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Mining San* Journal.
J. BENSON ODER, Editor.
FORTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 32
"God. Our Country and Our Order”
WASHINGTON CAMP, No. 41
Patriotic Order Sons of America
MEETS EVERY MONDAY EVENING
IN WITTIG’S HALL
Visiting Members Always Welcome
John W. DeVore Jack S. Crow
President Secretary
“HELLO, BILL!”
Frostburg LodgE, 80. 470
B. F. 0. 5.
Meets every Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock
ELEHNOR BUILDING
Visiting Brothers Invited Rooms Always Open
H. G. EVANS & CO.
THE UP-TO-DATE
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable
GOOD TEAMS
Hauling of All Kinds Open Day and Night
Special Attention Given to Funerals and
Weddings. Phone 304
HUNTER & SON
FIRST-CLASS LIVERY
All kinds of FEED for sale
General Hauling a Specialty
Corner Mechanic and Water Street
FROSTBURG, MD.
MILTON W. RACE
Livery and Sales Stables
Horses for sale at all times at all prices and
guaranteed as represented
Mechanic and Maple Streets
C. & P. Telephone FROSTBURG, MD.
RANKIN BROTHERS
TRANSFER
“We Deliver the Goods”
WATER STREET
A. P. HOEY
The Tonsorial Artist
13 1 E: UNION ST.
FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED
CHRIS.
HENRY J. BOETTNER
Fine Groceries
Provisions
Hay and Feed
Phene ioo-1 197 E. Union St.
J. C. WILSON & SON
FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
Fruits. Vegetables and Country
Produce
Fresh Fish and Oysters in Season
Fine Cigars and Tobacco
140 E. Union St. Frostburg, Md.
EDWARD DAVIS & GO.
DEALERS in
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Country Produce, Queensware, etc.
Union Street
FROSTBURG, MD.
A. SPITZNAS
Fancy and Staple Groceries
9 BROADWAY
Just a few steps from Union Street,
but it will pay you to come.
GRIFFITH BROTHERS
DEALERS IN
Groceries, Provisions, Flour
Feed, Etc.
Corner Union and Water Streets
FROSTBURG, MD.
“GOOD THINGS TO EAT”
C. F. BETZ
GROCER
FROSTBURG MARYLAND
THE CORNER GROCERY
Buy SLEEPY EYE FLOUR
And get a Set of Silver Spoons
Special Grocery offer on cash orders of $5.00 or
more. “See us first.”
fIORGAN BROS., 72 Broadway
KIGMT BROTHERS
*±s BROADWAY
GROCERIES PROVISIONS
HAY AND EEED
MINERS’ SUPPLIES
PHONE 2- z tV-2
P. F. CARROLL,
THE BOWERY GROCER
General Merchandise
Fancy Groceries, Country Produce
Comer Roivcry and Loo Streets
FROSTBURG, MD.
W. 11. ANGWIN
Staple and Fancy Groceries
10 East Loo Street
FROSTBURG, MD.
Phone 139-4
Telephone Orders Promptly Delivered.
Phone 20-1 Room 1
BERNADETTE RAFFERTY
Leading Public Stenographer
Wittig Building
FROSTBURG MARYLAND
MRS. MARY JOHNS
Restaurant and Ice-Cream Parlor
a 68 E. UNION STREET
Ice-Cream sent out in all designs
Meals and Lunches at all hours
Parties, Balls and Lodges furnished
" JOE McGRAW
Soft Drinks and Lunches
Cigars, Tobacco and
Confectionery
n 155 E. Union St. Frostburg, Md.
5 Chairs 5 Barbers
PALMER BROTHERS
Tonsorial Parlor
A Specialty of Massage and Hair Cutting
lt 159 East Union Street
B. J. PALMER, Manager
W. G. HILLER
The Reliable Tailor
10 W. UNION ST.
Order your Suit for Summer now and
avoid the rush.
GEO. H. GUNTER
Clothing and Furnishings
For Men and Boys
Hotel Gladstone Building
9W. Union St. Frostburg, Md.
