Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-24
srsr.r RrrAIns, AND TrAxIxa.-Our

SrRRnr REPAIRS, AND TEANISG.-Our
worthy Street Commissioner is having
the upper end of Main street, at tue Dig
turn near the Alpha works, prepared
for winter wear by dumping a lot OF
waste rock into it. 1t is a mighty
"hard road to travel" much more SO
than the mythical road over Jordan
lust about now, at least "Jake' and
nDoug.," the popular omnibus drivers,
both say so but it will doubtless get
worn and smoothed down after u while,
and be better appreciated next winter
than it is at present. The work, how
ever, we should think, might be con
Quoted with q little better regard to
present passing and public travel and
convenience than it is. II being the
only public thoroughfars between Vir-
giuis and Gold Hill, and u point where
heavily laden teams and omnibuses
have to pass every few minute, during
tho day, it were e%minently right and
proper that one side or a portion only
should be fixed al q time, thus leaving
a good track for the passing teams.
Yesterday loose rock was recklessly
dumped in, regardless rs to whether the
road was INSTRUCTED or not, greatly to
the a~ggrsvation Of teamsters and cruel
to the toiling, struggling animals. One
% the omnibuses upward bound, with
twelve passengers, got stalled amid the
coarse loose rocks, and eSpe-
rienced considerable difficulty in
getting through. Doug" the gay
and festive driver we can youch for AS
being r~eligiously inclined, but he did
do up some OF the choicest cursing and
general profanity about that time
that We have known in II coon's
age. Doug. knows how to drive n bus
without capsizing it, and considering
that the bus line has to pay its regular
quarterly license TO the town Of Gold
Hill for passing over the aforesaid road,
Doug. is Of the opinion that the way
should be left ut least partially unob-
structed. Doug. is about right. An
other point to which we wish to call the
attention Of Street Commissioners CAL
lagher, 10 the state Of the road on the
Divide, opposite the Washington House,
especially. A private sewer there dis
charges its filth, and the waste water
from n China wash house also contrib
utes to render the street muddy and
bad for the passage Of teams even in
the dryest season. That nuisance should
be abated at once. All this is perhaps
no particular affair Of ours, for although
we pass over the road to and from Vir-
III. ~ laapk tuvtra a Aay vat nnF re-
porter's salary does not warrant us in
indulging in the luxury Of q bus ride
except on festive occasions, when we
have got our Sunday boots on, or wish
to a." put on style aud be a bloated
a~ristocrat." Be that as it may, it is in
the name Of the teamsters, owners OF
passing teams and drivers Of vehicles
generally, that we now speak, and
throw out these suggestions. "Only
this, and nothing mors'-at present.
GREAT ~IxPRovINESr IN WRIrrSG.-
Miss Ardery, the very successful Gold
Hill teacher Of the art of writing,
opened a term of tuition ut the Court
house, Virginia, last evening. All the
intelligent people OF Gold Hill, even in
Guiding several Democrats, a now
write we'll, thanks to Miss Ardery.
Brisr used to be the worst writer in the
State Of Nevada. A couple of years ago
he wrote a bill of sale Of n horse, for a
Dutchman. The Dutchman couldn't
read it afterward when he had occasion
to produce it, so he took it to a store
keeper. The storekeeper couldn't read
it. Nobody could read it. 1t looked
like coon, cat and chicken tracks,
mixed. AChinese wood-packer passing
along the street was called in and the
document handed to him. "Cap you
read that, John?" 40 | yes, belly good;
me sabe Chi hoo long, samoon chin,
lookoo pit, ee shap yut p"h tong. DIS
sy tslly you wv one china
washee-man six bitty for washee
tlee shirt" Brier has improved since
then. He went only n term to Miss
Ardery's school, and now writes a
clear, plain, elegant hand.
BOARD OF EoUALizArioS.-The Coun-
ty Commissioners are now in session at
the Court House, Virginia, sitting as a
Board of Equalization, and will be daily
during the rest Of the week. Tnx-pay-
ers who are dissatisfied with the manner
in which their property has been as
sessed, should GO before the Board with
whatever complaints they have 10 make,
AZ il is their business to hear and amend
all grievances of that order. Now 10
the proper time TO haze these matters
properly and satisfactorily arranged,
and those who do not now 60 before the
Board cannot with any degree OF grace
complain hereafter, rs many are yearly
in the habit of doing when called upon
by the Tax Collector.
TEARING DowS.-The old Potssi
hosting works on B street, Virginia,
near the junction Of C street, are being
removed. The building has been for
some time past the worst racked one VIC
ever saw, from the settling Of the fouu-
dation, and it is high time it was re-
moved, for II was far from being an Or
nament. The machinery had also got
racked and twisted all out Of line, so
that it was Of little use.
UNION CLus TSsr.-Notice was given
on Monday evening last, ut the First
Ward Union Club meeting, Of an amend
ment to the Constitution, allowing all
who pledge their word to vote the Re-
publican ticket November Sd, to become
members. This amendment should be,
and we trust will be adopted, as there
are many who wish to join but are pre-
vented BY the test now in force. Action
will be taken upon this question next
Monday evening.
REcovERISG.-We are grntiied to
learn through DR.. Brysrly, that Frank
F~arington is in n fair way to recover
from the paralysis with which he was
suddenly stricken night before last, at
Reno. Upon reaching Reno, the doctor
found him speechless and incapable OF
moving the limbs Of his right side;
when he left him yesterday morning he
had, to q considerable extent, recovered
his speech and could move his limbs
without assistance. lie will probably
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