Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-11-16

vcuscraft's Opera House. Monday
evening, was excellent. Phil. is Il
typical specimen of the aggravating
genHs-a whole show by himself. The
audience was small.
Price, engineers, placed the engine in
position which runs the electric light
mechanism. The engine is some
thing new in this section in that
but few Of its working parts are
visible. 1t is called the "Westing-
house Junior automatic engine guar
anteed 50-horse power, running $50
revolutions Il minute. but capable of
400. 1t is closely and compactly built,
circumscrlbing II marvel of motive
power within a floor space of 42X3O
inches.
The dynamo is II Westinghouse ma
chine also-a No. T. United States
direct carreut with "a voltage of ll0
AID lighting capacity of 400 sixteen
candle powers, run here, however, at
$50. The dynamo makes |, 100 revolu-
tions per minute, The direct current
is notably distinguished from the alter
mating current by its perfect harmless
ness. The alternating current is the
one which has needlesSly alarmed the
public mind by its fatal injuries to
human life, while no accidents what
ever are reported from places where
the direct current is employed.
Our young and talented townSman,
Fred. Schofield, placed the dynamo in
position and has done all the lining
for the company. He has worked
with the apparent experience of a vet
e, ,an electrician, and results show that
he is Il complete master of the business
How is that for a'youth of 20, long
since an adept III steam and gas en-
gineery also
The company has also an American
are dynamo, capable of running p
Brush Tor arc) lights of great power.
The machine is size larger than the
one which lights the lofty torch in the
hand oi the Statue of Liberty in New
York harbor. In time, therefore, we
may expect are lights to blaze all along
our streets,
Elk Mayor Wttig HAS secured an in
cundescent burner of 3U-candle power
for Illuminating the front of his store
during the holiday trade. 1t will soon
shine.
starts on HeH The FIRST National
Bank began business Tuesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock.
The huge safe, Weighing nearly
5000 lbs, had been hauled from the
depot by IL team of eight horses and
placed III position, and other indis-
pensable equipments introduced, max
ing the room look at once like IL bank
ing establishment The safe is 6 feet
high, ! feet, 3 inches wide and feet,
| inch deep, and is known as Halls
standard fire aud double burglar
proof" one burglar-proof guaranteed
to resist for - hours the drill of any
Implement thlt 2 burglar can carry
on his person. This mean. ,i.at !.
burglar must first penetrate the fire
envelope of TIE safe; he must then
tackle the outside burglar-proof case,
aud lastly the inside case before h6
reaches what he ia after, lie cannot
do il in the time the bank is closed,
and it would be almost impossible for
him u get III # he had al the time he
wanted. The safe is equipped with d
Sargent time-lock, 4S-hour movement,
IL very ingenious coutrivance ly which
the bank officers are themselves shut
out of the money closet until the
':wheels OF tme roll aronnin to the
appointed hour. Then bolt falls,
and presto, change! there's the
money.
The cashier, Mr.. krisc. Informs the
JOURNAL that there is more furniture
to be placed in the room, and finally
it will be as neat, comfortable and be-
coming TIE business as is necessary.
Banking hours are from 9 ii. m TO
, p. NJ. During pay week Of every
month, hQweyeY, the doors will be
open from 5 to Hp. ~. Friday aud
Saturday evenings for depoStorS who
cannot reach the bank earlier.
Public confidence III the institution
Is manifest from the beginning, over
$4,000 being deposited the first day.
The amounts ppt in since will raise
the sum to between $20,n0l and
$4,000.
The institution afford, an excellent
opportunity 10 working people who
desire to save II gondly portion Of their
earnings. \ small deposit made with
monthly regularity soon amounts to II
comfortable sum-a good thing to
have in u place where it is always
available. Try il.
1t should have been mentioned ere
this that Mr.. krioe is assisted by John
Il. Porter. who has been elected book
keeper of the bank, II is no new thing
to say that Mr., Porte Is widely rec0g,