Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-12-17
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victim of their improvidence the in
dignity of advertising his house as 4
place which people will enter at them
peril. The latest health ordinance is
therefore, one of the worst cases on
record of "the cart before the horse
By the different nations every day
IN the week is set apart for public wor-
ship. Sunday by the Christians. Mon.
day by the Greeks, Tuesday by the
Persians, Wednesday by the Assyrians,
Thursday by the Egyptians. Friday by
the Turks and Saturday by the Jews.
If all of those fellows were as good
as some Frostburg people the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania railroad com
pany, deferring to their pious wishes,
couldn't run any trains at all.
The Homecoming girls are learning
French so they may be able to pro-
nounce items on menu cards without
taking the risk of being called down
by visiting girls from Frostburg.
The course of d. d. Price and Dr.
Griffith in insisting upon a drill deep
enough to reach the lower water bear
ing st'ata, il accordance with the orig
inal understanding, is universally
commended. The doubts expressed
both of the quantity of water during
drouth and of its guilty all the time
should make Council wary of flows
near the surface. While the work is
on, go to red shale and see whether
the watet there is not only the best
but most.
A smallpox epidemic so near as Bed
ford, Pa, is not pleasant matter to
contemplate, and now, as the holiday
vacation is at hand. vaccination, es.
peciolly Of school childrcn, might be "a
profitable precaution.
What is wanted in Frostburg is-not
curfew, so much as swine-tew, the
fewer the better, and none at all will
be best.
The Cumberland independent is pub
fishing a story whose hero seems to. be
man named John Frostberg."
John is a substantial, but, it is feared,
somewhat remorseful citizen. He
talks like he regrets not pushing hard
er for a new county while he was at it.
The new paper is due this week, the
JOURNAL understands. 1t comes into
the world equipped with a gun al
ready aimed across the hall at the
Forum.
Weather threatens "a green Christ
mas
Both express companies invite your
patronage. See New ADVERTISE
ments.h
1t is said that water consumers out
side the corporate limits are now pay
ing the town no more for water than
those inside whose property is prac-
tically mortgaged to pay the water
debt. This is municipal ownership
tinanciering with vengeance. 1t
looks like the Mayor and Council are
unable to do anything else in the line
of municipal business but carrying out
the paying end of the fve-year contract.
The Eros burg Water company is
cutting and delivering ice.
Considerable complaint is current of
the uneven manner with which people
cleared the pavements of snow. Huge
blocks of ice here and there have
caused several painful stumbles and
falls.
George p. Tenant is canvassing the
building fraternity with model of the
sliding and swing window-sash lately
invented by koath Anthony, of
Altoona. Pa, formerly of Frostburg.
The arrangement is the best the public
has yet seen. The housekeeper is en-
abled to do everything she wishes with
the window except take it out. Indeed,
there is no need to take 1t out for any
purpose. George is selling county
and State rights, and the buyer who
gets it will be equipped with device
that is bound to supply his Gus
toners with convenience they will
appreciate.
The funeral of the late William
Staples at the English Lutheran church
Monday was largely attended. Messrs.
Fred. Mitchell, ID. F. Roland, Conrad
CAN'T. r. II. Harvey, Conrad Ort. jr.,
Henry Gerken and ID. d. Price were
palbeal ers, and touching feature of
the procession was that held by about
100 pupils of the Borden school, of
which Mr.. Staples was trustee.
Owen Dando, of this place, and
editor H. C. Rank, of the Homecoming
Reoieo, have been appointed to the
office of game wardens by governor
Lowndes--a position of profit to the
community when efficiently performed.
The sleigh-hell is much in evidence,
as many poor hard driven horse
knows.
The store windows prettler, and the
interiors. more brilliant than ever be-
fore, are not wanting audiences.
People are looking, examining and