Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-07-11

Allegany County Academy, Cumber-
land, for Frostburg. Applicants for
this scholarship should communicate
with the principal Immediately.
Accidents.
Porter Jetfries, youngest son of John
Jeffries, Orman street, was accid entally
shot in the shoulder on the 18th by his
older brother, Alfred. The weapon was
pistol which Roy, another brother, had
brought home as a purchase from Il
neighboring boy, aud in the handling
the accident occurred. The wound is
not serious.
An explosion of firc-crackers frightened
Thomas Rowe's team, driven by his son,
Alfred, overturned the wagon on the
boy, hurting him painfully and breaking
his collar-bone. 1t was a very narrow
escape from serious result. The loss
occasioned falls on worthy man.
Mrs. Thomas J. Williams, Bowery
street, met with IA painful accident
recently in the fall of fiat-iron on her
right foot, breaking a bone. She will
soon be able to walk again.
Personal.
j. Edgar Anderson, of LOrain, Ohio,
is making his annual visit to his mother,
Mrs. Martha J. Anderson. Ed" is IL
substantial worker in one of the best in
dustrial towns in the country, and he is
proud of the good part he enacts in its
progress. He has shown the JOURNAL a
book of over 100 pages entitled "Lorain,'
replete with text and illustration de-
scriptive of place and people-a readable
and pretty reflex of its enterprise and
Z personnel.
O. f. Hymes, of Cambridge, Ohio,
spent last week with his brother, G.. H.
Hymes, of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs William J. Madden, and
Miss Halle Jenkins, of Grafton, w. Va,
visited Mrs. MS mother, Mrs. l.. Il.
Jenkins, Oh the Fourth.
William Grimes, mayor of Carlos,
trekked over the proposed electric rail
way route on the 18th and told the Jour
NAL that the Junior Order Baseball 9 of
his town had that day beaten the
knights of Malta Ball and Bat Company
by score of 10 to - well, he didn't
know until he could find the man who
brought the other half of the statement,
which turned out to be |.
Marx Wineland, president of the
First National Bank, is recreating in
Denver, Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Beachem, Of
Somerset, Pa, are visiting the latters
father, Henry Lewis, Hill street, called
here by the death of Miss Mary Lewis,
Mrs. Beachem's sister
William Dando, of PittSburg, Pa,
visited his family here on the Fourth.
Miss Aggie L. Davis, one of the Beall
High School teachers, is enjoying part
of her vacation in Colorado.
John J. Wallace, of Elkins, w. Va,
came over and Put in the 18th amid
former scenes. John is so very popular
with a large circle of friends that they
extended his holiday to Wednesday.
J. A. Hendrickson, county commits
sioner, was in town Wednesday "in the
line of duty" The damages by Sun
days flood to county property on Georges
Creek called for investigation and treat
ment at once and he was en- rOUic. The
JOURNAL was gratitied to be reminded
that Mr.. H., having taught school here
when he was IA young man, was an old
acquaintance. He is clever gentleman
and il conscientious administrator of
public affairs.
Mrs. Minnie Wegman and Miss Ella
DeVore visited Miss Elias uncle in
the valley Wednesday.
Guests at Mont View Cottages are J.
Lewis Orrick, wife, child and nurse,
Cumberland; Mr.. Curtin and two sisters,
and Mrs. Minnick, daughter and son.
Washington, ID. c.; DR.. j. Med.
Leavitt, daughter, grand daughter and
grandson, Annapolis, Md.
Mrs Frank A. Mum and little daugh-
ter, Mildred, of Hagerstown, Md, are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Baker,
Mrs NJ S parents.
Miss Mollie jenkins is the guest of her
sister Mrs. w. j. Madden, Grafton,
w. Va.
Mrs. f. j Wilson and four children,
of Johnstown, Pa, are guests of Mrs. R.
M. Thomas, Union street.
Mrs. H. r. Booch and children, of
Fallscreek, ILL.,, are visiting Mrs. B. S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Seifarth,
of east Union street.
Miss Abigail Jones, of Johnstown Pa,
is the guest of Mrs. William P. Hart,
Charles street.
J. G.. Schofield, superintendent Of the
Electrical Engineering department, Cor
coran building, Washington, ID. c., came
up Thursday for stay of a week, in
Guiding six days at Salisbury, Pa, where
lives n nice girl