The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-27


 pleased 10 learn that the young gent is com foTtably located with his brother at Evans
 vile, Ind, and attending school there.
 Dan Stone, one of the best sheep men ir Arizona and for the past three years with
 Jim Oneal, of Date Creek, came in on Mon.
 day and stayed over until this morning,cele- ! brating, when he took up his march home
 wards.
 Arizona Lodge, No 1, L 0. 0. F.. last night, elected the following officers for the
 ensuing term: Geo. ". Curtis, \. c; Paul Weber, Y. G.; WiIfred H. Weber, Record
 ing and Permanent Secretary; David Levy. Treasurer.
 A great many children are reported sick
 with severe colds, lung complaints, etc. at
 Williamson Valley and other country
 places. Here in Prescott, about two in every three are afflicted with colds and soreness of the lungs, having a tendency to pneumonia. Even the mule power" of the MINER is a little of.
 X frieEd writing from Iowa of recent date complains of lard times in that country, and quotes the price of produce as follows: Oat>, z cents per bushcl potatoes l5; barley. lJ; wheat, %, and butter at 10 cents. Eggs are worth nothing Looks bad for Iowa farmers, but quite wholesome for consumers who depend upon the tillers l of the soil for what they cat
 WILLIAMSON VALLEY DAScF-About 1 thirty ladies and seventy gentlemen consti- | ted the number that participated in the | dance gwen hy Mr. Strickland last evening at the Williamson Valley Hotel Some 15 persons went out yesterday from town and to-day, ald from them We learn that the affair was enjoyable and pleasant. md to the proprietor financial success.
 The mighty and wise men of the South Ire packing their satchels preparatory to :arilng for the Capital to participate in The of laws. They will need more han sheepskin and d mosquito bar in this . ection, therefore we would advise them to J prepare Tor the emergency. O. else submit : covering themselves with a Tucson blan- ct, in case they do not feel disposed to atronize our elegant lodging establish lentS.
 The snow, the beautiful snow." com fenced falling about ? A. M on Wednesday a orninS, and continued to drop down gently ntil about 9 o'clock, when there was about iree lpches covering the hills and little 'ileys, in thelmmediate vicinity of Pres f, tt, while on the high ridges between this r. wn and Alexandra 1t is reported to be om ten to twelve inches in depth, and the ads impracticable for wheeling k tramping cOmpositor, well known ,l roughout California, by the name of n. IDS. Brien, has lately arrived in New r 'rk, having successfully beat conductors
 the way from Marysville Cal, and ex- ar ndcd on the way no more than $1. The si! w York Herald prints a column and m II about his trlp, narrow escapes. drama WI incidents etc. On one occasion he rode III miles Tn freight car, without food or ter. Inn Henry Goldwater, who runs the Ehren- Ili z house of J. GoldwateI X Bro.. came in th' Tuesday nights stage, with the inten- 'h' of spending the holidays at the Capi- ye'
 Henry Is the younger of the trlo of 1ns of the house of Michael, but taller. Ne ], If p1ssl5le, handsomer than either of sen brothers. This is bis first trip tn Pres Go |, and we trust he will find II pleasant He hat when he returns to tue Ro Coio- at | D he may give a good account of the in- f or settlements. of eY; h. b' wright held religions ~r'-'-- the l the prisoners ir-''. ;s I. qo6k for hls text Matt. XVI, 26. What ,.o. 1 it profit a man, if he shall gam tne Ie world and lose hls own soul! UT a f shall man give in exchange Tor his rive ;, The sermon was full of good points. the was impressive. Chaplain Gilmore was No' ,ent and assisted in the opening eAer- Der s. The prisoners seem to appreci'e all, e services held in their behalf Ehl he funeral of the late Alfred H. Her '", i, took place, at Ii o'clock this A. NJ, ,r' n his late residence on McCormick o'., ie'i '. A. Gilmore, L. $. A.. officiating. The oe' bearers were Col. c. P. Head, Messrs. p!e m q. Campbell, Wm NJ. Buifum, T. J. m Ter. Wm. Wilkerson and R. II. Burnls- oi
 The remains were buried Tn the city hil letery, east of Prescott. ; .t2P. NJ. the funeral of Edmund, infant put of NIT. and Mrs John H. Marion, took Pe, ce from their residence on Carleton St. sha burial occurred at the Masonic ceme- ma Y on the mesa in West Prescott to ),u ruEArRk.--"Barney tfe Baron, ,'o' M he Midnight Marriage" and "a Regular "'' :, are offered at the Theatre tonight. C flrst anu itss plcICo ''AS 0'""N ] when we'll played-as our Club can on nv them--neyer faii to keep the audience col a roar of laughter The Midnight Mar fel ore, is n dramatization of MT. Fitchs, Co j will be performed to on'ght for the first tn, ne on ans stage Considerable curiosity m, pyinced to see this piece, and with the bii Ter attractions it ought to elicit a crawded use. The bill is most attractive, aDo ose shp have rot already secured seats qu ? advised to ga to Heads and do so. m la TuE CLOSING YEAR.-- Christmas. which pr mes but once a year, never fails to get si ,und when ,he time comes, and so 1t has ca ain for the 1s,sth time, always bringing an od cheer to many. though, as in this ia- th ,nce, it sometimes lays heavy burdens do ,on others. Even while the merry voices M children, 'marshalled by Sarta Claus, wer" ara carroling their Christmas songs about m q Christmas Trees, there were mourning Fi a sadness in other households where til, z, ,gel of ieata s2g been. and thus 1t must ar CT be. These who ale merrs today may ar sad to morrow The ways ot Providence l e anove and beyond the comprehensioh or pl ,ntfsl of the finite, and its oehcsts must Dc In ,eyed, however bitter the anguish they R ,tail. Aside from the exceptional cases to VI ba. haro haan naue- tnlS -