Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-03-19
BRIEF MENTION.

day.
The Lower Comstock Mining Com
many has Increased its capital stock
from $s,OOO,Oo0 to $10,0OO,0OO.
The weather is getting warmer, and
the buzz of the house-fiy is be-
ginning to be heard in the land.
The claim of the Atlantic CONSOLE
dated Mining Company has been at
cached for SI076, amount due for
labor.
GEORGE Barton is equipping his
sutro and Virginia stage line, and
will begin running on the LIST of next
month.
An interesting letter upon Bodie
matters has been received from
81. L." of Dayton, too late for pub
licatlon in this issue.
Pierce, the murderer who escaped
from Jail in Aurora, few months
ago, has been arrested in Silver City,
Idaho, and will be brought back.
Four year-old girl in Gold Hill
stage, pointing to a turkey hanging,
with outstretehed wings, in front of
store: Mamma, is that an angel :"
The Liberty Butt -Enders, of Gold
Hill, will give their second annual
ball in the Miners Union Hall, in
Gold Hill, on Wednesday evening,
May 7.
Two wagon-loads of old wire rope
passed through this city a couple of
days ago. 1t was taken to Mason
Valley, where it will be used in
fencing farming land.
A mass was said in the Catholic
church in this city, last Monday, in
honor of St. Patrick, French gen.
tleman who lived in Ireland matter
of few centuries ago.
Ex-C constable Walker, Dan. Har-
rington, and Benjamin +. Lackey are
mentioned as candidates for Chief of
Police of Virginia, at the approach
ing election in that city.
Judge Strother, Register in Bank
ruptcy, will leave for San Francisco
in day or two, to be absent some
time. Parties interested in cases in
his court will govern themselves ac-
eordingly.
S. Aronson, of this city, mailed a
postal card TO Virginia on the 30th
Instant. 1t was Only received last
Monday. The time occupied In
transit was four days. Distance be.
tween the two points, three miles.
s. Aronson, the clothing and gents
furnishing goods dealer of Gold Hill,
Is no relative of the accountant OF
the same name, who resides in this
city. His stock of goods, which is
all new, is marked at bedrock
prices.
j. l.. Campbell, of Dayton, went
up to Virginia last Monday for the
FIRST time since early in November.
He says that the sinful city looks
much livelier now than it did then,
that there seems to be more money
in general circulation now than then,
and that business is improving.
I. E. Plcotte, editor and proprie-
tor of this paper, left for San Fran
cisco last evening, by the " lightning"
train. He intends to be gone about
week. In his absence Mr.. Baker,
Principal of the public schools of
this city, will have charge of the
editorial department of the TIMES.
A very well-contested game of
baseball was played on the plaza, in
this city, last Sunday afternoon,
the contestants on the one side being
boys under eighteen, and on the
other men above twenty-five. Nine
innings we're played, lhe boys win
ming by score of 90 to 90. Another
game will be played next Sunday,
for SEQ side.
James S. Smith, the piano dealer,
of 575 Market street, San Francisco.
does not employ drummers, or
agents, and pays no commissioners
70 middle men. His pianos are
manufactured expressly for him, are
warranted for ten years, and stand
this climate better than any others.
They are the cheapest as well as
most desirable sold ON this coast.