Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-28

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Judge Strother arrived in Virgins
last Tuesday, from four weeks trip
to the Atlantic States.
Owners Of Dancy stock should
consult the delinquent list published
under the head "New To.Day."
Colonel w. T. Robinson, former
resident of this city, is interested in
the mines of Paradise District, near
'Winnemucca.
The supper at Mrs. Rourke's, last
Wednesday night, was highly spoken
of as In every way worthy of the
Club and their guests.
A real old fashioned snow storm IL
wished for, as the present dry wealth
er at this time of the year is con.
sidered very unhealthy.
The San Francisco papers of last
Monday did not reach the TIMES un-
til Christmas day. They were over
due just twenty four hours.
"Tote" Noyes, Of the firm of
Noyes & Hall, Of this citv, is spend.
ing the holidays in San Francisco.
He will return on the second proximo.
Caroline Richings Bernard 80 long
and favorably known Is al operstic
artistic. has made Baltimore her homo,
and will hereafter devote her atten-
ton to instructing pupils In her art.
The ice in the Carson river at EN-
pire, above the Mexican dam, is from
five to six inches thick. Thomas
Beer is now cutting it and expects to
store $50 tons this season.-Carson
Appeal.
The past three nights have been
the coolest thus far this season on
the Comstock, the thermometer hav.
ing ranged from ten to five degrees
above zero. Water pipes froze in
several houses in this city.
Some of the ladies of this city VIII o
sent to San Francisco for dresses to
attend the Cosmopolitan Club re-
ception, did not receive them in
time. Christmas did not prove
very merry with them.
In consequence Of the breaking Of
spur wheel, all work in the Succor
shaft has been discontinued. A new
wheel will be procured as soon a.
possible. In the meantime the work
in the mine must be confined to the
prospecting drifts.
The mining claim out of which
II. J. T. Scheel, the we'll known pros
pector of this city. obtained nearly
$4,000 in about five months time,
II sltuatcu UaCh VI tuc NosSus"
hosting works, and about half mile
south of the DEVILS Gate.
Parties who claim to know whereof
they speak, assert that Sam Curtis
will soon supersede Mr.. Boyle at the
Alta and Benton mines. Mr.. Boyle
will then be made Superintendent OF
another mine which will be con.
trolled by the same parties who man
age the two mines named.
A gentleman who left the Bache'
lors' Club ball, in Virginia, on
Christmas night, to come to the Cos.
mopolitan Club reception in thii
city, said that the Virginia affair was
a decided failure, a. tar as the at.
tendance was concerned, as when he
left there were only sixteen couples
present.
Mr.. Hines has met with y success
altogether unexpected, with hi'
dancing school. He has only been
at work about a month, yet he al.
ready has two classes--ops in Day.
ton, the other in this city-attended
by over an hundred pupils. He il
spoken of as very competent teach
or of the art terpsichoresn.
About this time the tender psren,
who has been buying all manner o.
knickknacks for his children without
succeeding in appsasing their vora
cious appetite for plsvthings. retire'
to the seclusion Of his private bed
room to wonder if, after ell, it il
within the range Of possibility to
bring even temporary content to the
minds OF the offspring of the period
Amusements.
AT Piper's Opera House, in Vir.
ginis City, Mr.. T. 3. Chanfrau who