Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-01-19
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

ry kitzmiller, inspector, ofthe Depart
ment of Maryland. q. A. r., visited
Thoburn Post, No. 81, this place,
Wednesday evening. and installed the
following officers for the ensuing term
Co"""a"do-John Chambers.
Senior Ticc Co0U,dudr,'-Gcurgr Ilo~kin~.
Jp,iOr " ! : MctZgcr.
IdmaHt-Thomas Hill
QtartomaStc,- Thomas.
Qfico ct hc Doy-Jo~cph Jones.
d" GHord-Jasou l.. TowlcS
Sugcm--W II. Koch.
thoplajD- Charles H. Walker.
Thomas Hill was elected delegate,
and William Thomas alternate, to the
Department encampment which takes
place at Hagerstown February ~.
John Chambers, commander, will also
attend, being delegate cr oiicio. Ar
ter the installation of the officers Mr.
Schilling made some remarks at
length on matters concerning the
order. The meeting was unusually
well attended.
1he Proposed Near Dcpot Civil
engineer Patterson and assistants have
been in town this week locating anOth-
ct site for the long talked of new {. d
=. depot. The new line leaves the
railroad at Wright'S crossing, follow
ing the bed of the old Consolidation
road, and terminates at II point on the
south side of Frost avenue. From
what we can learn, the depot, il built
at all, will be on the site located last
summer.
Mr.. Patterson asccrIaluCd :he altl-
| tude of the corner of Broadway and
Main streets to be 2OSl feet above
/ tide.
DcdH> Of Chidren. An infant
| daughter Of Rev. A. Homrighaus, Of
Washington, ID. c., died in that city Il
few days ago Of whooping cough, aged
/ I weeks. The remains were brought
here for utcrmcnt Wednesday.
A child of Patrick Cain, of Vale
Summit, died Of whoopiug cough this
week. Funeral yesterday at st.
/ church.
George, infant son OF Philip OtTman,
died last Saturday Of measles and was
buried Monday.
ErOsfburgcr M0IrjcS Georgia
Gii John SkidmOrr, son of cN-
Mayor Noah Skidmorc. of tins place.
went to Roswell, Georgia. over Il week
friends did not understand. Wedncs-
/ dav he returned home with bright
pretty little wife, whose maiden name
was Flora Rannells. The mission is
now fully explained, and Johns
friends are congratulatirg him upon
/ its success.
Whisky IIdr.-Competition in the
/ sale of the ardent has grown so lively
that W. H. Duffy, on Broadway. has
put whisky down to cents glass,
and Cincinnati beer to ; cents. or
/ glasses for ) cents. There is loud
/ buzz going on among those engaged
in that business, but Duffy is defiant
and says he is unconquerable until
some other people resume square
business.
eiigioms.-Sunday evening the NJ.
f. Church was filled to overilowiug
Monday evening the last service in
the Week of Prayer was held in the
NJ. +. Church, South. Rev. \. G.
Gekeler preached on ''Rcpentance.' -
The house was crowded and many
we've turned away for lack of room.
Protracted services have begun at
the NJ. f.. Church, South. Services
will be continued next week.
Pcrso"0L L-E. Stanley lIitchns, ol
Palestine, Texas. reached this place
Wednesday on II visit to his old home
and friends. He looks well and is
doing well in responsible railway
position in the Great Southwest
system.
The JOURNAL will say something
next week Of j. W. Nash, Minneapolis,
Mimi, formerly of this place.
Ed"c"fio""i.-AlI patrons of Pub
lIc School No. | should attend the
grammar school entertainment else
where announced to take place Fri
day evening, 18th inst. Aside from
the platform appearance of numerous
pupils, there is an object sought,
which attained, will sccure.a much
needed adjunct to the operative equip
mcnt of the school. All 90.
Bnse EdH The Oriolc base ball
club, of this place, organized Tuesday
evening by electing the following
officers
P,cNm,Dt-Iacub Porter.
io-P,rSid,Dt-Chris Johns.
Scc,rtorg-T. q. Dillon.
Trros",c,-Hcnry Spitlu",
1hc Iecfric LiabL-rhe dynamo
for the electric light was shipped from