The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-09-23
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We learn that double force was last
week put on in the lower coal shaft Mt Will
iamsburg.
Mount Pisgail's summit was hoary with
the first snow of the sSason on Wednesday
morning last
The 3 a. nj. Friday train was delayed sew
eral hours by an engine turning over on the
track at Pueblo.
The iron, paint and cement works have
been idle this week, but will resume opera
tions in a short time.
]. H. Peabody, of our city, was elected
by the Masonic Grand lodge this week
Junior Grand Warden"
The only pet Ike Stone took from Canon
with him, besides his dogs, was big boil
on the back of his neck.
No more will our graceful bicycle rider
be seen n.Our streets, he having left for
Port Jervis on Tuesday
Last Tuesday morning, mp on Currant
creek, the ground in damp places was frozen
hard enough to bear a horse.
Messrs. Brett and Ash have been up at
Silver Cliff all week, setting up the new
svater-jaeket in the Duryea smelter.
There will be no services in the Cum
berland Presbyterian church tomorrow,
owing to the absence of the pastor in Pue-
bio.
Rev. Barber started for Pueblo ON Tues
day, where he will hold n protracted meet
ing with view to establishing mission in
, that city.
N. F. Herrick, of Oak Creek, has just
ksut ten acres of oats that stood eight feet
high. One head measured thirty-two inches
in length
Happ Jack /" Coykendall having set
the exaHp4e of cutting down the obnoxious
cockle-burr, everybody has engaged in the
good work.
The hoisting works at Coal Creek were
burned about midnight on Thursday, caus-
ing severe loss to the company and de-
lay in getting out coal, until more machin-
cry is erected
Engleman & Co, have had felled the
large cottonwood which stood in front of
their store, on Main street. They claim it
was in their way.
The smelter received two car loads of
ore last Tuesday, and smaller consignments
are daily arriving. 1t will probably blow
in next Monday.
The Ninth street iron bridge is 100 feet
long, and the citys donation toward its con-
struction, at So per foot, is, consequently,
the sum of $500.
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sCassedy's mines, near town, has been on ex-
;hibition, in front of their jewelry store, all
fweek, attracting considerable attention.
Professor Baker, principal of our high
school, besides being fine scholar, genial
gentleman and efficient instructor, is re-
gular correspondent for several eastern
. Journals.
One of our councilmen has hit upon n
plan of building bridges without piers. He
would rent the trusses for advertising pur-
poses, and thus make the structure self
supporting.
Ben. Hoxie is building himself a fine
brick residence on his property, corner of ID
and Fourth streets, recently purchased of
DIR. o. NJ. Bryan, through H. T. Blake's real
estate agency.
Cornelius D1iacan, the colored individual
who recently created sensation at Zion
church festival, at Denver, by firing off his
revolver. will be sent to the pepjtentiary
here for two and one-half years
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Conway have
our thanks for the best pound of butter of
the season. George receives quite guam
tity from Wet Mountain valley, and lets his
friends have it at reasonable rates.
John Slattcry, one of Cafion's old-time
boot and shoe manufacturers, who has been
mining in Ruby Camp for the past four
months, has returned, and resumed the
.awl and wax-end. John is a brick.
The frost Monday night killed tomato,
cucumber and other tender vines in the
lower gardens along the river bottom; but
the green fruit yet on the vines will ripen
If we have good weather for few days
Mr.. Brett, superintendent of our smelter,
has been succeeded by Mr.. Brotherton, who
has been in charge of the La Plata smelter,
at Leadville, and was three years with the
Kelley Brothers, at Bonanza. The owner
ship Of the works remains the same
The new iron bridge at the foot of Ninth
street cost: For stone work, 81 100 iron
work, S3,400; riprapping, with rock and
cobble, $172. To the above amount add
about 81 500 for grading and fiIIisg the APP
proaches, and the cost will not be far
from $1,000
The many annoyanees in the shape of
foul priyies should be cleaned by the owners
OF property, without waiting for an order
from the town board declaring them
nuisances. As a man has been found who
will attend to such work, there is no ex-
cuse for delays.
At its meeting on Monday evening last
Royal Gorge lodge, No. 4, Ancient Order of
United Workmen, elected the following
named delegates to the grand lodge of that
October 10: T. M. Robinson, Fred. Band
holt and S. S. Nichols.
Street Commissioner Sell has been
awarded the contract of filling in the south
side approach to the new iron bridge at the
foot Of Ninth street, at the rate of forty
cents per square yard for filing and twenty
cents per yard for scraping The work will
cost between 81 900 and 81 500.
About sixty friends Of the deceased Will
lam Wesley chartered special train of two
messenger coaches to bring them from Coal
Creek to attend the funeral at this place OF,
Sunday The Masons of both towns took
charge Of the remains, and, with our band
playing solemn dirges, the funeral was a
very impressive one.
There will be q very entertaining socia-
fle, given by the ladies of the First Pres
bytcYfsn church, next Thursday evening
~ the residence Of Mrs. w. b. McGee. The
: enteYtaipnent will consist Of good vocal
and instrpmcntsy music, pantomimes, tab
Jeafix, shadow pictures, etc, and everybody
Is cordially invited to attend.
The Santa Fe rnilFoa@ company now has
fo.sf lnsge sbasis running in its coal banks
along Oak creek, between Rockvalc and
Wiiiipmsbusg two IF them very deep. The
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