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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22

had made the grade as equitable as it
was possible to do.
7. S. Preston objected to the paving
for the reason that he was not able to
pay for his portion at this time. He
told of some injury that had accrued to
his property at the time the Episcopal
Church had been built owing to the
closing of an open drain from his cellar.
The Ordinance was theu taken up for
the second and third readings, and
passed unanimously.
The plans and specifications for the
paving of the street were then sub
mitted by the engineer An estimate of
the cost of the work was also submitted.
According to the estimate the work will
cost abovt $4,000.
The specifications are full and clear
and are designed to protect both con-
tractor and the town. Each bid for the
work must be accompanied by certi-
fi9d check for 5000. Council specified
the kind of brick to be used in the work
in order to make the bids more uniform.
They named what is known as the Fair
mont Fire Clay Block"
Councilman Tiddy called attention to
the cost of running the stone-crusher
and of the kind of material that was be-
ing put upon the streets, saying that 1t
was worse than nothing at all. He
then moved to suspend work at the
crusher. but his motion was not seconded.
Considerable discussion on this subject
followed
A letter from w. L. Sperry, of the
Cumberland Hydraulic Cement Com
pany, i'll reference to the prices on
crushed limestone was read. The
cement company will furnish certain
amount of crushed limestone f. o. b. at
Frostburg for 81 30 a ton, raill Dad weight.
Councilman Dillon reported a PROPOSE
ton from local contractor for leasing
the stone-crusher from town and the
contractor would further agree to fur
nish the town with crushed stone at 80
cents a load. Referred to the Mayor
and Clerk with power to act.
The Bailitf was instructed to purchase
lock for cell in the town Jail, after which
the meeting adjourned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22

show. Mr. Twin is taxed with the full
amount of his assessment.
Then we have John and Leo Cham
bers so. This was on a horse and
buggy disposed of several years ago.
Last, but not least, we have the First
National Bank, $4,000 This was on
building assessed to the w. h. Percy es-
tate and sold and transferred to the
Bank. This amount, of course, was
taken off the Percy estate and, supposed
to be covered by the stock assessment of
the Bank, was so included, but not UNI
til instructed so to do by the Attorney.
This is the great "bOmb-shell' that Mr..
Shatfer. one of the Auditors. threatened
to throw into camp just on the eve of
last springs corporate election, but it
didn't explode. The fuse must have
been bad.
Last spring 1907, the Assessors
Auditor Shatfer being one of them, as
sessed the Bank for this property at
$4,000, and afterward had to reduce it
to s., $50, which, | understand will stand
i'll court.
Therefore, the claim of the Auditors
that the amount "iSSrSSed and mot
Lcricd," or extended on the Assessment
book Is ST. .49i, or a loss to the town of
SSI41, is incorrect, and very little foun-
dation to stand on, as the following
statement will show:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
A Great Success.

The Junior Order reunion and picnic
here last Saturday was an imposing af-
fair, bringing one of the largest at
tendances ever in Frosgburg.
Including bands, about 800 men, girls
and boys We're in line, and at night both
Vogtman's Park and the streets We're
populous until late hour.
The town was fully paraded and a
continuous audience greeted the march
ers, gay in uniform and badge.
Messrs. Otto Hohing and Ulysses
Hanna We're marshals.
At the Park addresses were delivered
by Messrs. George l.. Ritter, of Balti-
more, and Fred. Zihlman, of Cum berland,
prominent members of the Order.
1t was great success.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Wedding Surprise.

Many of the brides friends in Graf
ton, w. Va, were surprised to learn
Monday, 18th inst, of the wedding that
day at Oakland of Miss Nell Angela
Jenkins, of Grafton, to Mr.. 0. Boyd
Craft, of Wheeling, same State. Ac-
cording to the Sentinel, no one knew a
syllable of matrimonial design enter
tanned by Miss Jenkins; hence, the news
paper ventures to speak of her step on
the car at Grafton and off at Oakland as
an elopement. The bride is Frostburg
lady by birth and growth to woman
hood, a typOgrapher on the JOURNAL
several years, and an excellent young
lady. The groom is well endorsed as "a
young man of good quality and steady
habits "a neutrality-suspicious. in the SER
vice of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. They will live i'll Wheeling.
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\ Business Obligation.
Advertise i'll the JOURNAL.
LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Resents Reflections.

