Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-11-03
ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS


cd to her home, Asheville, n. G..
Mr.. and Mrs. c. a. Greene, of New
York, spent few days last and this
week at the family homestead, Borden
mine Mr.. Greene is treasurer of the
Borden mining company, the oldest
and among the staunchest of our list
of strong coal corporations.
Speaking of choppers" G.. Robert
Cooper, former ottache of the JOURNAL
was, when here, an ardent republican
He Is now stumping Baltimore city fol
the democratic ticket.
John Davis, formerly mining boss OF
Borden mine, has been appointed to
succeed the late David Griffiths as boss
of the old Consolidation mine. He
will fill the bill perfectly in fact, he
would give complete satisfaction in a
higher position.
Charles A. Smeltz, of Youngstown,
Ohio, is here on a visit to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smeltz. He looks
well and prospers deservedlv.
Miss Sallie Robinson left Thursday
to spend the winter with friends in
Constantine, Mich.
The Cumberland Times of last Sat
urday says ''Dr. J. NJ. Porter, of
Frostbnrg, was in the city to-day"
The Elk Garden CIV. Va.) CORES.
pondent of the Cumberland Times says
Mrs. Right has returned from visit
10 friends and relatives in Frostburg ,
Brecitics.--T art classes of Frost
burg are quite busy on study of still
life. 1t is "Harvey" ham, boiled
and skun, and garnished with cloves,
with here and there an island of pep
per, recumbent on Reichenbach's in
side lunch counter.
Henry Jandorf has secured the
agency for the simplest and best Copy
ing Book we have seen. "Requires
no press, brush, moisture pad or
water" and is dirt cheap.
Company ID was engaged Yesterday
i'll draping the armory in mourning on
account of the death of w. T. Hamil-
ton, ex-governor and commauder-in-
chief Of the Maryland militia.
Titus A. Brick was in town the
other day to give the JOURNAL some
election pointers from an independent
standpoint, but he got on Il high old
lonesome before he reached these
headquarters, and the JOURNAL is
now unable to wager anything on
either side.
For some time the two brightest
planets, Jupiter and Venus, have been
approaching each other in the western
sky. Monday evening they will con-
JON ami Jupiter pass to the westward
The new moon is in the same neigh
borhood. and, astrologicaly speaking,
the conjunction Of three benign bodies
is suspicious particularly for one of
tho vice-presidential nominees.
The Merits Of VeStibuIcd Ira i,,s.
The chief merit claimed for the Vesti-
bule appliance is that it effectually
prevents telescoping of cars in case of
collision: and the second great advan-
tage lies in the fact that the new de-
vice entirely overcomes the swaying
motion impaired to ordinary trains
when rounding curves at high speed.
The Limited Express running via B.
II O. R. r. between Philadelphia and
Chicago is composed entirely of Yes
tibuled Cars, the Baggage Cars, Day
Coaches, Dining Car and Pullman
Sleepers all being fitted with Pull
mans Patent Vestlbules.
All cars in the train are heated by
steam drawn from TIE locomotive.
Porters are III attendance in the Day
Coaches, as well as in the Sleepers, to
look after the wants of passengers.
The entire train runs through without
change between Philadelphia and
Chicago via Washington and Balti
more, and no extra fare is exacted
from passengers holding tickets of any
class.
The Is. IL O. Vestibuled Limited
leaves Cumberland at 3:05 p. M, dali
ly, for Chicago, and at lilo p. M, dai-
ly, for Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
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