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THE MINING JOURNAL. J. B. ODER. C. W. ODER. J. It ODEIl&BRO., PROPRIETORS. Jose|ili 'll oiiinlc]’, BUSINESS AGENT AT ECKIIART. Office,HainSt.,Uitohinsßros.Bii tiding TERMS OK SUBSCRIPTION : One Copy, one year, in advance “ ‘‘ six moutha, ** 75 FroHlbnre, Doe. 18, I 880. Don’t fail to put your advertise ment in the Christmas Tree. Shipping Ice. —Hon. Jno. S. Combs, of Lonaooning, had his large ioo-houso filled this week with ice procured from the reservoir of this town. One of our friends says he is per fectly willing to go into partnership with some capitalist on the proposed new Lunatic Asylum, and let the capitalist furnish the money and he will find the lunatics. Signor Bosco, a magician, showed here several evenings this week and last. The tricks performed wore mostly old, but the presents giren at each entertainment were quite handsome and useful. Railroad Items. —Since the weath er moderated the authorities have been busy pushing forward the work on the new station house of the 0. C. & G. railroad at Porapey Smash. The track on the new road has been laid across the old Detmold plane at Lonaconing; will make the new Det mold by the first of next week. Accidents. — Miss Ruth Womsley, of Eokhart, whilst walking with a gentleman last Sunday on Bowery street, stepped on the edge of a broken board on the sidewalk, and tell very heavily to the ground, cutting her arm and bruising herself. William T. Close, a miner employed in the Johnson mine, had his right leg broken, and whs otherwise injured by a fall of breast coil, Thursday morning. While Mrs. Win, Davis, of Graham’s addition, was walking near the brick yard, Sunday last, shesuddenly slipped cn ice and fell, breaking her log. Fairs and Festivals. —The con gregation of St. Michaels Church will commence this (Saturday) evening a fair and festival for the benefit of the church. The preparations for a mag nificent and valuable display arc com plete and visitors and patrons may anticipate pleasant surprises. The fair will continue through the holidays. The members of Borden Shaft M. ' E. Church, will open their fair this, (Saturday) evening in Odd Fellows I Opera House, this town. They will offer a complete assortment of goods suitable for Christmas gifts. This (Saturday) evening the German Reformed congregation will ooraraenoc a fair in Paul's Opera House, and con tinue during the week. The display j of novelties and holiday goods will bo o.i an extensive scale, and their | patrons are promised enjoyable even ’8 S - The various Sunday Schools are greatly augmenting in numb, ra at present. Tide is no doubt due'qto the fact that the teachers and superinten dents will shortly give their pupils a Christmas treat, and the irrepressible small boy, who is always looking for n stray “enipfc" in the gutter, fixes himself up and struts into the school room with all tho dignity at his com mand ; he is assigned n place in a class, and the first question ho wants answered is : “When air yer goin’ to giv us that Chrismus treat?” The feast comes off in limo, the small boy is there, he gets his candies and or anges, and nine chances out of ton if he doesn’t steal half-a-dozen other children’s packages before bo leaves. There is no discount on the average American boy, and we’ll place him against anything of his size all day, give his opponent all the odds, and then oar boy will “get away" with him. City Council Proceedings. —The City Council met at 7 o'clock Monday evening; present, John B. MoCulloh, mayor, and the following councilman : A. J. Willison, Philip Michael, Potor Kneirom, Benjamin J. Thomas, John S. Grove and George Hoskins. Thos. G. Mason, clerk, and George 11. Eis leller, bailiff. Little business of importance was transacted. W. Y. McCulloh appeared before the council and stated that he had completed Lis contract for delivering stone on the streets through (ho town, the quantity being about 525 perches. An order was passed requiring the late collectors of corporation taxes for tho years 187 C, 1877 and 1878 tc re poit the monies collected by them trom delinquents, and alco return a list of all delinquents to date with amounts owing by them respectively. A