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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Legislative Call.

AS guests of Hon. f. Earl Graetf, of
Cumberland, n members of the House
of Delegates made Il flying visit to the
Georges Creek coal region last Satur-
day. They occupied president Lords
private car. with Col. l.. NJ. Hamilton,
general manager of the C.. q p. R.. as
host, Capt. h. H. Gordon, aide, and
Lieut.. S. b. Young, tactotum. They
took in" the Klondyke opening and
the New Shaft, got out at Frostbul G
in "a iltfy, went through the metropolis
and State Normal School building like
Il streak, went on to Cumberland and
threw away an afternoon in the enRui
of looking at the head of canal navi-
cation, the intake, and independent Of
fee. They were joined here by Hons
Joseph Radcliffe, A. H. Frenzel, Will
liam Close and j. II. Critchfield, of
the county delegation.
Mr.. Graeff manifested much interest
IN the school building-so much that
the JOURNAL expects to hear Il good
report from his championship of its
CauSe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
FrOSthurg'S POSITION.

The Fire Department adopted the
following paper at the regular meet
ing Tuesday evening!
WHEREAS, it has come to the knowledge
of the Frostburg Fire Department that fire
companies in other places have endorsed Ger.
tain candidates for the office of State Fire
Marshal, and believing that such endorse
ments are not within the province of or
CARNATIONS similar to ours, therefore
RcSol,ed, That we fully commend the course
of Mr.. Joseph Bear, member of our body
and candidate for said office, in dIscouraging
such endorsements as improper, Out-of.place
and subversve of the good character of
bodies who have no mission in politics
whose only office is to save property and life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Died

At her residence. Mount View street,
Wednesday, Feb. II, 1900, Mrs. Laura
Hamill, at the advanced age of g.
years. Deceased was a daughter of
the late Alden Clary. of this place OF
a large family only one sister and one
brother survive, namely-Mrs. Barney
Dilley and Roderic Clary, Of Cumber-
land. She leaves sons aud . daugh-
tiers to mourn the loss of good
mother. The daughters are Mrs.
Andrew Myers and Miss Belle Hamill !;
sons-P. T. Beau egard, Richard and
Charles H., of Frostburg, and Alden,
of Homecoming. Mrs. Hamill was for
many years a consistent member of
the Lutheran Church and, with zeal
that might have shamed many young
err than she, let no weather nor circum-
stances keep her from church and
Sunday School. Funeral yesterday
from the English Lutheran Church,
Rev. S. G.. Hefelbower officiating in
torment in the Percy cemetery.
George Abel, colored, died in
Brownsville Sunday, Feb. II, 1900.
aged - years.
4. NJ. Z. "A.
The Mems meeting tomorrow (Sun-
day at 81 p. m will be addressed by
R. Mason Hill. "All men, whether
or not members of the Association
are invited"
The following topics and speakers
have been arranged:
Feb 25-"BoOks and Reading
Rev. S. q Hefelbower
March 4-"Will Power Daniel Krapt
ll-"Man's Value to Society
Rev. j. K. Wood
1S-"Helpfulncss"
Rev. c. A. Hauser
25-"Teachers"- 0. Rice
April IAN Aim in Life
FIG. NcCuIloh
" 8-"Home"- Arthur Bond
" l5-"Inhuence"- Carl V. Drake
The third number of the popular
lecture series will be given Monday,
Feb. 10, by Rabbi j. l.. Stern, of
Cumberland. Subject-'How We
Got the Bible,' illustrated with the
stereopticon. The tickets, which are
free, are going rapidly.
The Boys department is growing it
now numbers % youngsters, many of
whom are becoming proficient in the
gymnasium drill and thereby develop
ing into strong, healthy fellows.
Elkins, W. Va, wants to organize
a Young Mems Christian Association
has so written to secretary Hawkins,
and that gentleman expects soon to GO
and look over the field.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17

Mrs. Noah Skidmore, widow of a
former Mayor of the town, is confined
to her room by illness. She Is 70
years old.
John Aspinall is ont again after
nearly a half-year's indoor campaign
against typhoid fever. He is looking
well, but feels shaky. John is one of
the towns very best citizens.
Postmaster John Davis is at the post
of duty again. He also shows little
worse for the wear and tear of illness,
but work is a little harder to do than
before.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
a Successive Storm plcture

Saturday morning last justice D. J.
Williams showed the JOURNAL the
weather chart for the day before and
remarked that "the drawing Of the
storm area resemblrd the profile of
Miss Susan B. Anthony" SO 1t did,
and when the Washington Post came
late in the afte. noon there was a
quarter-column article notice of the
same coincidence. Miss Anthony's
silhouette covered New England, the
Ohio valley and North-Atlantic States.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
ReliTiOIIS.