A. CHAS. STEWART
"Home of Good Clothing”
Citizens Bank Building
KYLUS & GROSS
MODERN TAILORS
WILL FIT YOU
> East Union Street
ALL MEN’S CLOTHING
MADE TO ORDER
AND
Guaranteed to Fit or No Sale!
Other work in Tailoring done on same satis
factory conditions. Whether you come early
or late in the season we will try to please you.
GEORGE D, HAMILL, Sr.
Phone 20-1 Wittig Building
W. C. NOEL & CO.
Fire, Health and Accident Insurance
Bonds, Business Brokers
. IS E. Union St. Frostburg, Md.
J. S. METZGER & SON
General Eire Insurance
19 East Union Street
FROSTBUBG, MARYLAND
Reliable Fire
; Insurance Companies
REPRESENTED BY
ULYSSES HANNA
General Insurance
Bonding
Fire
Offices—Citizens National Bank and
Opposite Postofiice.
D. A. BENSON, Agent.
HOCKING & HOHING
' Fire Insurance Agents
Frostburg, Md.
Before buying Life Insurance
consult
Arthur T. Johnson
Manager of
The Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Room 7 Shea Building
JAS. D. WILLIAMS
THE OLD RELIABLE
Boot and Shoe Maker
1 East Union Street
Invites a call from all friends--
1 old and new
| FIFTY YEHRS IN BUSINESS
HENRY N. SCHNEIDER
Shoe and Hat Emporium
97 East Union Street
M. & W. RODDA
Shoes Rubbers Slippers
REPAIRING NEATLY
5 DONE
93 Bowery Street
GILBERT STUDIO
79 E. Union St.
Moderate-Price Photos
Post Cards Picture Framing j
Picture F' inistiing
J eweler
f and
Scientific Optician
FROSTBURG, MD.
FROSTBURG, MD., SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1912.
%(J(B SPEIT{
FRESH AND SMOKED
MEATS
13 BROADWAY
HARTIG BROS.
ALL KINDS OF
Fresh and Smoked Meats
ON HAND DAILY
30 Broadway Frostburg, Md.
William Engle James Engle
ENGLE MEAT MARKET
Dealers in
Live and Dressed Meats
Butter and Eggs Poultry in Season
66 E. Union St. 19 W. Union St.
WILLIAM HARVEY
Civil and Mining Engineer
COUNTY SURVEYOR
FROSTBURG MARYLAND
CHAS. G. WATSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Pearce Building-.
Frostburg Maryland
CLAYTON PURNELL
Attorney at Law
Shea Building
FROSTBURG, MARYLAND
J. W. SHEA
THE OLDEST DRUGGIST IN FROSTBURG
Eastman Kodaks Huyler’s Candies
Paints Glass Wall-Paper
WALTER T. LAYMAN
28 W. Union St. Opp. Postoffice
FROSTBURG, MD.
Roofing and Spouting
All kinds of Hand-Made Tinware
Stove Pipe and Elbows
Phone 25-4
Dr. G. Elwood Anuacost
Bentigt
C. & P. Phone
17% West Union Street
FROSTBURG MARYLAND
1893 ESTRBLISHSD 1912
Dr. I. L. RITTER,
DENTIST,
19 Broadway, fJ7] Frostburg, Md.
Dr. J. M. PORTER,
DENTIST
First National Bank Building
Broadway Entrance Phone 20-3
J.Alex. DA yj S BR Q S# Jas.S.
S7vyoKe House
Domestic and Key West Cigars
Egyptian and Turkish Cigarettes
Meerschaum and Briar Pipes
Post Cards Chocolates j
Smokers’ Articles a Specialty
20 W. Union St. End of Street Car Line
J. JOHNSON & SON
Contractors and Builders
AGENCY FOR
CAREY ROOFING
WILLISON BROS.
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
Rough and Dressed Lumber
Sashes Doors Laths Shingles Slate
Rubber Roofing Wall Plaster Etc.
FROSTBURG, MD.
JAMES SKEADOS
Manufacturer of and dealer in
Confectioner)} and Ice-Crearn
Dealer in
Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Nuts, Etc.
