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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

From one of the towns down the
Creek an elderly miner, not addicted to
vacations, utilized a Sunday excursion
for visit to Washington. Next morn
ing after his return the postmaster said
to him
well, 81, how did you like the me.
tropolis -
THE what" asked 81.
The metropolis" the postmaster re-
peated.
80, get outn' fairly yelled 81; the
metropolis, like your post-office, wuzzent
OPEN"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

Longman & MARTINEZ, paint makers,
of New York City, who commenced
business % years ago TN 1922, one of
the largest paint-makers III the trade
have filed plans for an additional Paint
Factory i'll Brooklyn, which will be
about 100 by POO feet in area five floors
IN ALI, making lu"H"" >urar" f""t more
of working surface,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

Frank l.. Gciry. editor OF the Cumberland
American, was here two Sundays hand run
ming 9Th and 10Th inStS.. both days between
church hours. II is suspected, however. that
he was holding close communion with scV-
cral prominent local politicians MINING
JOURNAI.
Editor oder does his home town an in
Justice when he prcsumes there is no other
attraction on top of the mountain but
pohtiCs.-CumberIaud imcrjcan
But, when interviewed, why should
an enterprising editor evade information
concerning the "other attraction :"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
Died.

At his home in Homecoming Wednes-
day, June p, 1901, Mr.. John Marley,
aged Is years, leaving wife, parents,
sisters and brothers. Mrs. Marley was
the widow of the late Peter Daley, the
latter her second husband. Over a year
ago she married Mr. Marley, and is the
third time ii widow. She is still Young
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

Roland Lammert, playing basket ball
i'll Nogtman's Park on the 18th, broke Il
small bone in his right hand
a 9-year old son of William August
kreihng, of this place, had two fingers
aud a thumb badly injured by the ex-
plosion of a big trecracker Wednesday,
All We're amputated.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

At ElIicott City, this State, Tuesday
June %, 1901, by Rev. NJ. j. Riordan,
Miss Maggie Murphy, of Piedmont, w.
Va, to Hon. Frank J. Drum, of Vale
Summit. The latter is district pres-
dent, of the Georges Creek and Meyers
dale division of the United Mine
Workers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
ACknOWlcd gmcmts.

A card bearing picture of the Mary.
land State Building, jamestown EX-
position, dated June 81, came as "A
Greeting from Old Virginia. few
hours too late for acknowledgment
last week. 1t was addressed to The
Great Paper by Prof. A. +. Smith, of
Homecoming
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
Cumberland Coal.

A London scientist declares that coal
smoke penetrates and blackens the lungs
Where there is any doubt, poSt-mort0H
will decide whether the unfortunate is from
Pittsburg-or st. Louis.-St Louis RepuJlic
Or, prior to the smoke, from Cumber-
land.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
POLITICAL.

a Cumberland salesman, here We'd
nesday, said 1.-the Ne,cs would have to
be enlarged to accommodate the demands
of the people for candidates to serve
their country. If it We're call for
troops to save the country, however,
the paper would have to be en-smalled. ="
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

The Divine Classic lecture, will
be delivered i'll Mt. Zion Welsh Baptist
Church, tins place, Monday evening,
July -, next, hv Rev T. p Morgan. of
Mahanuv city, pa. The goodness of
the object will h" reinforced hv =
scholarly aud eloquent effort
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
GENERAL.
\ Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
Financicrs But No Printers.

The Ohio Penltentiary NrwS has
suspended owing to the fact that there
are no printers lnCarcerated i'll the big
stir There are plenty of opportuni-
ties, however, to start IA bank there
The C0n,mOusr.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
Where the Block system Works.

II am going to railroad this case
through the courts declared the IN
dignant citizen.
lyon can't replied the astute law
yer The block system works too per
feCtlY There - altimOre lntricnn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

"Girigson, what make is your auto
MOBILIZE
It's Berkman -Jandorf Lichten-
stein Smith Armquist, Brown Witten-
meyer Berkenhead Sampson Bill
hoover"
Gee! That's one | never heard of
before"
"Probably not These are the names
of the different repairmen who have
worked on it since | got it.''-Chicago
TrjLuHe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
W hi('ll >

Hitch your nightmare to star-Bentz-
town Bard of the Baltimore S"n.
Arcturus, Sirius, the Kids, or Iona
coming?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
improvements.