number of bills wore acted upon and ordered to be paid. Nothing further claiming the atten tion of the Council it adjourned until the second Monday night in January. j Death of the Superintendent of the Hampshire and Baltimore Coal Company. —On last Sunday morning our community was greatly shocked by the intelligence that the popular superintendent of the Hamp shire and Baltimore Coal Company, r Mr. Charles W. Shaw, had died sud denly tho day preceding, at his home in Piedmont, W. Va. Tho deceased was a native of Newark, N. J., whence he came about 1870 to accept a clerk ship in the store of W. L. Shaw & Co., ■ Cumberland. In a short while Mr. Shaw removed to Piedmont, and was , made assistant superintendent of the i abovo-named company, which position I ha held until the resignation of Mr. M. Sinclair, the superintendent, when , he was appointed to Mr. Sinclair's , place, and has hold the position ever I since with credit. . Mr. Shaw was a brother of Major , Alex, and Messrs. J. K. and W. L. Shaw, of Baltimore, and of tho late I J. J. Shaw, this county. The deceased I was married June sth, 1880, to Miss Marion, daughter of Judge Douglas Percy, of this town. Sho was with 1 her husband at tho time of his death. He was a young man of excellent business attainments and fine social ’ qualities, and had a number of warm 1 personal friends in this 00011011 who will deeply regret his sudden demise. ■ He leaves a number of friends and a young wife to whom wo extend our 1 heartfelt condolence. His funeral ■ took place Tuesday from his late rosi ' dance in-Piedmont, and his remains taken to Cumberland and deposited in Rose Hill cemetery. A large num , her of our prominent citizens were present. He was about 33 years old. 1 Some workmen on Monday cut from tho heart of a locust tree, six teen inches in diameter, on the town . farm of the Consolidation coal corapa- ! ' ny a horse-shoe nail of the old hand- j ' made style. Tho nail had been bent 1 and point driven in head downward, i When and by whom was it placed there ?—io the question agitating some | 1 minds. The former can be easily an swered by any one who can tell how | long tho tree has been growing around tho nail. Then, perhaps, tho identity | of the man who drive it can be traced, and even tbe'man who made it. Our i ' own judgment is—it is the nail for j the want of which a shoe was lost, etc. I In which event it was a very disas trious nail. Mining Notes.-— Blaon Avon mine ] loaded several cars this week for local j trade. ! Midlothian and Johnson mines re- : i suraed work Thursday morning. [ The following mines arc working j half-time : Swanton, Potomac and ■ i Pekin. j Franklin, Phoenix and the Georges j Creek coal and iron company’s mines 1 are working. Tho men employed at, Kooutz and | I Big Vein mines are working full time., All of the Consolidation Company’s j men were paid off this week. The employees cf Ocean mine re port plenty of work and large pay for ! last month. i Several of the Sunday schools of this town will givo their scholars Christmas treats. At the English Lutheran Church on Christmas Eve 1 at 7 p. ra. the children will bo given confectionery, and the exercises will 1 be of an interesting character, consist | ingof recitations, vocal music, address |es and readings. Tho public are cor ■ dialiy invited. i , On Saturday last ihe sudden rise in , tho Savage river from tho recent heavy rains, afforded the Lochiel , Lumber Company the opportunity of ■ floating their legs to tho boom at I , Bloomington. On Sunday about 30 men commenced on tho “drive,” which consists of 3,000,000 feet of lumber. 1 Our agent will call on you for i yonr advertisement to the Christ mas Tree, a paper that will bo full of excellent Christmas reading, and 1 will bo distributed gratuitously , next Wednesday evening. When you are selecting your Christmas presents remember the poor j “local" who is so hungry that he don’t know whore he is going to sleep to-night, and can’t tell his mother-in law from a patent clothes-wringer. Married. —On tho 10th inat., at ( the parsonage, by Rev. P. L. Harrison, Mr. Lewis Biggs and Miss Catharine ! Seatons, both of this place. Improvement.