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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
Real Estate Movements.

Tuesday the purchase from James
Engle of the Eleanor Building, West
Union street, by Messrs. Otto Hohing.
Hugh Spier and Conrad A. Lapp was
consummated. Price not stated.
The Thomas G. McCulloh homestead,
east Union street, was sold at public
auction Tuesday by Clayton Purnell,
executor, to George A. MAYS for $3, 300
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18

NJ. w. Race, liveryman, informs the
JOURNAL that it was an error to state
last week in connection with the Wash
ington Hollow edition of the Bullyconing
LjttleIn that his horse took fright at an
automobile" Something else Disguised
the horse and he resented it with in
voluntary suicide.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
The Maryland Coalan Iron Company

In prospectus, issued recently the
organization of new oal-mining COM
pany has been announced as follows:
President H. B. Avery, of Troy, Pa.
Vice observation-disclosures Stern, of Frost
burg Md.
Secretay-W. H Morgan, of Frostburg, Md
Treasmrer-Louis Stanton, of Frostburg,
Md.
Director-Hugh A. McMullen of Cumber-
land. Md
The property is located about five
miles north east of this place, near Bar
relville, and comprises about 1900 acres
of coal rights and ten acres in fee simple
-Four years ago the productive capacity
was 10 tons day Now the proposition
is-2OO tons day, and for this attain
ment small allotment of stock is Of
fered for sale.
In the words of the circular-"this
company has the coal, the transportation
and the market" Not only so-in its
officers it has corps of good men, in
surfing competent, profitable manage
ment-in the interest of the stockholders
as in their own.
Later-Mr. Morgan returned several
days ago from Philadelphia and Balt-
more where he purchased boiler, air
compressor, ventilating fan and mining
machines. This week this equipment is
arriving at the mines and will be in
stalled rapidly as possible.
The Carter Construction Company,
building the Western Maryland extern
sion, will take their supplies of coal from
this company, probably for their opera
tons along the whole line from Cumber-
land to New Haven, Pa
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18

Tuesday morning early Gen. kear
Hosken, returning from IA dance, bad
nearly reached his room on tip-toe when
he heard household voice
is that you, Gen. Kear?'
NO" replied Gen. Kear, retiectively;
its not me you heard; it's the stair
way
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18

put every property owner, corporate or
individual, rich or poor, near as possible,
on the same basis
The rate is the same to all, and so
should be the basis as near as it can be
fixed.
Suppose the rate had been reduced
from 30 cents a hundred to 40 cents on
that property, what howl there would
be.
And yet the result is about the same.
JOHN FARRADY.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
Mount SaXaTc

JAMES J. THOMPSON--Place of business,
Railroad Street, about 10 feet South from
County Bridge. Mt. Savage; residence
Mt. Savage owner of premises James J..
Thompson. June st
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
Game to ErOStburg.

Competition for a ladies gold-tilled
case watch in Calanthe Company, Uni
formed Rank, X, of p, Union Bridge,
this State, terminated last week III the
award of the watch to John Dunn, of
Frostburg, and he has received the prize.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
Political.

Hon. Thomas p. Jacobs, of New Mar
tinsville, has withdrawn from the Re-
publican congressional race in the Fir t
West Virginia district The campaign
probably became too strenuous.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
Scholastic.

Messrs. A c. Wilson, of Cumber-
land, and o. B. Boughton, of this place,
have been reelected county school super,
intendent and assistant, respectively.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
State Normal School CONNIE