FROSTBURG, MD.
G. DUD HOCKING
Notary Public
OFFICE
Fidelity Savings Bank
Model Lice Spray,
Quart Can, 35 cents.
EOR SALE BY
T. L. POPP,
Dealer in Poultry Supplies,
FROSTBURG, MD.
CAMPBELL’S
FINE MILLINERY
73 East Union Street
A New Line of—
HATS
For Ladies, Misses and
Children at
MRS. P. O’ROURKE’S
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
1882 1912
f THIRTY YEARS AGO. f
J The Items Below Were Current During
Week Ending May 13, 1882.
A. W. Carroll, J. W. Jackson and
Samuel Smith, committee, signed
resolutions, adopted at an indignation
meeting in Hall’s Chapel, condemning
a railroad company in Florida for
ejecting Rev. Bishop D. A. Payne, of
the A. M. 33. Church, who refused to
occupy a coach set apart for colored
people.
After several weeks of darkness the
street-lamps were re-lighted, much to
the satisfaction of the people. The
old Council and the Gas company had
“fallen out” about the matter.
The Secretary of the Navy asked
Congress for an appropriation to ob
serve the transit of Venus, and the
Journai. wanted him to find out, too,
how the Valley Times got across the
disc between Uonaconing and Cum
berland.
The consecration of the new ceme
tery of St. Mich Eel’s Church was an
nounced for 3 p. m., Sunday, May
21, 1882, His Grace, Most Reverend
Archbishop James Gibbons, of Balti
more, officiating.
Rev. D. D. Jenkins was installed
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
Tuesday evening, May 9th, Rev.
Messrs. Moffatt, of Cumberland; King,
of Uonaconing, and Eeonard, of Bar
ton, conducting the services.
“Rocks,” of this place, walked 52%
miles in 10 hours in Odd Fellows Opera
House Saturday, May 6th. McAllis
ter, also of Frostburg, made 48 miles,
and Messrs. Shaffer and Slaughter, of
Cumberland, made, respectively, 42
and 46 miles.
At Pompey Smash, same day, Ee
gedr made 19% miles in 3 hours;
Cramer 17% miles; Rooney 16% miles,
and Barber 16% miles.
Christopher Nicolai, of 33ckhart,
died Tuesday, May 9, 1882, aged 60
years, from injuries in the mine nine
months before. Wife and five grown
children bereaved.
Mrs. Henrietta Arnold, of this place,
died Tuesday, May 9, 1882, aged 68
years.
ALL INVITED TO COME HOME.
The following- list comprises another installment of the names
j and addresses of feirmer residents of Frostburg, now living outside
this county, registered by friends here for use of the Centennial
and Home-Coming Committee.
It is proposed by the latter body to supplement the general
invitation, already extended, by one special to each Frostburger, so
that as individuals they may be assured of a home desire to see
them at home; of a warm welcome when they come, and the tender
of generous hospitality while they stay.
The names, arranged alphabetically, will appear in succeeding
issues of the Journal until all are orinted.
Meanwhile, should anyone observe that a name has been over
looked, or an address given incorrectly, an immediate report to the
Journal is solicited, as the Committee is anxious to specially
invite all without exception:
Albright, Harim, 31'0 Uincoln Avenue, Charleroi, Pa.
Campbell, Rev. R. Johnston, St. Mark’s Church, Oconto, Wis.
Cathcart, William J., Harrisburg, Saline County, 111.
Cleveland, Mrs. Amelia, Springport, Ind.
Dilfer, Mrs. Carl F., Myrtle Cottage, Atlantic Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Getson, Frank H., Hast McKeesport, Pa.
Grim, Victor E., 1711 7th Street, Portsmouth, O.
Grim, Carl, 245 Merill Avenue, Columbus, O.
Gorsuch, Harry C., Mt. Airy, Md.
Jolley, George, Rocky Grove,. 8 Maple Street, Franklin, Pa.
Kaiser and family, Frank, 54 Clinton Ave., Clinton Terrace, Crafton Sta., Pa.