—Mr. H. Seymour ; is having a now floor put iu and other , wise remodeling the interior of his , saloon on Broadway. Entertainment. —An interesting occasion is advertised by Miss Allie E. Hartzell. We hope to see a largo 1 audience present. Girls, take heed, but two short weeks yet remain, and leap year will ! have flown by ere you propose to some fellow. ■ Christmas circulars and posters I are being distributed in town by our . merchants. 1881 but two weeks off. ■ Hail fell Tuesday afternoon, Learn to write 1881 perfectly, i Remember the poor during Christ mas times. Fairs numerous in this locality next week. Make your selections for Christ mas gifts for your friends at once. Except those who didn’t, everybody , drew a prize at the gift concern this week. 1 Religious Notices. —The fourth ! quarterly meeting for Frostburg sta -1 tion, M. E. Church, South, will be held to-morrow (Sunday). Rev. E. Smith son, presiding elder, will preach at 1 10 ia. m. and 7p. m. The fourth quarterly meeting for Frostburgstation, M. E. Church, will ho held to-morrow (Sunday.) Rev. Thomas Wood will preach at 10J o'clock a. ra., and Eev. L. T. Wider raan, presiding elder, at 7 p. ra. 1 Quarterly conference Monday' even ing. Contemplated Removals. —Wal- ter Edwards, Esq., will occupy tho Winoland building April Ist. This step has been rendered imperative by a business growing too large for his present quarters. We are always glad to chronicle such advancements, es pecially, as in this case, when they urei won by indomitable courage and en terprise. The Messrs. McMillan will remove to their own building down street, which will involve no diminu tion of their largo trade and vim. It is not known who will take Mr. Ed ward's present stand. Eckhart Items.—An opossum, weighing about five pounds, was killed Wednesday afternoon in the coal house |of postmaster Womsley. ft lias boon i a groat annoyance to the family all , summer, and they fool greatly relieved | at the riddance of this unwelcome I pest. Mr. William Gifford, of this placo | left for Florida Wednesday. Being in poor health he goes there to recu | perate. Hail, as large us marbles, fell in j Eckhart Tuesday. The storm was i only of a few minutes duration. Census Returns — Allegany's In crease.—Tho official returns of the late census just published, place the ! population of Allegany county at | 38,011, against 38,530 in 1870, when tho county included Garrett. Tho j population of Garrett is given as ! 12,175, and the two counties together ! show tho unusually large increase of ; 12,000 since the last census. So Al legany, if not divided, would have i shown a larger increase than any other in the State, except Baltimore county, which has an increase ol j 20,000. The average increase in the counties is about 3,000 each. The I total population of the State by Ihe , last census was 780,394. The total j increase so far as returned is 140,000, ! and the three outstanding counties will probably swell it to over 150.000, making the population of tho Slate in Ihe neighborhood of 931,000, or an ! increase of twenty per cent. Personal. —Hon. A. J. Colborn, of Somerset, member-elect ol the Pennsylvania House of Represent i tives, paid us a call Wednesday. Ho looks well and carries his honors as becomes a medsst favorite of the peo ple. Mr. J. Hill Thompson, general agent of the Pittsburg Labor Tribune, dropped in the same day. He was 100 anxious to got out among the boys to give us many of his rich experien ces. lie left with a “I’ll see you j later.” Amen. On Monday President Hayes sent } to the Senate the name of Mr. Chas, H. Walker lor postmaster at Frost ( burg, aul he will lo confirmed. Wo congratulate him upon this re newed mark of favor and our people i upon tho continuance of an aooepta bio and faithful public servant. Mr. J. Frank Seise, of Cumberland, called in to see us Wednseday morn ing. ! Dr. C. 11, Getzend.inner returned homo Tuesday from a trip io the I West. Rev. Dr. Thrall, of Cumberland, visited a number of friends in town this week. lion. B. L. Turner Las disposed of tho vexed question, lie says “it was uwlerdood in the Legislature that the asylum was to bo built upon the alms nouso farm." The Court of Appeals differs with him upon the force of this ! point. Tho