Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-10-03
The Continuing Outrage.

In the language OF an Oiu lady resi-
dent, Broadway is a sight -
Torn and numbered up between Me
chanic street and Frost avenue, it pre-
SCENTS view new to 1.-The oldest inhabi;-
ant
Some of this sort of thing is necessary,
IA whole lot utterly unnecessary.
The sewerage excavations are all right
in all respects, but taking up a prob
ably better bottom for street paving than
the town or contractors can or will put
back, is an expensive wrong inflicted
upon all who have to pay for it, especi-
ally the tenants who are poorer than
either town or property-owners.
How the town authorities can stand
by and see such work go on is a surpass-
ing wonder.
But they don't stand by" They stay
omoy'
They wont give their courage IA chance
to stand by their conscience
Thirty Years Ago.
For the week corresponding with next
in 1878 the paragraphs below comprise
i'll part items of occurrence then new:
"Plckens,' Baltimore correspondent,
gave the JOURNAL an interesting description
of a new invention-"The Type Writer"
on exhibition at the Maryland Institute.
The October Elections in 1873 were de-
clared "a stand-off." Ohio and Indiana
Congressman about evenly divided between
the two leading parties, but West Virginia,
though polling a large green back" vo'e,
elected all democratic Congressman. Iowa
strongly republican
President Hayes and Cabinet announced
to be "certainly present at the Fair, IN
Cumberland October 22-25, 1873.
Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Johns, of Borden Mines, died same day
Wednesday, October g. 1873, of diphtheria
William, in the 18th year of his age, and
Catharine i'll the Sth year. Buried in one
grave.
A republican meeting was held in Pauls
Opera House Saturday evening, October 9TH.
l.. NJ. GOrsuCh presided, assisted by w. II.
George w. Fisher, Thomas Hill, Joseph b.
Edwards, William Staples, John c. CLANCY,
Arthur Baker G. NJ. McCulloh, w ii. Evans,
Thco. A. Miller, Alex. Tenant and II. G.
Brace, vice presidents. Ransom 7. Powell,
of Eckhart delivered an address which
won many congratulations. NJ. G. Urner.
nominee for Congress, followed, and l.. +.
McComas closed
Rev. p. l.. Harrison was installed pastor
al the English Lutheran Church Sunday,
October 6, by Rev's J. &. Butler, of Wash
ington, George Scholl, of Baltimore. and
others.
G. Berkebile exhibited a species of bird
new in these parts-the ge""s known as
''gaiiH"id chrorap"S,' a sub-family of the
''gr0ll",' or ''wading fishers living on both
land and water This was a sprightly speci-
men. caught i'll Garrett county
The Hanekamp store-house. occupied by
S. b. Dobbie, and a frame house, occupied
by Fred. Weber, Homecoming, were destroyed
by fire Friday night, October 4. Loss quite
heavy.
Saturday night, October >, a thief stole all
the meat from the cellar of William Atkin-
sons hotel, Homecoming, that had been pur-
chased and stored for Sunday. Hotel guests
had to 90 without meat, but the thief and
his family must have lived at the summit
of the pot
Alex. Gichrst left Homecoming to live in
Colorado
Politics all the talk in Homecoming.
Owen Riordan, NINE inspector, asked all
mine-workers making complaints by letter