The Fremont County record., 1881-05-28
CITY AND VICINITY.

Mr. L. NJ. Nelson WAS quite i'll few days
this week but is recovering.
Two prisoners were received at the pcni-
tentiary from Alamosa last Friday.
Rev. L. c. Dodge will ofcate in the NJ.
e. church at Silver Cliff tomorrow.
The city ordinance requiring licenses to
to be paid on dogs is being enforced.
Unhitched teams are to be taken in charge
by the police in this city and the owners
fined.
MIR. Eugene Weston is preparing forty
acres of land near this city upon which to
plant fruit.
The Canon house has not been rented,
but there is prospect of making a sale of
that property.
| Quarterly meeting services will be held
at the NJ. E. church tomorrow. Rev. j. ii.
Merritt, of Silver Cliff viii officiate.
The stone being used for the foundation
| of the court house is being taken out of the
hill where the reservoir is being built.
The green peas which were served at the
Powell house in Silver Cliff for dinner on
Wednesday came from Mr.. Harry Bakers
garden.
Walter Rudolph will preach OF next Sab
bath evening, in the Presbyterian church,
on account of repairs going on in the Bap-
list church.
The sheriff will sell at Florence on the
9Th of June a lot of machinery purchased
by the Colorado Oil company to satisfy n
lien of the d. & r. G.
The beautiful stone columes for the front
Of Hon. Jas. Clelland's new building were
put in place on Thursday and the second
story is going up rapidly.
The dinner and supper for the benefit of
the Presbyterian church given on Thurs
day in the Phelps building, was quite large
ly attended and was a success.
An excursion passed through the city on
Tuesday from Pueblo, TO visit the Grand
canon. On their return they stopped an
hour or two and viewed the town.
The vigilants committee which formed
some two years ago and drove out the con-
tdence men may have to look after the
numerous sneak thieves that infest our
town unless they depart soon for some
healthier climate.
We call attention to the new advertise
ment of Mr.. Fred Bnndholt, painter, who
comes to Canon well recommended. Mr..
Bandholt has been in the business since he
turned out many fine piece of work in
Hastings, Neb. his former home.
So many of our entcrprising ranchmen
and gardeners have gone into fruit growing
this season that very interesting horticul-
tural society could be organized in this
country. These societies wherever they
exist are always beneficial.
We received, by yesterdays freight, an
invoice of printing material from st.
Louis. OF one article alone, envelopes,
there were $4,000. With the 25,OCO already
on hand we can supply an order for any
size or quality that is manufactured.
Charlotte Thompson will appear in the
play of the ''Planter's Wife, in this city at
Sanders hall on June 1st. The Albany,
IN " Times, says .'The dialogue of the
play is crisp and sparkling, and on the
whole the situations are dramatic and tell
ing''
Mr.. Z. A. johnson has just completed a
a handsome fence all around his premises
on e street and otherwise improved it in
various ways. 1t is one of the handsomest
more than half through with his work of
beauufying it.
The elegant bouquet, which was present
ed to the mayor of Silver Cliff on the occa-
sion of the excursion, came from the fine
flower garden of Mr.. John Gravestock in
South Canon and the flowers were grown
out of doors. 1t attracted much attention,
especially among the ladies.
Mrs. w. A. Helm, who left Canon May
10th at noon, arrived in California by the
southern route about noon on the 10Th after
having been delayed seven hours. She
found all of the oranges, figs and lemons
killed by last winters frosts. Mr.. Helm
intends sending his wife some Canon City
fruit in a few days.
On Wednesday as the d. R. & G. express
was flying from Leadyille east making up
time, the engine struck an immigrant wag-
on near Hayden Creek station, occupied by
a woman and baby and knocked it with the
team into the river. Strange, but true, the |
woman was only slightly cut upon the face |
and neck and the baby was not even
scratched. The owner Of the horses was |
attempting to hold them but could not get
them far enough away from the track.
Mr.. j. L. Hyde has one of the prettiest
little homes in Canon City, and deserves it.l
for he has spared neither money or hard
work to bring it to its present state of per-
rection. He will have ripe strawberries in
a few days and soon an abundance of cur
rants and other small fruit. The fruit in
his yard is Of the finest kind and of most
luxuriant and healthy growth.
The town board committee. authorized |
to repair the soda springs, have accomplish
ed that work in fine style. The seats have
boon moved from inside the rustic building |
and put outside along tho new fence which |
was also built. The grounds have been
cleaned and covered with sand. On the
whole the springs are very much improved
and are once more an ornament to the
town.
Canon CITY has never been visited by SO
noted dramatic company as win perform
here on next "Wednesday, June lst As an
actor and actress Miss Charlotte Thompson
and Mr.. VIM. L. Sheridan are considered
the most talented of which New York City
can boast. The price Of admission may
seem high to some but as the citizens of