latter holds that such things cannot be il not expressed in the law, and while Mr. T. was cutting 1 down the amount to be issued from SOO,OOO to $30,000, he should have also injected his understanding ol the location in the hill. This little “omis sion of foresight" lias cost, the Times ' alone a world of unhappiness. ! Allan Campbell, formerly president of tho Consolidation coal company, ) was last week elected Comptroller of ’ New Yor k city, over John Kelly, the Tammany chieftain. I To give present and future holiday advertisers all possible Liuefit we will issue next week’s Journal Thursday afternoon. Thk best gift to a friend is a year's subscription to the Mining Journal. A word to the wise is sufficient. READ all the new advertisements, including Frank C. Beall's, which ap pears in its usual place. Let everybody go and see Wilder man’s 1,000 pound hog. He is worth seeing. ________ Now Business Locals. Oreat Rush,—On account of the emit rush nt Bussard & Robinson’s, Eek hart Mines, for Christmas ami Holiday Goods, they will not issue their monthly price list. Choice Turkeys for your Christmas din ner, also fresh Fish and excellent salt water oysters at I). S. Fately’s. Main Street, Frostburg. Weoman’s Wonderful Clock is now on exhibition at Odd Fcliows Opera House. Let our citizens go i.nil View tins beautiful piece of workmanship. Novelties.—Messrs. Juo. A, Fulton it Co., opposite Postofllce, Cumberland, Md., have placed on their counters the follow ing goods for the Holidays: Ladies' and Guits’ Drcs-ing Cases, Pocket Rooks, Card Cases, Letter Cases, Fine Glassware, Japanese Goods, Gold Pens and Charm Pencils, Statues, Easels, Panel Pictures, Japanese Panels, Christmas Books (or children, Books for everybody, Christmas ami-New Year's Cards. Everything cheap. A Question. —“What must I get fora Chrislmasglft for my friend ?” This seems to he the most important question at the present time. I o all who are in doubt ns to wont voulil please let us advise you to go at orcc to Rogers’ Gallery of Art ami Photography and secure a likeness of yourself on a cabinet size card, tin u place It in one of his handsome velvet frames and present it to your ft lend. It would be a most acceptable present and will last a lifetime. Take your old photos to him and get a copy of them in clear print; don’t send your work away from home, but patronize your own artist. The citi zens of the creek ate requested to rail and see him also. A minute inspection of his magnificent slock will satisfy any one. Remember the name and place—A. A. Rogers’ Phologr pliio Gallery, Broadway. Frostburg, Md. Closing <Sit Sale,—Great closing out sale at Bussard A Robinson's, EckhutT Mines, for the next 80 days, of heavy all wool Flannels at 80 cents per yard, former ly sold at 10 cents. Now is tho lime to buy. Business Locals. Ovmu 1000 Silk Handkerchiefs tor La dies and Gentlemen, from 20 cents to $3.00, at I!. Stern A Co. 200 latest styles Overcoats and Ulsler etloa at lowest casli prices, just received at Windmill's. Splendid one yard wide Cashmeres in black and colors reduced to 85 cts; former price 00 cents. The largest assortment of Silk Hand kerchiefs, Neckwear and Gloves in town at Windmill's. Woolen Brochc and Thibet Shawls at astonishing low prices at B. Stern & Co. Go mid see these goods. Men’s and Boys’ "Owl” and “Eagle” While Shirts, and the largest stock of U it derwear to select from at Wineland’s. A imi)i> bargain in Boy’s Clothing at B. Stem it Co. One Silver Holder given to customers buying n dollar’s worth of goods at Windmill's. Silks and Velvets are reduced fully 20 per cent, at B. Stern it Co. Special hrigains in Men's and Boys’ Overcoats at. B. Stern & Co. Handsome all wool cashmeres In iilack and colors reduced to 50 cents a yard at B. Stern & Co. __ Now Advertisements. Mo lid ay Barga lns. Everything Marked Down to the Lowest Notch, 1 s HIS giving tho purchaser a chance of i. knowing Hie price of each and every article at a glance. ,7 Full Mini (Complete Line- of Ladies and Gents Underwear Very Low! Spcciil inducements in LADIES." t DATS. ot which I have a complete line of the latest styles at ten per cent, reduction (to e.ose stock.) About forty pair of BLANKETS, Home and