Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-09-28

The Arlon band went ont of Frost
burg Tuesday morning in splendid
shape. The men looked we'll. playcd
finely and marched Will, true rhvthmi
cal precision, Reports from Cumber-
land unite IN making the JouRNAr be-
licve that it was the finest musical or
ganlzation in every respect visiting
the city.
Good reports from Company u, and
especially from the Frostburg Knights
of the Golden Eagle have come in.
The latter are highly hattercd.
George Roidler, of Frostburg. won
tn" Tl3 prize for best shooting, and
Frank Pearcc, of Barton, the $l0
prize for next best.
H"e"fttes There is young mutual
admiration society springiug up in
Homecoming which Is said to be "a good
deal worse than the old one.
The fall is little bit earlier at Vnle
Summit this year than usual. Al
least the women have quit going bare
footed for the season
1t is said that Scheermesser is ahnut
to head n revolt against the county
organ printing Office. 1t always
eXasperates a lean man like Schcer-
messcr to see II fat man like Avirett
Tom Sawyer drew like mustard
plaster in Homecoming, and public
favor was pretty evenly divided be-
tween the tall girl in blue and the
Semitic dumping in pink.
There was a raging discussion in
Cumberland Monday night about the
pulchritude of the different editors of
the county.
When Flntstone swain calls his
girl the sweetest thing III town, he is
either disloyal to the sugar that Turn
err preserves with. or he lies.
Somebody asked Titus A. Brick the
other day why the republicans did not
10 nominate Otto IIohing for sheriff.
TITUS straightene himself nt uut WITH
er"oi J'isfity replied "Otto is not
legible -
j. j. Robinson, of the homecoming
STAR would make Y lirStelaSs commits
sioner of pensions il he would take it,
aud 1t is not bcHcved that he would
run farther than the bridge to ret
away from it.
A large flock of geese hew over
Ocean the other day without stopping,
aud n man down there SAYS nobody
hut geese would do that.
Sunday last, 22d, ushcrcd in the
third autumn" says tie Loua.
coming Star. In editing II paper at
| Homecoming the question Of expense
cuts no figure, In the determined Ian,
guage of the R7rie~, "we want news
and will have it ~
P"i"ic"t Notes. Among thinking
people there is but little discussion Of
ihe ticket in Frostburg. There are
many republicans, however, who when
the small representation t'rostAurg
has on the ticket IS mentioned, shrdr
/ theig shoulders and eyince dissatisfac-
ton more by action and tone than by
words.
One man, democrat, will vote for
James A. Cunningham because the
! latter is 'the poor mans friend"
This terrific delusion will gain him u
Few votes, very few, for by the time
the election rolls around II will be
shown that the poor man" has al
ways hecn unfortunate in the matter
I OF friends.
"What sort OF ticket will the demo-
Gratis put up ~ is frequent query.
a republican who wants Cunningham
beaten says 'all will depend upon
what the democrats do"
At Lonaconing there Is some disap-
polntmcnt among Boyd's friends over
his treatment by the republican con
/ vcntion. 1t is claimed that he carried
the district, but Bell got the nomina-
ton. The latter is II good man, how
ever, and eventually may conciliate
the dlsaffected.
On the democratic side it is reported
that Fuller Barnard, candidate for
sheriff, has run against snag in the
antaeOniSm of August Ricker's friends
that may lay him up for repairs, if not
shelve him altogether.
Meanwhile, George w. Clark. al bon.
ular young democrat, is aspiring for
that office, He is clever and com
pctent young man.
One of the best men named for coun-
ty commissioner is james X. AnderS
son, an "ttache of the MARYLAND conl
company. He is "A democrat from
away back, II most cStimablc gentle
man and popular with all classes. A
well informed gentleman who men
tons Mr., Anderson'S name to the
JOURNAL says "he would poll ii pow
erful vote at Lonaconing."
BY card elsewhere it will be seen
that &. w. McCulloh is Il candidate
for the democratic nomination for
sheriff. He is amply capable TO fill
the office, and his claims are equal TO
the best