Henry H. Engle, contractor, is at
work making material changes and
improvements in Congregational
Church edifice BOMerY street
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

Jacob Hafer has secured professional
embalner. certified by a Pennsylvania
State license. New advertisement
next week
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

FRANK KEOLL-About 100 feet from the
County Road leading from Mt. Savage to
Frostburg, about 500 feet west from John
Stodiard's store.
MARGARET \. RANKIN-County Road
leading from Mt. Savage to Frostburg,
about 200 yards southeast from Borden
Yard of G.. and T. Station.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
GILBERT BROS. n CO.,
Baltimore, Md,

The Label that insures Purity and Full
Strength. They cost no more than many
others that are not 50 reliable.
,4g" Learn to say "Gilbcrts'" when you
90 to the Store for Flayoring Extracts, or a
Medicinal Preparation, and insist upon get
ting 'Gilbcrts'" brands. May Ism
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06

b. FINIEI-RaiIroad Street,
about 30 yards east of the c. and p. X.
nnDtt
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
About Selling Real Estate.

A NY piece of REAL ESTATE can be
~ sold at some price.
Every owner would like to sell for more
than he can get.
OF course, property is worth the most it
can be sold for
Generally, property is sold for the most
to the person to whom it is the most useful.
The finding of that person is the import
ant deSiderdtuH, and the owner who wants
to sell cannot afford to make a mistake at
that critical iuncture of his enterprise.
The best "FINDER' of PURCHASERS
of REAL ESTATE known here is the
MINING JOURNAL.
It's part of it's business to do just such work.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
Under-Muslins.

That win their way to your good
opinion the minute you see them.
These PRISCILLA Garments are
Quality-Goods straight through-no
skimping cut, no makc-shift material,
no slip-shod sewing, but detailed
finish throughout that does tell in
solid satisfaction.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
Y. Nj. c. A. Medley.

y moderately sized audience witness
ed the entertainment i'll FroStburg
Opera house Tuesday evening.
The Arion Band made its usual fine
appearance and rendition.
So also the Mountain City Orchestra.
William c. Montagnani, of Cumber-
land, pleased the audience by Scotch
singing and character sketches.
Tug" Keller, of same city, buck.
andwmg' dancer did some difficult
time-work in that line.
Fred McCulloh illustrated Various
Walks of Life i'll admirable style.
True to life was the street carriage of
MeSsrS.-
William a. Sha1er Edward Donahue
Purnell Barrett Frederick Bcpler
DR., George \. Smith George Stern
William ii. JetfrieS Duncan f.. Shaffer
J. Harry Bepler George BurdoCk
kalph wilson Douglas Snyder
Quincy Murphy Alfred JeiTries
Danlcl Abel Benjamin Gates
Evan Reese Samuel Johnson
Ralph Wilson came on the stage with
vocal solo-"He's Cousin of Mine, ;"
but introduced it by saying there 5
Fred. McCulloh scratching his head
coming to work 10 minutes late" and
the audience voted the contest between
the two a tie.
Deneen and johnson had a wrestling
tussle. Each worked hard johnson,
though showing more enterprise, lost
the score being to l.
Remainder of programme, altogether
too lengthy, was we'll rendered.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
ARnsincss OBLIGATION.

Advertise in the JOURNAL.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1907-07-06
Mt Savage

j. w. YOUNG, Clerk
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Old Legend Cause of Land Boom,

Real estate about the village of
Conyngham has gone up a peg or two
on account of the reyiving of an old
Indian legend. 1t has been handed
down for many generations that an
Indian warrior once boasted that if
the white man only knew what store
of wealth is hidden between the Sugar
loaf and Nescopeck mountains, he
would refuse to sell the lands.
Timber has been cleared away, farms
cultivated and much prospecting done
but no person has yet found the hid
den wealth. What it can be no person
appears to be able to guess. At Black
Creek, the McNeal farms were original
Indian reservations. Indian relics are
found there to this day. but nothing
has presented itself to bear out the
truth of the statement attributed to
the Indians.
In the vicinity of Black Greek are
fine wooden lands, plenty of water and
in many instances along the creek cliffs
of great height present picturesque
sights, with their sides of rock run
ming almost perpendicular.
The latest revival of the story of the
hidden wealth has caused every farm
er in the valley to sit up and take
notice.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Richard Moral Laid tn Rest

