Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-29

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NJ. Sor0ge- Tuesday morning, No
vemhcr 6.
Ffostb"y evening, Nov. 6.
WeS'e'mpOrt- Wednesday evening,
NOy. l.
F"iihiess Groom.-Thc best cir
clcs III colored society have been late
ly agitatcd by the conduct of Il Young
man who ''drfalcatcd" at the last mo
ment. 1t seems he had for Il long
time addressed Il young lady with a
view to matrimony, and his suit at
length prevailed. The latter set about
preparing for the happy event. the
day having been named and few in
vltatlons sent out. At length the
wedding feast was prepared and the
minister and guests on hand. But
the groom came not. and. as all such
affairs terminate, the occasion was
voted sad collapse. Sympathy for
the young woman is general among
the colored people, who esteem her as
one Of the worthicSt and best of the
race. The young mans leading rea-
son for his funk, so far as known,
was-''I had on desc here pants: dey
was all | had, and nobody could spec
I'd get married in sich pants as desc -
Poifticai.-Republlcan meetings
have been held evenings this week at
Mt. Savage Wednesday Vale Sum-
mit-Thursday, and Homecoming Fri
day evening. Barton and Western
port are booked for meetings this ev-
ening, and Frostburg for Thursday,
October t. Hon. l.. f. McComas.
nominee for Congress, and Hon. Bing-
er Hermann, member of Congress
from Oregon and native of Lonacon-
ing, are set down for Homecoming and
Barton, and C.. W. Mex eehan, Of
Philadel phia, will speak with Mr.
McComas at this place. Messrs. d
w. Sloan, George A. Pearre, Benz. A .
Richmond, r. w McMichael and G
l.. Wellington, of Cumberland, are al
so down for speeches at various points
The dem, cratic schedule is also ouI
providing for evening mass meetings
at Mt. Savage, Monday, October | :
Lonacoring, Tuesday, October >:
Barton, Wednesday, October 3; West
ernport, Thursday, October /, and
Frostburg, Saturday, October 6. "Col.
H. Kyd Douglas and other speakers
of prominence and ability" will ad-
dress the people.
The joint debate between Mr..
McComas and Col. Douglas for this
county will take place in Cumberland
between October - and 27.
County Ners-Sllas Mckenzie, an
old and respected citizen of Rawlings,
died there suddenly of heart disease
Sunday, just after returning from
church. He was IS years old, a ma
tive of Rawlings, and leaves family.
A town in West Virginia has a
painless foot dentist and ii so-called
labor paper. But this is not IL good
year for several towns, including Lo-
naconing and Cumberland
Mrs. Joshua Kight, of Westernport,
wife of the County Commissioners, has
gone on II visit to her brothers at Dal-
las, Texas. Mr.. kieht will make the
same trip during the holidays and the
two will return together about New
Year.
The people Of the coGnty must not
be frightened if they hear Il noise this
and next week. Our friends, McCo-
mas and Douglas, are at hand and
sinners are coming home.
Judge Duffy, Of Baltimore, decided
the suit Of Thomas Gemmel, of Lon
don, and Malcolm Sinclair. of Cum
berland, cS. w. a. Brydon. of Garrett
county, and II. &. Davis Il Co.. of
West Va, in faver of Gemmel and
Sinclair. This awards the latter
about is per- cent. of the SO 200 verdict
won by Brydon and Davis d Co..
against the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road company for breach of contract.
The ease will go to the Court of APP
peals.
There are people along Georges
Creek who are so patriotic that they
have determined that not only shall
no Chinese come to this country, but
nobody that has been left behind.
And the fodder crop is very short in
Europe, too.
The registrars will go to work Mon
day morning. This is the voters last
chance.
Cumberland doesn't want the earth.
but it would like to have II horse-car
system. Thus would travel between
Centre and Liberty streets he simplifi-
ed. This reminds us that Frostburg
will need a cable road to run between
the two banks,
'AstronOmers tell" the Homecoming
Star that the comet is coming toward
US at the rate Of over 1000 900 miles
per day" Tie collision will doubtless