Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-10-10

Political.


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Jack and Holderbaum, pitchers.
Political.
About 200 republicans enlisted for
service Saturday evening last in the
Mckinley, Hobart and Mcdonald
club of Frostburg and elected DR..
Timothy Griffith president Samuel
Bowen vice-president, and Uriah Jones
secretary.
Hiram Vrooman, late an eloquent
minister, now a crack evangelist of
the populistic propaganda, will speak
in Ravenscrofts' Opera House this
Saturday evening.
An Exploding Boiler Kills Two Men.
About 1920 p. m. Monday the steam
boiler of the johnson Bros saw-mill
equipment, located a short distance
north of the National Pike, near the
summit of Great Savage, exploded,
completely wrecklng boiler and engine
and killing Charles Winebrenner and
Frank Boettinger. Another employee
ployee escaped narrowly, as did
Thomas johnson, one of the pro-
prietors. Those in charge cannot ac-
count for the disaster. Both unfortu-
nate men left families.
Coming Events.
The Arion Band fair begins In
Ravenscl offs Opera House this (Satur-
day. evening and will continue each
evening until Saturday, 18th inst, in
elusive. A number of valuable prizes
will be awarded to participants IN its
competitive features. Not only the
people of Frostburg are invited to at
tend, but residents of the Georges
Creek valley can avail themselves of
excursion rates from Piedmont and
intermediate points on the 18th, 10Th
and 18th insts. The band is an insti-
tuition worthy of popular patronage ;
not only so-it is entitled to all the town
can afford to yield. 1t is an organiza-
ton which holds together at a great
sacrifice of time, labor and expense,
and when it wins triumphs, especially
abroad, the town enjoys the credit.
Married.
At the residence of the brides
father, George Eosken, Wednesday,
September 80, 1896, by Rev. 7. Mar
shall West, Miss Cora Hosken to Mr..
Horace G.. Evans, all of this place.
Mr.. Frank Donohue, of Clarksburg,
W. Va, and Miss Anna B. Campbell,
of Parkersburg W. Va, were married
iu St. Xavier's church, at the latter
place, Wednesday, September 30, 1896,
by Rev. Richard Campbell, of Balti-
more, brother of tine bride, assisted by
Rev. Father O'Kane, deacon Rev.
Father Collins, sub deacon Rev.
Father Hickey, master of ceremonies,
and Vicar General O'Connor in the
sanctuary. The costumes, decorations
and music were elegant and elaborate.
The bride is a sister of Miss Clara
Campbell, of this place, and has many
friends here.
In Cumberland Wednesday, October
Z, 1896, by Rev. Q. G. Davis, Miss
Anna Elliott, of Bedford, Pa, to Mr..
John Price, of this place. They left
at once on a trip eastward, from which
they will return early next week. Mr..
Price is the wellknown ex-Councilman
and Broadway grocer.
Brevitics.
Philips Boy" says somebody
claims to have discovered substance
that is 300 times as sweet as sugar. II
is not known what this substance is
but it is supposed to be about sixteen
years old and rides a bicycle in Frost
burg" Yes; bicycle one year old
something far better than the Dutch
standard of saccharine quality, and
the only instance probably wherein II
to | is equal to the gold standard.
Their is some complaint to the eff
feet that this town does not seem t.
get enough revenue from its un
abridged semi-monthly DRINKS.
Titus A. Brick, in town the Other
day, reported that "the 2-year old boy
of Mr.. Pink Whiskers of Pocahontas
knows his letters and talks like {
book" Takes after Mrs. Whiskers.
A hearse stood IN front of we'll
known and popular shoe store abou
ten minutes Wednesday, much to tn,
wonderment of the numberless friends
ofthe genial proprietor, J. B. Shannon
Responding to request for an inter
view, this gentleman, usually maste
of copious and faultless speech, sait
he "felt compelled to adopt the Ian
guage of the Old Cattleman and re
mark that the hearse lis that simultane
GUS that it is positively prematoor.'
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