The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-30
BuLLuoNvtLLE AND psxAcA DOTS

Frank Carroll devotes his leisure hours
to improving his town lots.
Mrs. Arthur Lee, Of Panaca, gave birth
to little girl during the week.
Young Galloway informs us that the
bath-house at his place has been refitted,
and is now open to the public
Dan Ryan, the genial barkeep of Char
ley Stein. is down with rheumatism of
the knee, of very painful nature.
The Misses Glissan of Rose Valley
were visiting lady friends in our village
during the latter part of last week.
The apricot and peach trees are in full
bloom in our village, and if Jack Frost
don't make an appearance, we will have
an abundance of luscious fruit this season.
The young gents of Phoebe has our
thanks for an invitation to their ball on
the evening of the 23d ult., but two
dances in succession is more than we
could stand, +.
The Muddy Valley, situated in the
south end of this county, is the oasis of
this sage-brush State, the alfalfa and
small grain at st Thomas being knee
high at present.
Mrs. Findlay, Mrs. John Wedge, Miss
Jeanette Findlay and Miss Clara Gentry,
departed Saturday morning for Salt Lake
City, for the purpose of attending the
coming Conference.
Charley Stein is again among the Bull
lionites, and says that he has become
tired of metropolitan life, and longs for
the seclusion of his future home in Pah-
ranagat. The ladies will miss Charles.
1t is said that an unusually large num-
Der of couples will be put through the
Endowment House at the coming Con-
ference. Possibly this has something
to do with the departure of some of our
bellies for that metropolis.
There is party in Bulionville sailing
under the cognomen of the "Flying
Dutchman," that is proven guilty of an
uncomfortable crime, and if he dom
take his beastly presence to some other
locality the citizens will present him las
those in Ogden did, with a-coat of tar and
feathers.
Verge Yoacham gave social at her
home Thursday evening, that was much
enjoyed by those present. Among the
attractions of the evening was buggy.
riding by moonlight, the drivers of the
vehicles receiving their pay in kisses, but
your scribe getting cheated, hence this
exposure.
The brethren have discontinued their
Sunday evening meetings, which fact is
to be greatly deplored, as the promulga.
ton of the tenents of our church each
week through the dots was beginning
to have beneficial effect ON the ungodly
Of Bullionville and Phoebe, and the out.
side barbarians in general; but being a
good saint, we care not to question the
wisdom Of our Elders.
1t seems passing strange that young
couple cannot be seen together in this
section, but what they are engaged, and,
occupying that position in the minds OF
the gossips the gent is put on the rack
and his record overhauled the same as a
politicians before election time. During
the week this class of newsmonger had
one of our bachelor friends married to
their entire satisfaction, and it is an open
question as to who were the most sur.
prised at the non-fulfllment of the pro.
gramme, the young man, or the gossips.
We visited the school during the week
and was surprised at the rapid strides
made by some of the pupils in their re.
spective studies. There is at present an
average attendance of IS scholars, the
greater portion being children under the
age of twelve years, and their teacher,
Miss Keats, speaks very highly of their
natural aptness and docility to school
discipline. The members of the advanced
class are taking music and Evolutionary
lessons, with very fair results, the most
promising pupils being Christina Hansen
and Crissie Syphus.
DR.. Bell of Phoebe, and Daniel Rice Of
our village, were called upon last week
by Bishop Lee to so on mission to
Clover Valley. The boys anticipating
some hard missionary work among the
Cloverites, started out Wednesday morn
ing well equipped for the fray, with 3
couple of boxes of Poujade's best weed
a dozen pounds or so of mixed candy
and other unmentionables indispensable
to the holy calling. Arriving at the
valley they put up at Bishop Woods, and
lost no time in convincing the family, as
we'll as the school teacher, of the i'm
perative necessity Of having dance or
the first favorable opportunity. The op
portunity presented itself the next even
ing, and the boys, after dancing the girl!
to bed at about five in the morning, re
tired with the consciousness of having
done their duty. Before departing TIN
Doctor, who was spokesman Of the occas
ion, delivered an grafton at the villag,
school.house on the heathfulpess ant
holiness of dancing which was heartily
encored by the teacher and her grown