Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-11-15
BRIEF MENTION.

ranch in Churchill precinct.
District Attorney Powell has been.
sick abed for over a week, He IL
suffering from general debility.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Meyer, of this
city, we're the recipients OF a surprise
party, last evening. About twenty
couples participated.
Professor Bray, Principal of the
Dayton public school, has not licked
a boy for over month. He does
not believe 10 the beneficial effects of
physical punishment, except 10 very
rare Instances.
A Literary Society has been organ
lied in Sutro. Following are it's
officers: President, A. Summertield;
Vice.President, Mrs. NJ. White; Sec
rotary, Miss NJ. E. Welsh; Sergeant
alarms, James Stead.
A lanyard and livery stable has
been opened at Como. This will
supply long.felt want, as visitors
TO that camp heretofore have been
compelled to take what feed was re-
CURED along with them.
DR.. Hazzlett and John Lothrop
have resigned the presidency and
secretai yship Of the Eureka COM
pany, of Como, and J. B. Shaw,
timekeeper at the c. and c. shaft,
has been appointed manager instead.
The costs in the case against Dea-
con Parkinson, of Carson, have been
taxed at $3.50. This will be in ad-
dition to the fine which is fixed at
$500. The Deacon has appealed the
case, and given boud for $3.50.
Mrs. Judge Seawell, of Dayton,
who was go i'll as to be delirious for
three or four days, last week. is now
much better, and her entire recovery
is looked for shortly. Judge Sea-
well, who was holding courtin Aurora
when Mrs. Seawell was taken sick.
hastened to Dayton.
His Honor Judge Seawell has
granted the injunction applied for by
Cummings. This secures the latter
in possession of the Dayton and Boz
die toll.road until tho conclusion Of
the suit to test title which was be-
gun by him in the District Court
some weeks ago.
1t is rumored that Peter Savage
who has been master mechanic of
the Sutro Tunnel Company during
the past five or six years, has resigned
his position. II the rumor is foun-
ded in fact, the company have suffered
quite loss, as competent mechanic
like Mr.. Savage is hard to find.
Work has been resumed on the
1O5O-level Of the Succor mine. 1t is
evident that the company intend to
work the mine all winter, as large
stock of wood is being hauled up 10
it, so that no interruption may occur
from the anticipated bad condition
of the roads during the next few
months.
Quite number Of Silverltes stayed
up until 8 o'clock last Thursday
morning, to see the meteoric display
announced Ivy Professor Tice. They
were disappointed. The sky was
thickly studded with stars from 10
O'Clock until half-past 2, when the
stars rapidly disappeared, and by 8
o'clock mt one was to be seen.
The Julia mine is now the hottest
mine on the Comstock lode. On the
5000 level the heat is so great that
the miners are compelled to muffie
their faces with wooden shirts and
put socks on their hands, and they
file in, each holding to his fellow, so
that in case any one is overcome he
can be carried to the cooling station,
all hands beating retreat.-Virginia
Chronicle.
The TINES is Informed that the
hall In which the Fire Department
ball was given, at Sutro, last Friday
night, was twice set on fire, and about
half-past 4 o'clock on saturday
mo, ming, at the termination OF the
ball, there was general melee, dur
ing which the eyes of about half q
dozen of the gentlemen in attendance
were beautifully colored. The row
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