Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1891-04-18

Saturday, May 30. The prize is IA
karat elegantly engraved hunting-case
watch, H. H. Taylor (Elgim move
ment, stem. winder, full jeweled and
adjusted. 1t can be seen in d. J.
Belts show window. The number of
entries will be limited.
Death of a Former Frostburg Lady.
The wife of Rev. C. S. M. Stewart
died at her home in Whitestone, Long
Island, N. Y, Tuesday evening, 18th
inst, at $50. Mr.. Stewart was rector
of St. Johns Episcopal Church, of
this place, for several years just pre-
ceding Mr. Haverstick. The deceased
lady has many friends III this county
who will regret her untimely death.
Improvements.
M. Yungerman, on Broadway, has
renewed a portion of his brick front.
Dan Krapf, druggist. has put glass
frames over his shelves, thereby pro-
tecting the goods from dust. Tasty
touches of paint add much to the new
and clearly appearance of things oyer
there.
Charles Reichenbach, restauratear,
or ened this week newly fitted aud
furnished room for luncheon and
dining purposes. New tables, side
board, paintings, curtains, gas fix
lures. carpets, etc, complete picture
already beautified by handsome paper
ing. He proposes to make this the
ladies' diningroom and to keep it fur
nished with the best and freshest
edbles of the season.
The Lapp building, corner Main and
Water streets, has been very greatly
improved to accommodate the new
firm of George B. Percy & Co., grocers.
who have "a new and pretty store. fix
lures and stock.
The M. E. Church parsonage Is no
more. The building was RACED this
week to give place to new brick
edifce, to be shaped to accord with
with the imposing church edifice and
generally fine environment. Messrs.
Thomas HENDERSON, chairman l.. M.
Gorsuch, Philip Michael, DAVIDSON
Armstrong, Owen Hitchins, and Mrs.
J. B. Wright, Mrs. N. S. Frost, Miss
A. R. Hartzell and Mrs. J. j. Keller
comprise the building committee.
Some important changes are MAX
ing in the interior of The Hitchins
Bros. Co.'S store, whereby much ad-
ditional area will be secured for need
ed commercial purposes. A rear ware
room, just erected, relieves the pressure
on the main building and allows the
Office to be removed back, following
upon which whole lot of advantages
will accrue to the working force.
Personal.
Joseph Morris, of Evans, Iowa, is
among his home friends here for few
months. He stands deservedly high
in the northwest.
Charles R. Blasse, of Pittsburg, Pa,
made flying visit to home folks Mon
day. He reports prosperity in his
new home.
Roberdeau Amman, a Cumberland
Neus hustler, was in town Tuesday
running the circulation of that enter
prising paper in the direction of high
water mark. He says the metropolis
has tremendous appetite for the
latest intelligence from all parts of the
world, and that the JOURNAL printing
Office next to the Neacs establishment,
is the cleanest and most recherche in his
jurisdiction.
c. Lynch, the genial landlord of the
st. Cloud hotel, is down with la grippe.
An active outdoor man, he is quite
FESTIVE under confinement to his room.
William Stevens, of this place, sends
the JOURNAL an invitation to the "An-
nual Debate of the Franklin Society of
Randolph-Macon College, Ashland,
Va, April IT," The contest appears
to be between Maryland and Virginia
orators over the resolution-''tha the
Farmers Alliance will be detrimental
to the interests of the country"
Messrs. G., E. Barnett and William
Stevens, of Maryland, affirmative, are
pitted against B. W. W. Arnold and
E. L. Newberry, of Virginia, negative.
In this case, therefore, 'rah for the af-
frmatiye.
Charles 7, Forbes, of the Washing
ton ID. Co. Post, was here this week In
the interest of his paper. He is pre-
pairing an interesting article on Frost
burg for publication.
Miss Allie HENDERSON, of Grants
vile, is the guest of w. II. Parker's
family.
T. w. Gurley, of Cumberland, jew
elry artisan and salesman, is with D..
j. Betz.
The Burnet (Texas) Bulletin of the
10th inst. says "Mr. w. C. Wright, the
popular and handsome station agent
at the Falls, was in Burnet few days
ago. and gave this office a welcome
call" The JOURNAL likes this first
rate,