Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-08-29
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Personal.

DIR. George SlOdn, Vi NOIlh 1ahlih"'
Washington, writes plcture-card from
Skagaway, Alaska, stating that Mrs:
Sloan, Dr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Porter and
myself are taking an outing. We leave
here within few minutes for White
Horse. Weather fine and cool, and the
scenery beats Switzerland" Card,
post marked p. III. August IA, fur
nishes a view of Skagaway, lake, two
piers, a bridge, a green mountain, and
white Mt Dewey i'll the back ground.
Thomas II. Morgan, of the Natural
Gas Company's office, returned Friday
of last week from fOrtnight's soJourn
on the ocean-shore and i'll eastern cities.
Mrs p. H. Brown, l64 east Union
street, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. w.
Stanton, in Chicago.
Mrs. George H. Hooking and daugh-
ter. Miss Marie, of Govans, Md, are
visiting Mrs. Samuel Jetfries, west
Union street.
Miss Fannie B. Cattele aud sister,
Miss Lydia, of Washington, d. c.,
visited the family of Mrs. John Davis
last Sunday.
Miss Marie Chorus is in Baltimore
with relatives for short time.
Rev. Scott Right left for his home i'll
Iowa Monday after a visit of a month to
his brother, Charles of this place.
Daniel J. Williams returned Monday
from the National Convention of Eagles,
recently held in Seattle, Washington.
Cascade range scenery impressed hi III
greatly. Mountain peaks high enough
to be perpetually snow-clad are memoir
able spectacles when seen in July and
August.
William Price, of Middletown, Ohio,
l.; M.,,
John j. Price, Broadway and Frost
avenue. William says 1.-The people of
Ohio en mdSSc treat me nicely, and if
they don't continue to do so I'm going
to tell them fiat footed that they'll get IA
roast from the JOURNAL" "
William w. Wittig left Wednesday
evening for stay of 10 days i'll Atlantic
city, N. j.
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, Bowery
street, is visiting friends in Johnstown,
Pa.
Rev and Mrs. Edw. G. Allard were
visitors to Mt. Lake Park Tuesday.
Mrs. William Grimm, Maple street, is
visiting relatives in Ohio.
ID. f. McMullen, senior member of ID.
F. McMullen & Co., dry goods mer-
chants, was here Tuesday to see Chief
Marshal Daniel Mullen, the firms gal
liant Frostburg representative.
Mrs. William w. Wittig, of Frost
avenue, has gone to St. Louis, Mo, and
other western cities to stay month
with friends.
Messrs. T. S. Cooper, George J. Wittig
and John J. Ryan went to Pittsburg last
Sunday to stay long enough to witness
the Pittsburg New York games of base
ball
Messrs. B. F. Davis and S. NJ. Hotf-
man. of Simpson, w. Va, dropped in
on the st. Cloud Wednesday en- route to
South Branch. The latter, known as
Mayor of Simpson," says J. Fred. Dill
Ion, "being the son of Frostburg coun.
Gilman, is cr CNcio premier member of
his cabinet" The gentlemen will put in
week i'll the South Branch valley
visiting, hunting and fishing. Mr..
Davis is much interested in FrOstburg.
His grand and grand mother were
married here 80 years ago. The former
was Mr. Maxwell Davis, the latter Miss
Firstheart, of Romney, Va. Both gem
tlemen are charmed with the scenery
hereabout, and especially are impressed
with the landscape splendors visible
from Dams Rock
Messrs. p. F. Carroll, Benjamin Rees,
John Z. Dando, John and Alphonso
Nairn and Frank Conlon left Thursday
morning for ten days visit to Atlantic
City, New York city, Baltimore and
Washington.
William f. Crook, % years ago resi-
dent of Frostburg, now living in Scran-
ton, Pa, is here renewing old acquaint-
anceships. Mr. Crook left shortly after
the strike in 1882 with his parents and
settled i'll Schuylkill county. During the
last 10 years, however, he has been hv-
ing in Scranton, where he fills a re-
spOnslble position as foreman in the ma
chine-shops. His many friends here are
pleased to learn that he is doing so well.
Mr.. Crook sees in FroStburg a big
change for the better, and he is enjoy
ing himself so much that he is sorry he
has not more time at command. He
will leave Tuesday for Washington and
Philadelphia.
Rev. j. Lewis Evans, of this place,
was one of the ministerial participants
in the Ellerslie Methodist camp-meeting
this week.
Misses Lizzie and Teresa Donohue are
visiting friends in Boston and other
New England cities.
Two visiting newspaper men here
Thursday-tirst, Frank Lee Carl and,
second, r. Mason Hill-both hustlers.
Mrs. William Farley and son, Will
liam, of Baltimore, guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Z. Chorus, have returned
home. The latter is student at St.
Vincent College, Beatty, Pa, and is pre-
pairing himself for the Priesthood.
Mrs. Thomas S. Iglehart, and little
daughter, of Annapolis, are guests of
DR.. J. Marshall Price.