The weekly union record., 1864-02-13
AGENTS.:


Board Of Supervisors upon the roads coursing
through Feather river valley. 10 this tp., from
the Sut,er boundary line 10 New Philadelphia.
in our opinion, was just, and will give general
satisfaction to the mass Of the residents,
to the travelling public, and business interests
Of Orovie and vicinity. Tine Board IN It's
6ndings. Published elsewhere. gives facts TO
plainly show upon what ground their opinions
we're based-that they were but carrying out
or reafirming the declarations Of the Board
ot Supervisors for the years of 1850 %,
which we're made 10 accordance with the re
auiremelts OF the road law. 10 '55, the Board,
as il shown by the records, declared the road
leading from Hamilton TO New Philadelphia,
"be and the same is hereby declared to be
public highway" 10 81, by request OF Gen.
Moore the Board declared the road leading
from Hamilton down to the Sutter county line
also public highway. 1t was IN view OF
these facts. the rights which the county holds
to this old river road, and the practcabity OF
she same. that no alteration was made IN
the Aforesaid road; aud the petition to the
Board for the location OF public highway to
accommodate the same travelling public, over
new and anacqured lands, over red, swamPy
and imprac,icable soil, was rejected We can
rejoice with hundreds of others Interested at
the reiec,ment of this new road project, as 1t
run through section 0s country distant irom
any settlement on either side and to the injury
Of q large majority OF The residents and to The
travelling public.
THE GRADISG OF HCNrooN STREET udge
Barker is euergetically pushing the work of
grading this street to the Railroad Depot, and
in a short time it will be completed, when
Huntoon will be one of cur handsomest streets
and one of the leading thoroughfares, owing to
its direct communication with the Rallroad
The grading of Myers street is als) nearly
finished. The work of thoroughly opening and
ieveling these streets rendered necessary
10 order TO make the connection with the Rail
road, and. when paved with gravel, as We pre-
sumo they will be. they will add much 10 the
appearance of the town. Good. passable
especially those upon which most OF
the travel must pass-are Indispensable and
we congratulate our citizens upon the prospect
they have of passing dry shcd' to aud from
the cars. n
E1rREssM,s RoBBED.-Tro miles above
Fences ranch, on the Dogtown road the cx-
pressman. j. w. Hoover. on his way from
Honey Lake to this place, was robbed on Sun
day last, of upward, of scren hundred dollars
in coin, together with other valuabes on bis
person. As the eIprcssman was descending
the hill. two men appeared representing as
near As possible weary travellers till closely
approaching the expressman. when two revol-
vcrs we're directed ut his breast. With orders to
hold up his hands and deliver Orer. The con
tents of the holster being carefully searched
and appropriated, it wa. again placed upon the
saddle and his pockets rihed, when he was al
lowed to pass on. The greater portion Of the
money stolen WAS being forwarded to different
parties in this place. Nothing as yet has been
heard Of the robbers.
STAMP DUrrEs-SEE re Ir.-JusticcS Of the
Peace. consiablcs, road overseers. tax c0llec
tors and all other officers required to give
bonds, throughout the county, would do well
90 read the following, and immediately comply
with the law, if they have not already done 50:
Schedule B, page IL :" "BoSD.-For indeuui-
fying any person who shall have become
bound or engaged as surety for the payment
OF any sum of money. or Tor the due execution
or performance of the duties of any office. and
TO account for money received by virtue there
oi. fifty cents. BoSD OF any description other
than such as may be required IN legal procee
dings, and such q, are not otherwise charged
in this schedule, twenty five cents.
THE CEI.EBRArIoN.-The programme in an
other column. contains the order Of exercises for
the railroad celebration, next Monday judy
ing from the extensive arrangements that have
been made, and the large number of guests
whom We understand have been invited and are
expected. grand demonstration is anticipated.
The weather promises TO be delightful, and all
present indications are favorable. and We hope
that our citizens may be permitted to- thor
oughly enjoy the OCCASION aud that all may go
merry as a marriage bell
ST.. NALESrISx'S DAy.-To,morrow (l4thl
is St. Valentines Day, aud this being Leap
Year, extraordinary developments may be
looked for Ladies, Of course, will choose their
faithful Valentines" without reference 10 any
OF the sly "insinvations' Of the little boy god,
and therefore the bachelor fraternity should
hold themselves in readiness to receive ''sealed
proposals" in the shape of beautiful missivts
from Ewes fair marriagcable daughters lis
n happy day for ye, old boys!
JuRoRs-The list of Jurors to be made out
for the ensuing year, has engaged the attention
OF the Board of Supervisors for the past few
days. The present law creates trouble and