The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27
MONDAY.

We understand that there is to be minstrel show in town somewhere around New Years.
 Tom Whitehead the restaurant manager of the Peck country came in on Saturday and is visiting friends in this village
 Sam Ball, the old pioneer and hermit of the mountains. is in from the Bill Williams range, where he has a goood ranch.
 Dick Gillespie, who has been in town for the last two or three days, left tbis morning for the Peck with seven passengers.
 The Board of Supervisors have fixed the day for county officials to render their ac- counts with Yayapai county, the 27th inst
 See notice elsewhere.
 The young folks and some of the older
 ones have concluded to get up first-class party to come off at the new theatre build
 ing on Dew-year's eve. Speak for partner
 Mcssrs. Randall & Cline have fixed up
 their extensive hardware store in an at
 tractive style. They keep everything needed
 by farmers, miners, etc, in the hardware | line.
 The Rocky Mountain Sentinel. published
 at Santa Fe, \. M.. which, by the way, is
 good paper, Is jubllant over the railroad
 prospect in that Territory. Let the iron
 horse come along-We are waiting.
 George Jaclson, who came here when small boy, and has ''grown up with the country" came up from Walnut Grove,
 where he has resided for several years, yes
 terday.
 c. C Bean, Yavapai's most energetic nIIll and mining citizens, is out at Brad shaw directing movements about one of his quartz pulyerizers Look out for the D9rs of bullion
 Mrs. SkinkIe of Williamson Valley mother tD Miss Hattie and Mrs. Sheckles, after pleasant visit in town, returned to Ihe valley this afternoon, to be present at that place through the holiday season.
 James Patterson, an enterpnsIng cItizen, who is extensively engaged m freightiug, milling, etc, arrived from Minnehaha Flat, oa Saturday. The new saw-mil which he IS erecting there will be completed iH few days and ready to run.
 The San Francisco Bulletin expresses the opinion that Arlzona will be admitted into 1 the Union within the next five years.
 The Bulletin is about three years off In | 1881, when Grant becomes our next Presi- | dent, We expect Arizona to become State, l when we will send two good Republican representatives to the U. s. Senate. We have the best material on the Pacific Coast - ED. MINER.
 DULL TIME FoR FKEIGHTERs- Prescott l,,I invoices for winter Use, and during the time that these supplies were coming in, our numerous freighters had their hands full, however, since the arriyal of the winter stock, but litte goods are being purchased, consequently freighting is at d stand-still and owners of teams laying off on their ''ores."
 Mr. R. N. Upton is in from Mineral Park the neglected country so far as mail matters are concerned. He tells us that he has great hopes for Mohave and intends to stay with her. Captain Hardy has gone into Califor- nia for the purpose purchasing another lot of fine angora goats. Wooster Hardy has just returned from d visit to his old home in Kentucky.
 PRAISE MEETING l. Ist evening ss-u...sdly number of people assenib lsl- -s.s'i-7- Marlaa street church to t.L..-,--ss'i the praise meet inc aaaIisegd@to to Rev. ID. E. Wrights excel TcnI sermon. The music from the organ was of superior order and was rendered by ; Mrs. Bruner. Several ladies of Prescott, in cuding Mrs. Hargrave, the Mrs. Burners, etc. have interested themselves in these Sunday evening services, which arc being held, and q they are quite interesting and nleasant, and | will no doubt grow in favor and be largely Ic attended.
 The Board of Supervisors met this morn ing for the purpose of gratifying curiosity af some of the candidates for the various ! ofices of this County, and opened the Git ton vote, winch they fOnnd about as fol- a lows; Delegate-Stevens, 97; Sheriff Bower, 97; Dist. Att'y-Mas:erson, O.: $ and the same number of votes for the q straight Legislative ticket, The vote does | not change the result as counted by the i Board at previous meeting. (
 The attention of our readers is called to new column "ad" of Messrs. Bowen, Knowles & Co. 1t speaks loud and will call trade. People want to know where they can buy cheap, and the only way to let I them Know is by advertising in the MIxER, which has circulation in every valley ana I mining camp in the Territory. Read their words; examine their fuI assort- inent, and lay In winter supply while J the thing is rcd-hot and prices way dewn.