Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-01-05
TOWN AND VICINITY.


visible from town. L. 5. Preston led III
this display of patriotism during the
greatest of all Christian festivals.
Mrs. Mary A. Raley, of this place,
has been granted an original widows
pension of IS il month.
There was quite racket on Union
street Tuesday morning early. The
new century had just come i'll, bringing
with it a disagreement among about a
dozen concerning some major points i'll
the domain of puglism. Much noise, II
slight bruise, no blood.
The new year and century came i'll
con time" but not according to pro
grammc, as anticipated by the Gi""D"r
aud ForuD. 1t had been thought by
the former that the new century cS-
pecially would cross the great divide
with some sort of ii thump, and the
latter expected Il thud too dull to cut cleo
margarine. Both being most agrecably
disappointed, the NALcongratulatcs
them and extends "thc top Of the
centuryr'
Tab asks-''what is Il preliminary
rcccption?" Don't know, unless it is
the reception which prcccdes tie re-
ception.-ED.
Among Col. Pearre's bills is one pro
viding for IL pension for "W. H. Koch,
sergeant company f, 2Sth Pennsylvania
Volunteers, at $40 month"
Charles G. Gorsuch, one of the pro
prietors of the Savage Mountain Fire
brick Works, of this place, entertained
$50 children of Westminster and vicinity
Christmas day. A Punch and judy
show for the mass and box of candy
for each made all happy.
The Denver (ColD Times says 1--WE
have so many different styles of religion
these days that IA majority of the people
are out ofstyle all the time Does that
mean eve have SO many different styles
of contributing to the sick and destitute:
Or is there but one stvle to do that, and,
if so, which style conforms to what the
Frostburg GIcdner denominates zone OF
the fruits of Christianity The quo
tation from st. James will not answer
the question. because some people who
visit the fatherleSs and WidOwSin their
at1liction" confess that they do not keep
themselves "unspotted from the world.
Mrs. Maggie b. Crcutzburg, NEE Lutz,
of this place, has brought suit for alb
solute divorce from John Creutzburg on
the ground of desertion. They were
married here March J. 1889. Clayton
Purnell is Mrs Creutzburg's attorney.
A Frostburg minister says 1.-THE jour
NAL is not only older than when | first
knew it, but it is mcllower, maturer
and grrdtrr. 1t improves with age
The y. NJ. G. a. should get one Of the
large halls for Mr.. Randolph's lecture.
Foxy CUTLER" of New York, i'll
forms the JOURNAL that THE Highway
man. is in this vicinity; wants him ar
rested, etc. Anybody seeing him, bring
him to these headquarters, please, as the
JOURNAL, needing money, wants to col
lect the suitable reward.
Calendars.
One of the prettiest comes from the j.
NJ. STREET. company a heart-smashing
young house keeper with loaf of bread
blue-labeled ''Streett's Mothers Bread"
On the floor near the table by which she
stands is sack of -four announcement,
81 make Streets Mothers Bread
Thomas H. Morgan, representing the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company,
gave the JOURNAL the picture of radi-
ant little miss carrying mn armfull of
carnations. But no flower is as pretty
as combination of blue eyes and ruddy
cheeks illumincd by the smile of i'll
nOccnce.
The James Clark Distilling company's
calendar is photographic beauty-a miss
and master, the latter apparently solicit
ing share of the wild flowers gathered
while he was reading IA book, now cast
aside. 1t is needless to say this com
pany's remembrances of the season and
us IdllOlS always liht HlSH-dIl SlldIt.
The Continental Fire Insurance COM
pany, ]. 5. MetZger agent, gave the
JOURNAL Il striking picture of "The
Defence of Fort Moultrie" at the mo-
ment ON June 2S,1176, when the staff of
the American flag, having been cut away
by il ball from the British fleet, sergeant
Jasper immOrtalized himself by leaping
over the fort to the beach and. under fire,
recovered the flag and replaced it upon
the baStion to fly i'll defiance of the fleet
His example had much to do in making
the British assault a complete failure.
Another highclass Autograph comes
from the Cumberland Brewing com
pany-a pretty gOlden-haired tot with
cap and neck of dress trimmed with for
get-me-notS. And, of course, no one who
imbibeS cheer from the Cumberland
company's product "a" forget it. The
little girls ensemble is, therefore, il re-
minder as well as illustration of the eX-
cellence of the goods for which she be-
comes an all-the-year drummer.
The spirit of the Twentieth Century
from the Meyersdale pa. Rrp"biicaD, is
a pretty card of introduction for IA new
paper to issue signalizing a new era all
round.
Public Opinion.