FROSTBU re-, MD, August -, 1908.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
desire 20 make reply to some of the
uncalled-for reflections upon myself i'll
the report of the Auditing Committee
Messrs NJ. B. TYLER and ID. E. Shatfer,
which was ordered published.
The Committee does not charge any
errors i'll the general accounts or that
there was one cent of money received or
disbursed that is not properly accounted
for, but it tries to show there was con-
siderable loss to the town by reason of
errors in making up the assessment
book
Let us now see how this is. Under
the head of Assessed but not Levied. "
Daniel Struby, $500
If the Committee had examined the
books properly, it would have found
that the property referred to was sold
by Mr.. Struby, and again sold to an
other party, and always assessed to the
purchaser.
William Horchler, $500
This property was also sold by Mr.
Horchler several years ago, and assessed
to the purchaser.
James Fran $l35.
This was stricken off in 1906, Mr.. F..
having moved out of town and was re-
assessed i'll 1907, when he returned.
J. NJ. Street, Co., 81, 49,.
In 1901 this Company was assessed for
s., 100, and reduced the same year to
81 ,9O3 by Council, that being the stock
value. In 1903 an additional assess
ment was made, making the total 81 43 =,
and the whole amount turned i'll as in
solvent by the Collector for the same
year, and allowed by the Council on ad-
vice of their Attorney.
Jacob Tuyin SS67.
This is plain error on the part of the
Auditors, as the Assessment Book will
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Coming Events

Miss Maggie Bargar, a graduate of the
Peabody Conservatory of Music and
prominent organist of Baltimore, will
give an organ recital in the First NJ. E.
Church Friday, September 18th. w.
Stanley Peters, of Baltimore, and others
will assist. Program will be announced
later.
Beginning with Solemn High Mass
i'll st. Michael's Church tomorrow
Sunday at 1919 Il. m, the 18th Grand
Council of the Y. NJ. l., Ohio Juris-
diction, will convene. Monday the first
function will be attendance at High
Mass at a. m; morning session in
Frostburg Opera House at 9; afternoon
1 reception and ball p. m. Same for
Tuesday, excepting , p. M. carriage to
Dams Rock, and 9 p. III. banquet at
delegate headquarters-St Cloud notel.
The twelfth annual reunion of the
Smouse Association will be held at
Ashcom, Pa, Saturday, August 20. The
Smouse family trace their ancestry as
lar back as 1881. Some of the family
five in Frostburg.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Water and Fire Casualties.

Bay yenny, faller vat know mae haze
bane feshen en- JENNINGS run Won day
bafore tie Fifteenth of tie month vat bane
com after Yuly, an haze catch flesh too
beg for hem to pull out. Te hook I'M
bent, tie pole broke an, bay yeminy, haze
fall en- tie water an get wet lax dickens.
An haze tai mae ct bane worst teng Diet
happen sence Yeorge Burdock tai Voc
Duffy Diet Ed Miller say Diet tie last fire
en- BurdOckville bane terrible. After ct
burn adzackly half tie town, Ed. say, bay
yeminy, only one house bane left.-1he
ErEhurt PHjIOSODHPr
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a Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.
Won the Prizes.

Clifton Jeffries and Misses Eula Arnold
and Pearl Bone, all of this place, won, re-
spectively, silver medal, first and
second honors at recitation contest in
Piedmont, w. Va, Monday evening,
under auspices of the w. G. 7. u, of
that place. Mr. Jetfries topic was
The Sins of Intemperance; Miss
Arnold THE Surrender and Miss
There Are No Saloons Up
There"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Died

At the home of her brother, William
c. Devecmon, Cumberland, Wednesday
evening, August 10, 1908, Mrs. Mary D..
Hutson, relict of Edwin J. Hutson, de
ceased, after protracted illness. Mrs.
Hutson was 30 years old. She was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Devecmon and a lady OF many
popular qualities. Her early life was
spent in Frostburg. Three sisters and
three brothers survive. One sister
Mrs. A. NJ Gcove, resides here.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Certificate ofIncorporation.

A certificate of incorporation has been
granted Minnehaha Council, No. 1, De-
gree of Pocahontas, Improved Order of
Red Men, of Frostburg. The incorpor-
ators are Elizabeth Thomas, Mary E.
Boyd and Sophia Thomas. The incor-
porated Council is for the promotion of
the sisterly and social good of its mem
beers. The trustees for the first year are
the incorporators. The principal office
will be in FrOStburg.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Around the World.

