1886, WILLIE, aged 3
years, son of Martin Byrnes. Funeral
at St. Michael's Church, this place,
yesterday afternoon.
Good Adcice.-"Keep up your in
surance," says the Cumberland Neos,
and then it goes on to relate:
A fire occurred at Westernport on Saturday
morning by which one single and one
double dwelling house were totally destroyed.
The fire originated in the single house owned
by Michael Moran, and the flames were COM
municated to the double house, owned by
James Tonry, sr. Mr. Moran's loss is partly
covered by $500 insurance, but Mr.. Tonry,
who had no insurance, sustalns loss of over
81 900. Mr.. Tonry's insurance of 81 400 ex-
pired only few days The origin of the fire
is thought to have been accidental.
Il Vail IN Preston.-The Kingwood
Journal informs its readers that
The Grafton cornet band have lately come
out with new instruments. This bit of news
reminds us that Kingwood once had band,
but it is defunct We have nothing in the
band line but the combination drum corps of
Will Monroe, Frank and Willie Lantz,
Judge Hoke, jr., and Luther Tucker.
If the war goes on here between
musicians and firemen we will have
bands to sell by wholesale.
Relt0fOus.-The Baltimore Confer
ence of the NJ. E. Church meets in
Metropolitan Church, Washington, on
the 4th of March, and will be presided
over by Bishop Ninde, one of the new
bishops elected by the general confer
ence in 1884.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ.
L. Church, South, meets in Staunton,
Va, on the 10th of March. Bishop
McTyeire will preside.
Postal Affairs. German
has forwarded to the First Assistant
Postmaster General a petition from
the residents of Old Town, this county,
asking for the establishment of a post
office at that place. William W.
Carder is an applicant for postmaste,
at the proposed new Office.
There is talk Of a movement al
Borden Shaft for the establishment OF
an Office there.
Legislation Notes.-Hon. Albert
Holle has obtained leave to introduce
bill making the mining school law
more effectiye.