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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22
Social.

Mrs. +. c. Beall gave a ladies card
party Tuesday evening. The affair
was most enjoyable. Those present
were
Mrs. Alexander Price, of Baltimore; Mrs.
II. X. Moberly, of West Newton, Pa, Mrs.
Oder Harrell, of Front Royal, Va; Mrs. G.
A. Smith. of Ocean; Miss Roby, Baltimore
Miss Judd, of Reading, Pa. Misses Amman,
of Cumberland; Mesdames A. b. Price,
Howard Hitchins, A. c. Haverstck, W. c.
Wright, Clayton Purnell, J. B. Oder Rober-
deau Amman, A. NJ. Grove, and Misses Claudia
Pendleton, Mamie McCulloh and Name
Grove, of this place.
The prizes were won by Mrs. Pur-
nell, Mrs. Alexander Price and Mrs.
Howard HitchinS.
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b.. Il.

The game last Saturday between Our
Own and the Homecoming club was one
sided affair. "-The Scorer.
True o, King
Mr.. Dent, the Homecoming pitcher, whom
Tom Smith has coralled, is not much bigger
than of a minute, but he certainly made
connections difficult for the Frostburg aggre-
CATION to make. He had the whole team
guessing Hits off his delivery were like
angels visits" Some of the local players
got Creaks in their backs reaching out after
his slants and Blenders.
Michigan gave him good support behind
the bat. The whole team behind Dent
played good ball. With the old chief, Pol
lock, on first base, they went at "Our Own"
from the first minute ofthe game and virtual
ly won it in the first inning making four
doubles and a single and scoring five runs.
After that Stanley settled down to business
and the game took on the appearance of a
contest, though at no time was "Our Own"
in the running.
For the visitors Robinson, second baSeman,
deserves special mention as his fielding was
were executed with lightning-like rapdity
He covered himself with glory.
For Our Own" DIN Gunnett's third base
play was like professional work and he fairly
carried the crowd away on three or four oc-
Casions with his elegant stops throws and
catches.
George Gunnett, on first was in the run
ming all the while and played pretty game
After the first inning the battery work of
Stanley and Miller were No. |.
The game, as stated, was lost in the initial
inning, when hits and runs were thick as
black berries on Henry Blocher's farm.
Messrs Quinn and McDonough, of Iona
coming, umpired the game and gave general
satisfaction.
The tabulated score follows;
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22
An ImpOrtant Suggestion,

The Normal Shoot committee should
invite Mountain Lodge, No. 80, A, f.
and A. NJ, to lay the cornerstone of
the new building.
Free Masons represent the oldest of
fraternites. With IL ritual borrowed
from the ceremonies which attended
the building of the Temple, they have
laid the corner stones of colleges,
churches and State buildings without
number. That of the great capitol at
Washington was tested by the plumb,
square and level, and its Importance
as an emblem of structural fraternity
illustrated by the Office of the trowel
in the hands of the president, George
Washington.
By all means, gentlemen of the
Committee, give the Free Masons the
duty of laying the Normal School cor
ner-Stone.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22
Personal.

Miss Eta Thomas is under promise
to write occasional letters to the JOUR
NAL during her stay in Wales. The
tirst-a neat, brief account of her
ocean experiences appears elsewhere.
She accompanied her mother, Mrs. J.
Mansell Thomas, to WALES, lovely
Wales"
Miss Nellie E. Wareham, of Hagers
town, is visiting the Misses Hooking.
o. j Moat, of Gainesville, Fla, is
here and will be a Frostburger for
about two months.
A man came out of yard on Wash
ington street, Cumberland, Friday
evening of last week, saying-"Court-
house is empty, Judge is gone This
was mistake. The judge-Hon. d.
w. Sloan, was sitting in front of
the Gladstone hotel, surrounded by
friends, old and young, who were do
ing HIM the honor of listening to his
experiences in the camp, on the march
and in the field of politics. His tone
was reminiscent, and his look far
away, as Of one who would like to be
down with 1.-The boys" again. For be
it known that, until he went on the
bench, he was probably the wisest,
shrewdest politician of his party in
the State. 1t is said of him that she
never made but one political mistake
that was when he quit politics" Be
that as it may, nobody is 'gone" who
comes to Frostburg for "A short or long
stay. Welcome, all .
Mrs. Samuel Barlow, of Walton. n.
Y, is visiting her brother, w. G..
Hitler.
Miss Eleanor Murdick, of Mt. Glenn
ents, Mich, stopping for awhile at the
Gladstone, has gone to Asheville, n.
C. Meanwhile, at least one young
man, profoundly impressed by her at
Effectiveness, mourns her departure.
Miss Kate Beeler, of Baltimore, is
visiting Miss Annie McAllister.
Roy l.. McCardell, wife and three
children were guests of the St. Cloud
hotel Sunday and Monday. Nh.
McCardell is an editorial writer on the
staff of the New York Morning Tele-
graph. He Is stouter than when he
left here, 10 years ago-a change that
lends volume to the perennial humor
which flows from his ineXhaustible res
ervoir of wit and mlmickry. tits diff
cult to determine who enjoyed more
his visit-his friends or himself.
Mrs. H. B. Shaffer has returned
home from pleasant visit to Latrobe,
Greensburg, and Johnstown, Pa.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22
An UNPLEASANT Duty.

