Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-04-21

MINsTRNL PERFoRMANcEs.-Tbe Al
vance Agent of Charley MoueN's S,,
Francisco Minstrels has been bera and
billed the town for this Saturday evani,,.
April DIST. Morrell is the pioneer Min.
strel Manager Of thi. Coast, always oives
a good show and deserve, PATRONAGE
Wilbar y Willis have also announcod
Minstrel performance by their Variety
Troupe, at Todd's Theatcr, on SATURDAY.
April 2Slh. Both are good and poonlc
wlll De afforded Il opportunity ofjQdsing
which is best.
LEARNTNG TO SMoKE.-Some of the
small boys of Douglas City. being desjr-
Gus OF initiating their elders, began learn
ing to smoke, and in order to get away
from the wind c3mmenced operation.
under the lee OF Mason & Thayers ware
house. The result was that tire caught
in dry manure pile and communicated
to the building, bat it was discovered bv
Mr.. II. w. Leonard and extinguisbed
before any damage was done.
a MIsTAKE.-The Red Bluff Seuti-
mel speaking Of Representatives to the
Grand Encampment I. O. O. F., saws
that all Past Chief Patriarch, and Past
High Priests are entitled to seats there
in. Our friend Of the Sentinel is a lit
tie out of his reckoning there. All
Past Chief Patriarchs are entitled to
seats, but only those Past High Priests
who passed the High Priests Chair
under the old law, which was repealed
a number OF years ago.
THE SwALLows.- .-These little wander
ers have returned and are building in
their old quarters under the coping Of the
Court House. We notice by the Sacra-
mento Bee that the State employee, were
endeavoring to di>lodge the swallows.
which had took possession OF the Capitol
building, but found 1t harder task than
tLey had expected.
HEAVY FROST. .-Thugsday evening
and night were very cold About day
light Friday morning the wind luled
and heavy frost settled, some ice being
formed. Potatoes and like vegetables
were slaughtered, aud liuit suffered to
some'eXtcnt, although the trees were 50
heavily adeued that there will probably
be plenty left.
PACIFIC COAST PATENTS. Dewey &
Co., send Il, each week postal card with
a list Of patents to Pacific Coast inventors.
The last list commenced with inside
blinds " and wound up with "cisar
holder" The minds of Inventors run in
mighty small channels occasionally.
GONE FOR GOODS. .-MeSSrs j. r. Balch
and I-aac Pincus have gone to San Fran
cisco to purchase Clothing, Dry Goods,
ETC., for their respective embellishments,
for the Spring aud Summer Trade New
Goods will begin to arrive in about ten
days.
TUE Spring storms are unusually cold,
every rain leaving coating Of snow low
down on the mountain Had the rains in
February and March been at 50 low Il
temperature of the atmo.phere, Bnlly
would have shown its usual Winter COW
eiing.
"ON TT"--Shasta county sends forth
n pretty fair crop of caudidotes for this
early in the season. Three for Sheriff
and four tor Clerk is fair beginning.
Among the anxious to be sheriff batch
we find the name of Jerry Cuverhouse.
On, VILLAIN And now we see the
name Of our Shasta correspondent in
the list Of asprants to come before the
Shasta county Democratic Convention.
0, VILLAIN, Villain, is This the fruit of
all our teachings? ?
QUARTERLY MEETINGs.-Re II. b.
Sheldon, Presiding Elder Of the North
ern California District, NJ. L. Church,
will hold Divine Service at Douglas City
this Friday evening, and in Weayeryille
on Sunday next.
GoING.-M. Karsky, of the firm of
Karsky & Abraham, Weaverville and
Kuper, Karsky & Co.., junction City,
will leave for the City next week. He
intends purchasing heavy stocks for both
stores.
DREss- MAKING.-Esewhere in our
columns, Mrs. Will Lyon announces that
she Is prepared to do all kinds Of sewing,
and .olicit- the patronage of the ladies Of
/ Weuverville and vicinity.
Gypsy fortune telers are operating be-
low. II they would come up this way
and tell the boys just where good drifting
diggngs can be found they would have
a rush OF business.
ACQUITTED. = Harry Burke, who is
well known here was tried in Red Bluff
iorthe murder OF II man named Luther,
the particulars ofwhich affair We publish-
ed at the time, and acquitted.
THE END.-Some of the claims in
Weaver Basin have nearly finished clean