The Fremont County record., 1881-06-04
CITY AND VICINITY.

mere are sun sumo clscs oi scaTiet ieNer
in this city.
A Sunday school picnic will probably be
held on the 4th of July on -Four Mile.
On Decoration day the banks in this city
were closed and the guards at the peniten-
tiary were given holiday.
Prof. Andrus has vacated the rooms over
Myers & Myers store and moved into rooms
in Mr.. A. Engleman's residence on B street.
The Canon house was rented to Mr.. II.
B. Whiting this week and he has commenc-
ed to thoroughly repair and clean it for
hotel purposes.
Mr.. Ripley made very smooth job of the
bricklaying on the Clelland & Peabody
building considering the quality and poor
shape of the brick used.
Nearly every strawberry patch in Canon
is yielding abundantly of that delicious
fruit just now and our home market is sup
piled by home enterprise.
The lecture, "Still Waters" to be deliv-
cred on Friday next at Sanders Hall by
Earle Cranston. is spoken of by all who
heard it as an excellent one.
Mr.. S. A. Engleman's store has been pur-
chased by Mr.. P. z. Helm. Mr.. Engleman
goes to Pueblo where he will take posi-
tion in wholesale grocery store.
Mr.. Jesse Fardo left at our office very
fine sample of chow chow. MIR. Fardo is
is one of the fortunate prospectors who
made good discovery near Dora.
We are under obligations to MIR. II. W.
Sanders for fine lot of delicious strawber-
res from his garden, sent to us with th e
stems all picked of, on last Saturday.
Mr.. r, s. S. Andres has rented one side
of the Thornton house opposite DR.. Prem
tiss and will soon occupy it with his family
whom he expects to arrive in about one
week.
A very pleasant party met at the resi-
dence of Mr.. W. A. Helm last Saturday
evening and passed several pleasant hours
in eating straw berries and cream, and in
music and dancing.
The sociable of the First Presbyterian
church will be held at the residence of Mr..
Dobson on Thursday, June 9th. All are
cordially invited to attend.
The Rev. Earle Cranston, of Denver, will
evening the 10th of June. Subject, "Still
Waters.' This lecture has been highly
commended by the Denver papers.
The one hundred and fifty feet OF hose re-
ceived by the city for the purpose of sprink-
ling the streets proved to be a wrong size
for the hydrants and of course could not be
used. The Kind wanted was at once tele-
graphed for.
The RECORD received an invitation to be
present at the commencement exercises of
the Albany (S. Y..) Law School on May 81.
Our young friend. Mr.. Ii. T. Alling, was
ono of the graduating class and delivered
an Grafton entitled 'Our jurisprudence
Mr.. IL. ~. Hussey has purchased the gro
Gerry store of Mess. Wesensel & Haynes
and will continue business in the old stand
Mr.. Hussey is well known here as an hon
orable gentleman and prompt business man.
No doubt he will command an excellent
trade.
Among our citizens who have planted
their places largely in fruit this season are
Dr.. Craven, Mr.. j. II. Harrison and Mr..
Witcher. Each of these gentlemen appre-
ciate the fact that this is region of Color
ado in which fruit can be successfully
grown.
The Reporter gives an account of very
vile couple who have lived here for a short
time. Many of our citizens have often
heard of such rumors but could not realize
the truth Of the report owing to the fact of
one of our prominent citizens being seen
daily on the streets in company with the
man referred to.
The depot building is receiving a new
coat of paint, both inside and out. The
yard around about it has been put into ex.
cellent shape and thoroughly cleaned. On
Tuesday an order was given to lay Il track
b tween the main and house tracks for use
of the Silver Cliff trans.
The stone pillars of the front of Hon.
James Clelland's new store room are IA feet
inches in height. The principal stone is
IL feet inches long. This is proof that the
building stone near Canon is most excellent:
for size, and this particular material can be
cut into any shape easily and at small ex-
pense.
through the agency OF advertisements is
in our real estate column we recently sold
the Eldred property, just northeast of the
depot to Mr.. l>atrick Gogerty for 81 ,OC0, al
so to Mr.. F. S. McGec the porperty near the
former, owned by Mr.. A. }. Hawker, for
SST5. 1t pays to have your porperty for
sale advertised in "Bake's Real Estate''
column.
On Friday night of last week an evide mt
attempt was made 70 steal two horses from
the transfer stables. One of the men work
ing there heard voices in low tone, and
found the two animals loose in their stalls
The fellows who did the trick were soon
afterwards frightened away.
Five teachers were examined by Deputy
County Superintendent of Public Ins true
ton Waldo on last Friday and Saturday and
the following were the successful candi-
dates for certificates Miss Kate Bartlett.
1st grade Mr.. Frank Prentiss and Miss
Ella Gardner, I'd grade ; Mrs. S. A. Dunlap
and Miss Nancy Blain, ID grade.
At the regular meeting OF the Fire COM
pany on Monday night Mir. X. s. Lewis was
elected assistant chief, wee Waidron resign
ed. IL was also agreed to entertain the