Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-22
LOCAL DAsHES,

The construction trains run twenty miles
beyond the town of Redding.
New potatoes have appeared in market and
are sold for cents per pound.
The pay-car will arrive to-day, and in the
afternoon pay off the hands in the shops.
The dance given by Company B, at
Armory Hall last evening, was largely at
tended.
The County Treasurer is very anxious to
have thoze entitled to q rebate Oh taxes to
call and get their coin.
A new granite crossing has been put in X
street, between Third and Fourth, opposite
the international Hotel.
Two car loads of Chinese passed through
the city yesterday, to work on the railroad
extension above Redding.
Rev. DIR. Taubner will hold Christmas ser.
vices and administer the Holy Communion az
the German Lutheran Church at Dixon.
The Sacramento Turn-Verein will give
their thirtieth annual Christmas ball at Tur-
ner Hell on Tuesday evening, December 18th.
Professor Leggett, of San Francisco. gave
very interesting lecture at the Congregs-
tional Church last evening on English gram
mar.
Bishop A. Beals will lecture in Pioneer
Hall tomorrow evening at o'clock, under
the auspices of the Sacramento Spiritualsts'
Union. Subject, "What Shall l Do to be
Saved?"
There was a dance last evening at the
place of NJ. L. Smith, at upper Brighton,
near the Houghton crossing. The party was
largely attended, several couples from this
city being present, AID it is reported that all
enjoyed jolly time.
A great many nervous people have gone to
the country to spend the holidays. They
cannot stand the descendant notes of the
Christmas horns which are now in the hands
of every small boy, and blown with all the
vigor of al experienced fish vender.
Several enterprising lads are doing a good
business selling Christmas trees. They are
fir, spruce. cedar and pire and bring all the
way from 80 cents to 81 30 piece. Most Of
them are procured along the line of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad, in the vicinity OF Col
fax.
The Woodland Democrat of yesterday said
Fred. Preston tesTlfieu in his own behalf in
the Superior Court this morning. At the
noon adjournment he was being cross exam
ined, and when this is finished the case will
probably be closed and the argument will
commence.
Sheriff Kirby of Solano county, passed
through the city yesterday en- route to Fol
som, having in Oh srge Charles Miller, alias
Cowboy, who has been sentenced to two
years imprisonment at Folsom for robbing
man of $40 some six weeks since near the
town of Dixon.
The closing exercises of the Roseville pub
lie school will be held this evening at Bran
stettel's Hall, at which time varied aud
entertaining programme will be presented.
Admission, 80 cents for adults Oh dren. half
price. The proceeds will be applied toward
the purchase of an organ.
The Colfax and Forest Hill Commercial
Company was Incorporated on the 18th in
slant with NJ. Lobner, w. B. Hayford, T.
B. Perkius, Thomas Kingston and John But
Ter (ali of Colfax) as Directors and NJ. But
Ter as Secretary. I h4 capital stock OF the
company is $40 900, divided into 1000 shares.
A committee of ladies called on the Board
of Supervisors yesterday on behalf of the
Protestant Orphan Asylum, and asked that
| they sppropriate $500 for the purpose Of put
ting in pipes and improving the drainage
and sewerage of the asylum grounds. The
Board received their petition, listened to
their pleas, and made the matter a special
order Tor January 6th.