Messrs. 0. F. Hetzel and B. L.
Turner, republican candidates for the
Legislature, and James Wilson, demo
cratic candidate for the same position,
were in town this week,
A mass meeting of the republicans
of Frostburg was held in Paul’s Opera
House last evening. Mr. L. M. Gor
suoh presided. The speakers were
Hon H. W. Hoffman, Col. Gilpin and
Messrs. William Brace and N. E.
Fuller. The Arion Band furnished
the music for the occasion.
Improvements. —Among the im
pirovements now going on in this
place wo note the following :
Mr. Joseph Jandorf is having the
front of his store house nicely re
painted.
A handsome stone pavement has
been laid in front of tha property of
Mr. William Evans on Bowery street.
Dr. J. M. Porter has greatly added
to his (property on Main street by
a handsome iron railing iu front of it.
Work on the Ravensoraft building
ou Broadway goes stoauily cn.
Slaters from Cumberland are re
pairing the roof of Mr. John B.
Wright’s storehouse.
Rev. D. Jenkins, of Wi'lsbury, Pa.,
was tendered the position of minister
of the Presbyterian Church, of this
place, which he accepted. He is
spoked of as a very forcible pulpit
peaker.
Owing to the large sale of our
eletion extras last fall and to the
satisfaction given the people by them
we will repeat the same experiment
next Wednesday morning. Those
merchants who wish to avail them
selves of advertising in the Journal
Extra will please bring in their
cards prior to Tuesday noon.
The telephone from Cumberland
was connected with Frostburg this
week. Tho exchange is located in
Jarrett’s furniture store with Mrs. M.
G. Ryan, a very worthy lady, as op
erator. We sre now in communica
tion with Cumberland, Pompey
Smash, Ocean and Lonaconing.