Koontz, Henry, Forgey's, Clark County, O.
Uivengood, Miss Ada, Windber, Pa.
Neff, Ur. John, 701 North Carrollton Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Pomeroy, Mrs. Joseph, Morgantown, W. Va.
Robinson, W. F., Nezperee, Idaho.
Reitz, William J., Charleroi, Pa.
Robinson and Family, Benjamin K., Box 181, Fast Pittsburg, Pa.
Rosenberry, Heon, R. F. D. 5, Emlenton, Pa.
Sidebothem, Mrs. R. R., 1035 Warm Springs Avenue, Boise, Idaho.
Smith, Mrs. George, R. F. D. 15, Dearfield, Portage County, O.
Smith, J. Porter, care of Baltimore Bargain House, Baltimore, Md.
Scott, Russel, Elm Grove, Wheeling, W. Va.
Shepard, Charles, 109 Harwood Street, Pittsburg, Pa.
Smith, David, Maryton, W. Va.
Stephens, Mrs. Mary, R. D. 4, Lone Pine, Washington, Pa.
Smyth, J. G., Jenkins, Eetcher County 7 , Ky.
Smith, R. W., 75 sth Avenue, New York, N. Y.
Strattore, Mrs. A. F., Meyersdale, Pa.
Strattore, Alexander, Meyersdale, Pa.
Strattore, Mrs. M., Garrett, Pa.
Shuckhart, Miss Katie, 18 West Harrison Street, Newark, Ohio.
Shuckhart, Charles, 18 West Harrison Street, Newark, Ohio.
Shuckhart, Fred, Fort Wingate, N. M.
Thrasher, Mrs. L. R., 1388 East 89th Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
Thompson, James R., Rilton, Pa.
Thompson, E. 8., 268 Bayne Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Thompson, Miss Nellie, Pittsburg Hospital, Pittsburg, Pa.
Thomas, Misses Elizabeth, Ethel and Margaret, 816 7th Avenue, S. E-,
Roanoke, Va.
Tumler, Frank, Belle Ellen, Ala.
Thomas, David J., Clairton, Pa.
Wilson, Alexander, 717 North Granger Street, Harrisburg, 111.
Wamsley, Clifton, Fort Cobb, Ok.
Williamson, Miss Edna, 1424 North Bond Street, Baltimore, Md.
Wheeler, Frank, Towson, Baltimore County, Md.
Ward, T. A., 1824 North Caroline Street, Baltimore, Md.
Young, Frank, Cresson, Pa.
Zimmerman, Miss Maud, Piedmont, W. Va.
Zentnyyer, John D., Hagerstown, Md.
Political.
On the street in Cumberland Mon
day the Journai, discovered Frank E.
Geary piloting Senator F. N. Zihlman
toward the American office, and a few
hours later the great paper found Mr.
Zihlman making his own way into
Hotel Gladstone. Asked—“what can
the Journai, say of your visit to Frost
burg, he replied—“O, only that I am
here calling on many friends!”
I In Uonaconing Monday, May 8, 1882,
l Miss Rose Bevans, of that place, was
i married to Mr. Dennis Coveny, of
; Flintstone.
; Tuesday, May 9, 1882, Miss Bertha
, A. Biddington was married to Mr. W.
August Kreiling, by Rev. P. U. Harri
son, all of this place.
Rev. D. U. MacKenzie, of Van Wert,
i Ohio, removed from that place to
: Rhinebeck, N. Y. Prior to his pas
torate at Van Wert he was pastor of
St. Paul’s Uutheran Church, this
place.
George H. Wittig returned from a
ten-day trip to Kansas. Had a splen
did time and purchased in Salina “a
lot adjoining the Journal office.”
Dr. George Sloan, of Coalfield, lowa,
was in Frostburg Wednesday, May
10th, and presented Thomas Brown,
mine inspector, a collection of valu
able minerals from Wyoming.