Preaching at NJ. f. Church. South,
tomorrow Sunday at TO- a. m. and
I p. m. Subject at latter service
Future Punishment,n followed by the
usual revival service. Last Sunday
evening this service was very interest
ing, four penitents going forward and
other indications of special concern
in the congregation we're manifest.
Monday, l9'h inst, the Epworth
League service will be conducted by
Melvin Ward. Subject--"Sin of
Liquor-Selling-How End 1t ?''-Hab.
ii, III.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Journalists.

From w. l.. Schofeld, of the hospit-
al corps, 37th U. S. Infantry, the
JOURNAL has received II copy of the
CHRISTMAS issue of Fgeel,Qm, Il Manila
paper, The cover, printed in red, pre-.
SCENTS number of civilized and savage
scenes, now painfully and frequently
allied in the Philippines. Mr.. SchO-
field is "a son of councilman b. L.
Schofield, of this place.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Look Att This Way.

Town people. the paper that reflects
your best Intelligence, your best en-
lightenmeut. your best civilization in
all respects, is the paper that merits
your patronage.
To look in II paper like the Forum
and consider ii II photograph of your
town, friends, neighbors and yourself,
is bad enough, but to pay for it as such
is terrific miscarriage of both benev-
client and PATRIOTIC intentions.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
What Next?

The esteemed Cumberland Ncars, in a
"wish-that is father Thought"
tone, got off this Tuesday:
One ofthe principal singers of the Strakosch
Opera Company said yesterday that he did
not like to hear Frost burg and his opera
company coupled together on the 18th of the
month.
Probably the freeze that Frozenville
got in this instance in the NerS office
and Academy of Music inspired the
pun.
The JOURNAL knew there is in Cum
berland a hostility to Frostburg ad-
vancement that amounts to mallgnity,
but that it should descend to a play
upon the superstitlous apprehensions
of people who, strong in music, are
often otherwise weak, would be in
credible if were not almost self-con
teSStl
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17

There was bet in town this week
that wild pigeons flew northward over
Frostburg on New Years day, 1876.
The JOURNAL was appealed to and
this item was found in its issue of
Jan. s, 1876
Clouds of wild pigeons passed over Frost
burg on New Years day. All disputes as to
their course and destination have been solved
by the intelligence that it was a committee of
four millions looking after the erection of a
centennial exposition rOOst at Philadelphia.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17

Postoflice delivery windows were
closed the other day.
y prominent citizen remarked
''ln the cities the postotfice never
closes on account of incoming mail"
THE reason is plain,' responded
the JOURNAL. Here the mail comes
in but four times day; in the cities
it is coming in all the time. If the
post-office closed on that account it
would never be open. In short, the
town of Frostburg does not yet belong
to the tlat-rate class of cities.'
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Skeptical.

THE goodness of Providence can be
seen in all things" remarked the
minister to his little boy.
Il don't think so, papa. There are
things He has nothing to do with
What things, my son -
Well, He made the world in six days,
and think He stopped there. Idon't
believe He had anything to do with
boring the 1900 foot hole or establish
ing the Frostburg F0yUm.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
COuinU Events

Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Charlotte March Jepson to Mr..
T. q. Pratt Thompson, jr., of Boston,
Monday. Feb. 26, At the First Baptist
Church, Watcrtown. n. Y. Mr.
Thompson is wellknOwn as a summer
visitor to FruSthlrL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
\ Good Time.

tn" Nalentin" Euchrc party, held
by the Young Mems SodaIlty, of St.
Michapl's C,iholic church, in Hotel
Gladstone annex. "Wednesday evening,
was overhrwingly attended and the
exercises thoroughly enj"yedby all.
Over 800 tickets were sold.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Scraps.

