Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-10-20

in Moat's Opera House.
County Ners.-The Barton corres.
pondent of the Cumberland Ne,cs saws
the officials of the American coal
company last week made a careful ex.
animation of their Caledonia Mine at
this place, that has been idle over ten
years, and the usual rumors of it be-
ing soon PIT IN operation are again
current"
a good many people are prevented
from committing crime in Cumberland
for fear their pictures might appear in
the Times.
The Homecoming Star says "pros-
poets are good for the working of our
mines late this season" And early
and late into next.
The d"ectooe gown has reached Bar
ton. Several ladies at that place
know right well how to wear that
stylish dress who cannot pronounce it.
M. A. Frost, of Rawlings station, is
quite i'll.
The usual number of labor reform
ers and candidates for jury duty have
been holding down the chairs in the
Circuit Court room in Cumberland
this term.
James Spier and Miss Matte Park
er, both of Homecoming, were married
at the Lindell hotel, Cumberland, last
Monday, Rev. d. H. Laverty officiat-
ing.
Mr. Toogood, Of Cresa ptown, is suf-
terlng from an aflliction which COM
! peiS him to use crutches. This is too
| bad.
Mrs, Anna H. Cunningham, widow
of the late James Cunningham, of
Lonaroniag, died at that place Mon
day in the 4lst year Of her age. The
remains were inferred in the new
Catholic cemetery, this place, We'd
neslay.
The Lchhart bellies have caught on
TO the trick of having their photos
taken looking over the right shoulder.
a child of Duncan Sloan, of Midland,
died last Friday.
The Homecoming papers are endeav-
orlng to play the difficult part of po-
htlcal organs without party and re-
| ligious journals without church. But
only the JOURNAL succeeds at that
pretty game.
Mrs. William Dugan, of Ocean, died
last Thursday and was buried in the
Catholic cemetery, this place, Satur.
day,
According to a Cumberland news
paper correspondent the population of
Rush lacks only $3.50 of being 10000.
The old Withers' tannery, on Centre
street, Cumberland, was sold Thurs
day to a company of which James
Clark is president and Walter Bruce
secretary and treasurer. August
knipper has been appointed foreman
and operations will begin at once.
The people of Homecoming are exut-
lcally intellectual. Still they did not
provide by incorporation for grading
their streets, and in consequence the
ladies there continue to promenade
Just as If they were travelling over
plowed ground.
There are over 100 teachers Oh the
county payroll, aud yet the young
lady and gentleman graduates of our
public school system continue to say
Between you and l."
The fact that no Cumberland man
made 100000 by the advance in
wheat indicates that somebody down
there is not giving his personal attem-
ton to the markets.
The people who now pronounce it
"dapo' have organized club at Bar
ralville for the promotion of ethical
culture.
The number Of inmates of the new
insane asylum will be larger than an
ticlpated. There are several patients
abroad who maintain that Allegany
county Is going democratic this fall
They are as incurable as the of
fetal democracy that does not want
the county to go that way.
A number of boys digging potatoes
on river farm this week struck be.
cause the planter refused permission to
bobmard each other with the tubers. A
new gang was employed. and now the
old hands are deuouucing the great
evil of ''scabn labor
Tho Homecoming R.siev continues to
lavish IFS very courteous juatt0ption
upon he Stay
The wheat corner got bad blow
last week at Vale Summit. A young
lady of that place who did her first
baking made a loaf of bread from nine
ounces of flour that weighed II lbs.