At first meeting of new Council
Messrs. Theodore Miller, Conrad
Seifker and B. Stern were elected as
sessors. Samuel U. Hayes was elected
Street Supervisor. Joseph Knode and
John Johns were appointed Street
committee; Andrew Smeltz and George
Boettner on Finance, and Enoch Clise
and John Preston on Ordinances.
Messrs. W. C. Scribner and Gale
Sherman, were expected to pass
through Frostburg May 18th on a
bicycle ride from Washington to the
Mammoth Cave—7oo miles.
While shooting a rifle near Pompey
Smash Tuesday, May 9th, the gun ex
ploded and seriously hurt one of Major
James Sloan’s eyes.
A clergyman announced his con
viction that there is a mate for every
woman if she will only wait till the
right one comes along. A Frostburg
lady denied this. She said —“if ‘the
right one’ doesn’t ‘come along’ within
a reasonable time the chances are that
he is snowed under or dead, or, worse
still, that he has gone and married the
wrong woman.”
Brevities.
A lot of men who talk of dying for
their rights do not show sense enough
to vote for them.
Uncomfortable Mistake.
i Titus A. Brick is recovering from a
i sickness superinduced by a dose of
■ Easy on Mice, which he took under
. the hallucination that it was an in
ternal remedy for corns. .
Likes His New Home.
The Journai, intended making
mention this week of the removal
of George E. Jeffries, late of the U.
S. Express service, this place, to
Thomas, West Va., but a quotation
from a letter from him is better. He
writes—
“l was much pleased last Sunday to
receive the great paper, but after look
ing it over was disappointed to find
that it had not yet missed me.
“But I will now look for it every
week, as I am going to stay here, for
I certainly do like my position with the
Davis Coal and Coke Company. A
finer group of people—from the gen
eral superintendent down, I have
never met. All have treated me with
royal cordiality.
“I have also met here a number of
‘boys from home,’ among whom a big
lot of interest is manifested in Home-
Coming Week. I enclose a list of
names, and to each I hope an invita
tion will be sent.
“Keep sending the great paper.”
The first information the Journai,
received of George’s removal was
given by Mrs. M. P. Hamill during
press-hours last Friday, up to which
time his family here were not sure of
his fascination with his new home
and employment.
The Journai, regrets to lose George
from Frostburg citizenship, as he has
been a good boy and man all his life.
The great paper will keep going.
Rats Say “Good-Bye.”
Joe Dufty has a simon-pure prairie
dog, sent to him by some affectionate
friend in the far West. It is a young,
sprightly puppy, with a bark of loving
tone, and the assurance is—not a rat
can thrive or even live on Joe’s prem
ises while that prairie dog remains on
guard.
Death House for Flies.
Instead of swatting flies with the
opening of the fly season a man on
Federal Hill contemplates having the
Grand Lodge of Sand Spring instal a
wholesale fly-catcher invented by Mr.
Pink Whiskers of Pocahontas. Fred.
Durr says the catcher, although not
operated by gasoline, is too plompi
cated to describe, although the Eck
hart Philosopher reports that “et haf
one front entrance an two on te side,
bot, bay yeminy, no ixet!”
Considerate.
A joint debate was held in the Grow
ing End Tuesday evening between a
citizen of Grahamton and one of
Welsh Hill. The question was—“ Will
Roosevelt be Nominated?” A large
crowd was drawn by the noise; the
affirmative won, but a resolution was
adopted declaring that this decision
shall not interfere with the result at
the polls.
Hurt in Mine.
Frank Condry, a motor brakeman
in Washington Mine, No. 2, Piedmont
and George’s Creek Coal Company,
was slightly injured last Saturday.
State Normal School.
An athletic club has been organized
for physical development under
faculty oversight. The officers are—
President —Walker Chapman.
Vice-President —Miss Irene Brown.
Secretary—Miss Marie Roland.
Treasurer —Cecil Carter.
This is about the first recognition
the School has been able to manifest
since learning of the last State appro
priation for enlargement and im
provement of facilities.
Business Movements.
George S. Willison is the owner of
a handsome new 30 horse-power Over
land automobile.
Messrs. Charles D. Grover, Michafl
Hoban and Clifton Wehner have es
tablished a new barber-shop at No. 91,
East Union street. A fine equipment
has been installed, the boys are ar
tists, and, altogether, the outfit and
operating force are ready for big
business.
S. B. Johnson, of the firm of J.
Johnson & Son, is making a vigorous
campaign for popular adoption of
“Carey Roofing,” said by many to be
“the best roofing to be had to-day.”
Sam is a hustler and will most proba
bly make his proposition “a go.”
A Pastor Agreeably Surprised.
Friday evening of last week the
young folks of St. Paul’s Uutheran
Church walked in the parsonage, took
possession, played games, indulged
social diversions and refreshments,
and climaxed the occasion with pre
senting the pastor —Rev. F. H. Criss
man, with a purse of money.
In the Realm of Sisterhood.
Calantee Temple, No. 5, Pythian
Sisters, observed the 10th anniversary
of the institution of the Temple in
their Temple home, Nickel Building,
Friday evening of last week. It was
a social occasion of very enjoyable
order, promoted by a very large num
ber of young ladies and gentlemen in
literary and musical numbers. Ele
gant refreshments were served at a
late hour.
Risky.
Dr. David Eugene Smith, of the fac
ulty of Teachers’ College, Columbia
University, was announced to speak
before the Public School Teachers’
Association of Baltimore at the West
ern High School Tuesday afternoon
on “The Teaching of Arithmetic.’’
To many high-school principals the
injection of such a subject as “Arith
metic” into curriculum discussion
must have been a surprise, if not a
j°!t-
Coming Events.
“The Third Annual May Ball,” un
der auspices of Court Frostburg, No.
4271, Independent Order of Foresters,
is due in Terpsichorean Hall of Frost
burg Opera House Tuesday evening,
7th inst. Dancing from 9to 1; inter
mission for refreshments until 2 a.m.;
adjournment.
Progress.
The planting of trees in the Beall
High School grounds is praiseworthy
enterprise by those who are project
ing it.
From all reports the arrangement is
tasteful, and, with other contemplated
improvements, the enclosure will be
a beautiful park in a few years.
HENRY F. COOK, Manager.
WHOLE NUMBER 2,117
Over Fifty Years Ago.
; John J. Foster, of this place, found
1 sometime ago an account-book pur
. porting to be a record of “store ex
> penses” of some mercantile establish
i meat in Frostburg during the years
; 1859 and 1860.
The extensions are not complete,
> but the price of coal oil in January,
- 1859, was $1.25 a gallon; candles 14
l cents a pound; coal 5 cents a bushel;
corn $1.30 a barrel; hay $lO a ton;
r ethereal oil 8 cents a pint, and so on.
: On one leaf the statement is made
: that “Mr. B commenced driving
. at 20 dollars a month when he is at
- home, but if away from home is to pay
: us $2 a week for board.”
i Again—“commenced on Monday,
May 28. Left for the Hollow after
t breakfast. Monday, 2 meals; Tues
; day, 3 meals; Wednesday, 1 meal. Re
• turned to his work Wednesday 30
: minutes before dinner,” and so on.
The record is quite complete, but
reads more like a diary than a state
ment of account.
No Plumbing Inspection Now.
W. H. DeNeen, State Plumbing In
i spector, cited Frank J. Nairn & Broth
: er, plumbers, all of this place, before
Justice Perry Weimer for doing busi
: ness without a State license.
; The hearing came on Monday even
ing.
The State was not represented, but
the Nairns had Paul L. and Adam E.
Hitchins and Charles G. Watson to
protect their interests.
These gentlemen insisted strongly
that a law which provides five State
Inspectors—four localized in Balti
more city, and only one in rest of
' State, is not constitutional.
Judge Weimer upheld this view,
and, therefore, there is no such thing
now as legal plumbing inspection—
not even in lucky Baltimore.
Within Ten Days.
Big Savage tunnel on the Western
Maryland Railroad is “seeing its fin
ish,” and certainly within ten days
the road from Cumberland to Con
nellsville, 87 miles, will be ready for
through travel and traffic.
At Connellsville connection is made
with the Pittsburg and Lake Erie,
whence passengers will enjoy a di
versity of choice between many
sections and places.
As to running of trains, nothing
definite has been determined —that is,
as to time of instalment. This move
■ ment will be gradual, doubtless, but
ere fall through trains will be running
. from the east to Pittsburg and Chicago.
, There is a hint extant that the com
! pany will locate a sub-station up in
l town and inaugurate motor transpor
. tation for both passengers and freight
between the latter and the road sta
tion, but it is only a hint so far as
inquiry could develop.
The Great Concert.
The friends of the German Arion
Band, “whose name is legion,” filled
Frostburg Opera House Tuesday even
ing and were richly repaid for their
■ investment.
At B Yi o’clock, ere the curtain rose,
the audience heard the first notes of
the Heaven-born tune—“ Nearer, My
' God, to Thee.” The curtain slowly
ascended, disclosing a stage-full of
newly-uniformed musicians still play
-1 ing the sublime melody.
Then followed in prompt succession
• eight more great numbers—in excel
• lence difficult to differentiate, but
three were slightly conspicuous—
4, Trombone solo—“ Old Rustic
Bridge,” by Thomas Powers; —
: 7, Song —“Mine,” by Miss Nellie
| Ryan, accompanied by Band, and—
8, Cornet solo—“ Bonny Eloise,” by
Fred. James, accompanied by Band.
No. 9 was made a fitting climax by
national airs accompanying a display
; of flags of the great nations, the
' “Star-Spangled Banner” leading in
' display and popular acceptance. The
' airs accompanied the flags in the fol
-1 lowing order:
“Hail Columbia” United States
• “God Save the Queen”. .Great Britain
> “Marsellaise” France
- “Wearin’ o’ the Green” Ireland
; “Wacht ein Rhine” Germany
’ “Russian Hymn” Russia
• “Constitution” Spain
“National Hymn” Austria
“National Song”.. Denmark
“Song” Italy
, “National Air” Greece
j “Star-Spangled Banner” —
. —United States
j Finale —“ Columbia” en Tableau , rep
resented by Miss Catharine Crowe,
’ flags of all nations waving.
Miss Ryan sang so beautifully the
audience recalled her to the stage, and
Fred. James enjoyed the same pleas
ing endorsement.
The Band is 34 years old—about the
1 life of a generation. Of the original
’ roster, of about twenty members, only
1 three remain—Messrs. Peter Lam
> mert, George Vogtman and Philip
5 Pfeiffer. One of these is now the di
-2 rector—Mr. Vogtman, the other two
- graduated musicians of the first class.
1 Whatever Frostburg may lack in
• preparation for the great Home-Corn*
1 itig Week, one thing is sure—the Ger
man Arion Band will be able to meet
in full every musical emergency that
may be presented.
• Married.
Last Sunday morning two couples
- drove to the front of Salem Reformed
1 Church, hitched to two of the un
sightly poles which now abound all
2 over town, and hastened into the
■ church. The pastor, Rev. G. E. Met
-1 ger, on hand earlier, met them most
1 cordially, led them into the Church in
away so happy that outsiders
couldn’t help suspecting that a wed
ding was at hand. And so it turned
. out. “At 9)i o’clock Sunday morn
ing,” so the record reads, as given to
the Journal, “Miss Rose Ellen Finzel
1 was married to Mr. John Roy Werner,
both of Finzel, Garrett county, in
I Salem Reformed Church, Frostburg,
. by the pastor, Rev. G. E. Metger.
’ Miss Sarah Bracher and Mr. Nelson
C. Finzel, also of Finzel, attended the
happy couple. Mr. and Mrs. Werner
will continue to reside in Finzel, very
1 much to the gratification of many
f admiring friends.”
At the parsonage of the First Bap
s tist Church Sunday, April 28, 1912, by
I Rev. B. F. Bray, Miss Grace Beatrice
e Severs to Mr. Lloyd Marshall Atkins,
both of Piedmont, W. Va.