Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1905-10-14

Personal
Miss Daisy Houck, of Mt Savage,
spent Thursday evening in town
Joseph Timmons, veteran soldier and
miner, returned last Monday from a stay
of three weeks III Baltimore Had a
splendid time although compelled now
and then to associate with democrats.
ID. II. Pummer, of New Shaft, was
i'll town Tuesday, aud reported that
Commodore r. II. PascOe, assisted by
Mayor Nj. T. Cooper, had about aban-
doned navigation for land tranSporta-
ton. He suspects also that there is Il
wild scheme on foot to make great in
land Fishing of Lake Sylvan
He hears talk of "incubators, hatcherieS,
and even of deep-Sea thermomcters''-
altogether making him believe that
whatever there may be in the wind for
bird promoters there is also in the water
for PasCoc and Cooper.
Mrs. Fred. Blaul and sister, Mrs. John
Bachman, of Cumberland, spent Tues
day evening i'll tins place.
f. W. Rose and family, lately of Pied
mont, w. Va, We're guests of Mr. and
Mrs. George f. Pcarce last Sunday
Mr. Rose sold the Piedmont HcraH re
Gently and will shortly make his resi-
dence at Fairhope. Alabama, IA single
tax colony of 10 wears growth. He has
long been an enthusiastic believer in the
single-taX proposal as being the founda-
ton of the widest, most feasible, most
real equity, and he says that Fairhope
has already demonstrated
the SoundnesS of his faith. What he
will do is not yet known, but the prob
abilities are he will drift back where he
belongs-in the newspaper business
Miss Eula Little, of Cumberland, is
the guest of Mrs. d. j. Betz
Mrs. c. H. Cannon, wife of the Cum
berland pastor who will preach in Grace
NJ. f. church, South, to morrow, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs William
McLuckie, of this place.
Conrad +. Schneider, representing IA
big shoe concern i'll Reading, Pa, was
here several days this week He is Il
son of Henry n. Schneider, of this place,
and one of the incest men ION the road. :"
Miss Regina COsgrove, youngest
daughter of Mrs. James Cosgrove, en-
gagged as telegraph operator at Meyers
dale, Pa, is here the guest of her
moi her and other relatives.
Hon. David f. Dick, republican nomi-
nee for the State Senate, shook hands
with the JOURNAL office Tuesday
Asked about the campaign, the fire of
battle blazed in his eye, illumined his
cheek, and ii fine frenzy of warmth in
toned his promise to make it inspiring
to his friends and discouraging to his
enemies.
Rev Z. Getz Hill, assistant rector of
Emmanuel p. f. church, Cumberland
was i'll town Thursday. He is "a son of
the late Thomas Hill, of this place, and
young clergyman of exceptional
promise.
Mrs. M. l.. Young, of Cumberland, is
visiting Mrs. Elmer Kallmyer.
Cecil b. PasCOe, son of r. H. PaScoe,
of New Shaft, arrived in Fort Worth,
Texas, Wednesday, whittier he has gone
to enter the service of the Southern
Express Company. Few nicer young
men than Cecil.
Thomas ID. Irwin came in from Jersey
City, n. j., Saturday to stay two weeks
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. NJ.
Irwin. Tom" is IA young man who
manlfestS his esteem for his friends with
IA handshake that is unconsciously
athletic.
\ note from Mrs Gwen Evans,
written on the 10th inst. at Annapolis,
gramme to show her little daughter,
Miss Ivy, some of the things worth see
ing while here, Leaving here on the
4th, they stopped i'll Washington to see
the salient distinctions of the capital
city; i'll Annapolis to see the Maryland
State House; in Philadelphia to see the
Liberty Bell, and in London they Will
visit Westminster Abbey, etc. Finally,
she says-"I will write you further when
l arrive i'll Australia"
Nj. I. Cooper, mayor of New Shaft,
here Thursday, seconds the motion"
to make great bass centre of Lake
Sylvan. He says Dave Plummer is
talking a good deal about promoting ii
tishiLg-club to stock the lake with bass,
and he (Dave) will guarantee to furnish
the fish stories. by the way" con
tlnued Cooper, "have you heard what an
otfice-holder Plummer is =: Why, sir, he
Is superintendent of tunnel ventilation,
sand inspector, oil guager and pump
man, using i'll the last-named office two
pumps of his own invention and manu-
facture, All this will leave him very
little time to study up fish novels, but
Dave always does his best
MessrS. John Il. Dando and AlphOnse
Marin, of this place, took i'll the HagerS-
town Fair.
Gen. VanLear Black, of Baltimore,
and Henry Shriver, of Mt Savage, made
tour of inspection early this week of
the Union, New York and Barton and
Georges Creek mines.
James Asphalt, of this place, is c. and
p, r. agent at Barton while the regular
officer is absent on fortnight's vacation.
Walter b. Spill, of Plttsbnrg, Pa, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Olin Gerlach,
of this place. Looks well.
f. Stanley Hitchins, of Olive Hill, Ky,
arrived Wednesday. accompanied by G..
b. Stowe, vice.president of the Stowe
Fuller Co., Cleveland, o., the largest