A debate took place about supper
time Wednesday in the Red lngern"
saloon, an establishment which derives
its name, 1t is said, from red light in
the window shaped like the bulb ia
nous for its fragrance. Robert Stew
art was on the one side and Harry and
Edward HerShberger, brothers, on the
other, and the discussion, topic I'M
known, terminated in one of the worst
battles that ever stained the Frostburg
field. From the saloon the combat
got INTO the street in front of the post
office. Meanwhile, David Stewart,
brother of Robert, was dragged into
the melee and fought tor the latter like
Trojan. Beer bottles, fists, feet and
teeth were used with an effect which
left Robert Stewart ami Edward
Hershberger in very bad shape.
bitten. David Stewart and Harry
Hershberger did not fare so badly.
The combatants were hard to handle,
but at length j. B Shannon, Register OF
Wills, and Frank Raley were able to
separate them. Shannon undoubtedly
saved David Stewards life by arresting
a blow with brick in the hands of
Harry Hershberger. The latter was
taken into Shannon's store. the Stew
arts into Parker's drug store, where
Roberts hurts We're dressed by DR.. j.
Marshall Price. He was later taken
home in a buggy by friends. The
hoys submitted their gases to justice
b. j. Williams, paid the fines, and
that is believed to be the end of them.
The cake walk, held by colored peo-
pie III the Gladstone annex Tuesday
evening was quite largely attended.
The cake was awarded to John Rol-
Inns, of this place, aud his dulcinea,
the latter hailing from Cumberland.
To this there was considerable demur
by number of gentlemen who had
inprudently loaded up with antiqote
for snake-Rlte, The opportHne APP
pearauce of policemen Bowen and
Yungerman undoubtedly stopped a
contention that was rapidly degener-
ating into pull for three-cornered
hair.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Observation.

There is little difference between moflito
and skea -IHHip's Boy,
One wouldn't think it to look at
them when they have their storm
nHnS on
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
ReSenlbIanCcS.

Advertising, like death, hath all
seasons for its own"
1t is like death also to plant and cul-
tivate it in some other papers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Seeking I!prmitane.

It's the man who darcs to stand alone who
is the power for good.-Gicancr.
The missionary who starts out with
that understanding with himself is go
ing to have Il lonely time of It.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17

Cures the Worst COuSh-BunSen's Pine
Tar Cough Honey cures the worst cough and
cold almost instantly. 1t is the greatest
specific for coughs, colds, la grippe pneu-
monia and all throat and lung affections
You should cry Bunsen's Pine Tar Cough
Honey Immediately. 1t never fails to cure
Go to L. N Meadows Il Co.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
An Opera MiXup.

The Strakc sch Opera Company gave
"U TroratOre-The Troubadour''-
Tuesday evening in Ravenscrofts'
Opera House. Notwithstanding the
countermand of advertising last week
That the company was coming was
not known until Sunday night-prac-
tically Sc hours notice, yet nearly
80 people bought tickets and heard
the opera.
The audience relishrd the entertain
ment with IA zrst which inspired the
81 members Of the company to do their
best, and the latter expressed them
selves as more than gratifed with re-
suits. Indeed, the manager an
nOunced his intention to return at no
distant period and give Frostburg
three nights of the very best in h S
repertoire.
In this connection the institution of
a suit against the Mellinger syndicate,
Cumberland, early tins week, exposes
indirectly the reason why manager
Ravenscroft countermanded advertis-
ing orders Friday, 9th ms. The syn
dictate which seems to be an I'm
perial affair, owning all tho theatrical
territory within 80 miles" of Cumber-
land, just a. Cumberland owns the
Potomac river, is charged by the Strak-
osch company with undertaking the job
of preventing the tultilment of the com
pauy'S contracts IN Piedmont and
Frostburg. The complications which
followed occasioned loss to the COM
pany which they hope to recover in an
action for damages against the syn
dictate in the sum of 81 900.
Later-The Mellingers deny the
StrakOScb statement. Cert.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17

Bailff Bowen is undecided concern
ing his future course in the matter of
siderable doubt, aside from the Mayors
arbitrary course, whether Councils
action is legal, inasmuch as one of the
couuclmen, Mr.. Crunp, has terminal
ed his official tenure by moving out Of
town to Allegany. With his vote ex-
cluded the result would be tie-3 to 3.
There is no friction whatever be-
tween town and county officers over
the situation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-02-17
Special Meeting.

