Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-12
STATE AND COAST NEWS.

Trains will in few days be running
from San Diego to Arroyo Grande.
Three of the San Joaquin county schools
have been closed on account of diphtheria
DIR. Glenn's crop this year was only l00,-
600 sacks against 400, 900 sacks last year.
OF this years crop the Doctor will have to
save 81. 600 sacks for seed, go that he has
only 60, 900 sacks to market.
Helena, Mont, received the Marquis Of
Lorne and suite with much show, but the
reception was nevertheless dignifed and in
keeping with the true spirit of gentility
and of citizenship in republic.
The Amador Ledger says that hogs fire..
quently become intoxicated in the vicinity
of Kennedy Flat, at Mares distillery.
Quincy has had several parallel cases.
Hogs will do it Plumas National.
The State Line Herald, Oregon, sets up
the following howl: ''No eggs, no butter,
no ham, no bacon, no fruit no anything
that fastidious people like to use about
this season of the year. Eggs would bring
almost anything just now, and butter con-
siderably more.
It is reported that large force of gra-
ders is at work on the new railroad at
Berkeley, which is projected to run into
the State of Nevada by way of San Pablo
creek, San Ramon and Corral Hollow, and
that contracts have already been let for
building the first l00-mile section. The
road is to be laid with three rails, giving
both narrow and standard gauge tracF.
A large number of Indians arrived at
Tahoe few days ago, having been on
big hunt. They had large number of
deer and bear with them, and here they
concluded to have celebration. So they
got some whisky and went on drunk.
After dark one OF the poor wretches fell
over the steep bank in front of town and
was drowned The heavy east swell of
Thursday washed him ashore, where his
comrades found him.
Some time ago lady in Grass Valley
did the regular Saturdays baking, and
placed the bread she had baked on the
shelf of the pantry. OF course the bread
was hot when PUT away. In a short time
she went TO get sosne of her bread, and to
her sreat astopishment found that hole
nad been gnawed in one of the loaves. and
on picking it up what was her surprise to
see little mouse jump out. On further
examination she found nest OF young
mice in the middle of the leaf. The bread
was still quite warm, and the young mice
seemed to be enjoying their quarters to the
greatest extent.
DR.. William Bamford, a pioneer and
prominent citizen of the coast, died of
heart disease at East Oakland on the 10Th,
aged 81 years. Deceased was native Of
Canada. He removed to Indiana when a
young man. He studied medicine in La
Porte, La Porte county, Ind, aud was
graduated in the same class with his lsub-
sequently) brother.in- Law, Dr. Richard
Treadway, from the medical college at La
Porte. Soon after, DR.. Bsmford married
Ellen, the sister of his classmate. In 1852
his father.in-law Griffin Treadway, and
family and DIR. Treadway and family came
to California, settling first in I'll Dorado
county, and afterwards in Sonoma county.
DR., Bamford accompanied them. His wife
soon died, and in about two years he mar.
ried her sister Sarah, who died about 1856.
DR.. Bamford removed to lone City, ANA
dor county, and practiced medicine there
few years, marrying third time mean
while. He removed from there to Sonoma
county, and soon after to Men,
dccino county, but remained there
only short time, settling finally
in Brooklyn, Alameda county t1ow East
Oakland), about 1850. where he practiced
! medicine up to the time Of his death, or
over twenty years. By his first wife he
had one Eon, who grew up to manhood, but
died just on its threshold. By his last wife
he had several children, who survive him.
DR.. Bamford was man of broad intelli-
gence, vigorous mind and thorough schol-
arship He was an accomplished physi-
clan, citizen OF conservative views and
extended foresight, and devout man
without shadow of bigotry. He was not
a 40 pioneer, but was identified with the
best interests Of bis adopted State from the
hour he arrived here.