The Fremont County record., 1881-05-07
CITY AND VICINITY.

u new prick residence in south Canon.
Services were held at the penitentiary on
last Sunday at l 30 p. m. by Il Quaker lady.
A car of cemeRt was unloaded for the
foundation of the court house on Tuesday.
Mr.. j. G. II ouber has completed his resi-
dence on street and will move into it next
NJ Monday.
Mr. NJ. Dueber and family will move into
their rooms over the penitentiary in few
days.
Quite a number of freighters are still
hauling goods to Silver Cliff and Rosita
from this city.
The trenches for the court house founda-
tion have been finished and the concrete is
being put down.
Mr.. Samuel Bradbury has nearly COM
pleted the brick addition to his new resi-
dence on street.
The first kiln of brick made by Brewster
& Helm will be burned next week. The
entire quantity has already been sold.
Mess. Apple & Penney have moved their
grocery store into the room under the
RECORD Office which has been fitted up In
trst-class style.
I On Monday three car loads of fruit trees
arrived in this city and most of them were
at once taken. More trees of all kinds will
be planted in Canon City and vicinity this
season than ever before.
j. G. Ford, formerly agent for the d. &
r. &. at Texas Creek, IN this county, was
taken to Denver on Tuesday morning by
Inspector Cameron and Deputy Marshal
Cantril for illegally opening U. S. mail.
sIr. Fred. A. Reynolds met with an acci-
dent on his late trip to Silver Cliff be-
ing run over by the wheels of his buggy
which had been struck by the careless driv-
Ing of the stage coach. No bones were
broken.
The state board of equalization, at their
late meeting, fixed the following as the
railroad assessment for Fremont county :
Partial grade of d. & r. G. $1,000; D. & r.
g., all of the road built, S4sl ,SSl 10. Total
S4S4, ,SSl 10.
Mr.. Geo. n. Hughes has completed plans
for new residence for DR.. Blake. on the
corner of Fourth and B streets. He is also
probably complete Mr.. X. Jeske's new
building.
There will be a Sunday school convention
at the Four Mile school house next Sunday
commencing at 8 a. IN. and ending at p.
m. All interested in this work are cordial
ly invited to be present. By order OF the
superintendent
J. Knight was arrested on Thursday for
kicking and striking James Crown, the boy
whose left hand was amputated week or
two ago, and Justice Minor fined him ten
dollars and costs. Knight gave bond an d
appealed the case. Crown had squirted
water upon Mr.. Knight.
A lively runaway horse attached to II
light buggy made the dust fly on River
street on Sunday last. The rig finally
stopped in front OF Sartor's saddIery store
on Main street where the vehicle was found
to be considerably broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Conaway were sur
prised on Friday night of last week by the
sudden appearance of large number OF
friends. They remained several hours ami
enjoyed themselves in general sociability
fun and music during the entire evening.
Mr.. +. A. Reynolds, Jointly with Mr..
W. B. McGee, will soon commence the
erection of a fine building on the corner OF
Main and Fourth streets. This new build
ing will run back TO the alley and will pro-
badly be as fine Il house as ever erected in
Canon City.
The second division of Raymond's vaca-
tion eXcursionists from Boston (this time
mostly IN Pennsyiyania) passed through
Canon on Tuesday at 10 80 a. IN. on their
way. to view the Royal Gorge. There were
only about oue-h ilf the number in this last
party that there was in the first.
Mr. II. A. johnson has very much i'm
proved his handsome property on the cor
ner of Fourth and streets by extending
the fence so as to take in the entire premis-
es, putting in water from the street main,
planting trees, etc. He will have as pleas
ant place as there is in that neighborhood
when his Improvements are all completed.
Last Saturday afternoon people on Main
street were somewhat startled by heari ng
revolver shot in front of the City bakery.
Upon inquiry it was discovered that one of
our citizens had been carrying one in the
right hand pocket of his pantaloons which
accidently exploded, the ball cutting
slight wound in his thigh.
Considerable excitement was created in
town on the first two or three days OF this
week by the rumors of rich mineral strike
on Lookout mountain, about one mile and
a half northwest of Blackburn station OH
the Silver Cliff branch. The Silver CIiT
Prospect says it is vein of sand carbonates
twenty-seven PAGES wide carrying gold
from which an assay has baen made show
ing ffty-six and a half ounces to the ton.
In. estigation will prove whether this is
truth or .'wild-cat." The reported width
of the vein, eighty-onc feet, gives the story
AN air of suspicion.
At the regular meeting of the town board
on Monday night an ordinance was ordered
drawn TO extend the fire limits to Water
street on the east and to c street on the
west. Mess. Lewis and Skeele were ap-
pointed committee 80 attend to the soda
springs. Mess. Campbell and Skecle were
appointed q committee to arrange for the
sprnkliDg OF the streets. A sidewalk was
ordered TO be put down in front of Mr.. Ira
Muiock's buildings on Main street and also
one to be put down on Third street be-
.xr al IT,