The JOURNAL has a letter from a
friend in a neighboring town who re-
monstrates against the great paper
recognizing the presence here of a
mis- named Forum.
Partly he is right partly wrong.
Who touches pitch detiled must be.
At the same time, the JOURNALS
personnel should not stand in the way
of performance of duty to the public.
If a bird of ill omen has settled here
to make its living off single public
interest, it is somebody's Office to see,
If possible, that it fails.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22
The One ThinItO Do.

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage is credited
with having said recently:
| could preach a whole sermon on the
everlasting blessing of a good newspaper.
good newspaper is the grandest temporary
blessing that God has given to the people of
this country
If Mr.. Talmage is not eXtravagantly
laudatory of the "blessing of a good
newspaper" why should the people of
Frostburg support one that is not
good "a mis-called Forum that is not
and never can be under current aus
pieces blessing to the community?
Why Is the town council engaged in
an effort to depress the value of good
newspapers by asking for blackleg
bids on job printing!
Apart from Nj. Talmage's exuber-
ance, it is undeniably true that a good
newspaper is the very best reflex of
popular intelligence and culture a
town can send out into the world. 1t
tells more than schools, platforms and
pulpits can.
When, therefore, 1t is insoleutly
printed that the Forum has a larger
circulation than the JOURNAL, the
statement is IA positive, absolute, sting,
ing reproach to the intelligence and
refinement of FrUstburg society,"
statement which, if true, is relieved
only by the fact that the JOURNALS
list of subscribers is wholly unsolicited
la matter, of this sort people toe
often know not what they do wher
they engage even under pressure tC
pay a dollar to bring more or less dis
credit to their town.
The true plan in this, as in nearly
everything else, is-encourage. pat
ronize, sustain the best.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22

Earned runs-Lonaconing 4 Frostburg,
l. Double plays-Robnson, - Pollock, 9
Struck out-by Stanley, s. Dent 5. Base on
balls-otf Stanley, /. Hit by pitched ball
Pollock. Wild pitch-Stanley. Passed ball
Miller. ..
The story of the great cave-in at the Driv-
ing Park, published in the Cumberland
Times of Monday, and other papers later is
pure fabrication and a fake from beginning
to end. Over a year ago there was slight
depression Of the track caused by taking out
the pillars of coal underneath. The depres-
sion was not more than eight or ten inches
and in no way affected the grand stand or
any part Of the very best base ball ground in
Maryland Evidently the author of this
news item has not been on or about the
Park this season, or he is an unmtigated
liar who desires to discourage baseball pa
irons and those who are making this the
very best season in the history the national
game in Frostburg. TIE SCORER.
NOTES.
"Fcostburger," writing to the Cum
berand Times, says it was ''the bot
tom of the club not of the park, that
fell out. More like it. The home
boys couldn't hit and were slow in
the field. THEY must do better
PROSPECTUS
In the Huntingdon (Pa.) games.
billed for 2Sth and Doth inst's, Entler
and Miller will do the artillery work
for Frostburg Friday, and Stanley
and Williams Saturday.
AwALKovER.
The Y. MS defeated the Mountain
City baseball team Tuesday by the
score of % to ,. The Y. MS played
very fine game. The Mountain City
didn't score until the 9TH inning.
The Young Marylands declare them
selves ready to meet any team, first or
second, from any place. All chal-
lenges should be addressed to Edward
j. DonOhue, manager.
The Homecoming team will play here
next. All invited to attend.
Features of the game were the play
ing of Williams at first base also his
batting, and the batting of Billie Pugh,
one of the third team, who had t hits
and a sacrifice out of times at bat.
The Y. Ms would like to hear from
the team on Bowery that is organizing
to beat them.
A schedule of games will appear in
this paper at an early date.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22

