Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-05-14
Treat I'm Store for Ten.

Last Sundays Reading (Pa.) Eagle
contains the following complimentary
Offer of Midsummer Vacation to Ten
Women
|. Bear Il Company. shoe dealers, 63i Penn
street have decided to apply portion of
their advertising Appropriation to the enter
tainment of some of their women patrons.
They have arranged to take a party of 10
women to Buffalo Niagara Falls and the
and the Hudson River to New York. The
party will leave here the middle of August
and will spend glorious week or 10 days in
luxurious travel with every railroad, steam
ship and hotel bill paid. In fact the for
tunate women will not have to spend a
penny of their own money from the time
they leave Reading until they return. They
have made all arrangements for every COM
fort and convenience which modern travel,
upto-date steamers and the best hotels
afford. |. Bear & Company will give votes
with each purchase, 10 votes for every dol
lars worth of goods bought, and the 10
women securing the largest number of votes
will be taken on this magnificent tour
The senior of the firm is Isaac Bear,
son of the late Hartz Bear, of this place
"a Frostburg boy who has taken a
leading place in the business of one of
Pennsylvania most progressive cities.
there will be good chance in the result
of this election to speak literally of the
winners as "the upper ten
Thirty Years Ago.
Forthe week corresponding with next
in 1880 the paragraphs below comprise
in part items of occurrence then new
correspondent of the JOURNAL urged the
rnUn Cnnnpil and wealthy npOnla of Frost
burg to erect a fountain as near centre of
town as practicable.
At shooting match held at Barrelville
Tuesday, May IS 1880, between Cumber-
land team and one made up from Frostburg
and Mt. Savage, was won by the latter.
Charles w. Oder, of Frostburg, carried off
the prize offered by J. w. l.. Simmons, of
Cumberland for the best score-a Reming-
ton rifle. He made 45 of possible 80 at
100 yards.
Messrs. Levi b. Porter, Henry Wagner
and John Hosken assessed the town property
for corporate purposes.
QueStiOn-What is the difference between
Gilbert II Sullivan's new opera ana wives
who dive into their husbands pockets for
change? Amswer-One is the PIRATES of
Penzance;" latter pirates of mems pants.
The Cumberland municipal election Mon
day, May II, 1880, resulted in the success of
James b. Walton, democrat, for Mayor
John w. Shaffer, republican, for Clerk
Messrs. Cook, Millholland, Shaw, Confer
and Schilling, republicans, and McFerran,
democrat, for CounCilmen.
Thursday, May 20 1880, at Shade Mill
residence of William Frost by Rev. James
p. Wilson. Miss Marian Frost of that place
to Mr.. James 8. Broadwater. of Grantsville.
The happy pair came to Frostburg, boarded
the l2:37 p. m. train for tour of the east.
William X. Coyner returned to Frostburg
after years residence i'll Kansas.
Arthur b. Largent, believed at one time to
have been MORALLY hurt in Midlothian
mine, was reported as recovering.
A. F. Denning removed from Frostburg to
Bloomington.
Mrs A. J. Colborn and son, of Somerset
Pa. paid visit to the home of f. C. Beall
William Liddle, hurt in Blaen Avon mine
Friday, May 81, 1880. His injuries, though
numerous, were believed to be temporary.