Council met in special session Mon
| day evening.
Ii. p. Mason, clerk, being absent
councilman W. S. Benne was ap-
pointed clerk pro tenn.
Mayor Nickel explained objects as
| appointment of r. g'>trarS of vot, rs
and 10 consider IA agrtenv.t ,ff.Ied
between the town and County Com
missiunprs concerning use of lookup
by county officials.
Me>srs. George X. Hosken, w. Il.
Coyucr, LaLcei"t Richardson and j.
b. Reese We're nominated for registrars.
Messrs. Richardson aud Coyner were
elected.
Mayor read the drafts of all agree
ment between the County Commits
sioners and the Mayor and Council
men of Frostburg which gives the
county constables the use of the town
lookup without any restrictions.
They are to be provided with keys to
all the cells, same as the town officers.
and have practically ali of the same
privileges.
Mr.. Schufe!d thought the Bailiff
ought to be the custodian of the lock-
w, anu IL lut CbuStdDltS utu ilit "a me
privilege as they had heretofore,
namely-a key to the outside door, so
that they could place prisoners in
when they pleased, it was enough, but
that the Bailltf ought to have charge
of the town Jail, and moved that the
old arrangement remain in force.
Mr.. Crosse seconded the motion.
Bailiff Bowen made statement
a ong the same line, supporting the
motion, after which
The Mayor declared Mr.. Schoield's
motion out of order, taking the extra
ordinary ground that it was foreign to
the agreement just read and asked for
"A motion adopting or rejecting the
agreement.
Mr.. Crosse appealed from the de-
cision Of the Chair, but. yet more ex-
traordinary, the Mayor would not en-
terrain the appeal.
After lengthy discussion. in which
Messrs. Crump, Hendley, Crosse and
the Mayor took part, MIR. Shuckhart
moved that the agreement be adopted
as read.
The ayes and nays were called for
and resulted in Messrs. Nickel. Shuck-
hart, Crump aud Bennett voting aye,
and Gro~e, Schofield and Hendley
voting nay Carried.
Adjourned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17
NEW BUSINESS CONCERN.

AS dry goods market, Yorkville
is again abreast of the procession
During the past few weeks, especially
since the closing of the Ganson Dry
Goods company, the town has been
the recipient of much sympathy al
having been reduced to one fairly good
sized dry goods store.
1t was an awkward position. There
was no discount on the substantial
character of the one store that re-
mained. There was no discount as
to the wide range in variety and quail
ity of stock that was carried, and still
less was there any cause for complaint
on account of the close margin of pro-
fit at which it continued to sell goods.
But customers always want competi-
ton, a number of stores at which they
can compare goods and prices, and the
absence of this element brought about
a condition that was awkward and
hurtful.
But now the situation has changed.
The buying public has, for years, been
familiar with the mammoth dry goods
concerns of Chester, Rock Hill and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17

posit the money in bank, pending the
decision of the bankruptcy case upon
its merits.
This having been arranged, there
was no further complications in the
way of the sale, which proceeded as
indicated. There were several bidders
at the sale, and several prominent
business men who were quite anxious
to buy the stock !; but Mr.. Mellow
showed such determination and posi-
tiveness as to give the idea that he
would 90 on to a hundred cents il
necessary, and the others reluctantly
dropped out as fast as each reached the
limit of his nerve.
The invoice value of the stock, or
the basis of original cost, was some
thing over $17, 1000, and the check with
which the settlement was made, called
for something over $4,000. One o.
the conditions contributing to the unu
sual value of the stock is the fact tina,
there was scarcely an article in the
store that had not advanced in value
from 10 to 80 per cent. since its origi
nal purchase from the manufacturers
and all the bidders took this fact into
consideration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17
SALE OF GANsON STOCK.

