The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-08-27
CITY AND VICINITY.

ter has nearly recovered from very
serious illness.
Walter Rudolph will preach at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church to-
morrow at eleven O'Clock.
Since the Grape creek washout the
Boyd house averages 20 arrivals
equally as we'll.
The Parlor orchestra is reorganiz-
ing with five instruments for the
winter campaign of balls, parties and
other entertainments.
Julius Ruff is agent for the White
and Victor sowing machines, the best
and easiest running machines in
the world. Warranted five years.
Two lines of stages have been put
on the road between this city and
Silver Cliff, one by Sartor, McNitt &
Henry and the other by HANNA,
Murphy 81 Gray. Daily trips are
made with coaches crowded.
Owing to the bad condition of
mountain roads and the Nvashouts on
Grape creek. sidewalk laying will be
delayed some time as the lumber for
that purpose was to come from the
mountain saw mills.
The passenger engine, "Embuda,"
which was thrown from the track
Monday ut bridge No. a, stood in the
yard at this station Thursday a terri
bic looking wreck. There was scarce
piece of machinery left uninjured
about it.
The RECORD is under obligations
to Mr.. Jos. McGowan, of Beaver
Greek, for lot of as fine vegetables
as ever came into Canon, consisting
of cabbage, beats, onions, cucumbers,
etc: They were remarkably large
and fine.
Mrs. A. d. Cooper gave tea party
on "Wednesday afternoon to anumber
of her lady friends in honor of the
S0th birthday of her mother, Mrs.
Hanna. The occasion was n very
pleasant one and greatly enjoyed by
all present.
Mess. Hoxie 81 Bartlett, of this city
are the lucky owners of a one-third
interest in the Fox lode in the Ash
craft district which runs in ASSAY,
,O5O ounces silver per ton. 1t is
within one mile of the celebrated
Tam O'Shanta mine.
The Water company furnished their
customers with excellent, pure, clear
water during the heavy rains. The
bank of the river has been placed
fifty feet from the well so that the
water is completely filtered through
the sand. Other arrangements are
being made to keep the supply con-
stantly up to any demand.
Mess. Williams and Logan left this
city on Thursday in small boat for
New Orleans. Their boat is 3x16
feet and draws only three inches of
water. 1t contains three air-tight
compartments and will easily carry
five hundred pounds when filled with
water. They will be many DAYS Ell
route but expect to have good time.
Mr.. e. r. Copps. of the firm of
Copps, Smith & Co., dealers in dry
goods, ETC., is now in New York City
purchasing fine line of boots and
shoes for the general trade. This
hrm expects to make a speciality OF
ladies' and misses fine sewed goods
which they will keep constantly in
stock at the lowest living prices.
In the winter of 1871 Mr.. NJ. NJ.
Craig planted large number of wal
nuts Oh his ranch which came up III
lSl2 and commenced bearing fruit in
1879. Every season since then they
have yielded nuts, increasing in guam
tity each year. This fall there will
be quite respectable crop. There is
no more profitable tree grows any
where than the walnut. They should
not be transplanted but the nut de-
posted where the tree is wanted.
Mess. Clark s. Weeks scavenger
outfit from Colorado Springs arrived
IN town Tuesday morning and will
thoroughly clean up the town. Every
cess-pool must be emptied by them
whether the owners like it or not.
Those who refuse to pay for the work
will have complaints filed against
them by the marshal and will be pro-
ceeded against as provided for by or
dinance. The town MUST be cleaned
this time without fail
The fall term of the public school
III this city begins one week from
next Monday, or on September 5th,
and continues sixteen weeks. The
corps of teachers will be the follow
ing competent educators: Prof.
Walter NJ. ABdrus, principal; Miss
Addie =. Bucklin, Miss Frances M.
Clark, Miss Lida Beadle, Miss Julia
NJ. Mitchell and Miss Kate NJ. Bart
lett. The school bids fair to begin
under the most favorable auspices
and be second to none in the state.
Miss Deputy, whose death we are
panied to announce this week, was
sister of the lamented Mrs. Penney
She came here from Halena, Arkan-
sas, soon after the death of her sister |
to take care of the two little mother
less girls. The grief over her sisters |
sudden death and the too great
change of climate brought ON typhoid
fever from which she was unable to
rally. Death came Saturday morn
ing last to her relief, leaving many de-
voted friends to mourn the loss of
one whose lsfc was thus rutlilessly
cut away in its flower of usefulness
and self sacrifice.
Quite large number of former
residents of Ripley county, Indiana,
who live in this vicinity, will no
doubt be shocked by the news of the |
elimination of an old quarrel over
the will of Thomas Wilson in the
shooting of James Wilson, a son, by
john l.. Rand, n son-in-law, on the
10th inst. The immediate cause of
the trouble was the ownership OF a
few bushels of wheat and in the diff
Guilty Rand fred ten bullets into tile