Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1903-11-14
PERSONAL.

PROT. Thomas u. Miller, OF charleston,
w. Va, State Superintendent of Public
instruction of West Virginia, made
a special visit to State Normal School,
No. ,, yesterday, delivered an address
and expressed himself as charmed with
the methods and accomplishments of
the school, especially of the Model de
partment.
Messrs Charles Mcmillan and Thomas
.tones-thr one here to attend his fathers
funeral, the other on Il visit, returned
Monday to their stndies i'll Randolph
Macon Academy, Front Royal, Va.
Mr., and Mrs. Floyd Parsons have re-
turned from their wedding tour and are
guests of the Mont View Cottages.
Misses Lizzie and Jennie Peele and
Ella and Mamie Jones, of Homecoming,
were here with friends last Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Davisson Armstrong,
have returned home from Il delightful
visit to Roanoke, "A,
MesSrs. John Roman, of Cumberland,
and Albert Donney, Of Newport News,
Va, We're liz town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Van Deusen, of
Chicago, H., spent several days here
this week the guests of Mrs. w. r
Coyner.
Prof. and Mrs b. f. Conrad with two
little sons, of Cumberland, We're tie
guests Sunday of Mrs. Elizabeth c. Hill.
Owen Price, ST., of Eckhart, was i'll
town Thursday taking a day 5 rest from
work. He is a veteran miner, beginning
when boy years old lin the cinder-
pit, Blaen Avon, South Wales, C} years
ago He is in his list year, has worked
hard all his life underground, bat is one
of the haleSt, most cheerful and genial
men of his age III this region. And
there is no better citizen anywhere.
Mrs. Duncan Shatfer and three chill
dren have returned home from Il visit to
Loeb Haven, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar H. Schneider re-
turned Tuesday evening from their
wedding tour.
Hon. Thomas b. Davis, of Kcyser,
and Upton b. McCandliSh, of Piedmont,
w. Va, dined AT the Gladstone yester
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Amman arrived home
Monday from Il tour of the Pacific
coast. Mr.. \. represented the First
National Bank, of this place. at the
National Bankers Association, San
Francisco. Thence they visited many
points of interest, including Portland,
Tacoma and Seattle. Their experience
comedies with all who Lad gone before
them there is no tour like it."
Mrs. j. |. Laurent has returned TO her
home, Chattanooga, Tenn, after couple
of months stay with her mother. Mrs
Henry w. Wagner, Frost avenue
Harry Bear, of Clarksburg, w. Va,
was here several days this week He is
in charge of large branch of an extern
sive clothing house, and is doing we'll
Harry has "a double i'll name ont there,
whom he found out through IL delight
ful accident. Harry went to Weston to
stay in another branch of his house for
several weeks, leaving ORDERS for his
mail to be forwarded. A few days later
he received letter from Seymour
Ind.) darling lovingly acknowledging
the receipt of q diamond ring, and so on
Harry was uonplussed. He hadn t
missed IA diamond ring, and just rs he
was about to write to the young lady
that if she had diamond ring of his to
return it for Identification, the sus-
piciOn dawned on him that possibly
there might be another II. b. Mean
while, he had been expecting for several
DAYS in every mail check for some
thing less than If thousand dollars, and
= lit turned out that while he was worry
ing over the possible displacement of a
diamond ring the other Harry was per-
picked concerning the unknown who
had owed him so much money. The
miscarriages were finally brought
around all right, but it was real com
edy whose recital by Harry posing as
the star sufferer, is worth more than a
quarter