Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1884-05-24
BRIEF MENTION.

neSuay tram pound Tor Aurora.
Miss Babbitt, of Oakland, neice of
Mrs. Fox, arrived here Tuesday on a
visit.
Mrs. George auckland, Of Fl. Church
i'll, made a short visit to Sutro friends
this week.
Miss Lizzie Whitman, Of Bodie, is
visiting friends and relatives in Dayton,
this week.
Mrs. Frank Agnew returned from
Carson Monday, where she has been on
short visit.
The streets present very neat ap.
pearance. All the rocks and rubbish
have been carried off.
1t is reported that an assessment will
shortly be levied upon the Mount Como,
and work will then be resumed.
L. A. Garvin, from Luning, brought
some very rich silver ore to be worked
at the Douglass mill last Thursday.
The Austie Reveille celebrated its 2Ist
birthday last week. 1t was started dur
ing the Reese River excitement in 1868.
Gan Old Comstocker Dieing," is the
way the FoofhgAt heads an article. The
compositor is probably dead by this
time.
The old, uncovered vault on the va
cant lot in front Of Ed Lothrop's place
is nuisance that ought to be tended to
by some one.
Mrs. Col. Thomas, Of Sutro, took her
departure for Los Angeles, last Tues
day, where she will visit friends for a
month or two.
AS the south bound train was leaving
here Tuesday morning a brake beam
broke and caused delay Of fifteen or
twenty minutes.
The Knights of Pythias are already
beginning to arrange for grand time
to be had at the meeting Of the Grand
Lodge here in August.
Harry Hill and II. w. Ely started to
work the Ely claim at Como this week.
This claim is the one formerly known
as the Star Of the West.
Mrs. J. J. Meeden arrived on We'd
nesday of this week from California.
Mr.. Meeden and wife will make Dayton
their permanent residence.
The graveyard is being put into first
class condition and the fence enclosing
it repaired. Then it will be whitewarh-
ed. This is as it should be.
The river was about four inches high
er this week than at any time before
this year. The largest portion of the
Italian ranch across the river is flooded.
Judge Seawell returned from Califor.
MIA on Monday Of this week, and Tues
day morning started for Aurora, where
he has several valuable mining interests.
1t is rumored that the Bonanza firm
is getting ready to make fight for the
control Of Norcross where it is supposed
that Bob Heating has covered up three
bonanzas.
A band of 1850 sheep passed through
town last Thursday on their way to
Reno. Their owners, Messrs. Dunn
and Murphy, have sold them to P. L.
Birmingham of that place,
J. d. Sims, went below last Thurs.
day, and will soon return with new
and complete stock Of goods. Every.
thing in the general merchandise line
may be had then at his store.
A heavy thunder shower was had
had here last Monday evening. At the
head of Ell Dorado canyon the clouds
were black as night and a cloud burst
was looked for, but it did not occur.
VIM. Shirley, Supt. of the Rock Point
mill, returned from Bodie yesterday,
where he has been on a visit for the
past two weeks. Mr.. d. II. Bisbee
took charge Of the mill during his alb.
sence.
John Lawson and Tom Hill are run
ming a tunnel on the Lorraine claim at
Como. This is said to be one of the
best claims in Como. They are in about
ago feet and expect to strike the ledge
in another so feet.
Lou Vincent is bewailing the untime.