Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-11-24

Mcdonald and Sarah Ann McGrcadv.
of Borden Shaft. will be married in
st. Michael's church, Frostburg, with
a nuptial Mass at $50 Il. M, by Rev.
D. C. DeWulf.
PersondL- Misses Ida and Ella
Miller, of Frostburg, are visiting
friends in this city," says the Cumber-
land Meas.
DR.. H. C. Wilson left Monday to
spend few weeks in Cumberland
professionally. He and his brother,
DR.. L. B. Wilson, have opened a
branch Office in McKeesport, Pa, the
establishment of which occasioned the
absence of the latter from his home
office. The collateral enterprise i'm
plies no abandonment whatever OF the
Cumberland and Frostburg business.
Messrs. Eugene Williamson and D.
A. Smith, of Cumberland, were in
town last Sunday.
A. H. Beyers and wife. of Reading,
Pa. are visiting the family of C. b.
Wack, resident agent of the C. q P. r.
Mr.. Beyers is a leading hat manu-
facturer of Reading and a frstclass
gentleman.
DR.. G. E. S. Mckee, Of Hagcrstown,
grand regent of the Royal Arcanum,
and George West, of Baltimore,
called on the JOURNAL Thursday.
The doctor is a neighbor of Col H.
kyd Douglas and brought q dis
couraging statement concerning the
character of the colonels illness. In
Mr.. West the JOURNAL discovered IL
reglmental comrade of wartimes and
at the next meeting the JOURNAL as
an individual expects to langh at some
of his experiences as soldier. AS a
paper the JOURNAL never laughs.
Misses Ida, Sue and Lou Kalbaugh
and Lola Cross and Messrs. George F..
Pearce, Charles Beck and DR.. r. A.
Cross, of Piedmont, w. Va, and d. A.
Smith, of Cumberland, spent Tuesday
evening with the Misses Walker.
Rev. John J. Dillon, of Baltimore, is
visiting his mother, Mrs C. Lynch,
of this place. He looks well.
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A Pleasant Anuir.-The visit of DR..
C. E. S. Mckee, of Ha@erstown,
grand regent of the State of Maryland,
Royal Arcanum, accompanied by Rev.
b. F. Clarkson, grand orator, and
George West and Mr.. Baden, of
subordinate councils in Baltimore, to
Frostburg Council. No. 1912, was
made the occasion of a most pleasant
social affair at the st. Cloud hotel
Wednesday evening.
The Council met in Masonic Temple,
and after routine business the body
adjourned to the parlors Of the St.
Cloud, where each member became
the escort of mis- wife, daughter, sister
or sweetheart to the dining room.
Here ninety-three guests sat down and
partook of fine repast, prepared i'll
the st. Clouds best style.
After supper H. B. Colborn, regent
of the Council, introduced the orator,
F. C. Beall. The latter delivered an
address Of welcome, to which DR..
Mckee responded briefly.
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recitation-"The Wrong Man Bap-
| tized."
Rev. B. F. Clarkson, grand orator,
delivered an address in which strong
tribute was paid to the value and
merit of the Order as u social and CO.
operative insurance instrumentality
He advised all good men to join and
urged the ladies to some aggressive
ness in the same direction. Conclud-
ing, he said "now we will again heal
from the great West. The great West
is boundless and inexhaustible :"
Mr.. West arose again and, referring
feelingly to the late William r. TRAY
ers, recited several of the latter's best
Jokes. He recited also 1.-The Busted
| Goat"
Both gentlemen were generously
applauded. About 10l o'clock the
large party adjourned.
There were about as many ladies as
gentlemen, all of whom enjoyed the
occasion.
Music was furnished by two Italians
with harp and violin. The Council
deserves credit for the provision made
for the entertainment Of its guests.
An Enterprising FrOstburgcr ia
Alabama. - The Birmingham (Ala.)
Age of recent date has the following
paragraph concerning an important
establishment projected at that place
by J. J. Hoblitzell, formerly of this
place. The statement is as character
istic of as it is creditable to Mr.. Hoblit-
zell's indomitable enterprise: