Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-01-04
BRIEF MENTION.

.ers will hold their regular monthly
meeting next Monday.
The annual election of officers Of
the Silver City Hose Company will
he held next Monday evening.
All the Legislators-elect of this
county attended the funeral OF Solo.
mon and sewell, last Thursday after.
noon.
Send for Ferry & Co.'S catalogue
1t is sent free of charge, to all who
apply. See the advertisement for
particulars.
Constable Hill has been out on the
streets for short time daily since
the first instant. His health is rapid
ly improving.
Felix Lscrouts is now working the
Emigraut ground through the shaft,
and is drifting to the ore-body from
the 6O-foot level of the said shaft.
About 352 out of the 6O0-odd ex.
changes received at this Office con-
tain New Year articles in which
"O!d Father Time and his hour
glass" is referred to.
At meeting of Amity Lodge, F.
4 A. NJ, held in this city last Thurs
day evening, resolutions testifying
to the high character of Delaware
Sewell, deceased, were adopted.
Some OF the ladies of Virginia who
kept "open houses" on New Years
day served wines and liquors to their
friends, and hot coffee to the unde-
sirable callers. The latter were
served right!
Hon. w. Z. Smith, one of the
three Assemblymen recently elected
from this county, left tor Carson yes
terday morning. He will probably
not return until the session Of the
Legislature is over.
Mr.. Baker, the new Principal of
the public school in this city, has
taken charge with the determination
OF correcting the lax discipline
which has heretofore prevailed in that
department Of the school.
George Campbell. the son Of J. l..
Campbell, of Dayton, left for San
Francisco last Monday, to enter upon
six months course in a business
college. At the expiration of the
course he will probably settle either
in Silver or Dayton.
No mail reached here yesterday,
the explosion of the boiler of a freight
locomotive on the Central Pacific
Railroad, between Truckee and the
Summit, having damaged the track
t. such an extent as to delay the
passage of trains several hours.
The new principal of the public
school in this city, though small in
stature, is something Of an athlete,
aud practices with 40-podnd dumb
bells night and morning. The over
grown hoodlums of the public school
may escape severe trouncing by
bearing this in mind.
II men must take frequent drains,
they should see to it that they drink
good article. "Nabob whisky" il
the least harmful of all whiskies be-
cause Of its medical properties. 1t
is recommended by medical meu.
Perkins, the druggist, In Virginia,
10 the agent for Nevada.
Sam Davis, Of the Virginia Chron-
icle, having referred in uncompli-
mentary terms to one Wilkes, in the
local columns of the paper named,
the fellow logged Davis for some
days, threatening to whip him. This
grew monotonous, and Davis finally
administered severe thrashing to
Wilkes.
Owing to the depleted condition Of
the school fund of Dayton district
the public school in that district will,
for the present, be conducted by one
teacher, Mr.. Casebeer having charge
Of both departments. The school
fund is not expected to be in condi.
ton to permit the unemployment Of
two teachers before next fall.
The Board Of County Commission.
ers met yesterday to examine, and
accept or reject the bonds teidered
by the county ofticers.elect. Such
bonds as were in form were accepted
and ordered placed on file, and those
not in form we're referred back 70,
COrracfiOn and ara 10 H. al A..