large audience enjoyed the State
Normal School Commencement in Frost
burg Opera House Wednesday evening,
18th inst.
The stage-front was banked with ferns
and laurel, and beyond the quintette of
Whitehead graduates sat the faculty,
other scholastic leaders, mayor. council
men and prominent citizens.
The orchestra could declaim eve are
SEVEN and furnished fine interstltial
music.
Prof. r. H. Ridgeley, principal, opened
the programme with well-dellvered
and forcible fore word,' eiciting ap.
plause at the close
The Power Of Imagindtion'-a paper
written by Miss Nora Moran. was read
by Miss Catharine Piper The au hnress
was indiSposed by severe cold
Miss Emma Goehringer won many
plauditS for her paper-"The Advant-
ages of Normal-School Training" 1t
was thoughtful, well,constructed aud
presented in admirably nice style
Many affirm that it is the best school
paper ever given in a Frostburg COM
mencement.
Hon. George l.. Wellington, orator of
the occasion, grew eloquent i'll apostro-
phising, The American Flag" Once
while speaking and at the close he was
rewarded by vigorous applause.
Hon. Clayton Purnell, representing
the State Board of Education, pretaced
the ceremony of comforting the diplomas
with appropriate remarks.
These misses were honored as gradu-
ates-
Ruth Madore Madge Powell
Emma Goehringer Nora Moran
Catharine Piper
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18

Edward Duffy received letter from
William d. Walsh, Orovillle, California,
the other day. He does not report his
employment, but willie is a great
traveller and Frostburg, his home town,
is on the map of his September route.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
iSreVItIcS.

The Boys Brigade and Girls Class of
the Welsh b .ptls SUNDAY school made
IA trip to Frankfort. w Vi. on Thurs
day, despite the rain, in one of NJ. w.
Rase' handsome four horse rigs.
The Baltimore Nr"Sof Tuesday prints
Il fine illustration of IA Maxwell auto.
mobile entered for the First Munsey
Historic Tour"
The statement that "a Cumberland
miner, armed with revolver, was ex-
cluded from the White House." etc, set
everybody in Barrelville and Pekin to
wondering in what mtne in Cumber-
land he worked.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
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A Present Duty.
Subscribe for the JOURNAL.


Horace G. Evans has recruited six
fine Pennsylvania nags for his livery
stable
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
In the Realm of SisterbOod.

Calanthe Temple, No. B. Pythian Sis
ters, gave fine entertainment in Stan.
tons Hall Thursday evening, 9th inst,
to the members of the Grand Lodge,
Domain of Maryland, in session here
last week. d. J. Williams, presiding,
announced the numbers as follows:
Address. ....... Dr. Timothy Griffith
Solo. Observation-Disclosures. IN. 7. Hooking
AccOmpanlst-Miss Nellie V. Betz
Recitation. ..............MIs Miss Lillian Paul,
of Baltimore
Orchestra Selection
RECITATION. ....................Ar Arthur Bond
Vocal sOlo.............. Miss Sara f. Price
of Eckhart
Address. Prof. F. b. Shaffer,
of Cumberland
Orchestra Selection
The closing service of sandwiches,
coffee, cake and ice-cream by the Sisters
was relish all enjoyed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18

white Sox" and "Athletics," two
local amateur teams, fought a stubborn
contest at the Park Wednesday, closing
in triumph for the athletics by a
score of to3.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18

EXculpated Himself.

Cumberland is booked for a game here
this Saturday afternoon at 3 , o'clock.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-06-18
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Died.

In Norfolk (Va.) hospital Saturday,
June II, 1910, Mr.. Owen Jackson, aged
% wears He was the catcher of the
Lynchburg base-ba club of the Nir-
ginia League, and somewhere i'll the
circuit he contracted typhoid fever, terml-
mating in death. He was one of II chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jackson,
of this place five brothers and six sis
tiers surviving are James, with the Nor
folk team of the Virginia League;
Samuel, Big Four, w. Va; Thomas,
John and Garrett, Frostburg; Esther, a
sister of charity in the west; Mrs.
Anastasla McGraw, Misses Nellie, Julia,
Veronica and Mary Jackson. all of this
place Mrs. Jackson and Miss Julia
mother and sister, were with him when
he died. He was base ball player of
the first class and a splendid fellow
socially. He graduated from the Frost
burg team when the latter was at its
best and won laurels wherever he after
ward played. To the large base ball
public, therefore, intelligence of his
death was sorrowfully received. The
remains reached here Monday and after
funeral services Wednesday morning in
St. Michael's Church were removed to
and inferred in SITS. Peter and Paul's
Cemetery, Cumberland, by the side of
those of his wife, who diel about two
years ago. The knights of Columbus
and Hibelnians were largely represented
i'll the funeral exercises.
At her home ON Broadway Wednesday
morning June ID, 1910, Mrs. Margaret
f. Ford, in the SD year of her age.
Mrs. Ford had enjoyed good health until
Monday, when she complained. r.
tired, however, as usual. At about )
next morning she was found unconscious
from apopleXv and so remained about
three hours, when she passed away
The third daughter of the late Josiah
Porter, ST., she was born near Eckhart
October d. 1927. January 81, 1919, she
was married to John Ford, remem bered
as a most excellent citizen Mr. Ford
died May 3, 1856 Mrs Ford was a
devout communicate of the Lutheran
Church over 60years, and the last nown
member of the little flock who wor-
shipped IN ''the little log school house on
the hill' during its earliest days. Two
daughters and three sons survive-Mrs.
Andrew Fox and Miss Sophia, and
Josiah-all of this place; Wesley, of
Morgantown. w. Va, and Douglas, of
Dawson Springs, Ky. On her father S
side Mrs. Fords grand mother was a
sister of Meshack Frost, reputed founder
of Frostburg, and her mother was a
daughter of John Combs, also an Allie
Sany-cOunty pioneer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
Twin Mounds