Richard MorralI. whose death oc-
Cured Saturday evening. was consign-
ed to the grave Monday afternoon.
The funeral took place from the resi-
dence of E. 5. Fornwald, son. in law
of the deceased, Pine street, at 2 clock
Interment was made in the Episcopal
cemetery
The services were conducted by the
Rev, NJ. X. Foster, pastor of ST.
Paul's NJ. L. church. The deceased
had been a member of Montour lodge
No. 1903, l. o. o F., since 1859. The
pail bearers, therefore, were chosen
from among the members of that ord
er and were as follows: A. II Grone,
d. R. Williams. Peter J. Berger, John
Tovey, b. B. Brown and David B.
Jones.
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Morrall of Berwick
Charles S. Fornwald and Miss Lenore
Fornwald of Bloomsbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
AWARDED TO
A. BUCHANAN

The contract for making repairs on
the county bridge at the village of
Exchange, Anthony township, at a
meeting of the county commissioners
on Saturday was awarded to A. Buch-
anan of Chambersburg.
Three proposals were received as fol-
lows: A. Buchanan. 1923 William J.
Mohr of Exchange, $467.2o; Owego
Bridge company of Owego. N. Y.
$4S9 A. Buchanan being the lowest
bidder and having complied with all
conditions the contract was awarded
to him.
The repairs in the invitations for
bids were specified as consisting of q
new floor system and lowering the
bridge. The plans call for a floor of
concrete, with the insertion of iron
girders between those at present on
the bridge for the purpose of reinforc-
ing the concrete. Unless the present
experiment should prove failure con-
crete will gradually be adopted for
flooring on all the bridges in the coun-
ty. Owing to the growing scarcity of
timber planks are becoming difficult
to obtain and are very expensive.
The contract calls for the compile
tion of the bridge by October 1st.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
HIGH SCHOOL
OVERCROVDED

Borough Superintendent Dieffen-
bacher Tuesday conducted an exami-
nation of nonresident pupils in the
high school room. Seventeen, includ-
ing pupils from South Danville, Riv-
erside and the various townships of
our own county were in attendance.
Up to the present year all the non
resident pupils who presented them
selves for enrolment under the provis-
ion of the act of April g. 1903, have
been admitted to the local high school.
Figures at present, however, may be
gathered from the records, which make
it seem doubtful whether halt will
not have to be called and no more non
resident pupils admitted. 1t is true,
the above law permits children of GER
tain school districts to attend schools
of a higher grade including high
schools in other districts, but obvious
ly the provisions of the act are of no
avail unless there is room to spare in
neighboring districts where higher
grades are maintained. In other words,
a district having Il high school is not
expected to crowd out its own pupils
in order to accommodate non resident
pupils.
Such a crisis has been reached in
our nigh school at present. The rec
ords of the schools indicate that und-
er the promotions there will be prob
ably lSl pupils in the high school the
coming term The number that can be
comfortably seated is 15S, which leaves
an excess of % unprovided for. In ,
cluded in this number are 30 non resi-
dent pupils, who attended the Dan
willie schools last year. OF the above
nonresident pupils 2l were in the high
school last year, II being IN the gram
mar schools and will come into the
high school as Sophomores In the
above no account is taken of the pupils
examined yesterday OF the seventeen
in the class the borough superiutend-
eut yesterday stated ut least one-half
would pass examination and become
eligible for the high school-if there
be room.
The outcome OF the matter will no
doubt be that no additional uon-resi-
dent pupils will be admitted to our
high school. While there seems to be
no doubt but that all the nou.r resident
pupils who attended the high school
last year will be taken care of in some
way, yet it is by no means clear that
the balance-fourteen in number-who
come in from the grammar schools
will be admitted.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Harrisbnrp l)av

Harrisburg is to be hono1ed with a
special day at the Jamestown exposi-
tion on September 9th. There are 60
ing to be some notable features on
that day, including an illumination of
battleships, a pageant of all nations in
which thirty-two distinct nationalities
in native costume will be represented,
a massed band concert by four famous
bands, including the Mexican National
band, loaued for the exposition period
by President Diaz a reception in the
Pennsylvania building bv the govern
or and staff, and two of the biggest
days of the exposition will come dur
ing the week in which Harrisburg day
comes
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Big OUTING
ON LABOR DAY

