Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-02-18
ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS

in the skating rink line, having just
started up it's rink" And Cumber
land appears to lag superfuous in the
rear of Hagerstown.
y petition asking the Legislature
for the right to vote on the liberation
of lquor-sellng in Frostburg and
suburban villages was circulated last
week.
The eclipse of the sun last Saturday
was invisible ut Pocahontas, Pa.
The Ocean and Midland people have
numerously signed petition prepared
to submit to the county commissioners
asking for movement looking to the
formation of a new election district.
Philip Wolf, weighboss at Eckhart,
started last Sunday morning in a
sleigh with his family to Cumberland.
At Eckhart a shaft broke, alarming
the horse, which finally became disen-
gagged, meanwhile dashlng the sleigh
seeing the inevitable upset, dropped
the babe out on the snow. The other
occupants were thrown out, but, like
the babe, escaped unhurt. Nothing
daunted, Mr.. Wolf secured another
sleigh and the trip was safely made.
There will be several genuine attrac-
tions in Frostburg this year. Fore
paugh has an eye looking this way, it
is said ice cream. Fourth of July and
the JOURNAL we have with us always.
In one of the jams around the gift
table at Madame Anderson exhibition
Wednesday evening the JOURNAL
overheard Il very attractive young
being squeezed, but not this way
SEEING the JOURNAL smile as an indi-
viduai, she begged the JOURNAL as a
paper not to put her name i'll print,
and our thousands of readers will
bear testimony that W. have tumbled
to her sweet request.
James Powers, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa,
an aged gentleman and former resident
of Frostburg, died last week at the
former place. The remains were
brought here Monday for interment, a
large numberof his old friends attend
ing. Services were held III the Catho-
lie church. He was 81 years old
The JOURNAL is indebted to J. B.
Carson, of this place, an employee of
the House of Delegates, for copy of
the State School Report for 1867
The Leap Year Party committee
wants the ladies to rea our ouly New
Business Local"
Jo,tInaltstic.-Rey A. c. Haver.
stick, pastor of St. Johns Episcopal
church, has distributed among his con-
gregation a neat paper entitled st.
Johns Parish" 1t contains pages of
religions matter, prepared for Lenten
reading. The first page comprises
local adyices covering calendar for
Lent" and ''Lenten Services The
latter. aside from its general character,
is subdivided into appointments for
Holy Week." "fIoly Communion, -
and "Lenten Duties"
All Frostburgers who have enjoyed
Madame Auderson's visit here are in
debted for that pleasure to Ernest
Shriver, of the Cumberland Ne~S.
This gentleman suggested to the man
agement the opening here, and stuck
to the suggestion until it was adopted.
The JOURNAL congratulates Capt.
W. Z. Griffith, editor of the Cumber
land Ne,rS, upon the har dsome prefer
ence shown him by Company A, of
Cumberland, by making him its com
handing officer.
Idrif Matters.-It is probable the
tariff bill will be reported during next
week
The following paper is a copy of the
memorial signed by the miners of the
Consolidation coal company:
To the Honorable, the Scnatc aud Ho"sc Of Rep
reseatatires Of the Udtcd Suites:
We, the undersigned citizens of the Georges
Creel; Goa, Region of Allegany County,
Maryland, do hereby respectfully petition
your Honorable Bodies against a repeal of
the existing tariff duty on foreign bltuminous
coal.
We beg leave to say that serious conse
quences would inevitably ensue to the people
of this entire coal region if bituminous coal
should be placed upon the free list.
We therefore respectfully ask that no action
he taken by your Honorable Bodies in regard
To this question, and your petitioners, as in
duty bound, will ever pray, etc, etc.
Tuesday evening ameeting was held
in Homecoming and resolutions similar
to those passed here last week were
adopted. A little breeze was raised
by the introduction and adoption of q
resolution urging the enforcement of
the law prohibiting foreign immigra-
ton under contract.
Leap Year Assembly. JOURNAL
acknowledges receipt of an invitation
to Leap Year Party, to be held in
Nickel's hall, Wednesday evening,
Feb. %, 1885" Misses Fannie M.
Wack, Eva NJ. Walker and jamie l..
Stewart comprise the committee in
CHARGE and if is safe TO saw that those