Two youths passed westward through
town Monday morning en- roUt" New
York to New York, or around the
world. On land they will walk, on
water they will take boat. At least
that is the substance of their report.
Here they received the following GER
tificate:
This is To certify. That Max Bienenstock
and William Stevens have been in this town
to-day. j. w. SHEA, Mayor PRO Tenn.
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RCScnlDlanCcS.

Advertising, like death, hath all
seasons for its own
1t is like death also to plant and cult
vate it i'll some other papers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
SEMI-I.OCAL.
Answer.

Why is it that somewhere along the line
in every popular novel one of the characters
invariably refuses Ito yield one jot or little ~
Cumberland Nc"S.
That's easy.
Ii is because he believes with child
like simplicity either in high tariff or
Is to t.
The faith of such economists is
impregnable.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Political.

The district democratic convention at
Oakland Thursday nominated Hon.
David J. Lewis, of Cumberland, for the
House of Representatives, by accla-
nation.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
ISI.CVitICS.

Quite large number attended the
colored knights of Pythias picnic Thurs
day, and John w. Jackson says sit was
a success"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22
Business Locals.

September 1, , and 3. Send for Catalogue.
TIE Tn STATE BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Cumberland, Md.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22

The strongest evidence of the attempt
to reflect on the writer is shown at the
close of the report where the Committee,
in order to Justify themselves i'll the tax
ing IS days at cost of $3.50 for audit
ing the town books, by referring to a
charge of $3S by Clerk Metzger for
making out the water bills for one quar-
ter alone in 1861 This statement is
entirely gratuitous, for the Auditors
must have known when they made the
statement that it is untrue. The record
shows very plainly that the charge of
$50 was for TRANSFERRING the whole 100
or more names from the front to the
back of the large water book, together
with Il detailed statement of the various
charges to each individual. This was
for the quarter ending June 30, 1906
and the SIS referred to was for making
up the Collectors book and making out
about 100 water bills for the quarter
ending September 30, 1906.
So you will see that these gentlemen
are not very careful in their statements,
to say the least.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-22

If the firm of Pearre & Lewis was
never dissolved:before, it is now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
New Hand Bags Are
Moderately Priced

The Newport is fashionable and
much wanted. We have just re-
ceived a little lot of the handy lit
tie bags. They are just the thing
to take with you on an outing
trip Can be worn on the belt or
carried on the hand. We are show
ing them in all cOlors and at a
reasonable price; each. ...... 35c
Hair Pins-iIand finished horn
hair pins; put up four on a card;
in shell and amber color; these
sell regular at loo a card; now
on sale at &c
Bingham Petticoats-Made of
plain or striped materials; in good
colors; we'll made garments; full
sizes; strong material; these are
regular slips Petticoats that we
will sell on Thursday at. each. CSC
Ladies' House Dresses-One
piece and two piece Dresses; lot
of new ones that we will show
you; two great assortments are
laid out for Thursday
selling 1925 and $3.50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
Grocery Specials for
Thursday Selling

We want your camping orders.
We will pay freight on all orders
of $500 or over.
A Coffee Special-Wonder cot
fee, that sells regularly at Csc ID.
on sale at. ........5 lbs. for $1.00
Golden West Coffee-Regularly
40c: special. .......3 lbs. for $1.00
Fancy Spiderleg Tea--Special, a
Calls Blue Ribbon Tea-Half
lb. and l lb. pkgs. Csc and SOC
Picnic Size Bottle Picliles-Spe-
cial, a bottle ................ Sc
Picked Walnuts. at bottle. Csc
Fancy Creamery Butter, SOC
New Potatoes, 10 lbs for. -. Csc
Fancy Tomatoes, lb. ........1 5c
Fancy Apricots, a basket. .4oc
Fancy Peaches, basket. go. $50
Strawberries, Bananas, Oranges,
Grape Fruit, etc
Fancy Cantaloupe, each. -. 10c
ID lbs. Pure Cane Sugar for a
dollar.
Fruit Jars-Pints soc; quarts
81; half gallon size $1.35 dozen.
We nave everything to eat and
drink. Phone your orders to EX-
change 25.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
July Clearance Sale of
White Swisses, Remarkab-
ly Low Prices Are Quoted