The big outing at DeWitt's Park
planned for Labor day by Glendower
Lodge No. 20, A. A. of l. S. and 7.
w. will possess several distinctive
features, which Will invest it with a
peculiar charm and interest. The big
picnic is the only event scheduled for
Labor day in Danville, but the pro-
gram of the day is comprehensive
enough in scope to provide entertain
ment for the whole town and COM
munity.
The grand parade, which will form
at G. a. r. hall, Mill street. at $50
O'Clock, will embrace in addition to
Glendower lodge No. 25. under whose
auspices the picnic is to be held. Mon
tour lodge No. 40, and Nail mill lodge
No. 50. A. A. of 1. S. and T. W., the
Stove Moulders union, the Iron Mould
ers' union, the Stove Mounters' union
and probably the Carpenters and the
Bricklayers' union. At least one band
will be in the parade along with the
". ~ VI a. III ulh SlOps, tiS wash
ington drum crops and the Junior
drum corps.
The parade will take place at 8
O'Clock. Immediately on arriving at
the park addresses will be delivered
by Llewellyn Lewis, of Martins
Ferry, Ohio, vice president of Sheet
workers, and James b. Mincher of
Reading, Vice President of A. A. of
l. S. and L. w.
The usual prize contests, such as bag
races, wheelbsrrow races &C., will be
pulled off during the day.
A Roosevelt Prize" of five dollars
is offered for the largest family pro-
duced at the park. The contestants
will have to be present at the picnic
with the whole family. These family
groups, which will be exhibited on the
grounds open for inspection will prove
a most interesting feature of the con-
tests. There will be base ball game
morning and afternoon between the
Danville and Benton teams.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
TO
Open SCHOOL

The public schools of the borough
will open for the coming term on next
Tuesday week. September 3rd Teach
ers and pupils alike are daily return
ing from their vacation trips and are
making preparations for another nine
months siege. The repairs are practic-
ally all completed and each of the
rooms and halls are being thoroughly
scrubbed and renovated SO that the
buildings without exception will be
in ship shape.
In point OF personnel the corps of
teachers has undergone greater
change than for some years past, in
addition to which the closing of the
fourth ward grammar. school will help
to add somewhat to the novelty of the
situation.
The pupils of tho high school during
the opening days will find the routine
OF study varied by the novelty of be-
coming acquainted with two new
teachers-E. S. Bream, the new prin-
cipll and John Kase, teacher of mathe-
matics and science.
AS result of the closing of the
fourth ward grammar school Miss M.
l.. Bloom has been installed as prin-
cipal of the third ward schools.
Miss Jennie Lovett, formerly teach
er of the first and second grades of the
third ward, has been transferred to the
second grade of the first ward, taught
last year by Miss Miller. Miss Prud-
ence Blizzard succeeds Miss Blanche
Lowrie as teacher of the fourth grade,
third ward Miss Laura Mann sue
ceeds Miss Tooey IN the third grade of
the third ward. Miss Alice Smull, who
last year taught the Welsh hill school,
will fill the position vacated by Miss
Jennie Lovett in the third ward school.
Miss Verna Reed, pupil teacher last
year, was elected to a position in the
second grade of the second ward,
taught by Miss Williams. Miss Tooey
will teach the Welsh hill school.
In the fourth ward grammar school
last year twenty-five pupils were en-
rolled. The grammar school pupils in
that ward this year will be distributed
among the other grammar schools, the
largest number probably going to the
third ward
AS in the past the law relating to
vaccination will be rigidly enforced.
All new pupils will have to produce a
certificate from a physician showing
that they have been successfully vac
cinated. Those who attended the Dan
vile schools last year and formerly, OF
course, are on record as being vaccin-
ated according to law. In many in
stances the parents of children who
have just arrived at the school age
have bethought themselves of the law
and had their children vaccinated.
Others who may have neglected the
matter have y brief interval in which
to attend to the duty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
SWALLOWED
CARBOLIC ACID