Eastern manufacture, at reduced prices. My line of Fancy Goods suitable for ChristrnasPresents IS FULL AND COMPLETE. Consisting ot Ladies and Gents’ SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, NECKTIES, &c. f/iy Grocery Department is particularly supplied at present with a choice lot of Foreign and Domestic FRUI TS. 1 will receive from the 31st to the 251 U aline lit of Dressed I’eul fry. A 11 All tTcil AN CK. To all putehasc.'s ol every live dollars’ worth of goods bought of me from now until the Ist of January, 18HI, I will give a splendid SILVER BUTTER DISH HANDLE. This is no humbug. Call mid be convinced. Wishing ail my friends and patrons A Merry C’ln talmas and Happy New Year 1 am Very Respectfully, Dee IS WALTER EDWARDS. WEGMAN’S Asti'oiiouiical CLOCK, .varr ox exhibition In one of the lower rooms of the Odd fotlows Opera House. Over 100 Hovahlc Mechanical Figures. AN INI) UNTO US PIECE OP MECHANISM. Among the piclucs shown are represen tations of the four great wars in which Hie United States lias been engaged. Also Columbus, the ship Mayflower, Gen. Ar nold, Brigham Voting and ids nineteenth wife, Young America, the massacre at | Wyoming, and numerous others. Don’t fail to see the little minstrel troupe connected with the clock. DOORS OPEN ALL DAY. Tickets 25 cents, good for two admissions* I Dec. 18-2 t. r New Advertisements. i irarmiun 1 YOU WILL FIND THE FINEST SELECTION OF ; Clocks,, Jewelry, : SILVER AND PLATED WARE 1 In the Store of i I Daniel J. Betz^s^*. r Ever Exhibited in Frostburg. 1 OPECIAL PREPARATIONS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. ALL GOODS SOLD , t ’ as cheap as the cheapest, and Warranted an Kepresented. Call , as early at possible and make your selections. [Dec 18 “What is London Blend ATSTSAVJDRS. i London Jl/rml is prepared and i m ported from the London market. If is the result of a lifetime experience in the most critical tea market in the world — London, if has given satisfaction to thousands in the old country, ( because ii possesses in a superlative dearer the qualities lhal please the true lover of Tea —strength, a rovud i cjl a vor and> health fatness. t i ■ i t i I In England (he consumption of Ten Is four lime* great er than in America. WHY? Because they use Teas exactly similar to Hitchins Bros. ’ London Blend. London lilend is a Trademark adopted by Ilitcblns llros.to protect the consumer from base imitations of tbeir celebrated Tea, If your neighbor tells you he drinks London Blend . and it is like “oldcountry Tea,” it is Hitchins’ Tea he is talking a boa t. I.ondon lilend has been introduced Into America only six months, and already its popularity is so great that it in being imitated and copied. ii is because an article is good t/uii ii is counterfeited One trial of llltehins'London lilend will establish its reputation. Hitchins’ London Blend is the true English Breakfast Tea of London. Ji has the richness of coffee ami the pare Chinese furor. London lileuu is a mixture of garden growth Teas. London Blend is wholesome,pare and delicious, be cause it is a harmonious combination of many flavors. London lilend is MODERATE l.\ i’lllfT RECiIIKE IT IK i*l Itundin its natural condition, without useless labor or manipulation to make it look nice. Don’t bay tea at a high price because it looks well, bat bay it to drink. When you bay Hitchins’ London Blend yon pay only for its drinking qualities. llilebins* i.ondon lilend is a belter drink than can be produced from any single tea. From the New York Tribune, October 29th, 1878. “The Chineseminister, Chin Lan Tin, tokl a delega tion often merchants that— Eure teas are nut only BETTER but CHEAPER (ban (he adulterated article.” LONDON BLEND WILL BE SOLD TO EVERY Drinker of Black Tea in Allegany County. i There is nothing will approach it in PURITY, \ STRENGTH and FLA I 'OR. HITCHINS BROS. Dec 18 1 Miscellaneous Advertisements. SIMS HOUSE, J>IEDMONT ; ( Baltimore and Ohiorall oad,) Wcsrt Virginia, Nov 7 .I.l’. A. KNTLER.Prop'r. WANTED. AhIfBESH COW. Apply at the JOURNAL OFFICE, Nov. 20. Frostburg, Md. PATENTS' *0(1 how to obtain thorn. Pamphlet ttvo, upon r-c.