White Swiss is one of the most
desirable fabrics for summer dress
es or waists. 1t wears well and
washes well, and at all times looks
dainty and neat. In this material
some extra good values are offered
for the second day Of the July
Clearance Sale.
Imported White Swiss-Em-
broidered in great variety of de-
signs; choice effects for waists,
dresses and for children's gar
ments. We sell these goods all the
time at Csc, 40c, 45c and soc. The
entire assortment goes on sale
Thursday at, yard. .24c
Sheer Dotted Swiss-In beauti-
full fine qualities; all sizes of dots
from the tiniest pin size to the
pea dot; three assortments are Of
fered for sale on Thursday.
15c Dotted Swiss is on sale at. lie
zoe Dotted Swiss is on sale at. lac
Csc Dotted Swiss is on sale atN24c
Cotton Mercerised Lawns - A
much wanted fabric; has nice
silky finish and comes 3S inches
wide; two pieces are left over and
these sell regularly at 35c a yard;
on sale Thursday at, yard. .24c
Colored Wash Goods as previ-
ously advertised are still on sale.
Low prices for these goods will
prevail until Friday night.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
July Clearance Sale of
Grips and Suit Cases

Vacation time is here and new
Suit Case, Grip or Trunk should
be bought. These low sale prices
should attract your attention.
Imitation Leather Suit Cases
With brass locks and bolts; % and
"a inch sizes.
The $500 grade on sale at. .$1.35
The $500 grade on sale at. 1925
The $3.50 grade on sale at. $3.50
keratoI Suit Cases-An extra
large size, "a inches long, 8 inches
Deep nodded leather handle; linen
lined; shirt fold; well mounted and
finished; good value at $3.50; on
Bellows Suit Case-The kind
that sells the world over at $3.50;
on sale at the Wonder at,
Solid Leather quit Casa great
assortment of them at all prices
from $3.50 to $500; all on sale
at a discount of. rs PER CENT
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01

More mystery! What in blazes
does she mean by that?"
He picked up the saddle and
turned toward the main avenue of
Rand's ranch. a moment later he
stopped short again, startled. The
cayuse, bearing the girl, had reap
peared at his side; in the soft, deep
dust, its hoofs had made hardly
any sound.
The girl was leaning from the
saddle, Offering him one little,
steady. brown hand. The express
sion ON her face was different now.
A moment before It had been a
compound of frank coauetry and
love of mischief; she had been
teasing him openly, and openly en-
joying his discontinue. But this
mood was now vanished; her face
had softened; size even betrayed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
July Clearance Sale of
Handkerchief

Ladies' Plain Hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs in good size: with
dainty hens; a regular 10c value
on sale at, EACH. Sc
Linen Initial Handkerchief
Barred borders put up six in a
box; these sell regularly at $1.25
a box; we will sell them on Thurs
day at, box ................. 89c
A Sale of ParasoIs-Fancy ALI
Silk Parasols, in all colors and in
beautiful designs; also White
Linen Parasols. Hand embroider-
ed effects. These sell at from
$500 to $500, and all are on sale
at a discount of. =. 20 PER CENT
Black Dress Nets-The sale of
these pretty Dress Nets continues.
They are all As inches wide and
are in plain or figured effects reg
ular prices range from Use to $500
and all are on sale at
discount Of 20 PER CENT
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
July Clearance Sale of
Toilet Goods

Warranted Pure Merchandise
And every sale price is from a
half to a third less than other
stores charge. These goods are
on sale on the Main Floor, Center
Aisle.
All Toilet Water-A regular
soc value on sale at. .........3 9c
Wonder Quality Cold Cream
Violet odor; a soc grade on sale
DIT ............ oSS
fellows Swan Downe Face
Powder-White and flesh color; a
Csc value for ................1 5c
Genuine White Petroleum Jelly
Absolutely pure; 10c value. &c
Aromatic Smelling Salts-The
Csc size on sale at. ............ 10c
Knowlton's Danderine-The 81
grade Tor TUG
Jergen's Scented SoapS-1n
violet, rose, heliotrope and peau de
espagne doors; put up three cakes
in a box; regular 25c value on
sale Thursday at, a box. ......19c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
July Clearance Sale of
Table Linens