James Dando makes announcement
of his candidacy for Judge of the
Orphans Court and looks to the coun-
ty republican convention for endorse
ment. Mr.. Dando is an old citizen of
the best type, capable of filing the
Office and worthy of his party's favor.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22
Special Meeting.

Mayor and Couucilmen held a
special meeting Monday evening.
All present except Mr.. Schofeld.
Mayor Nickel stated that A. d.
Foster, contractor, had written that,
owing to sickness in his family, it
would be impracticable for him to bore
the artesan well arranged for, and
recommended that Council employ
Augustus Gerard to do the work.
Mr.. Gerard was present and accept
ed the contract on nearly the same
terms made with Foster. The only
difference is-Council is bound to pay
for depth of 600 feet whether it be
necessary to go SO far or not. The
rate for drilling is the same, namel Y
S2.2J foot for 600 feet: over 600 feet
800 foot. Contractor will furnish
100 feet of casing if over $50 feet is
necessary town will pay G5 cents Il
foot IN excess.
On the towns part no money is to
be paid until contractor has drilled
600 feet, if that depth be required. If
more be required Council will retain
$3.50 of amount due as forfeit in the
event contractor declines to drill fur
Their. No bond required of contractor.
Adjourned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22
TOWN AND VICINITY.
The New Well

The contract made by Council with
Augustus Gerard appears to be fair.
Mr.. Gerard will be ready to begin
work, it is promised, on Monday,
AupuSt I
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announcements.

The Citizens National Bank front
has been prettily re-touched by j. H.
Hawke, painter.
j. l.. Marx store front has been
similarly honored.
John Chambers is contemplating
another beautiful picture-thls time
Of his newly painted store-front.
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Miscellaneous Advertisements.
Miscellaneous Advertisements.
JOhnStOn'S
SarSaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN the SHADOW OF DEATH.
TOOK FOUR BOTTLES AND WAS CURED
SNATCHED FROM DESPAIR
A Whole Family Cured.

whole Family Cared.
Mrs c. II. Kingsbury, who keeps a
millinery and fancy goods store at st.
Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich, and who is
well known throughout the country,
says:
81 was badly troubled with rheuma-
tism, catarrh and neuralgia. L had
liver complaint and was very bilious. l
was in bad condition; every day l be-
gan to fear that l should never be
well woman; that l should have to
settle down into chronic invalid, and
live in the shadow of death. l had
JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA rec
commended to me. / TOOK FOUR
BOTTLES AND 1T CURED ME, and
cured my family both. l am very glad
that l heard of it. l would cheerfully
recommend it to every one. l have
taken many other kinds of medicine.
l prefer JOHNSTON'S to all of them"
MICHIGAN DRUG CO., Detroit, Mich.
FOR SALE By THE
HITCHINS BROS. COMPANY.
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Political.

Tuesday was democratic day i'll town.
All day knots of party men could
be seen IN consultation, evidently en-
joying great gobs of harmony.
AT the primary i'll No. | | Messrs.
George Stern, John Chambers, John
q. Dennison, c. II. Hamill and John
Brady were elected delegates to the
county convention which meets in
Cumberland to-day.
In No T. Messrs. John p. Nc
Allister, J. NJ. Metzner, NJ. Z. Hig-
gins, w. H. Price and John Footen
were elected. AT this primary the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted
That no discrimination shall be made here
against any democrats-gold standard, free
coinage, or otherwise, but democrats voting
here will be expected to support the nominees
Of the party conventions regardless also of
their attitude to the questions named
In No. 26 Messrs. W. G.. Boughton,
Gilbert Pfatf, p. O'Rourke, James n
Parker and Edward Donahue were
elected.
The county is entitled to six dele
gates in the State convention, which
meets in Baltimore Wedn esday,
August >. Frostburg has at least
that many candidates for the honor.
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1853 TAX NOTICE." 1900

