The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-20

1t continuing Thursday and Friday. 1t
commentaries the 5640th year of the
old world, according to the Hebrew cal.
endar. and as matter of course was
generally observed by our fellow citizens
OF Hebrew extraction. During Thurs
day aud Friday they closed their stores
aud visited each other. The fast of Yom
kippur, or Day of Attcnement, will be-
gin at sun down on the evening of the
Goth and will continue until the stars an.
pear in the heavens on the evening of
the eth. AS the sky might be 80
clouded tnot likely in Pioche) on the
9th as to prevent the appearance of
stars. the hour OF 80 is set as that at
which the fast may be broken. This
fast is obligatory on all males who have
been confirmed. During the fast no
work OF any kind may be engaged 10,
nor can penitents eat anything or 80
much rs moisten their lips with water or
any other liquids. 1t must be literally a
day of fasting and prayer.
ANNUAL REpoEr OF SCHOOLS DR.. Alex.
ander, School Superintendent Of Lin.
coin county. on Thursday forwarded his
annual report of the condition of the ten
school districts under his jurisdiction,
from which we CLEAN the following items:
Number OF boys between 6 and Is year
OF age ia; number OF girls between
6 and l6, 221; total 495. OF the above
number Phoebe has PAT, about ons.half.
Number of children under 6 years of age
in tho ~ 900 IL
number 424 are enrolled on the school
register and there is an average attend.
ance OF 3l2. There are eleven primary
and ope grammar school in the county.
Eight male and three female teachers are
employed. There are no blind or deaf
and dumb children reported as being in
the county.
OFFICIAL LETTEg.-The following 10
the official letter of H. Mill, Superin.
tendent of the Raymond & Ely mine,
dated Sept. 18th: ave are taking out
considerable ore from the 9th level, bu,
1t is low grade; on the 10Th we are not
taking out much; on the 18th the future
prospect Is very encouraging and have a
good body of ore. The Black Ledge
is looking very well, but We are not do
ing much on 1t at present. We were late
in starting mp the mill this month as We
had considerable amount of repairs to
attend to.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. THE County
Commissioners, composing the Board Of
Equalization, met on Monday last at the
Courthouse and proceeded to 60 through
tho assessment roll for the year 1879 for
the purpose Of equalizing the same.
They cited about fifteen Taxpayers to
put IN an appearance on Monday and
Tuesday next to show some good cause
why the amount OF the assessment which
they had returned to the Assessor should
not BE- raised. If they do not appear
and give good reason their assessm ent
will be raised.
MARR1AaEs.-We have had hornets
nest about our ears for couple of weeks
past because We announced that we
beard of couple of marriages that were
10 take place in Phoebe, and did not
mention the names of tho parties con.
cerned, and now We hear of another that
Is to take place, and when it does occur
1t will shake Phoebe to its center, but we
win not mention who the high contract.
ing parties are, because we do not like to
satisfy curiosity too much.
CuEvINa BALIs.--The boys have sue.
ceeded in curving base balls SO we'll that
twice during the past week they have suo.
cseded in ourving two of them through
two large panes of glass In DR.. Alex
andsr's drug store. OF course the Doctor
did not keep in excellent humor over
these evidences OF skill. but proposes to
suppress ball playing on the main streets
OF Phoebe, and We don't blame him, for |
even if the broken window panes are
paid for they cannot be replaced except
by sending to San Francisco.
SHER1FF's SA1E.-The Sheriff's sale |
OF the Nevada & Arizona Mining l.
Transportation Company Of Ell Dorado
Canyon has been postponed until tho
10th day Of October. Tive Shsriff's |
sales will take place to-day in front OF |
the Courthouse door, at - o'clock m.
One will be that of the mine and works |
Of the Great Eastern Company. and the
other 10 tho Fife & Barter mill, situated
in Long Valley.
IoE.-" Shoemake," the well.known
bull.whacker, arrived here
night from Silver Reef with an
eight-bull team after . load of ice for
John Cassidy, proprietor of the Capitol
Saloon OF that place. Cassidy is de-
termined to supply the Refers with cool
and refreshing drinks during the hot
SHORT DRESSES Short dresses are soon
to become the rage, they having been
adopted In San Francisco. This will be
be good news for tho Pioche women,
who have grown left-handed in the back
from STOPPING over to pick up their
trails.
TEE new furnace for the Hillside Con-
pany has been shipped from San Fran.
cisco for Bristol. It 10 q forty.tou water.
jacket, bu, It's capacity can be pushed up
tn fiftv TONS