$3.50 Table linen-72 inches
wide; Fleur de Lis, Poppy. Pansy
and Snowdrop designs; all pure
linen; on sale at, yard. SLIT
$4.25 Dozen NapkIns-TO match
the above linen damasks are on
sale at, dozen. ...... 1929
German Dice Pattern Table
Linens-Sixty inches wide; popu-
lar linen for restaurant or every
day home use; the Csc quality Is
on sale at. .47c
The quality is on sale at PIC
Mercerised Table Damask A
nice cloth, in beautiful designs;
it is easily washed and popular for
that reason; the widths range from
"a tot 20 inches.
The 35c quality is on sale at. .27c
The Csc quality is on sale at. .47c
The coo quality is one sale at. .44c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
July Clearance Sale of
Bedding

Good values offered in Bed
Sheets, Bed Spreads and Pillow
Cases. Prices are extremely low
for the grade of goods.
Full Sized Bed Spreads-Cut cor
ners and fringed; regular $500
value on sale at. .. .$3.47
$1.75 Bed Spread-Full size;
plain hemmed on sale at. 81 SO
zoe 72x90 Scanned Sheets on
sale at .................. .55c
CSC 81x90 Seamless Sheets; an
extra good value; on sale at. .79c
And another dozen lines of Bed
Sheets are offered for sale at the
same reductions.
Pillow Sips-Made of good
grade muslin; full 37x45 inch size;
every Pillow Slip in the store of.
fered for sale at reduced prices /;
two extra good specials.
15c Pillow Slips for .......... .12c
1Sc Pillow Slips for ........... lac
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
TheKeeper of the KeYc
CHAPTER III.
(Continued.l

The cayuse began to move away.
urritated. Rand dropped the saddle
NE had been carrying. 1t crashed
into the dust, and the sound of it
made the girl look around, to see
Rand, his hands stuck deep in his
pockets, regarding her with an air
OF utter evaporation.
you're not going away with tell
ing me who you are?"
~" she Knocked him. "Oh. you'll
learn that | am very important
parsonage. indeed. In this commu-
nifty"
That's patent" he grumbled;
couldn't be otherwise"
And that's nice" she called
over her shoulder. $50 I'll tell you.
am-what do you suppose ?--of all
unlikely persons-the zaniero!"
The cayuse broke into lope.
Rand watched 1t disappear into the
shadows. a line of perplexity deep
set between his eyes.
''The xanjero!" he repeated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
A Great Clearance Sale of
Summer Dress Goods

Thousands of yard of wanted
summer Dress Goods: the right
weight fabrics for warm weather
wear, and in the pretty light
shades that have been so popular
this season. These Dress Goods
are all SO inches wide, and are
shown in stripes, checks and
plaids and plain colors Grays,
tans and mixed effects are the pre-
dominating colors. The regular
value of the fabrics is Csc and 75c
a yard. For one day only we will
offer the entire assortment at
less than half price, 90
a yard. .OOC
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
Mems 35c Suspenders 19c

A good grade OF Mems Suspen-
ders; strong webs and strong
feathers: good value all the time
at 35c pair; on sale here Thurs
day at 19c
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a little shrinking penitence.

a little shrinking penitence.
Forgive me- she begged; 81
didn't mean to be rude, Mr.. Rand.
1t was ungrateful of me, SIR"
"Oh, nonsense!" But he took her
hand, nevertheless.
Believe me, I'm very, very
grateful to you for what you did,
sir!"
The light in her eyes confirmed
her words. Rand forgot himself en-
tirely, and the pressure that he
gave her hand was perhaps uncon-
sciously fervent. At any rate, she
seemed to vince, and drew it away
hastily.
Good night" she said.
Good night" he repeated, dream
lily.
ooh, hang it ALL" he swore when
it was too late. "She didn't tell
me her name, after all"
He turned on his heel and looked
toward the lights that were glin-
mering in the windows of his ranch
home. In an instant he had dis
missed the girl from his mind, to-
gether with the mystery with which
she chose to surround herself, fas
cinating as it was to him; and he
settled his mouth and jaw in q
firm, determined cast. Also, his
eyes narrowed and hardened. There
was a stern purposefulness in his
demeanor as he strobe swiftly uE
the avenue between the still, frag
/ rant rows of lemon trees.
| "Now," he said, between hi!
| teeth 'fOr WhpoIOckt"