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

burg, after a lengthy sojourn in
Baltimore.
Miss Bessie Coyner is at home from
the State Normal school, Baltimore, to
spend summer vacation.
Peter Barrels, formerly of this place,
now Of Cumberland, was in town last
Sunday.
Emory Hitchins returned last Satur-
day from Kansas City, Mo-, where he
has been attending school.
Joe H. Hitchins, of Armstrong,
Kansas, elder son of our townsman,
Owen Hitchins, surprised his many
friends here last Sunday by visit.
lie left Monday to see his brother,
Gladstone, who is attending Balti-
more college, and expects to return to
Kansas Monday.
DIR. IL. c. Wilson, seriously i'll for
several weeks, is improving.
Archie Stewart is also conyalescent.
Li9htmh9 StrOkes-Last SATURDAY.
evening during heavy shower the
residence of j. S. Metzger, on Frosts'
avenue, was struck by lightning and
seriously damaged. The shingles
along the comb of the roof and a
chlmney=top were torn off. One of
the corners of the house were torn
apart and weather boarding ripped
from the studding at several places.
Inside furniture, pictures and carpets
were damaged and displaced. For
tunately, none Of the family were hurt,
although Mrs. Metzger had just left
the main house where, the injury oc-
CURED. The damage is several hun
dred dollars, luckily covered by in
| SuranCe.
A strange story comes from Youngs
town, Ohio, through the Telegram Of
Monday last. The parties are former
residents of this place and we'll known
| in this county:
Mamie Evans, tire ten-year old daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. Owen n. Evans, of the Fountain
| hotel, is perhaps to-day the most happy girl
alive. Seven months ago Mamie, who Is
beautiful and sweet little girl, had the vocal
| chords of her throat paralyzed, caused by over
taxing her vocal organs by singing in large
| halls. She possessed a sweet voice for one so
| young, and had kindly volunteered her SER
| vices to several amateur performances. Drl-
| ring the time she was afflicted she could hard
! IN w hisnar and hnr vpipn nt 10
| feet away. She had to be taken from school,
! The most eminent physicians in this city and
| Cleveland had been consulted and none could
relieve her Mesmerism and electricity were
| alike employed, but all without avail. Her
| parentsand friends had almost given up hope,
| for during the past week her voice seemed to
| be steadily growing weaker.
| Yesterday afternoon, during the Storm
! Mamie stood by a window looking out into
the street; there were two vivid flashes of
liahtning, quickly followed by two loud peals
of thunder, and a moment later the little suf-
fcrer, who had 50-cent piece in her hand
turned to her mother and in loud and nat,
ural voice said:
Ma, put this 50 cents away for mer
The girl was surprised and her mother even
more 50, and asked her TO repeat what she had
said. She repeated i'll whisper, and again
her mother, with tears in her eyes, asked her
darling girl to try again. The third time she
talked aloud kissed her mother and with
great joy and glee ran to her father, crying
80, papa, can talk again ~
To-day Mamie is well, with the exception
of being little weak Many persons who
are acquainted with the case have called and
expressed their Joy, together with their Won
dermcnt at the result.
council Proceedings. AT the meet
ing Monday and Tuesday evenings,
among other business, the following
was transacted:
The county commissioners would
visit Frostburg Thursday as q board
of health to look into some unwhole-
! some matters here.
Drs. j. J. Jones and A. j. Mason
were elected town board of health,
the Mayor being Il member 60 CticiO.
The clerks salary was fixed at sum
paid last year, 500. The street
supervisors wages were fixed at $1.50
per day ordinary labor at 81 80 horse
and driver 81 boys, from II to IA
years, s. treasurer $50 per aunum !;
attorney $50 per annum; bailiff and
night policeman, each $45 per month.
The rate OF taxation for current year
was fixed at 30 cents per 800, same us
last year.
a hasty calculation by clerk Hanson
makes the basis for taxation 81 ,123 ,29S,
net increase of over $40, 900 over last
year
Art Erh ErhibittOn-Prof's +. Warthen
and p. G.. Spencer delivered lectures,
illustrated with stereOptlcon views, in
the German Reformed church Satur
day evening Jume9 9, upon "The Beauty
of the Past and Future" There
were views from the Old and New
Testameuts and other historical scenes,
and also of our modern cities.
Held for the Grand Jury.-John A.
Shaw, of this vicinity, lately arrested