Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-11-24
RosrBURG, Md. SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER o. 1885,

to send at once any contribution they
can spare to Mrs. J. C. Orrlck, or to
the Home. Moreover, the ladies in
charge will be pleased to see visitors
from this place during the festivities.
The Cumberland Times of Monday
gave the following prospectus of the
affair:
The armory hall and the rooms of the bat
TALON ON the first floor have been secured for
the occasion. The workmcn commenced to-
day to put it into shape for the weeks
pleasure and enjoyment. The main feature
will be a market, where gallant young men
can, with perfect propriety, accompany fair
maidens on shopping or marketing tours and
load them down with everything in which
their hearts delight. There will be a doll
bazaar where industrious young ladies will
use their nimblc fingers to decorate and
cmbellish handsome dolls to make the little
ones happy. 1t is ventured that many of the
older folks will gladly stop here and feast
their eyes on the harmony and blend of color
and beauty.
For those who are tired Of walking there
will be seats, comfortable and secure from
prying eyes, where they can exercise their
brains to entertain assemblies of choice
spirits. lfthere be any theatrically inclined
they'll be treated to tabcaux on such sub
iects as Joan of Are" Shakspcarian sub
iects as "Romeo and Juliet" 1.-The Merry
Wives of Windsor and Others Their eyes
lp In
the tabcauX of the ''Gypsy Countess" "a
French Wedding" "The Artists Dream"
Charlotte Corday'' and many Others
BY the kind aid of Capt. Neil Woodrow
the management will offer a military drill by
l6 boys and lG girls, costumed. These sol
diers will be armed with wooden guns which
will be loaded with darts and shafts from the
eyes of the ladies only. Other features such
as muscales, etc, will be announced later.
The management have determined that
this time there shall be no soliciting from
one place to another for articles to display
and sell at the market but that everyone in
| Cumberland and out Oft, who feels interest
ed in this public institution should aid it by
voluntary contributions that shall help this
The object to be subserved is most
meritorious of patronage, and the
JOURNAL would be pleased to record
! the fact that our community had in
vested enough in it to warrant a claim
upon its benefits should occasion arise
Some idea OF the character and OBJ
iect of the Home may be gathered
from the following paragraph, taken
! from another Issue of the same paper
The question - What is the Home
doing"
The Times answers-''visit the Home anC
see for yourself"
Since the Home" was opened, April 1st
| 1SSS, it has nurScd two intirmary patients
employing a trained nurse in one case, fed
| clothed and cared for one orphan girl, made
! six homeless women ComfOrtable-all O
! them had small means Of th9ir own eXcep
one. There is now a family Of seven, five
women and two children.
County Ne~s.-Joseph G. Kight, OF
Westernport, and Miss Mary German
of Cumberland, were married in the
latter city Monday evening.
Cards are out for the wedding oi
Miss Jean Spier. of Cumberland, anC
John J. Bell, of Homecoming. The
ceremony will take place Wednesday
evening Of next week at the residence
of the brides mother, Mrs. Andrew
| Spier, in the former city.
Miss Mamie Pearce, daughter OF
Mr.. Joseph Pearce, of Barton, died al
10 o'clock Tuesday morning, and was
buried at Frostburg on the 22d. De,
ceased was about 20 years of age.
Jacob Eisel, of Allegany mlne, and
Miss Rebecca Close, of Eckhart. were
married at the latter place Thursday
evening, Nov. %, 1888, by Rev. James
Miller.
Edward Beard and George Teeters
of Barton, have removed with THEN
families to the Barton and Georges
Creek Valley mine.
Judge John Douglas, superintendent
of the Georges Greek coal and iron
company, LonaconIng, reported ill, /.
getting we'll.
Mrs. James Mattingly died Monday
morning at the residence of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. August Burkey, on the Legis,
lative road, three miles from Cumber.
land, at the age of 81 years. Her hus,
band was a prominent and popular
farmer of this county. and was at one
time Il Judge of the Orphans Court.
W. Allen Darrow and Miss Lilly
Bell Dilley were married Wednesday
morning at II O'Clock, at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Barney
Dilley, on the National pike, near
Cumberland.
Mrs. John Click, of Homecoming,
| died Monday. Her husband and nine
! children survive.
Leander Dayton, of Westernport,
was severely squeezed while coupling
ears at the W. Va. junction last Fri
day.
County Commissioner James VIII
lison fell from fence Tuesday and
broke one OF hIS arms.