Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1908-06-20
first named winning 5000, second 800,
third $50, as follows:


Midland Fire. .................42 liz
WilliamSpOrt Fire. IA 1870 -
Goodwin Fire, Homecoming As Ills e
Meyersdale Fire ...............4 As IL "
Midland furnished the youngest team
in service and its accomplishment was Il
gratifying surprise to its friends.
FIREWORKS
Not the least impressive of the many
spectacular events of the occasion was
the display of fire works Friday evening.
Perhaps all the devices known to modern
pyrotechnics were employed until about
$1,000 worth had been consumed
Rockets went far above the Great Say
age summit level, so that people beyond
could see the brilliant explosions, while
the variety of effects visible to home
people was most pleasing.
INCIDENTS
The veterans of Baltimore and the
pioneers of Frostburg rode in vehicles
in the parade, the latter blazoned with
a flag bearing the inscription Thirty
Years Ago.
1t was generally conceded by all
alike-vislting tiremen and travelling
men, that Frostburg was more elaborate
ly and tastefully decorated than any
town that ever entertained the State
convention. Moreover, that no town or
city has ever done better
Homecoming carried away several first
prizes:
|, The Presidency of the Association =
., Best Appearance; -
3, Best Drilled -
1, Largest Number in Parade -
), Best Visiting Band in Parade and
of Rail bur 70
Homecoming carried home Sl15 in
prizes, Midland S25.
In the Band contest only Homecoming
lost, McCauley's Band, of Cumberland
getting the premium for excellence-S15.
After the parade Masters Buddie
Duffy and Allen |, Hart presented Capt.
John A Bartolon IA nice boquet for his
skill in drilling the Frostburg Fire De-
partment.
The great and successful result indi-
Gates what advertising will do. Messrs
Thomas G. Dillon, r. f. CLANCY and H
f. Cook constituted the Committee, the
bulk of the work, however, falling on
Mr.. Dillon. Under his inspiration and
work no better advertising text was ever
promulgated, and all, attractivelv
printed, did the work. Supplementary
to this he commissioned his son, S.
Charles Dillon, to visit and post IA mum
Der of West Virginia and PENNSYLVANIA
towns, reaching Clarksburg and Fair
mont, west, and all the Somerset towns,
north. A host of visitors responded
All this cost Sll0.S0.
The Amusement committee, George
j. Wittig, chairman, also did some eff
fective work in the way of attracting
people and persuading them to come.
They spent quite $50.
The weather, once threatening, turned
out all that could be desired
Good order was the rule. The police,
official and special, kept in sight, and
the disorderlleS, if any, kept within
bounds, The "confetti' nuisance was
somewhat overdOne, but the ladies bore
it with good nature.
In collecting money for the occasion
the JOURNAL, for one, believes the com
mttee went a step too far in soliciting
a single dollar from people out of town
no matter if they are large beneticiaries
of Frostburg trade. The $40 sent here
gave some of the contributors an oppor.
tunity to speak the disparagement which
begrudged favor always excites. And
as the days go by the town will heal
more of it.
"Too much delay" in beginning the
races Friday afternoon was complaint
The sun was warm and the spectators
very tired before those in charge coulG
come together" in few small Technical
details.
The "Gladstones" have it. Charles
V. WantZ, chairman of the Committee
OH Decorations, announced Wednesday
evening that the Hotel Gladstone had
won the prize for being the best deco
| rated business house, and w. E. Glad
stone Hitchins the prize for the best
decorated residence. The one got $25
the latter $40. Without questioning the
| justice of these determinations, the
Committee evidently concluded that
Main ST. is 1.-The whole thing" as
they looked at nothing on any Other
street.
Several papers speak of Frostburg alti
tude as 1929 feet-an error kept alive
by the Baltimore Sun Almanac. The
figure is taken from an old railway
record, 1929 feet being the altitude OF
the floor of the c. and p. r. tunnel
which runs nearly 100 feet below the
top of the st. Cloud mile-post, which is
1924 feet above tide. The mean alt
tude of FrOstburg is nearly 2,l00 feet
All the visitors went away delighted
Quite all had been housed comfortably
and all fed. If any failed, it was more
his own than the towns fault. One OF
the visiting veterans said he had "beer
in many places and large assemblages
but never had he seen in the same time
so many healthy-looking and stunningly
pretty girls"
a Baltimore veteran exclaimed
my! what splendid water you have
here Too good to put out fires with =
A lady from Pennsylvania compli
mented the JOURNAL upon the editorial
Fore Welcome. She said sit wa
great, and the people of Frostburg ought
to testify their pride in having it ema
nate from their town. The JOURNAL
was compelled to tell her that 1.-The PEG
pie of Frostburg took such things as 4
matter of course.
LAST WORD
1t is all over, and too late to complain
| of errors, if any. And although early
it is not too early to beginning planning
how to observe Thursday, June 20, 1871;
the day on which Frostburg will b,
| 100 years old.
Look Out.