]. u Howe went to Shattuck last
Thursday.
Mr.. Dodson's threshing outfit is at
Joe Howard's to-day. They go from
there 10 VIM. Hoffman's.
The tragedy OF last Saturday night
in which one man lost his life, is sad
comment or the three days picnic.
so-called. Illegal whisky was at the
the bottom of the whole affair
Candidates are circulating quite
freely throughout the county these
fine autumn days, some i'm autos, some
in buggies, all hopeful and happy.
Mr.. Hoffman lost fine COW few
days ago.
Alonzo McClung has probably spent
more days in the broomcorn this fall
than any other man i'm the neighor
hood, and the end is not yet,
Mrs. Tom Hartford and Mrs. J. b
Howe and children drove over to Lo-
gan last Friday.
James Hartford was host. boss and
cook for crew of hungry broomcorn
pullers this week.
j. $. Johnson and wife were shop.
ping at Clear Lake this week.
Mrs. Walter Smith and sons, Albert
and Roscoe. visited at the home a.
Prof. Henson, north of Surprise, las
Monday.
Rev. Coppedge reports good congre
cations and much interest ut his meet
ings at Harmony.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Smith have gon,
to Hutchinson, Kansas, for few
weeks visit with Mr.. Smiths parents
and other friends.
Mrs Herbert Lee is spending n fev
weeks at her fathers home in Stafford
county, Kansas, visiting and canning
fruit.
III. ii. Martin has the banner water
melon patch enough for themselves
and their neighbors.
Route has new mail carrier this
week. while Francis Thompson takei
his vacation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Robert Moore. an old settler and
Cow man." is preparing tc build one
of the largest barns in this part of the
country.
Wheat to Higgins and lumber com
ing back. Looks like prosperity.
Whisky sold at Smiths grove caused
the death, by throat cutting" Of one
OF our neighbors, and only one Pro-
hibitionist in our community.
Drinking and gambling was the order
OF the evening, Saturday
Mr. Gillager rup the seeder at J. b.
Howe's, where near 20 bales were seed
ed in less than nine hours. Howe has
about 20 bales, and more to pull.
Mr.. Crawford, r. l.. and j B. Howe
are helping Mr.. Clem haul his wheat
crop TO Higgins this week.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
Clear Lake.

Love Bros. will start their seeder
Tuesday, and propose to do their best
to please the most fastidious.
Truby's broomcorn buyer was out,
and offered $50. No one sold so far as
we have heard.
Arthur Stenton and Lon Layton
were in Englewood with load of
wheat. They report a low price-75
cents per bushel.
Tom Howe says he enjoyed the pic
mic fine, but the dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Roswell Phillips was the chief
pleasure of the day.
Ed Lane and wife entertained his
sister and her husband Sunday.
c.. Bishops engine broke down on
him Saturday evening, causing a delay
in the rounds of seeding.
Many were planning improvements
this fall IL broomcorn went to 5000. 100,
as many yet hope it will.
We surely need rain on our late
broomcorn; it is firing badly. Some
seem to fear frost, but frost won't
hurt mine," says Tom Howe. Won't
be none to hurt il il doesn't rain soon
Mrs. Glenn and daughter, of Mareu-
go, are going to Northern Missouri to
spend the winter, where her daughter
can attend high school
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
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Boys and girls, here is your chance
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Do not lose any time, but get out and
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
UIniwood.

