Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-02-16

being the burning of old straw out of
"a bedtick in the garden of Thomas
Bond, corner of Steyer and Maple
streets. No damage.
Wednesday evening shortly before
Z o'clock another alarm was started by
the breaking of II coal oil lamp in the
house of James Welsh on Taylor
street. Mr.. Welsh's daughter, Miss
Sarah Ellen, aged Is, was engaged at
a sewing machine, when by some mis-
hap the lamp was overturned and
broken. The oil took fire and in her
attempts to eXlInguish it her clothing
caught and she was quickly enveloped
IN flame. She ran out of the house
screaming for help. Charles Heintz
and August Hohing came to her aid.
pulled the burning clothing off and
carried her in Mr.. Heintz's house.
next door. Both arms, shoulders and
back were badly burned, and her
scalp almost entirely denuded of hair.
The accident occasioned considerable
excitement. Some damage was done
inside the house, but fortunately the
fire was quickly extinguished.
In both instances the fire company
came out in remarkably quick time.
Surprised -- The JOURNAL hearC
Tuesday of a general distribution thai
day of quarter-pound coffee samples
but paid no attention to the rcpor
until Wednesday morning l.. J Rams
burg, of the Enterprise" coffee com
pany, of Baltimore, entered thes,
headquarters and laid on the tabl,
over which this great paper grindS ou
those trinkets of sentiment and gem
of decorated thought which have mad,
the JOURNAL famous as Il paper
laid on that consecrated table. we re
peat, n packages of the "Euterprise
coffee. Such liberality is unusual
especially where the article donated i
50 excellent. As an individual tn,
JOURNAL does not use coffee. 1t is to,
intoxicating. But it knows by wha
an old colorcd woman called tin
Romeo" whether it is good or not
SO that when the "Entcrprise'is steam
ing for those of the household WHO us
it the fine diffusve quality of the berr,
comes to ones senses like "the breez
in the grove Of Daphne which splashe,
Ben-Hur with wave of sweet smells.
Without special prejudice, therefore
toward any other coffee the JoURNA,
advises its readers to use the "Anchor
brand of the Enterprise" company.
What Is the r?-Informatiol
comes to the JOURNAL that ther
were before the last grand jury tw
cases of wife-beatiEg three assaul
and battery; one assault and batter
with intent to kill two chicken. steal
ing, and one petit larceny - eigh
cases in all from Frostburg severa
of them aggravated-and yet not on
of them heard of afterwards. All tn
charges we. e serious, and the failur
of the jury to make some returns from
the above list suggests danger to tn
law-abiding people under the curren
system of making up the panel
There is something wrong somethin!
that needs explanation, anu needs
bad. Meanwhile, the next grand jur,
will have more Frcstburg cases to dea
with, and we know of people who be
lieye in the doctrine of taxation 70
the protection to every individual o
"life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness," who will watch the proceed
ings of April court with eyes wild
open.
AnniUersary FroStburg Cit,
Lodge, No. So, Knights of Pythias, 0
this place, will observe Tuesday eve
ming, 18th inst, the 25th anniversar,
of the founding of the Order. Their
will be public speaking at Moat'
Opera House at y o'clock p. M, t,
which the public ls invited. From tn,
opera house the Knights and their la