Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-03-07

l.. II. Hufty, several years ago con
nected with the Consolidation Coal Com.
panv as mining engineer, but for the
past three years super intcndent of the
Penteld Colliery Company i'll ClCartield
County, Pa, has resigned the latter posi-
ton to accept the uperlntendenCy of the
Western Maryland Coal Mining Com
pany, elsewhere noticed i'll this issue.
Col. John Heating, of Cumberland,
was in town Tuesday, carrying his
military honors with becoming grace, a
modesty native TO courage, and a
strategy always tactical
j. j. Robinson, editor of the LOnacon-
ing STAR was observed on the street here
Tuesday. He was taking notes at the
time and though not musician, some
of his readers announced an intention to
look for some whole tones in this week 5
issue of the .Stn1.
Mrs. Arthur Baker and Mrs. f l..
BetZ are visiting relatives in Hagerstown.
Mrs. Sadie Fernsner, of Frostburg,
Md, i'll company with her son, and also
her sister, Miss Ida Welhev, We're well
come callers at the star office Tuesday
afternoon" says the Salisbury pa
star. Mrs. Fernsner and her sister are
numbered among our many good old
y
glad to meet. The ladies both said
while here that they could not we'll get
along without the star, adding that
their mother, who is still quite hearty
at the age of about four-score years
finds especial delight in perusing its
pages, thereby keeping posted on the
doings i'll and about this, her native
heath. Mr.. FernSner brought the
visitors over in IA sleigh, and they re-
ported badly drifted roads"
Robert White, at Monongah, w. Va,
since shortly after the great explosion,
has returned to his home here.
Charles G. GOrsuch, of Westminster
Md, staid IA few days, including Sun
day, with Mr.. and Mrs John A.
Caldwell.
D. w. Snyder, phillips Boy" of the
Cumberland lHegdnidH was here Tues
day evening He called on the JOUR
NAL as well as went to church, for
Snyder is an exemplary religious man
as well as an overpowering humorist
The JOURNAL wanted to learn in which
connection his call should be acknowl-
edged. For, you know, Snyder, the
JOURNAL" abiding to the heading of
church notices, "alSo conducts a re
ligious' department." Snyder looked
around the office. Returning, with dis
appointment marking every pious fea-
ture, he inquired pathetirally where
is it, So impressed was he with this
failure that before he left he borrowed
twln-picture of George Washington
and the JOURNAL, (which" he said,
I'm going to put i'll our Sunday-school
stereopticon as "A shining contrast be-
tween truth and prevaricatiOn.
William Grimes maVOr of Carlos
here Wednesday, said the people of that
town "almost unanimously favored
local option. No ordinance, however,
establishing that system will be passed
by the town Council"
Cecil .Pascoe arrived from FL Paso.
Texas, Tuesday evening, and willremain
permanently. Just like summer down
there" he says.
L. P. Wolfe, working at Jeanette,
Pa, spent this week al his home here
District Deputy Clayton Purnell, of
this place, visited Baltimore Elks We'd
nesday evening. the occasion being the
1200th meeting of the city lodge.
David Bradley, IA Frostburg boy, has
won much commentator as a self-made
young man. Lately filling the office of
assistant cashier of the Cumberland
Savings Bank, he has been elected
cashier, John f. Edwards, now cour tv
treasurer, having resigned. Mr.. Brad
ley is a son of William Bradley, of this
place. All of his many friends are
proud of David
William G.. Thomas and sons, Viii
liam and Ellsworth, of Scottdale, Pa,
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Evitt and
san, Wilson, of Baltimore, have returned
10 their homes after attending the
golden wedding of their parents. Mrs
William c. Thomas and two daughters
of Scottdale, and Frank Thomas, of
Kansas, will return to their homes
shortly.