The camp meeting at Elmwood closed
last Sunday evening.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. Les. Lock-
hart, a son, on September 10Th. The
mother and son doing well
Mrs. Emma Williamson, Of Oklaho-
ma City, is spending a few-weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Keever.
Lew Keever and niece, Miss Lucy
Need left for their home ut Baldwin
Kansas, Sunday morning, the leth.
Dude Bennington is building a new
house. Girls, look out He will need
housekeeper.
Will Bennington left last week for a
visit to his old home, Tryon, Okla.
Mrs Gordon East, Of Como, is very
sick with erysipelas.
Louis Barnhill left last week for his
home at Tryon. lie has spent few
weeks in Beaver county pulling broom
corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Bennington ar,
spending few days with Charles,
father.
David Kile and family, of Beavel
City, attended the camp meeting las
Sunday
Miss Eva Greene spen. last weel
with her sister, Mrs. Howard Steele
near Blue Mound.
NJ. Keever and wife drove to Hig
gins, Sunday, with their son Lew.
Noble Walters is carrying the mai
on route ! at present.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Mrs. Thompson spent Monday with
the Johnsons at Belle Meade farm.
Mrs. Martin has canned more than
one hundred quarts of peaches this
season.
Mr.. ShalIer was around selling some
nice beef yesterday.
ONCF A WEEK,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Sheriff.

ID. 7. Miller, Democratic nominee
for Sheriff of Beaver county, subject
to the will OF the voters at the Novem-
her election; Your support solicited
aud will be appreciated.
ID. L. MILLER.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-09-22

Harry Peckham returned TO Beaver
Saturday from Des Mo and Folsom,
New Mexico, where he has spent the
summer looking after his land in that
section.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-05-06
A Willy New Yorker.

There were two vacant seats In
the subway car when | went in" said
the young man. Il took one of them,
and right behind me came a man and
a mighty good looking young woman.
The man took the other seat, directly
opposite mine, and the young woman
stood looking up and down the car,
| got up, gave her my seat and re-
ceived grateful smile.
That would have been all right If
1t had stopped there, but at the same
moment that the young woman smiled
her thanks the man across the aisle
raised his hat and thanked me, too
Then I saw great light. That man
knew that his wife was attractive and
he took the only way of getting a seat
for himself"
What did you do?" he was asked.
Il went out on the platform and told
the guard that the public service com
mission ought 70 make them put or
more cars."-New York Sun.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-05-06
$3.50 RECIPE CURES WEAK
KIDNEYS, FREE
TROU 3 ES, SAG "A C II e,
STREAMING, SWELLING, ETC.
stops Pain in the Bladder, Kidneys
and Back.

Wouldn't 1t be nice within a week or
80 to begin to say goodbye forever to
the scalding. dribbling, straining. or too
frequent passage of urine; the fore
head and the back-of-the-head aches;
the stitches and pains In the back, the
growing muscle weakness; spots be-
fore the eyes; yellow skin; sluggish
bowels; swollen eyelids or ankles; leg
cramps; unnatural short breath; sleep
lessness and the dependency?
| have a recipe for these troubles
that you can depend on, and If you
want to make quick recovery, you
ought to write and get copy of 1t.
Many a doctor would charge you $3.50
just for writing this prescription. but
l have it and will be glad to send 1t
to you entirely free. Just drop me a
line like this: DR.. A. E. Robinson,
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and l will send it by return mail In a
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you get it, this recipe contains only
pure, harmless remedies, but 1t has
great healing and pain-conquering
power.
1t will quickly show you its power
once you use it, so think you had bet
ter see what it Is without delay. l will
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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-05-06
CHEAP THIEVERY IN STAMPS
BY Means of Want Advertisements
Postal Authorities Are Unable
to Prevent II.

