Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-10-31


there's another tenpenny in the
sarcophagus ~
Cumberland got up scheme to
decimate any audience U. S. Senator
Faulkners name might draw here
Thursday evening. A very low fare
was offered to induce the people
to 60 down there to a big republican
meeting. Which goes to show also
that when Cumberland does not ac-
cumulate the pie she usually contrves
to insert finger.
Personal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Michael drove
overland Friday of last week to Bruce
ton, w. Va, to see Mr.. Ms father and
mother.
Charles H. Dorsey, of Chicago, came
to Frostburg Thursday of last week to
see his relatives and friends after an
absence of - years. Charlie is one of
the brightest colored boys in this
country, and belongs to that class of
workers who, once known, never have
to look for business. He is Pullman
car porter on the Great Santa Fe
route, and runs through from Chicago
to Denver. He has been in the service
of that company nine years stands
high in the estimation of his employees
and is now off on vacation reluctant
ly given him, one week of which he
puts in with his people here. He is
doing well and he thinks the Pullman
company the boss corporation and the
Santa Fe railway the greatest through
line in the world.
Several persons, we understand, mis-
took R. T. Semmes for W. C. Devec-
mon, democratic nominee for States
attorney, on the stage of Meats Opera
House Saturday evening. AS mat
ter of pure justice, therefore, if any
body did not like any portion of Mr..
Semmes' speech, he should not blame
Mr.. Devecmon.
Hon. George Cotton, the veteran
statesman, turned up unexpectedly in
Frostburg last Saturday evening. He
"happened to be in Cumberland" he
said, land could not think of returning
to his home in Baltimore without visit
ing the JOURNAL" Like others of
that portion of our rural population
that lives IN the city, Mr.. Cotton is a
farmer. He read Greeley's book on
that subject just after it came out, and
he has verified by experience the
accuracy Of many of Horace's agricul-
tural maxims. He can give both
Brown and Vannort pointers in tillage,
and in politics he is ahead Of the whole
race Of farmers in Maryland. Mr..
Cotton is strong for Brown and
modestly claims much credit for sub
soiling that gentleman's boom until
the leaders were compelled to make it
their own. He wants to see the entire
democratic ticket from zenith to nadir
elected. His unexpected presence in
town created considerable sensation
among the great unwashed, and much
speculation was INDUCED as to the
object and effect of his pilgrimage,
whatever these may have been. He is
nice old gentleman, however, and
sees farther ahead than many of the
unterrifed can by looking backward.
Il. Bennett Price, of Baltimore, is
visiting his parents, DR.. and Mrs. T.
C. Price. Master Tom Price Dryden
says he, ''too, is in Frostburg again
for a week.
Messrs. A. V. X. Dickens is the
agent for the Allan Line of Steam
ships at this place, and F. S. Dickens
at Mt. Savage, cice w. C. Wright, re-
moved to Texas. Parties contemplate
ing trips to Europe should call on
or communicate with the Messrs.
DICKENS.
Messrs. A. E. krise and F. A. Porter
left Monday morning on tour pros
pective to Norfolk, Va. Rumor has
it they are contemplating the estab-
lishment of bank in that city. The
JOURNAL would dislike to see the gem
tlemen leave Frostburg.
NJ. w. Curran left Tuesday for
Pittsburg, Pa.
Misses Mary Casey and Clara Duck
worth, of Elk Garden, W. Va, are
guests of Miss Myrtle Waterman.
Miss Elsie Wade is assisting G. II.
Wittig, confectioner.
Miss May Mitchell, of Charles
county, Nd, is visiting her aunt. Mrs.
DR.. T. C. Price.
O. OBJ. Strayer and S. Irving
Strayer are among Frostburg's visitors
this week. The former is an old news
paper man, but more lately and widely
known as the author of "Raleigh
Rivers; Tale of the New South"
and "Master and Man." two of our
recent successful novels. The latter,
his nephew, is author of the "Uniyer-