Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-09-05
TOWN AND VICINITY.


D. w. LaPaugh, of Pittsburg, Pa.
and G. May Hill, of Homestead, Pa.
are spending their vacation at their
home, Mechanic street. Mr.. LaPaugh
is connected with the Pittsburg Dis
match, and Mr.. Hill is in the inspection
department of the Carnegie Steel Co.
Mrs. Jennie Thomas and Miss
Maggie Thomas, of FrOstburg, are
among friends i'll Keyser, w. Va.
Miss May Elosser, of Cumberland is
the guest of the Misses Rodda, Bowery
street.
Joseph Robinson and sister, Miss
Mary Robinson, of Allegany, Pa, are
visiting their brother and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. James Robinson, Loo street.
1t is rumored that Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Hazlett have come from Green's
burg, Pa, to make Frostburg their
home.
George Dourdera. mailing from Frost
burg, secured license this week at
Somerset, Pa, to wed Miss Sarah Ran
dali, of Casselman, Pa.
Henry F. Cook, editor of the Berlin
(Pa) Gledner, came over last Saturday
to attend the Prohibition Convention
and picnic at NarrOws Park. He had
forfeited his right to take part by mis-.
takenly removing to Pennsylvania, but
he couldn't stay away.
Misses Lillian Asphalt and Kate
Shriver, two of the county's bright
teachers, left Thursday for week $
stay in Atlantic City and Washington,
D. G.
Miss Marguerite Chorus returned
home Tuesday after two weeks spent
very pleasantly with her grandmother
in Baltimore.
Benjamin Price and wife, of Pitts
burg, Pa, returned Monday to their
home. They had been called here to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. P.'s father.
Benjamin is the youngest son of the late
John Price and the only one of the
family not living in this vicinity. He
gives manifestly excellent account of
himself.
Misses Tillie and Elizabeth Reese, of
Baltimore, are spending some time with
their cousin, Mrs. J. B. Williams
Ormand street.
Mrs. r. E. Sliger, of Oakland, Md,
spent last Sunday here with her sister,
Mrs. j. H. Hitchins.
J. B. Brady r. d. Brady and Elmer
Pugh, the last well known merchant of
Romney, w. Va, paid Frostburg bust
ness visit Tuesday. Mr.. J. B. Brady is
connected with the Hampshire Rcric"
and very affable gentleman.
Miss Maude Duggan is taking a
course in book keeping and stenography
at the Central Commercial College,
Cumberland.
Miss Minnie Croft, of Sanford, Fla,
is visiting the family of Samuel Jetfries.
Frank j. Mcmahon was here a few
days ago extorting from the text-"How
Slick Smashed the Date Frank
doesn't believe it was done.
Miss Carrie Griffith returned home
Thursday from pleasant visit to friends
in Johnstown, Pa.
Miss Ruth NJ. Mason, of Kansas
City Mo-, last Saturday joined her
mother and brother-Mrs. Hiram
Mason and Ralph, as a guest of Mrs. H.
b. Shaffer. She left Kansas City Thurs
day, and, looking back, saw at least one
boy in tears.
Miss Bessie Percy, of Connellsville,
Pa, has returned to her home after a
lengthy visit to Miss Aggie 7. Davis.
William H. Koch, of this place, in
Santa Rosa, Cal, called upon the Re-
pubiican, of that place, Friday of last
week, and that paper says "he came to
California, to attend the National En-
campment of the Grand Army held at
San Francisco and to see his two broth
ers, John and Reuben, who have been
residing in this county. Mr.. Koch had
not seen either for 3S years. He seems
very much pleased with the State and
may locate here in the near future
Miss Tavern Hamill is spending two
weeks with friends in Meyersdale, Pa.
George and Edward H. Ort, father
and son, of Allegany city, Pa, came
over to attend the funeral of the late
Conrad Ort, sr.
Mrs. William Mcdonald and three
children, of Washington, D. c., are
guests of Thomas Baths family.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Knapp, of Balti-
more, called on the JOURNAL Monday.
Mr.. X. is prominent Baltimore law
yer, with property interests in Meyers
dale, Pa, and social ties i'll Frostburg,
all of which he likes to look after.
Charles C.. Gorsuch, of Westminster,
is here. He is largely concerned in the
direction of the Savage Mountain Fire
brick Works; is an affable gentleman
with strong bias toward the philan-
thropy which "helps those who help
themselves"
DeWarren II. Reynolds, one of Cum
berland's most prominent lawyers, and
founder of the town of Reynolds, this
comfy, was i'll town Wednesday and
donated corner-lot to the JOURNAL for
a branch daily in the coming city. Soon