There is one fraud upon the public
that we would like to root out" said
a postoffice inspector, but 1t is al
most impossible to reach the culprits
and to make out cases against them.
1t is even more difficult to obtain evil
dence on which to base a fraud order
against their mail. This fraud is sim
ply the larceny of two-cent stamps
by means of fake advertisements in
the help wanted columns of news
papers which have no means of know
ing the fraudulent nature of the adver-
tisements.
at costs only trine to advertise
for some kind of help and some OF
these advertisements will bring from
1000 to 1900 replies from persons
who are looking for work or seeking
to better themselves. Four-fifths of
these applicants for the bogus job
will inclose stamps for reply You
can figure it out Eight hundred
stamps are worth SIS. These stamp
done up in packages of 25 or so, are
sold at a small discount"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-05-06
Ajrino the Poodle,

The messenger boy towed the lead
ing lady's pet poodle in front of the
big ventilation fan and tied him.
Great Scott, boy!" exclaimed a by
stander, excitedly. do you want to
blow that dog away? Why, that fan is
worse than a cyclone"
''Naw!" snapped the messenger boy
with pout. Let him stay there and
get aired. That blooming actress hires
me two hours every day to air her
blooming kihoodle, and | want him to
get enough of it."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-05-06
USEFUL MAN IN COMMUNITY
Records Show Pioneer Might Reason.
ably Claim to Be Jack Of
All Trades.

1t is necessary that the pioneer be
\ man of infinite resource, who can do
for himself or his neighbors every
Samuel Sloper. one of the early set
tiers of Blandford, Mass. whose as
tonishing versatility is recorded by
Mr.. S. G. Wood in "Taverns and Turn
pixies OF Blandford."
Col. Sloper. among other things,
kept something OF a stable, and pas
tured horses and stock. For the mu-
nificent reward of three shillings. the
old veteran in 1888, moved the family
of David Knox, by means of "Teame
and Boy" Now and then he turned
his hand to odd jobs. He carded and
laid out John Waldo Woods max one
season for seven pounds ten shillings
He seems to have made shoes and
garments for his family, and for his
neighbors. For Enos LOOMS young
son, who was bound out to him, he die
on this wise: Gaping your sons
shoes, 49," One bottle-green coal
trimmed and made for Moses, sever
and a frock for the Martin Leonard
Company.
The number of things which this
veteran and "dabster" did make al
astonishing list. He was surgeon-in
ordinary to the parish of Blandford
and this long before he had accumu
lated an army experience. Veterin
airy, too. he was. His journals ar
peppered over with charges for tn
treatment of young horses. In the &C
count OF Eliphalet Thompson, In tn
year 1872, along with frying Pam
and 81 Pr Steers" is the charge, 1T
Setting your boys rist, twelve shi
lings." James Sinnett, in 1875, be
| came indebted to Setting your kne
and Dressing" and to "Sundri Ores:
ings," four and three shillings respec
tively-Youth's Companion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-05-06
Driven by Hunger to Desperation

Mrs. Mode had just returned home
from the country, to discover her pre-
viously well-stocked wardrobe empty.
Good gracious, Herbert" she cried to
her husband, where are all my
clothes? And what in the world is
that big black patch out on the lawn?"
Nelly" he replied mournfully, after
l had starved for two whole days, you
wrote me that the key of the pantry
was in the pocket of your bolero Well
l don't know a bolero from a box
plated ruffle, and ! was desperate, sc
took all the things out on the lawn
and burned them. Then | found the
key among the ashes. Success Mag
aZine
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-05-06
Somewhat Ambiuuous,

A pupil In one of the grades at
Brownell school startled his teacher
the other morning by inquiring: What
is p feebiy?"
"A feebly" repeated the teacher.
"Feebly is an adverb not a noun.
Where did you ever see that?"
Right here in this book" replied
the pupil. at tells here about a guy
that had one of 'em CROWN on his
chin" He pointed to a passage de-
scribing the appearance of a young
man in the story.
The sentence read "He had a
feebly growing down on his chin
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