Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-09-08

Breoifies.-The committee of ar
rangements on pole raising on Bowery
street reported that enough money had
been collected to pay all bills, and
balance of 40 cents is in the hands of
secretary.
Speaking of whisky glasses in Gar
rett county, Titus A. Brick says "tley
is very small and thar are mighty few
in it.n
Speaking of hotels, the JOURNAL is
reminded that G.. Lynch is an urbane
and genial landlord who now has one
of the newest and smoothest hostelries
in Frostburg, and guests are able to
hang their halidomes and buskins on
the hat-rack and be given courteous
conduct to snug, clean apartments by
accommodating ushers. The fare is
also excellent.
A railroad has just been completed
from Joppa to Jerusalem. There is still
hope, therefore, for the South Penn
from Manayunk to Meyersdale.
George Vogtman, leader of the Ger
man Arion Band, has received q
beautiful engraved badge, made of
solid gold, from that organization in
recognition of his talent and ability as
teacher.
A signal service dispatch from Harp
ers Ferry to Washington the other day
reported the Potomac river very
muddy at that point, and the weather
bureau wondered why. as no recent
local rains had been reported from
that quarter. Exhaustive inquiry,
however, developed the cat and let it
out of the bag. The trouble, as usual,
started at Cumberland. 1t was ascer-
tanned that the editor of the Workman,
anxious to test the efficacy of the pro-
posed X. of l.. soap, had used an
advanced copy in private open-air
bath in the river near that city.
An article in the Meyersdale (Pa.)
Commercial last week leads the JOUR-
NAL to believe that the late Russell r.
Beachy was far more sinned against
than SHINING.
Frostburg has dog or two that
would show up well at bench display.
The metropolis is thoroughbred all the
way through, or it is nothing.
Owen Hitchins, superintendent of
the Barton and Georges Creek Valley
coal company, gives notice to those
who have been tampering with the
telephone apparatus between Frost
burg and the mine that he will put the
law against trespass in force against
all who are caught violating it in the
premises named
A fashionable hop in Shaffer's hall
Tuesday evening.
a good deal of the local news this
week is manufactured, owing to the
hardness of events happening in reg
ular order before the early hour we
want to 60 to press. But the items we
have are kind Of scoop on the other
papers and they cost the JOURNALS
gentle readers no more money.
Mrs. f. Gross makes an important
announcement on the JOURNALS S fourth
page this week. Look at it-top of
first double column.
Registration begins next Monday.
Messrs. F. S. DICKENS and Hugh G.
Meem have moved iuto the house late
ly occupied by S. NJ. Jones. Bach
elors' hall" now.
The capture of the gold thief seems
to have been transaction in the ma
ture Of scoop of the Grantsville po-
lice force by Frostburg detectives and
Cumberland constabulary.
A fortune-teller visited Titus A.
Brick ore morning this week and of
fered to tell his name, age, etc. 80
tell me what | had for breakfast =,
said Titus, impatieutly. The seer
nosed around little and then aston
ished Mr.. Brick by answering
whisky and ingurns."