THAMES for the fiscal year ending June 10,
L 1900, are
Now Due andpayablc.
-" By action of the Council, discount of
; per cent. will be allowed ON all taxes paid
on or before August per- cent. on all paid
o" or before September /, after which latter
date no discount will be allowed.
By an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, chapter 1876 of the Acts of 1883,
lures are a lien on tie property Qf the porty
taEed and on all Taxes remaining unpaid for
months after the same shall have been
levied, the Bailiif shall charge and collect in
terest from tie date Of the ie"y at the rate of 8
per- ceIt. per amman.
SAMUEL BOWEN, Bailin.
June 20 OtfiCe-No. s Broadway.
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PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, At a session of the General As
semby Of Maryland, begun and held in the
city of Annapolis on the fifth day ofJanuary,
1898 a Bill was passed proposing an Amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State by add
ing Il new Section to Article -Four thereof, to
be known as Section 81 \, which said Bill
and Amendment are in the words following,
to wit
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-07-22

AN ACT to amend the Constitution of Mary
land by adding a new Section to Article
Enur
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An Irish Letter.
TullymuccleScrag, Parish of
 Ballyraggett, near Bally

TullymuccleScrag, Parish of
 Ballyraggett, near Bally
 sluggathev, County of
 Kilkenny. Ireland.
 Jinuary the 1th My DEAR NEPHEW: haven't sent ye letther since the last time l wrote to ye. bekase we have moved from our former place of livin and l didn't know where letther would find ye: but now with pleasure take up me pin to inform ye of the death of yer own Twin uncle, Ned Fitzpatric, who died very suddenly few days ago afther lingerin' illness of six weeks. The poor fellow was in violent convnlsions the whole time of his sickness. lyin' perfectly quiet, and intlrely speeches. all the while talkin' incoherently. and cryin' for wather. l had no oppor- tunity of informin ye of his death sooner, except l wrote to ye by the last post, which same went off two days be- fore he died: an then ye would have postage to pay. I'm at loss to tell 
 I fear it was by his last sickness, for he was niver we'll ten days togither durin' the whole of his confinement: and I be- lieve his death was brought about by his aitin' too much of rabbit stuffed with pals and gravy, or pals and gravy stuffed with rabbit: but be that as it may. when he brathed his last. the docther gave up all hopes of his recov- cry. needn't tell ye anything about his age, for ye well know that in June next he would have been just seventy five years old lackin' ten months, and, had he lived till that time. would have been just six months dead. His prop erty now dnvoIv"S upon his next of kin. which all died some time ago, so that
Stikeen River journal., 1899-03-04
Absolutely Pure

expect it will be divided between Us: and you know his property. which was very large, was sold to pay his debts. and the remainder he lost at d horse race; but it was the opinion of ivery- body at the time he would have won the race. if the haste he run a9inst hadn't been to fast for him. niver saw a man in all me life, and the docthors all said so. that observed directions or took medicine better than he did. He said he would as leve dhrink bitter as sweet if it had only the same taste, and ipccakcna as whiskey punch if it would only put him in the same humor for tghtin'. But. poor sowl. he will niver ate or dhrink any more, and ye haven't d Twin relation in the. world except meself and yer two cousins who were kilt in the last war. l cannot dwell on the mournful subject any longer, and shall sale me letther with black salin' wax. an put in it yer uncle's coat-of-arms. So 1 beg ye not to brake the sale when ye open the letther, and don't open it until two OF three days afther ye resave this. and by that time ye will be well prepared for the sorrowful tidings. Yer old sweetheart sinds her love unknownst to ye. When Jarry McGhee arrives in America. ax him for this letther, and if he don't brung it from amongst the rest, tell him it's the one that spakes about your ancle's death, and saled in black.
 remain your atfectionate ould
 grandmother.
 BRIDGET O'HOOLEGOIN. r. $. Don't write till ye resave this. | N. B. When yez come to this place. stop, and don't rade any more until my next.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-03-04
''The Milwaukee"

A familiar name given to the Chicago. Milwaukee X St. Paul Rail- way, known all over the Union as the Great Rrailway running the Pioneer Limited" trains every day and night be- tween St. Paul and Chicago, and Oma- Ina and Chicago, ''Fhc only perfect trains in the world" Understand: Con nections are made with ALL Trans continental Lines, assuring passengers the best service known. Luxurious coaches, electric lights, steam heat, of verity equaled by no other line.
 See that your ticket reads via ''The Milwaukee" when going to any point in the United States or Canada. All ticket agents sell them.
 For rates, pamphlets or other infor- nation, address,
 J. W. CASEY, C. J. EDDY,
 Tray. Pass. Agt. General Agt.
 SEATTLE. Wash. PORTLAND, Or.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-03-04
He Was Strong in the Faith.

