The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-12
PIckrxo CunnANrs.-we henrd a day

PICKING CURRANTs. We heard day
or two slnce Of party of three ladies
starting in to pick the stems from q
large pan Of currants for the purpose OF
making pies. The inclination to keep
tasting the fruit was so great that when
they had succeeded in picking oil that
was in the pan they found that they had
| not currants enough left to make one pie,
so that they generously concluded that
| currant pie was not very gooc any how
and swallowed the balance of the cur
rants.
GoLD.-We were shown Thursday by
Dick Deitering specimen of honey
comb gold. portion Of piece weighing
about on ounce. taken from b. tween the
iourt hand fifth levels of the Ray mond
q Ely. lettering and lis partners ar
cnloridng at that place end are obtain
ing some very good silver ore. but this
Is the first sp' CT Len of gold they have
found. 1t Is the pure stuff and looks
healthy.
The female portion Of Phoebe have
been bothered nearly to death the past
week by members of the Chloride Club
always wanting some assistance In the
way of sewing to complete their uni
forms. The demand was so great for
assistance that one young lady had the
promise OF the pair of stockings that one
ofthe players would W, AZ II shs would
sew only d couple Of buttons on them.
BLOWN Up.-On Thursday evening the
powder magazine belonging to the Stand
ard mine, At Bodie, blew up. killing owe,
seventeen persons and wounding forty
others. The shock was felt ut Bridge
port, twenty-five miles from Bodie. The
men working in the mine are said 10
have barely felt the shock.
SHERIPP's SALE.-We publish to-day
notice of sale of the Groome Company
(Liuited) property to be sold by the
Sheriff. on the 9'h day of August. 1879.
Tor delinquent taxes OF 1878. Amount
of taxes aud costs. $500. 40, TO which will
be addrd the accruiug costs.
LAST CHANCE Next Wednesday even
ing MIR. Peralta will give the last dance
of the season, his third soiree, at
Browns Hall, and all persons fond of
dancing had better take advantage OF the
occasion and be on hand. For particulars
see notice else where.
KILLED AT OscEoLA. News came to
town during the week that Joe Ayres,
former resident OF Phoebe, had been
killed Ut Osc-ola. Three bullets entered
his body. We did not learn the parucu-
lars of the killing.
L1oENsEs Sheriff has occupied
himself during the past week in collect.
ing county Licenses. On Monday he sue.
oeeded in collecting $5O8, Next Monday
he will visit Bristol and wind up that
burg Tor what money is due on license
account.
ERYsIPELAs.-B. F. Clark, of the firm
of d. G. Clark & Bro, and Mrs. Captain
Reed, are confined to the house from
erysipelas. MIR. CLARK is suffering much
and is in some danger, but we hope lie
will work through all right. 9
The only authorized agent of the
matrimonial moose now left in Phoebe is
Justice Hoffman. All those DESTROYS of
getting married had better hurry up, for
even the thu Justice is thinking of taking
a pleasure trip
CHRIsTY BULLION Christy Mill
Il Mining Company sh pped from Silver
Rect from the 30th of June to the Sd OF
July five bars Of bullion valued at S.
1855 IS.
PERSONAL. r. H. Elan returned last
Thursday evening after an absence of
six weeks at San Francisco Sheriff Mo.
Kee left for Silver Reef Thursday after.
noon.
DIsTRIcr CoURT.--By letter from
Judge Rives we learn that he will BE- in
Phoebe the 9th of July and open Court
about the first of August.
AssEssMENT.-Ths Day Silver Mining
Company levied an assessment of ten
c+nta last Tuesday. Delinquent in Office
August 13.
The ensign of ENGLAND floats solitary
and alone over the Phoebe works,
Meadow Valley street. Why is this thus.
, PRICE of X and 4 X Nephi Flour
raised 70 cents per owt.. June 1ltn
j T. y. Poujade.
Captain E4ds, tue wtlI-known engi.
, neer, does not believe in the Dari-n ship
canal. but has plan of ship railroad.
He would take vessels out of the water
} by a well.known dry. dock method, or by
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