Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-12-01

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Frostburg and boon to the worthy
unemployed.
County Ne,cs.-Mrs. Margaret Love,
aged 60 years, died at the residence of
her son, h. f. Love, in Westernport,
Monday.
Benjamin Pearson, of Homecoming,
was seriously injured Monday by fall
OF breast coal in jackson mine.
Michael Kelly, of Midland, died last
Saturday, aged Is years.
1t is considered bad shape at Mt. Say
age to drink out of fnger-bowl.
j. J. Bell, Of Homecoming, and Miss
Jean I. Spier, of Cumberland, were
married at the latter place Wednes-
day. Gladstone Hitchins, of this
place, was one of Mr.. Bells best men.
William Goehringer, of Accident,
Garrett Co., and Miss Katie Lochner,
of Homecoming, were married in the
German Lutheran church, Lonaco-
nlng, tuesday afternoon.
a correspondence between the NOR
ais of city and its material resources
is not a logical necessity, but it is
worthy Of note that the gas at Cum
berland is not natural.
Thomas O'Brien, of Westernport,
died last Friday, aged IS years.
James Carroll and Miss Maggie Ken
ny, Of Midland, were married Monday
morning.
Tuesday morning John G. Douglas,
of Homecoming, and Miss Catherine
Murphy, of Ocean, were married at
st. Mary's church by Rev. Father
Manning.
The same evening William Close
and Miss Lizzie Askey were married
at Miller mine by Rev. E. C. Jessup,
of this place.
Rome is enjoying an old-fashioned
building boom. By Osiris! but it
would be u rare sight to see Claudius
Casca opening a real estate office on
the Appian Way, with Paulus Perti-
max to run the adver tising bureau,
and taking Seyerus Otillus around in
his chariot trying to sell him corner
lot for 5000 denarii, which would be
dear at $50. If the boom is like that
reported from Midland it won't be
long before the Seven Hills are staked
off and the sites of Pompeii and Her.
culaneum will become popular sub
urbs. P. S.-Midland wants a new
county and county seat, and IL daily
paper to be published at least once a
week.
Miss Louise Coleman, aged % years,
died of measles in Homecoming last
Friday.
Joseph A. Hoyt and Miss Lolita
Onthank, both of Westernport. were
married last Sunday evening by Rev.
Father Weider.
An Eckhart gentleman told the
JOURNAL this week that "there is not
vacant dwelling in our place." He
might have said also that there are
other sharp points Of polarity between
Eckhart and Cumberland.
The Westernport correspondent of
the Homecoming Recieao says ''Rev. l..
B. Brown preached his first sermon
Sunday at the Episcopal church and
made an excellent impresssion.'
a child of Frank Willetts, of Mid
lothian. died last Friday and was
buried Sunday, Rev. l.. II. Markwood
officiating.
William Edward Alexander was
human salamander, who could swal-
low molten metals easily, and, never
winking, and the way, in whirling
mazes, he would dance in midst of
blazes, set the scientists and Sacants to
the deepest kind of thinking. He
would swallow broken glasses right
before the gaping masses; in his
mouth he would stick a poker that
was heated red or yellow, and you're
safe if you should gamble that the
people used to tremble when they
looked upon the wonders enacted by
this fearless fellow. All the ladies did
adore him, and they used to kneel be-
fore him Til he fell in love quite deep
ly with rich mans pretty daughter
and he gladly would have led her to
the altar, there to wed her. but one
day he died iu anguish after drinking
Barton water.