-lpl of Stamp for post *KO. Adhr**H*-> Ull.MOliit:, SMITH & CO. Mteitvrt o/ PaUntt, Jtnir Vaunt OffU*. IVaahlngtnm, D. O GILMORE & CO., fKiitnltlUlied 1803.] TENSIONS. INCREASE of PENSIONS, nod all other classes of Claims (or Soldiers aud Soldiers’ Heirs, prosecuted. Address with stamp, GILMORE Si CO., Nov IS WwJunqton, D. 0. FOR -H, E IST T . PAUL'S 01'KKA HOUSE storerooms, —AND— ROOMS ou 2d Moor,suilahlcfor Offices - Apply to TilOS. U. PAUL, | Mar 11 Frostburg, Md. Medical. J. EUHL, M. D., FEOSTBURG, MD., HAS routined bis practice entirely to the treatment ol 4 oiiniiiii|>l lu ltd Anltania. and will positively attend to no other cases. Office l.onra daily from 11 to 11 o’clock a. m. Sundays excepted. No liooks kept aud rash required for treatment aud medicine*. (Nov 15 || *i | |* Yourselves hy mukiug mo- U k I I# my whin a geldm ci.aneo |Li la* I is olfered, thereby always keeping poverty from your door. Those who always lake advantage of the good chances for making money that ale ottered, generally become wealthy, while those who do no' improve such chances icmsiu in poverty. We want many men. women, boys and girls to work for us right In their own localities. The business will pay more than ten limes ordina.y wages. Wo furnish an expensive outfit and all that you need, free. No one who engages fails to make money very rapidly. You can devote your whole time to the work, or only your spare moments. Full informa tion mid all that is needed sent free. Ad dress Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine. Oct 2 FUOSTBUKU IRON WORKS! FROSTBURG. MD. THOMAS hTTaUL & SON, MANUFACTURERS OF NAKRVOV GVAtiE LOCOMO TIV ESv LMalio ary and 1 oi table Steam Engines O and Boilers, Saw and Grist Mills, mine machinery, Car Wheels and all kluds ol lion aud Brass Castings, Steam Pumps, Wrought Pipe and Fillings lor Steam, Water aud Gas, at market prices Buildings Heated by Steam. School Desks—Sopot’s Patent, ol all sizes. Re pairs oi .Machinery promptly attended to Feb 3 GA RBI SUES, THE POPULAR HATTER OF THE 19TII CENTURY. AND NOBBY STYLES OP u AT o Caps,Canes JLT,aSI 1 Oa AND 7 l .H It IMOLI. VS. 403 WEST BALTIMORE STREET, Italtimons Md. ty SILK HATS A SPECIALTY. [a2B SIOO Reward I Fiiobtbdku, Mu., Sept. 33, 1880. TA7TIEREAB, On Saturday laslaVAL " UABLE HEIFER, belonging to the Borden Mining Company, wss shot dead by some person now unknown in one of the enclosed pastures of the Company, aud Whereas, Destructive and dangerous fires have been frequently caused by the wanton or malicious setting of fires in the woods — NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Hie uudorsigned will pay One Hundred Hollars Reward for sueli iuformation as will lead to the arrest and conviction of any person found trespassing upou the enclosures of said Company with liieunns ; or of setting lire in Hie unenclosed woods belonging to the same. A. C. GREENE, Agent Sept 25 —3m Borden Mining Co. _ NOTICE. upilE FRANK LESLIE PUBLISHING 1. CO., 15 Hey Street, New York, will giro steady employment to an active agent in every county. On receipt of 30 cents they will send lor three months The Fam ily Journal, (an illustrated Literary, Art aud Fashion Paper,) or clubs of four lor three months, for ft, together with a valuable book ol tnlormaiiuu lor the mil lion, containing medical and household receipts, legal advice and forms, articles on Etiquette aud Letter writing, advice to merchants,clerks, mechanics, farmers, Ac., &c., to eacli subscriber, aud also an Illustrated Catalogue, containing terms to Agents, Postmasters and Newsdealers. This oiler is made to introduce our publi cations into every family. Address, FAMILY JOURNAL, Oct 83] 15 Dcy Street, New York. LOOK OUT FOR THE Boot, Shoe, Hat and Cap EIIIMMMIN, IN Bank building, opposite St. Mictael’a Church, Main St, Frostburg, Aid. All who want anything in the line of Shoes, of the best and finest quality; Shocsof thebest and heaviest make; Shoes for poorer rich, young orold; Shoesforall, no matter what their occupation or profess ion. ItootH for Men; Bools for Ladies- Bools for Children; Boots for all. JI aIH for old and young. TRUNKS, VALISES &c.,—all at fair prices. should go to ’ WILLIAM THOMAS. E3T"Boolsaud Shoes made to order. Re pairing neatly and promptly done. Leather and Shoe Findings on hand. [Apr 18