Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-09-18

l5b5, Is DIS follows.
Hon. GEORGE A. PEARRE
House of Representatives,
Sir-Referring to your visit to the Depart
ment this morning. requesting information
as to the status of the acquisition of certain
land situated in FrOstburg, Maryland. to be
acquired by the United States for the site of
a public building, you are informed that the
coal rights under the surface of the land
proposed to be purchased were found to be
owned by the Consolidation Coal Company,
all of whose property is covered by two trust
company mortgages.
A deed has been prepared in which the
Consolidation Coal Company and the two
trust companies are to join for the purpose
of releasing the interest they have in said
coal rights. The officers of the coal compa-
ny have executed said deed, and | am in
formed that it is now in the hands of the
trust companies for their signatures. When
this deed has been received, the closing up
of this matter will take but a few days.
Respectfully,
WADE H. ELLIS,
Acting Attorney General.
The letter indicates response to Con-
gresham Pearres solicitations concern
ing the matter.
Personal.
WI. anu MIS-. IL NCIlipi
have returned from most delightful
vacation spent along the Atlantic and
Chesapeake shores.
Mrs. John w. Adams, of Hagerstown,
Md, is visiting her father, John B. Rees,
and other relatives.
A contributor reports Mr.. Prophet
Thorn Elias. of Cooper's tailor shop" as
having returned home after stay of one
week in Pittsburg, Pa, and the same
thing adzackly can be said of Frank
burst, of Shea's drug store
f. N. Michael writes that "three
bears were not all we saw in Yellow
stone Park They were all of the live
looking things the JOURNAL saw in the
Park picture"
Later Mr. Michael, writing from
Seattle, says-''the A. Y. p. Exposition
is all right-an eye-opener for eastern
people"
Mrs. George Ruhl, of Frost avenue, is
visiting friends in Pittsburg and Jean
nette, Pa.
Mrs. George Hines and two children,
have returned from stay with Frost
burg relatives to their home in Boston,
Mass.
Miss Haldee Frost, of Kansas City,
Mo-, is the guest of Mrs. S. G. Frost,
west Union street Miss Haidee was
born and reared in Frostbur and, cher
ishing natives love for her native
town, rejoices over its advancement.
She sees much change and all for the
better. Miss Frost was accompanied by
Miss Kate Bruce, of Cumberland also a
former resident of Frostburg.
Mrs. Mary E. Carson, here about two
months with the family of her nephew
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her home i'll Baltimore early this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Harvey, of this
place, are visiting Mrs. HIS brother
Rev Thomas Evans, Boston, Mass.
Miss Ivy Kinney, of this place, here a
short time, has returned to her studies
as nurse to the Baltimore University
hospital.
Clarence M. King, ex-Mayor of Cum
berland, was i'll the metropolis We'd
| nesday. Had no news, but thought the
political weather report indicated a
cloudy wave for the democratic ticket
November I'd.
ID. f. McMullen, president of the
Fidelity Savings Bank, of this place,
was in town Thursday. He is not fully
restored to his normal health, but he
| looks we'll and is full of good humor as
| ever.
Latimer Bradley and family, of Pied
mont, w. Va, are guests of Frostburg
| relatives.
Mrs. Leila Stewart returned to her
| home, Washington, Pa, a few days ago
from stay of nearly three months with
| the family of her only brother-G. w.
| McCulloh. Miss Elizabeth Stewart, her
| daughter, here short time, accom-
panied her.
Charles G. Gorsuch, president of the
| Savage Mountain Fire Brick Company.
was i'll Frostbnrg several days last and
this week on business primarily and
| pleasure bent incidentally.
| Mrs. Thomas NJ. Wilson visited friends
in Cumberland during the past week.
Mrs. w. r. Gunter, of Hotel Glad
stone, is in Charlottesville, Va, guest of
her sister, Mrs. Fred. Fastner.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIN Kreiling, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, have returned home from a
short stay here with relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. j. Marshall Price left
| Thursday to make a tour of the lakes,
Canada and take i'll the Hudson Fulton
Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal and other
cities are in the schedule.
| Miss Minnie Schauwecker, the attract.
i've cashier of the Cumberland News, is
spending her vacation with the Misses
Asphalt.
Col. John Heating. of Cumberland,
was in town Monday. Had no news
except that he was on the eve of gong
to Charlottesville, Va, with his eldest
son, the latter to enter the law course in
the University of Virginia.
G. E. Hambright, of Cumberland, was
here one day this week renting places
for election use in November. To be
consistent Mr.. Hambright should rent
places only in Cumberland, as that is
the only place wherein he can advertise
that an election will be held.
Mrs. Albert Spitznas, east Union
street, is visiting relatives and friends
in Baltimore.
Mrs. John j. Price, Frost avenue and
Broadway, has returned from visit to
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