\ we'll dressed woman entered an Oak Park grocery store and asked to see the proprietor, who seeing that she was stranger, at once prepared to welcome her as new suhurbanite and prospective customer, says the Phila- delphia Inquirer He took off his apron, smoothed his tumbled hair and seizing a pencil and order pad, ap- | flourish.
 "Anything We can do for you today, madam? We have fine supply of fresh fruit and vegetables. Anything in canned goods?'
 'Oo-o,' said the woman, whose eyes were taking in every detail of the store and it's contents. ''I only wanted to know if you sold sweet cider"
 Il am very sorry,' said the grocer, i've always have it in its season, but just at present it is out of the season. It might be possible to find some. I will take your order and try"
 "Young man. said the woman in sepulchral tones, you will never take an order for sweet cider from me, nor anything else. 1 am stranger here and am looking for a place to buy my groceries where they don t sell sweet cider. If l wanted to point out d path to destruction would put up d sign, sweet cider sold here.
 cer gnawed his mustachc and looked at the blank pad with savage intensity. when happy thought occurred to him. He ran after the woman.
 Il merely wished to say, madam. that you are right. l gave up selling corn and rye for similar reasons but perhaps you can guess."
 'Because you don't keep a feed stOre:" suggested the woman. a note of suspicion in her voice.
 No, madam. from higher motives. Whiskey is made from corn and rye.
 "Humph. don't mind if you take my order for barrel of flour and two bushels of potatoes. You seem open to conviction, and guess I've struck the right place."
 As she sailed away the grocer winked his left eye and said to his clerk:
 '1t's poor rule that won't work noth ways. Jimmy"'
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THE "AGER."
A PARODY ON THE RAVEN.


 While I sat me dreamy, dreary, In the sunshine thinking over
 Things that passed in days of yorc: While nodded, nearly sleeping. Gently came something creeping Up my back like water leaping
 Leaping upward from the floor: "Tis cooling breeze,' l muttered, "From the regions meath the floor; Only this and nothing more" An. distinctly remember
 It was in that wet September. When the earth and every member Of creation that it bore Had for days and weeks been soaking In the mcanest, most provoking Foggy rains. that, without joking. We had ever seen before: So I knew it must be very
 Cold and damp beneath the floor Very cold beneath the floor. So 1 sat me, nearly mapping, In the sunshine, stretching, gapping, Craving water, but delighted
 With the breeze from meath the
 floor:
 Till found me waxing colder,
 And the stretching growing bolder, And myself d feeling older
 Older than I'd felt before; Feeling that my joints were stitfcr Than they were in days of yore Stitfer than they d been before. All along my back the creeping Soon gave place to rushing, leaping. As if countless frozen demons
 Had concluded to explore All the cavities varmints. 'Twixt me and my neither garments. Up into my hair and downward
 Through my boots into the floor: Then found myself a-shaking.
 Gently first, but more and more = Every moment more and more. Twas the "ager"' And it shook me In my very clothes. and took me Shaking to the kitchen-every
 Place where there was warmth in Shaking till the dishes clattered, Shaking till the tea was spattered. Shaking, and with all my warming Feeling colder than before; Shaking till it had exhausted
 All its powers to shake me more Till it could not shake me more. Then it rested till the morror.
 Then resumed, with all the horror That it had the face to borrow,
 Shaking, shaking as before: And from that day in September,
 Day that shall long remember, It has made diurnal visits,
 Shaking. shaking on so sore, Shaking off my boots, and shaking Me to bed, if nothing more ~5 fully this and nothing more. And today the swallows fitting
 Round my cottage see me sitting Moodily within the sunshine
 Just inside my silent door. Waiting for the ''ager," seeming Like man forever dreaming, And the sunshine on me streaming Throws no shadow on the floor For am too thin and sallow
 To make shadows on the floor Nary shadow any more.