Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-22

ei, VIII he held at the Third War,
School house in Virginia City, com
mencing Gn Thursday, May !, a, II
o'clock 4. NJ, and lasting two days
All teachers connected with the school,
Of storey county are expected TO be in
attendance. Teachers III public school,
in Lyon, Ormsby and Washoe coun
ties are specially invited. An effort
will he made to secure halt-fare tickets
over the Virginia and Trllckee Rail
gnad ior teachers from naighboriug
counties ho desire - attend tho Con
veutiOn. 1t is hoped that all teachers
who wish to come viii NE granted the
necessary furlOugh, and it wCuld not
be too much to ask the Board OF School
directors of the several counties TO pay
the fare OF such teachers, inaSmuch as
the Storey county authorities have
granted Professor Flint 500 for dctray-
| ing the expenses OF the meeting, which
| will be conducted equally for the ben
eft OF all. Il is difficult for one county
| 10 get up convention Of this Kind OF
| sufficient interest and merit to attract
! and benefit teachers, but by Joining
! their forces they will he able to make
the gathering both pleasant and in
! Structive. All persons Interested in
| educational affairs will be welcomed.
| Teachers are requested to prepare
short ESSAYS upon subjects OF their
| own selection. Rev. :. p. Kelly, State
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
will probably be i'll attendance also,
4 number of other gentlemen and la
dies well versed in educational mat
tiers. Principals of schools in neigh
boring counties are requested to for
ward 10 Professor Flint the day before
the opening of the institute the names
of teachers in their districts who will
probably attend, in order that sui'a
bic accommodations can be provided
for them during their stay.
AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY'S GgoUEDS. -
Mr.. William Fu!stoue. now in charge Of |
the Agricultural Society," grounds. who !
has been out on ,ree-digging eIpedi- |
ton for several days with his team and
some men, has now gone to worl: remov-
ing the Old dead trees and planting new
ones in their stead. He took pains to
show us the manner in which lie had
Dag up his trees so as to save their roots.
tree a. lcas. two feet in diameter. and
then TO 10 careful about cutting the roots
so that all the great and small feeders TO
the tree might he preserved intact. And
his manner Of setting them out. too, is
q great Improvement over that pract!ced
last wear. Where the soil contains too
much Of what is known as adobe" he
hauls sand from n distance and carefully
pulverizes the sol! so as to make it light
before setting out his trees. Yesterday
morIinC M. Tus.one had four hundred
and t..hty cottouwOods which lie had
dug, and was setting them ont as East as
could be done according to his plan.
And his cottonwood3 are all young and
healthy trees. which he says he will
guarantee to take root with the care he
lakes III transplanting them. And we
have no doubt of his success. for he has
shown great care in his work and IS ..
sliillful and dilisent.
a STORM. - Yesterday morning the
LIQUIDS gave every indication OF a stolm. ;
But strong wind prevailing. the clouds c
we're blown away during the day, but as 4
light set in the rain commenced to fall,
With every indication of the barometer
LaI i: would continue. Last night at 8
o'clock the barometer at Friends a
marked 25:19, while the average gauge Y
or fair weather is - 81. So that barom- c
ter has got to raise before We have "
tearing up Of the storm. t
BUSINESS At TAHoE,-Busiress at and
round Tahoe this season promises TO be
lore lively thai heretofore. There will i.
g more lumber GUT ana transported to u
be -.ulne than IN any Que previous year; ~
I'd Captain Pray viii saw and haul Il Il
} town more lumber than he has hither- -
} done in any enc season. The snow a,
etween here and the lake is Still deep in
laces, sieighs being used for shor,
!s:aace, but still! travel goes hr!skly oa. 4
* TowG.-A. Livingston Of Genoa az "
we'd in town last evening and left for M
is home at 10 o clock during driving P;
ack rain storm. lie said tina: he didn't
re; he wasn't afraid Of the dark: that ~
D man had q blacLer Republican repu-
ton than be had. And with these de-
mt words he departed IN imperial ~
lrkneSs. a.
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Doc. BESToNs stage for Glenbrook xii
'es not leave daily. and the announce tx
eGt 10 that effect h. contemporary Ga
az ...sla.d tie ''passenjare." Ben IA
MS stages leave Mondays, Wednesdays
ID Fridays. a,
Fred. SARGENT needn't come out with
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