The stock of the Ganson Dry Goods
company was put on the block at pub
lie auction, last Tuesday night, by B.
N. Moore, receiver, and sold for 79
cents on the dollar. The successful
bidder was Mr.. Thos. F. Mellow, at
torney for J. NJ. Heath & Co., of Ian.
caster. K
Immediately after getting instruc-
tions from the court, Receiver Moore
went to work putting things in shape
for u final wind up. He communicated
with different probable buyers, and
about the time he was about to take
the final step-auction sale-certain
New York creditors, through their at
torneys, Mordecai & Gadsden, sought
to restrain him from further proceed
ings by an injunction from the Federal
court, accompanied by a notice of a
petition to force the Ganson Dry Goods
company into involuntary bankruptcy.
These proceedings developed last
Saturday. Receiver Moore, through
his attorneys-Thos. F. Mellow, Esq,
and Major James F. Hart-applied at
Charleston to Judge Brawley, and Sc.
cured an order modifying the original
order, and permitting the receiver to
90 on with his auction sales and de-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17
The atorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
SATURDAY, MARCH IL, 1900.

- We wish to say to all who intend to
he candidates for any office that we will
run their cards from now till the day OF
election for just the same that we Will
charge for one week, and it will cost just
the same to announce and withdraw as TO
run on through. The payment OF S3 cash
with the announcement will be required.
1t frequently happens that the dues OF de-
feated candidates are very hard to collect
and we don't want to be annoyed with
such observation-disclosures Lantern.
For the purpose of securing infor-
nation, we would like to ask our con-
temporary a question. Why does it
discriminate between the advertising
of candidates and other transient ad-
vertising? The Lanterns charge for
an inch space, one insertion, we pre-
sumo, is 81, and so cents for each SUBJ
sequent insertion. From its character
and make up we say unhesitatingly
that in our opinion it is entitled to
charge and received that much. Then
|if candidate uses an inch space only
one time, why charge him three times as
much as anybody else. At the regular
transient rates, So would pay for five
insertions of a card occupying one
inch. Suppose the candidate uses
the card ten insertions. Why should
he be charged only half price? We
don't see the business in the PROPOSE
ton. We think the candidate should
be charged for what he gets, no more
and no less. We give other people one
inch space weekly three months for $5,
or one time for 81, and so on. We give
candidates exactly the same rates. We
think this is business and we are una
BILE to see business in the discrimina-
ton. Possibly The Lantern may be
able to show US some fine distinction
of which we have no knowledge. We
will be obliged to it if it will:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17
BURGLARY AT CLOVER.

A gang of burglars made raid on
the business houses of Glover during
the small hours of last Monday night,
wrecking and stealing whatever laid
in their paths.
The sufferers from the raid were
Messrs. w. B. Stroup, j. P. Sifford, j..
J. Smith, Sam V. WALLACE and ]. D.
Gwinn, the postmaster.
From the best Information obtaina-
BILE, it appears that the burglars broke
open Mr.. Knox's blacksmith shop with
sawdog, obtained from Captain w.
B. Smiths saw mill, and then pro-
ceeded to the store OF Mr.. w. B.
Stroup and entered with the help of
tools obtained from the blacksmith
shop. They attacked the safe, cutting
off the combination dial, the handle
and the hinges; but were unable to
get inside. From there they went to
the other stores, winding up with the
postoffice from which they stole stamps
to the value of s277.95, including a
few cents in money. If they stole
anything of value from any of the
other stores it has not been missed.
So far as is known, no one heard the
robbers while they were at work, and
there has not since developed definite
information to show even how many
of them there were. Some of the tools
that they had stolen from the black
smith shop, however, have since been
discovered under a bridge near Clover.
Tracks in the vicinity indicated that
there were three of the burglars.
A postoffice inspector is at work on
the case; but as yet he has not dis
covered anything definite.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-17
THROUGH TO COLUMBIA.

There is talk among the railroad
men to the effect that the South Caro-.
lima and Georgia Extension company
is arranging to run through passenger
trains between Marion, n. c., and
Columbia, S. c., on schedule to be
put into effect at an early day. The
arrangement contemplates the use OF
the line just being completed between
Columbia and Camden, by the Sea-
board Air Line. As to whether there
will be two trains or only one, the re-
porter has not heard. If there is only
one train, John Boxtell, of course, will
have charge of it, and if there are two,
be will have charge of one of them.