Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-08-14

tHe uOctof adjusted Wlln the aSSlSta0 Ce
Of doctors A. B. Price and j. j. Jones.
The fracture is a painful one and will
contine Mr.. Wilson to his house for
several weeks. This, to man of his
energy, is a severe affliction. He does
not know whether his leg was broken
by being caught in the fall, or by the
fall itself.
The Drum.-A Washington letter.
writer says in the Baltimore Sun:
The Salvation Army here has given the
drum, which Mahomet says was invented by
the devil, q prominent place in religion 1t
is used by them out of church instead of a
bell to announce worship, and in church
instead of an organ to accompany devotion.
The police have interfered to prevent this
sort of worship from disturbing quiet neigh
borhoods, and it is understood the matter
will go to the courts.
In the estimation of the JOURNAL,
both a person and paper, the drum
has never figured popularity outside of
real military melody. Apart from its
sphere, therefore, its entertainments
are empty. In religious exercises
it must be particularly void of sig
nlficance, and as all meaningless
noises are nuisances, the drum, dedi-
Gated to worship, should go through
the courts to "innocuous desuetude."
4 Big Time Comimg.-In the pro
fusion of picnic announcements,
many Of which are held for mere
mercenary purposes, it is pleasing to
note one of a meritorious character
Thoburn Post, No. q, G. A. r., met
Wednesday evening and determined
upon Il Picnic and Campfire to be
held about the middle of next month,
and Il committee of arrangements
appointed consisting of Commander
John Chambers. er eticio chairman :;
Henry Gerken, Enoch elise, John G.
Dennison, C. H. Walker, James Close,
Jacob Keller, Thomas Hill, William
Thomas, James Welsh, and J. S. Metz
ger. These gentlemen will meet at an
early day to fix the date and arrange
other preliminaries with the determi-
nation of making the affair semi-mili-
ta1y and to introduce such new and
novel features of interest and enjoy
ment rs will make it notable in the an
mails of outdoor diversions. The Post is
a beneficial organization and the object
of the picnic is to replenish a treasury
depleted by aid given to old and
worthy comrades, whether members or
not.
A Serious Afair in Hoffman Nine.
Friday afternoon of last week as the
last trip was coming out of Hoffman
mine from some cause q stoppage of
ventilation occurred and the heading
filled rapidly with smoke from the
locomotive. Some of the men who
followed were affected so seriously as
to alarm their comrades and call forth
almost superhuman efforts to effect
escape from suffocation. Fortunately
this was accomplished, but not until
nearly ali of the twenty-five imperiled
men had been seriously prostrated
The strongest of these brave men
Messrs. Thomas Mcmahon, of Eckhart
Miles Higgins, Of Hoffman, and Will
liam Martin, of Pompey-werc able tc
do more than the others, and mainly
to them is due the escape of all
Their work involved immense labor
but they stopped at no obstacle to gel
the PROSTATE men to the air. A
these revived they were bravely aided
in getting all out. The affair oc-
casioned great excitement among the
families and friends of the imperileC
men.
Which Settles the Questionable