Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1897-03-20

the holding of several regular evening
seveu-ups.
A gentleman enumerated to the
JOURNAL the other day "the raw
materials on the ground" at Barton
for making leather--among them
clark and coal" Concerning these
two articles the JOURNAL believes him
in error. Hides are raw material
bark partially so, but coal not at all.
The first 90 wholly into development;
the second partly so, but neither coal,
nor any of its resultants survive COM
bustion. Being raw material only for
destruction. it is, therefore, not raw
material at all.
According to a determination. late
ly announced by acknowledgements
Gary, the new postmaster of Frostburg
will not go into effect until postmaster
Benson's term expires.
If GA Taxpayer" will send his name
in time his very well-written letter
will gladly be published next week.
The county commissioners came over
the National pike from Cumberland
Tuesday and found the road mostly in
good condition.
The cast of Damon and Pythias will
go to Homecoming next Saturday
evening, 9th inst.
A candidate for Office who publishes
a midget announcement on telegraph
poles says he will discharge the duties
nvolving upon" him, etc. When will
aspiring people learn that the amateur
printer is the deadly foe of ambition ?
The appearance of the Ne,cs yester-
day morning furnished confirmation
of the fact that all the county papers
are still outclassed by the JOURNAL.
Don't overlook the Reynolds Pearre
sale next Monday morning at IL
o'clock in front of the St. Cloud.
More than year ago Il welcome ad.
dition to John T. Richardson's family
so filled that gentleman with laughing
gas that he rang the 6 o'clock bell at 5.
A few days ago the bell again sounded
an hour ahead of every well kept time
piece in town. But nothing so happy
had happened and John, pointing to
his forehead, lays it on his folgettery.
Personal.
The latest development in the Range
competition in this section was visible
Monday in the presence here of C. M.
Owens, travelling for the Wrought Iron
Range company. He is printer by
trade; hence talks Range with a
huency which is equaled only by his
faultless punctuation.
Marx Wineland is in the east buy
ing an unusually large stock of spring
and summer clothing.
William A. Kinsloe, one of the
editors of the Clinton Republican, and
Evening Express, of Lock Haven. Pa,
ldSl "SCh tuC vi h
Shaffer. He is brother of Mrs. Dun
can E. Shaffer, a clever gentleman
and evidently an alert newspaper
man.
Benjamin Price is at home from
Pntsbulg, Pa.
Miss Lena A. Deremer is at home
from stay in Cumberland.
Rev. Nilsson Thomas, recently APP
pointed pastor of the M. e. Church at
Paw Paw, W. Va, accompanied by
his family, spent part of this week
with his mother, Mrs. Charles Thomas.
Mrs. C. H. Walker and Mrs. G. E.
Pearce left Tuesday to visit relatives
in Parkersburg, w. Va.
Mrs. Peter Lemmert and two chill
dren spent last Sunday in Barton.
Miss Sophia Mayer returned last
Saturday from lengthy visit to
Pittsburg, Pa.
Howard and w. Arthur Hi,chins re
turned Tuesday from a purchasing
tour of two weeks in New York, and
now their stores are jammed full of
new goods.
Mrs. Robert Armstrong and little
daughter, May, visited Homecoming
friends last week.
Mrs. Joe H. Hitchins and two chill
dren, spent last Saturday in Iona
coming.
Miss Jessie Orr, of Homecoming,
visited friends in town last week.
Miss Lena W. Steffey, of Williams
port, Md, and Mrs. William Gaskill.
of Cumberland, spent part of this
week with the Misses Shaffer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gunter, of Cum
berland, ale visiting friends in town.
Miss Florence L. Wood left Tues
day for New York to visit her brother,
Russell Wood.
A Bentonville (Va.) correspondent
of the Luray (Va.) Courier says "Miss
Effie Compton is spending several
weeks with relatives at Front Royal,
Va, and Frostburg, Md"
Rev. S. J. Clarke was honored Thurs
day by the following company of
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