Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-06-16


Journalistic. - The Inter- Mountain,
published in Cumberland, Nd, is the
latest addition to journalism in the
county. 1t is small, yet large enough
to accommodate a thread of quaint
humor which rlss through it. The
item below is IL fair sample:
Our friend ESpy Anderson, Esq, enjoys
his gun with all the excitement of ''Nm-
rod" On one Of his excursions he shot
wood turtle he saw asleep on Il fern tree, and
what most singular, on examination, to
his disappointment found the game had not
been shot but died from fright
The editors are McsSrs. Van Lear
Shriver, OF Cumberland, and Van Lear
Black. of Baltimore.
The Homecoming stu" rose last week
from an asteroid to planet of the
first magnitude. 1t now rivals in size
the largest paper in the county. A
Campbell cylinder press is among the
additions to its equipment, and a whole
lot of new type complete makeup
cess. SO may it be.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. day is set
apart asa national holiday in which
to decorate the graves of union sol
diers and pay other tributes of respect
to the memory Of the brave This ser
vice is Il just debt which every living
Americas: owes the dead, and those
who use the day for boisterous sports,
games and other amusements show a
very faint idea Of the fitness of things.
The rising generation need Il lesson in
reverence.
The journal as an individual was
Frustrated oven two weeks with tie
disease respectfully known as pa0titis,
but ignohly defined us "mumps."
Hence, the JOURNAL as a paper miss
ed two issues. This we report with
great regret. No doubt by extra effort
we could have imported sufficient aid
to get the paper out, but with due re-
specific all the world, it would not
have been the JOURNAL.
Mrs. A. r, Basse sent the JOURNAL
last Sunday II large can of her incom-
parable ice cream. 1t was a grand
treat, opportunity bestowed and thor
oughly enjoyed
y communication published in this
paper May 10 ,entitlod "The Mills of
God Grind too Slow" reflected. we
understand, upon some State Normal
School graduate. whom many people
take to he Miss Kate A. Porter, of this
place. If the letter had special refer
ence to any one we hHO,c, from the en-
vironment, that it was not Miss Porter.
Besides We have son4e personal knOwl-
edge of her fidelity and success as a
teacher last year and it is very credit
able to her.
One of the Saddest events that ever
happened in Frostburg was the death
OF Mrs. George Robinson on Decora-
ton day from injuries inflicted by a
vicious COW. She was christian lady,
beloved by all.
\ considerable portion of this issue
of the JOURNAL was prepared by the
EDITORS eldest daughter, Annie b. Oder,
; and our readers will acknowledge that
her work Is well done.
There was II lively tilt between
MeSsrs. Owen Hitchins, l.. NJ. Gorsuch
and W. Il. Percy and IL portion of the
School Board, at the meeting last week
in relation to the appointment of Prin
cipal of Public School No. |, Frost.
burg. The gentlemen named laid a
petition of citizens and tax payers be,
fore the Board, but it was accounted
IN. c." The paper was withdrawn
for representation on the 18th. 1t i,
now long enough to satisfy the most
captious.