Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-11-13

YELLOW JACKET ENGINE Co. No. 2.
The new steam fire engine ordered by
this company was to have been shipped
from the mandatory on the 10th in
slant, and Ia expected to arrive In
Gold Hill inside OF fifteen days. The
new roll Of eighty members is filling
up rapidly with splendid material, end
IL Is expected that a full complement
Of members will be enrolled in a few
weeks. The new bell will be mounted
In a day or two. The addition to the
~engine-house has been completed.
Hon. A. c. Hay, an old member of the
company, was present at the meeting
last night and made n rousing speech.
Referring to the future prospects OF
the company, lie expressed his belief
that the Yellow jacket Is destined TO
become the champion company OF the
State. His remarks were warmly APP
plauded.
The BEST THEATRICAL COMPANY
The company now performing at Pr
per's Opera House is justly considered
the best which has appeared in this
section for many months. IL includes
some OF the best stock actors OH the
coast, and rs leading lady or star Miss
Cathcart has not been. NOT is she east
ly excclled. The plays, too, under
her leadership, are mostly new and all
Of the most interesting character. No
company has rendered such good salts
faction for so great q length of time
during the last three years as does this
one, aud We advise all ap~preciatiSe
lovers OF the drama to improve the OPP
~portuaity while it lasts. The great
domestic drama BLACK Sheep, or
Love, Sin and DEATH" will be pro-
duced tonight.
CARpENrERSa.-rhe sound Of the
hammer and saw Is as prevalent In
Gold Hill as in Virginia or on the Dr.
vide. Among the neatest buildings
recently erected or in process OF cree
tlon OH Main street, Is that OF Bloom
field, the well-known cigar and tobac-
co dealer. Tie mechanical construc-
tion thereof ia the handiwork Of Gran
willie Wall, the veteran carpenter OF
this locality, and Is a good specimen
of what he can do In that line. Wall
built the new railroad depot in this
town and many other excellent build
Ing. here have been erected by him.
GRAND BALI. AT DAYroS.-rhe favor
of a complimentary ticket, received
this morning, informs us that kniek-
crbocker Engine Company No. !. Day
ton. will give a grand ball, at Odeon
Hall. In that town. OH Thanksgiving
Eve. Nov. 26th. Tickets, 50. The good
people Of Dayton have long been no.
ted for the true pleasureable satisiac.
tIon aud sociability Of the balls ana
parties given there, and this ball OF
the KnicIerbocker's will prove no ex-
ception. Many couples will doubtless
attend from Gold Hill and Virginia.
RAunoAp AccrpEHr.-rhe4 o'clock
accommotion train, between VirSinia
and Carson last evening. ran into n
drove of cattle. belonging to Hon. l.. L.
Fox, of Gold Hill. in the vicinity OF
the Tyler mine. American Flat. Kill
ing two. Three cars jumped the track.
The train was detained two hours IN
consequence OF the accident. Conduc-
tor Hsyenor was handled rather rough
IL, and sustained several injuries.
BUILDING IMrRovEMaNTs.-Mr. IL,
G.. Maynard. cx-broler, Gold Hill, has
made some decided Improvements to
the block which bears his name. a
balcony has been built along the II
tire front and the whole block Is being
nainted a uniform drab color. When
Maynard starts In ouce he does things
up In good shape. There Is danger,
however. Of his breaking htunseh
down with hard labor.
A GENEROUS OFFER.-Wc learn That
at the meeting of Liberty EnSine Co.
No. l, Gold Hill. held last evening, y
committee was appointed to walt on
Lincoln Hose Co. No. 3, and tender TO
them the Howard engine. The How
ard 10 q fine engine, and has always
given q good account Of itself At hres.
PEsoSAL.-Nat Holmes, proprietor
Of a thirst assuaging establishment In
Frsnktown, and whols.souled gentle
man was In town to-day. He gives
good reports Of all the Franktown peo-
pie Including Postmaster Fred Emit
who is still grieving over the loss Of his
favorite owl.
PooLs.-Pools will be sold tonight
at Major Ferrand's saloon for the great
race which Is to come off In California,
over the Ocean Course, next Saturday.
The race will be between Hubbard,
Joe Daniels, True Blue and Thad Ste
ysns.