Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-06-22
improvements.


home the other day and noted ii strik |
ing metamorphosis. \ bran new oiled
floor; two large but shapely girders, sup
ported by pretty columns, stretch across
the ceiling. The old door has been
transformed into a new window, which,
with the four old windows, is richly
shaded and daintily curtaincd. The
walls are papered with terra-cotta hue
the ceiling and border of pretty designs,
the girders, columns, doors and window
frames are finished i'll cherry, and the
carpet shelves in hard oil, or polished
oak. In short, the room is now the
carpet-hall of The Hitchins Bros COM
pany, flooring and shelving giving them
a gain of not less than / 400 feet storage
space. Besides numerous rugs of varie-
gated designs the JOURNAL enumerated
about 100 big rolls of carpet of all wcaves,
names and qualities. This impressive
array of floor coverings is enough to i'll
vest the large apartment with the dis
tinctive title of "The Carpet Hall" and
of this big, enterprising, up-to-date mer-
camille house. 1t is probable that the
householder needing floor covering of any
kind can find outside of Baltimore but
where hall So well fitted III cveryway
for inspection of the goods.
Coming up the National pike from
Cumberland Wednesday afternoon of
last week the JOURNAL halted at ClaryS-
vile Inn to bide the storm. II. |. Weeks,
landlord, extended welcome so hos
pitable that the great paper made a tour
of the house and found 10 bed-chambers
that i'll appointments and comfort are all
that can be desired The kitchen and
dining groom are model apartments,
clean, tidy and bright. The latter can
easily and quickly be turned into a dane
ing hall, Mr.. Weeks requiring but few
minutes notice to accommodate parties
seeking that privilege. The house is
otherwise finely equipped-better, in
deed, than many hotels in places far
above Clarysvillc magnitude. a COM
mOdious bath-room, aifording cold and
hot water, is not the least of the uncx-
pectcd luXuries the traveller finds here.
1t is already Il popular resort for evening
parties and other improvements cOntcm-
plated Will finish its claim to the patron
age of eXcurSiOniStS as we'll as of the regu-
lar travel. 1t can accommodate com
fortably overnight 81 people. Mr.. Weeks
has undoubtedly expended Il large sum
of money here and, hoping to be rcim
bursed, he is making it pleasant for all
who stop with him.
The room in the Wittig block, former
ly occupied by the For"m, has been
taken and equipped by the G.. +. Pearce
drug company for wallpaper empo-
rum. Immediately above the drug store,
several connections have been made
which afford quick transit of goods from
one story to the other. But the advant-
age which the company probably most
prizes is the enlarged space gained for
display and storage of goods which need
those accommodations. The shelving is
quite elaborate and the trimming and
other devices incident to the business
make the room an interesting place for
the visitor and profitable one for the
customer
Near by on the same floor the GcdDrr
is preparing for occupation of treble its
present space and the introduction of
additionally new furniture and ma
chinery. The paper is to be enlarged
and improved and more attention and
force bestowed upon all branches of its
office business. The state of affairs
which warrants this development is
gratifying to the friends of the editor
and publisher. Henry f. Cook, a Young
man environed by few early opportuni-
ties and wholly made by industrious
work and study. The Giro"rr is com
petitor of the JOURNAL. therefore, whose
prosperity may be regarded as meritor-
iOuS.
Among town improvements is IL hand
some plate glass front put in H. B. Col
born e Co. 5 merchant tailoring cstab-
liShment.
DR.. G. c. Jacobs has erected neat,
pretty balcony in front of his rooms i'll
the Eleanor