Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-12-31

NNSthias OthoiiV" SsViiuibs pioh
ises to be one Of the finest and most
agreeable entertainments given In
Virginia City Tor many a day. The
| dinner to be given at 6 o'clock In the
evening will be the finest that al be
gotten up In the city. After the din
ner is disposed OF, tho guests will gath
er In the upper hall, where songs,
| toasts, etc., will be In order ; after
which dancing will be commenced
and continued during the night. A
table will be kept ready for those who
hunger or thirst to refresh themselves,
and no pains will be spared to make
the whole a grand social success.
GRAND BALL.-A grand ball will be
given by Washoe Engine Company,
No. 4, at National Guard Hall, vir-
| ginia, tomorrow Crhursday) night.
The company have decorated the hall
handsomely, aud have made all the
necessary arrangements for the COM
fort and enjoyment Of the guests.
washoe Ensiue Company Is proverbial
for giving excellent t~erpsichorean en-
tertainmentt. and the present II will
be fully up TO the usual standard OF
excellence.
FLUrrERISG.-rhe tenth anniversary
ball Of Washoe Engine Company, No.
4, to take place at Odd Fellows Hall.
Virginia, tomorrow night, causes a
great tlutter OF preparation among the
tair sex, and the gentlemen ticket
holders In both Virginia and Gold Hill
are all fluttering about, getting ready
for that notable nights enjOyments
and sociabilities, for we'll they know
that all the prettiest girls and women
In the country will be there In full
force OF numbers and charms.
Coon PLAce.-When you are down
at Carson, the place to 60 and get u
frst-class cigar in every respect, Is at
r. Fred Brooks variety, fancy goods
aud literary depot, next door to
Moore & Parker's Carson Thaater
Saloon. For a small drop Of choice
whisky or other restoratiyes In that
line. drop in and consult Johnny
Moore or Charley Parker, and they
will tell you what they know about
beverages and furnish you with ac-
ceptable samples.
ALI STOCKS. - Everybody talks
stocks nowadays; servant girls,
Cinnamon aud all. Even the dogs In
the street stop and attend to the stock
bulletins as they pass. Riding up
from Carson last evening on the loco
motive Esmeralda, the conductor, en-.
gineer and fireman talked stocks all
the way, and even the old locomotive
kept necessarily repeating "stocks,
stocks, stocks :" IS she pulled and
ratified along.
CHOICE HOLIDAY GooDs.-Burrall,
proprietor Of the pioneer book store
In Virginia City. has i%ntrenched him
self behind a grand barricade OF loli-
day goods, and is prepared for a regu.
lar siege. He keeps everything In the
line OF toys from a tin trumpet to an
elephant. He has also received a very
fine assortment OF gift books suitable
for New Years gifts. Give him q
call aud examine for yourselves.
A VALUABLE INyENTroN.-We were
shown to-day a queer looking lnven-
ton, consisting Of a chair and step
ladder combined. When serving the
purpose of n chair, it ID about usual
size. On being inverted it Is changed
into a s%tep-ladder tall enough to reach
nearly to the ceiling Of n Dol OF or
binary hight. 1t was invented by
Franz S. Spies.
4 MtRY SrREEr.-rhe new road
leading past the residence OF Hon. I.
l.. Fox, Gold Hill, proves to be mlry
In several places. Yesterday Mr..
Davis, proprietor OF the Columbus
Brewery, In passing over the above
named street, had his horse mired. 1t
was with the utmost difficulty that the
horse was extricsted from tue mud.
GRAND BALI. IN VIRaISIA To.NIour.
Our readers will bear in mind that the
second grand annual ball Of the An
Gent Order Of Hibernians takes place
at Odd Fellows Hall, Virginia City,
tonight. The Comrnittee OF Arrange
ments have taken the necessary steps
to make the occasion n very enjoyable
one.
PERsoSAL.-To-morrow Crhursdayl
our old time friend +. NJ. Fillebrown
of Virginia City, leaves for the East
on a 80 days leave OF absence. File
brown Is 4 whole-souled gentleman,
and his many friends In this section
will wish him a pleasant Journey n
a safe return.
The WATER CoNPANY's RESERVOIR.
The mammoth reservoir constructed
by the Water Company, near the toll
house. OIL the Ophir Grade. Is being
| filled with water. The capacity 0fthe
| reservoir u so great that seven or
eight more days will be consumed !
filling 1t.
CARSON Mup. - The mud In the
streets Of Carson Is neither loud nor
deep, but it is plentiful, and evenly
| distributed all owe the place like pro.
perly buttered bread. The slelghing
was excellent there for several days.
NEW YEARS DrNNER.-A fine New
Years dinner will be given tomorrow
at Moves Maynard House Restaurant,
| Gold Hill, at 3 o'clock +. NJ. Fat tur.
keys, chickens, buildings, pies and all
that sort Of thing.
JUSTICE WmGHr's CouRr.-No GRIM
inal business was transacted in Justice
wright's Court to-day.
SuoorrSe MArcH.-A lot Of fine tur-
keys will be shot for at Franktown, on
| New Years day.
EGGS are seventy-five cents a dozen
In Gold Hill.
The weather in Gold Hill now-a-
days is s~uperlatively muddy.
Srocxs declined somewhat to-day.