Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-03-23
The Purim Masquerade.


nival given under the auspices of the
Virginia Purim Club in National
Guard Hall Tuesday evening was a
grand success. The Committee were
untiring and unceasing in their efforts
to make it pleasant for all, and the
result was that everyone went home
'declaringit to be the most successful
affair of the kind ever given in the
State. Among the masqueraders were
the following from Silver City: NJ.
b. Augustine, Black Domino; Mrs.
M. B. Augustine, Dance of Death
(not Queen of Night; Frank Sper-
ling, Pink Domino; Mrs. Frank
Sperling,Q Queen of Night; S .Aaronson,
Tyrolese; Miss Teana Sporting, Queen
of Morning. There were a great
many rich dresses, but three Of the
richest and most elegant were those
worn by the above named ladies.
The Tyrolesian costume worn by Mr..
Aaronson was eminently correct,
having been imported direct from
Tyrol. Take it all in all, the dance
was one of the most pleasant and
enjoyable we have ever attended.
THERE are some gypsies in Phoebe.
The Record tells how a Piocher went
to have his fortune told, and when it
was finished without any reference t.
matrimony the man said: "Don't you
think there will ever be any show for
fellow to get married r. The old
woman stared at poor Alb, and, plac-
ing her hands on her hips, exclaimed /:
"Why, you old goose, you ! Do you
really expect to ever run across a
woman who would be big enough
fool to marry you z" And then she
showed him out of the tent. Alb.
don't believe in fortune tellers any
more. g.
MusT GIVE NoTrcE.-The Supreme
Court Of this State, in a receLt case
brought before it, decided that when
an officer goes to arrest person
with or without a warranD suspected
of crime, he must give due notice Of
his object aud intent, or he puts him
self on terms of equality with the
person to be arrested, ana acts at his
peril.
A CHANGE. - BENEFITS BROTHERS
have withdrawn the Silver City and
Gold Hill stage and will hereafter
run through buses each way twice a
day between Virginia and Silver.
The through buses will leave Vir-
ginia at 1915 and a 80 PM, and
leave Silver at 1 and 5 10 p. NJ. sharp.
MILES GOODMAN has gone to San
Francisco to make arrangements for
resuming work in the Goodman
mine. If he can make satisfactory
terms with the managers of an adj
joining mine there will be but little
delay in commencing operations.
BAsE-BALL.-The baseball fever is
beginning to affect the boys of Silver
City, but the young men seem to
have escaped the attack so far. Billy
Jones says he is captain of a picked
nine who can beat any nine men in
the town.
MEssRs. SHERMAN, HYDE & Co.
sent us fine new song and chorus,
entitled ave are Happy, Darling
Mother" by JAS. J. Daynes, words
by Chas. Stayner. 1t is really gem,
and will be much sung, we think.
The price is 35 cents.
Observation-Disclosures Brothers will
about the first of April remove their
livery and bus stock from the stables
on the Divide to G and Carson s.reets,
where they will be located much near
er the business center of Virginia City.
THE case of Wilson VS.. the Dayton
Mining Company, in the United
States Court at Carson, has been con-
tinued, on motion of plaintiffs at
torney, owing to the absence of a
witness.
ANOTHER CARPET-BAGGER CON-