Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-09-21

He has hranchcd ont into the world. is
doing well, and remembering that
others of his boyhood contemporaries
are yet cropping along where "prophrts
are without honor" he is unsclfsh
enough to invite them to follow hi,
example, hoping they may also take
the one step in advance which preraccs
all promotions.
Mrs. Mary Markwood, of RidgevilIe,
w. Va. is visiting her son. Rev. l.. Il.
! Markwood
Joseph 7. Engleby, of Roanoke, Va.
called on the JOURNAL few days ago.
Here is another and more conspicuous
because older case of young man
who has reached II high place in
successful business. He went to Roam
oke early and became one of the live
spirits who gave the city the prestige
of extraordinary thrift and promise.
He is one of its leading citizens, Il
counselor in its municipal and com
mercial bodies, and prominent in all
| spheres of activity looking to the pro-
motion of the city. He is vice-presi-
dent of the National Exchange bank,
a large and prosperous institution, and
is identified with ether leading enter
prlses. Sharing in his activities and
! hOnors are his father, Thomas Engle-
by, and his brother, John Englebv,
the latter formerly Il resident of this
place. whose corresponding success it
Is our equal pleasure to record Mr..
| Engleby came over after his family,
who have been summer guests of Will
liam Staples, Mrs. Engleby's father.
They returned to Roanoke Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Donohue Is at her post
again in Htchins Bros store after Il
delightful vlst to Pittsburg, Pa.
William Il. Kibler, of Washington.
Ohio. brother-in-aw of Rev. l.. Il.
Markwood, was the guest of the latter
gentleman last Saturday and Sunday.
He brought as far us Piedmont, w.
Va, Il beautiful sadde-horse as "a Gift
to his sister, Mrs Markwood. Mr..
| klbler intended visiting Luray. Va.
his native town, but while here re-
ceivcd II telegram from home stating
| that the man whom he left in charge
of his farm had stolen something of
value, had been caught and lodged in
jail. This intelligence changed his
plans and he returned Monday. Rev.
Mr.. Markwood accompanied him as
far as Piedmont, and Wednesday
brought home the pony.
Col. Samuel Tayl and son, Nor
man, Of Washington, Ind, are guests
of F. c. Beall. Col, Taylor will take
i'll the Centennial observances before
he returns home.
~ private letter to the JOURNAL from
W. H. Carson, Taylor, Texas, son of
John n. Carson, of this place, indicates
that he, too, is getting on in the world.
He holds IA pleasant and lucrative po-
sitlOn in the service of the Pacific Elk
| press company, with good chances on
the outside to help his fortune along.
He possesses some Of Towles' spirit, for
| he says 4:
fany of my friends ask after me tell them
am sorry they have not done as haye-left
the dear old home in the mountains and
migrated to where the horizon is so far off
that the rotundity of the earth is easily PROV
Ell without the aid of scopes. | reckon if old
Dams Rock was set up in the midst of one of
our magnificent prairies we could almost see
''clcar back to Homecoming, or some of those
coming ''metropoliscs'' (Frostburg for in
stanCe)
Isaac Bear is quite i'll at the resi-
dence of his father, Hartz Bear. His
prostration at this time is quite mis-
fortune.
Miss Elizabeth Beall Leech. daughter
OF Rev. DR.. G.. V. Leech, of this place.
left Wednesday morning to take the
chair of English Literature in the
Washington Cd. Co. High School, The
session will begin Monday next. \
graduate Of Vassar College and sub
sequently successful tutor, Miss
Leech is well equipped by training
and experience for the work she has
undertaken. The High School is ex-
ceedingly fortunate in having secured
her services.
George Robinson is confined to his
bed by illness. He has been prostra-
ted since last Saturday.
NJ. H. Shryor, of Bloomfield, Ind, is
a guest of the Grand Central hotel,
having come here partially to be pres
ent at the centennial. He also expects
to make arrangements for the accom-
modation of several nieceS to spend
parts of the yeal, some Of whom are
teachers in institutions of learning,
and have travelled extensively over
Europe. Mr., Shryer was born in this
county n years ago, and is a well-pre-
served and comparatively vigorous gen
tleman. He has sister, Mrs. Shroyer,
living in Cumberland at the venerable
age of 81 years, whom he visits once
year. He is also an uncle of Thomas