Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-07-04
En- Route.

or euphonious terms to that effect.
En- Route.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Irwin, of Columbus,
Ohio, left home April 23d. Travelling
Wheeling, w. Va; Pittsburg, Johns
town. Altoona, Gettysburg, Harris
burg, Reading, Easton, Pa; Phillips
burg, Newark n. j., Oh Il visit to their
son, Walter IA soldier in the regular
army. After 5pleasant days Walter was
called to Portland, Maine, and Mr.. and
Mrs Irwin started on their return home,
driving overland as before to Washing
ton, ID. c., riu Philadelphia, Pa, and
Baltimore At Washington they took
boat for Norfolk, visited Newport News,
and returned ria Richmond, Fredericks-
burg, Culpeper, Front Royal, Win
chester, Va, and Romney, w. Va,
reaching the Hotel Gladstone, Frostburg,
Wednesday afternoon about 3 o'clock.
Mr.. Irwln's story of his travels is both
amusing and remarkable i'll incident.
He "wouldn't like to live anywhere be-
tween Norfolk and Fredericksburg
Only sand. pine bushes, muskeeters and
three niygers to one white man
At Perryville, Md, his surefooted
horse crossed the Susquehanna river
to Havre de Grace on the ties of Il rail
road bridge, much to the astOnlshment
of all the people thereabout.
Mr.. and Mrs, Irwin expected to spend
Sunday next at Midway, Pa,
Personal.
Dr. W. G. Hooking and family of
DuQuesne, Pa, are guests of the doctors
brothers and sisters.
Messrs. Clayton Purnell, p. O'Rourke
and DIR. J. Marshall Price, schoolmen,
are at Ocean city attending the State
Teachers convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones, of Home
stead, Pa, are the guests of Mrs. Us
parents, Mr., and Mrs. John Wagus.
Ransom T. Powell, of Baltimore, is
visiting relatives and friends in town.
B. r. Schetield has gone to Jersey
city, n. j., for several months. Mr.. S.
had been for some time pumpman on the
trans Savage side of the FrOstburg water
supply system, but during the last cam
paign he took occasion to exercise one of
"thc rights and liberties of the people,"
and got turned out of both Office and
employment. So it transpires that the
question-'is this a free country? ?" is
still open for debate or is ready for
enactment into another unsigned and
unpublished Ordinance.
Mrs. G.. O. Towles and children, of
Baltimore, are spending the summer at
the Mont View Cottages.
Rev. S. G.. Hefelbower, former pastor
of St. Paul's Lutheran church, now &C.
cupying chair in Gettysburg (Pa)
College, is here.
Prof p. O'Rourke was placed on the
committee of Natural Science" State
School Association at Ocean city, Prof.
Charles E. Dryden on physical Train
ing" and Mrs. Reita Bartholomew on
Kindergarten.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Fl, Walker have re-
turned from stay of several weeks with
Mrs. j. w. Dis, their daughter, Park
ersburg, W. Va.
Rev. j. j. Dillon, of Baltimore, is
visiting his brother, Z. G.. Dillon, with
whom he will spend the 4th and Incl
dentally assist an immense crowd i'll
witnessing professional baseball at the
new park.
Charles S. Zeller whose sudden we'd
ding last week surprised and gratitied
his many friends, will become book
keeper at National Tube Works, Pitts
burg, Pa.
Miss c. r. PendletOn left yesterday
morning for Boston, where she will at
tend the National Educational Conven-
ton.
James Thompson, representing the
Southern Mutual Investment company,
Lexington, Kentucky, is here i'll the i'll
terest of that company. Mr.. Thompson
is an old friend of Principal and Mrs.
f. ID. Murdaugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gunnett are
x,;S;tinO friends IN Cumberland