Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-06-25

ana happiness are auSplclouS to the
JOURNALS view as well as wish. Mr..
and Mrs. Schotield left the same even
ing for tour which will take in a
view of Niagara Falls and other inter
estlng points. On and after July j
they will be "at home" on Taylor
street. The bride was the recipient of
many handsome gifts, although the
wedding was quiet family affair.
Brevities.
The Homecoming Reriew, frettine
about something it calls "butf," APP
parently quoting from the Frostburg
Forum before the latter is published,
says the latest was "hatched at Frost
burg From that it is learned that
bluff is a fowl, once an egg. of
course But if it was "hatched a,
Frostburg," where was it laid /? If at
Homecoming, does the incident revive
the old, old question" which am de
mudder OBJ dat drake, de Frostburg hen
or de Homecoming duck ~
The Hitchins Bros. Co. announce
thai, "beginning Tuesday, 18th inst,
we will close our stores during the hot
season at Z p. M Their customers
will cooperate by buying the goods
they want during daytime.
The Forum last week derlded the
"uncle Toms Cabin" show-a very
ungracious thing to do if it be true
that its ''lead in circulation" is partly
made up of "the colored troops who
fought pobly."
The electric road, it is thought, will
not adorn Water street after all. The
citizens residing upon that interesting
thoroughfare charge their loss to the
Cuban war.
Speaking of Frostburg as hatchery
this weeks Rerie,c looks like Lonacon-
ing also has claims. Those two spasms
of poetry, for instance, and that criti
cal parallel were eggs laid here, but
"hatched" IN Homecoming. A big Job,
too, for a hen in one session. Suggests
danger of overwork If two !ayings and
settings are to be kept going.
A colored man was fined S. and
costs in Baltimore last week by justice
Leech and committed to Jail on the
charge of cruelty to animals. 1t is
alleged that the accused cruelty beat a
mule belonging to George w. Miller.
etc. Whether the warrant alleged
that he beat the mule "wilfullyn is
not stated, but what real difference
would the omission of that word make +?
To permit it to invalidate warrants
would give license to many a false
plea at the expense Of the poor brutes
"Slaves of Gold" a good play, will
be produced for the Firemen's benefit
next Wednesday evening at Ravens
crofts' Opera House. Go. Seats are
selling rapidly.
1t was bad enough for Cumberland
papers, referring to the Normal School
measure, to say that 'the Legislature
rejected bill providing for such a
school," but for Frostburg paper to
repeat, and, according to its own
ethics, "endorse" such statement. is
to reach the climax of transformation
upon the most important local matter
pending.
The Fmemen are anxious to have
the people remember the performance
for their benefit at Ravenscrofts' Opera
House next Wednesday evening. See
especially the New Business Local
Some time ago, the Homecoming
Reoieac confesses, it was for Dick and
Campbell from toe-nails to teeth
Now it is agin 'em. Looks like the
Reciec, following the example of the
Frostburg Forum, is determined not to
be satisfied.
Beer has gone up, but flour has
come down. Is this an argument fer
or feminist?
The Chicago Neps says at Is a wise
man that doesn't repeat his own wis
dom" Very true. He is the man
who is never caught diving into his
vocabulary for adjectives as he would
go into grab-bag for homogeneous
prizes-three for nickel.
The strike in Wales compels Eng
lish steamers to buy American coal.
a mo work" demand here for 80 cents
Il ton would set Wales to work. Then,
to carry out our plan, we would have
for awhile mo work"-not even at ii
cents a ton.
"Whither are we drifting ?" This
is the greatest question of the day,
and one that well may strike the very
stoutest heart with some dismay- and
lis really hard to wait the answer and
to watch the long hOurS po-ull the