Joseph Ellsworth Birks, a we'll
known resident, met horrible death
at the Germania brewery Saturday by
swallowing carbolic acid. Whether he
took the drug with suicidal intent or
swallowed it without discovering its
nature is not clear. The latter is prob
ably the case.
Justice of the Peace Oglesby was
called to the brewery about 10 o. clock.
The man was then already dead. The
justice Immediately impaneled and
s@ore in the following jurors: Isaac
Hoffman, William Price. Charles Jane
son. John J. Campbell, Robert G.
Miller and A. H. Grone.
The jurors and witnesses assem- bled
at the Office of Justice Oglesby at 2
O'Clock for the purpose of holding an
inquest. The hearing of the testi-
mony had not proceeded very far be-
fore it was discovered that the facts
might be much more cleary brought
out if the inquest were adjourned to
resume at an early date. 1t was ac-
cordingly decided to adjourn and to
reconvene at the same place at 10
O'Clock this morning.
The hearing as far as il went threw
little light on the terrible affair. The
evidence of DR.. Patton alone was con-
elusive and showed that the man had
died rs the result of swallowing car!
bolic acid.
a fact pretty conc!usively establish
ed is that Harvey P Fetterman brought
bottle containing 10 cents worth of
carbolic acid to the brewery. Birks,
it seems, got hold of this bottle and
took big swallow with the result
that death followed in few minutes
The circumstances under which he
drank the poison will probably be
brought out at the hearing today.
Joseph Ellsworth Birks was A years
of age and was born in Valley town
ship. He is survived by wife, with
whom he has not been living for some
time; also four sisters: Mrs. William
Boyer, of this city Mrs Orvis Oswald,
of Shamokln; Mrs. Ida Marr, of Johns
town; Mrs. Sadie Stinson, of South
Fork. James Upson, of Johnstown, is
a half brother and Mrs. William Vert
man. of this city, Is half sister.
The funeral will take place at 10 a.
m. tomorrow from the residence of
Frank Boyer. Honeymoon street. In
terment will be made at Straub's
church
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-29
Sad Case OF
JOHN COLLUM

Chief of Police Mincemoyer Sun
day found himself with somewha
anomalous case on his hands, which
left him in much doubt for a while al
to how to proceed. IL all had to dc
with the disposal of a well-dressed
stranger from Scranton, who with in
tellect temporarily beclouded had drift
ed to this city, where his helpless and
irresponsible condition made him a fiji
subject for the police.
The man. who gives his name as
John Collnm, ON Friday evening ap-
peared at tine hospital for the insane.
He found himself at the main en-
trance and made his way into the in
stitution, asking that he be permitted
to remain. Whether or not the man
was aware of the true nature of the
institution is not clear. The stranger
was in bad state mentally and that
he was not an unfit subject for such
treatment as the hospital has to offer
seemed plain to everyone. Neverthe-
less official formality counts for a
great deal at the hospital and under
the rules that govern the man was
barred from even nights lodging at
the institution. The officials, how.
ever, promptly called up Chief of
Police Mincemoyer, who proceeded to
the hospital and took the man in
charge.
The man has apparently been ON a
protracted spree and in that condition
has wandered far from home. He is
an elderly man, neat and we'll dressed.
In his pockets, among other personal
effects, are his pension papers. When
found he was in well nigh famished
condition and did not remember hav-
ing eaten anything in five days neith-
er had he any knowledge of where he
had slept during that time. In fact
until he appeared at the hospital all
was blank.
The man was placed in the borough
lookup. On Saturday he gave the
police the name of daughter-Mrs
John j. Haggerty-who resides on East
Locust street, South Side, Scranton.
On Saturday morning the police ell
deayored to reach the daughter by
telephone. The best they could ac-
complish, however, was to reach an
other family in the neighborhood, who
agreed to deliver a message.
The police made l. clear that the
man is in an unfit condition to travel
alone and urged that the family send
someone down to Danville to take him
home. 1t was incidentally learned
that the daughter is i'll.
The trains were eagerly watched
Saturday but no one appeared, neith-
er was any word received from the
relatives. Meanwhile the mans con-
dition became more serious and Sun
day morning he was i'll, necessita-
ing physician.
AS last resort the chief of police
caused an order of relief to be issued
intending, in case none of the friends
yesterday, TO have the man
removed to the aims
house, where he would receive proper
food and nursing. Up to Sunday
afternoon no word had been received
from Scranton and in accordance with
the plans the man was removed to the
county farm.