The Phoenix herald., 1879-09-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.

on Wednesday last for San Francisco on the excursion train.
 Phoenix Lodge. No. 2. I. o. o. F. meets to night at steinaker's Hall Members of sister lodges ar earnestly requested to attend.
 Recorder McNulty and Dr. Whar- ton are beautifying their homes by the building of a neat fence in front of their residences.
 MT McConnachie, manager of J. R. Dall & Co.'S house at Tucson came in town on Thursday. He re- ports Tucson as lively and full of business
 The HERALD Job Office has turned out during the week some fine speci- mems of Job printing If you want neat letter head or business card drop in and see our samples
 Geo. E. Weber, Superintendent of the Tip-Top mine, passed through our town on Thursday, on his way to San Francisco, with bullion from the minc-
 The water was turned in on the canal leading to town on Sunday night. While the water was turned off tho dust in the streets became al- most unbearable-
 A large number of freight teams have passed through town during the week, bound for the northern dis tricts, loaded with machinery and merchaniise-
 Tomorrow is the day set for the election of the officers of the Phoenix Union Sunday School: also for the transaction of important business connected with the school.
 The sound of the hammer in the erection of new buildings is once naore heard. Now that cooler weath- CT is at hand considerable building will be done in town.
 The new school house is being pushed forward as rapidly as possi- sle- On account of the scarcity of water last week, but little progress has been made, but now as there is a suf1iciency, it's walls will soon loom up.
 Several brick buildings will soon he erected in the eastern part of town. They are the neatest, coolest and cheapest iH tkc end, for they en- hance the value of property to great extent than the adobe that is now so numerous.
 Ryland 6 N1owrey, proprietors of the American Circus and Hippo dreme will perform tonight on the Plaza. This troupe have just return ed from an extended tour and have a finer outfit than when here before. Go and witness their exhibition.
 We received yesterday from c. NJ. Clark, Tonto Basin, fine lot of samples from the Zulu mine, Green Valley District. This mine is owned by Messrs. McGowan, Samuels and Smith. The samples are very rich in gold and silver
 Az aIora1tIx, ca-1-od baa1-.- oa-ad | Elgin ChIonometer, tho finest watches made, beautiful present for a lady, worth $50, warranted for eight years, will be sold for $70, at Uncle Harris, 221 Kearney street, between ush and Sutter
 Quite a number of horses have been stolen Tn this valley of late. It might not go well with some of these horse thieves should they be caught. 1 In Kansas and ether western States, l a horse thief is looked upon with | more horror than were he murderer and he generally ornaments some tree.
 Msssrs. Soman 6 Heine have open ed on Washington street, opposite l Gardiner's Hotel, a cigar manufacte- ry- They propose to manufacture | and sell cigars, and warrant them as good as those manufactured in other cities. They are both good workmen, and those indulging in the fragrant weed should parcnize home indus try. During the past week they re- ceived several large bolcs of pure leaf obacee, which they will soon turn into fine brands of cigars.
 At about eight o'clock last evening 1t commenced raining here and con finued almost necessarily through out the night. This is good for our farmers, as it will enable them to commence blowing soon. The water in the river will be more | abundant and everything looks pros pitious for a good season
 On Thursday night, an hombre with three burros loaded with wood | Svended his way in town for the pu-- pase of dispaslne Of the same. He