Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-24

snake, who did not take hold of the head
| exercised.
CANT GET BIRDs.-The trap-shooterS o
California have found much difficulty il
procuring pigeons for their matches, anC
often have envied their friends in the East
who were able at certain seasons to obtaiI
an apparently unlimited supply of wilC
birds for trap purposes. 1t would seen
| from the following remarks of the Aneric1'
| Field that the Eastern sportsmen are alSC
| in trouble We publish a communication
! from ID. G. Cunningham, the Secretary o
the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association
stating that il has been decided to postpone
| the convention and tournament of the
association, in consequence of the impoSsi
| bilitv of procuring birds. For the same
| reason, the Missouri State Sportsman
Association has postponed its convention
and tournament. We are almost daily in
receipt of letters asking where wild pigeons
can be obtained, which we are not able to
answer. as we do not know of any which
can be bought. About two thousand birds
altogether have come into the Chicago mar
ket. in parcels of from two to six dozen at a
time, and were Immediately bought up for
the use of the local clubs The dealers in
pigeons seem to be in entire ignorance OF
where the wild birds will nest, and the out
look therefore is anything but promising.
THE WILL OF DR. ZEILE.-There has
been filed for probate in San Francisco the
will of Dr. Zeile, who died in Europe 4
few weeks ago. The executors applying
for probate are VIM. Sharon, Z. H. Taft
and O. Livermore. The estate is valued at
$4,000, and consists of real property in
Sacramento and San Francisco. bonds Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad, and stock in
the Bank of California. The will is dated
Nav 10, 1888, and is in the handwriting of
the decedent, although regularly subscribed
and attested The bath property. on Pa
cific street, is bequeathed to the decedent'S
nephew Legacies are made to Judge Hey
denfeldt and other members of the Hey
denfeldt family One thousand shares of
Bank of California stock are devised to
members of the deCedent's family in Ger
many, and there are several requests to
persons in the late doctors employ. To
Mr.. Sharon is left the deceaSed's diamond
snuff-boX The property of DR.. Zeile in
Sacramento county is on Brannan Island
He owned the central and best part of the
island
MAY FEsrIvM..-Kingsley Chapel was
well filled last evening on the occasion of
the entertainment given by the W W 5"
Ga Willing Workers }, an organization of
the young ladies of the church. They
gave very interesting programme. as fol-
lows Duet. Misses Graves and Hamer :;
recitation, Somebody's Way Mabel Mel
son; vocal solo, Alta Lamb recitation,
" Entertaining Sisters Beau" Gussie
Stevenson; instrumental solo, Retta Par
rott; reading, " Dean Ophiltree's Pew"
Laura Poorman; vocal solo, Eva Parrot
recitation. Papas Letter, Sadie Hamer
instrumental solo, Vina Barrett; recitation,
" Curfew. Jessie Nelson; vocal solo, En-
ma Wheat; recitation. The Sermon,
Nellie Hamer; recitation, THE Last
Hymn" Fannie Atwood; instrumental
solo, Josie McLamOre. The crowning of
the May Queen Miss Alice Leary) CON
Guided the exercises. 1t was very hand
somely done, the stage being nicely dec
Grated, and the Queen attended by sixteen
charming maids of honor.
MARTHA WASHINGTON FEsrIvAL.-There
was a large attendance at the First Baptist
Church last evening upon the Martha
Washington Festival" given by the ladies,
and the affair was very pleasing. The fol-
lowing programme was rendered, and at
its conclusion refreshments were served by
. Martha and her attendants in costume:
instrumental solo, Miss Gertie Gerrish
recitation, +. A. Hunter Trowbridge's
Evening at the Farm = solo, Miss
Belle Hoagland When the Leaves
Begin to Fade instrumental duet.
Miss Jennie Katzenstein and Mrs. Ed
Katzenstcin, Golden Youth - solo, Miss
Nellie Wright, Waiting by the Brook
side ;" recitation, Mrs. 5. L. Risdon, Bay
Billy" solo. O. H. p Sheets: Forget
Not" vocal duet. Misses Della Berry and
Lulu Morrill,, See the Pale Moon = solo.
Mrs. Wessie Katzenstein, Waiting
They TAKE THE CAKE'-A gentleman
from the Riverside road stepped. into the
Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday, and com
menced telling a snake story One of the
listeners pulled out Grass Valley Union.
and another a Nevada Transcript. which
had snake stories that were much more
startling than his He seemed somewhat
taken aback at first. but when he recovered
he said: 1" | thought our boys kept the
worst whisky in the world, but | will have
to acknowledge that Nevada county takes
the cake
SUMSER-NIGHT FESTIVAL. The Sacra-
mcnto Turn Verein at their last meeting
decided to give a grand summer-night fes-
tiyal and promenade concert at the new
Exposition building. on Thursday, June
10Th The largest military band of San
Francisco has already been engaged, and
also the two bands of this city The repu-
tation of the Turner's for managing public
entertainments successfully is a guarantee
that this one will be unique and of unusual
excellence.
CHOSEN FRIENDS PICNIc.-The first joint
picnic of the Order of Chosen Friends, in
Guiding Friendship, Sacramento, Merritt
and Franklin Councils, will be held at
Beachs grove on Wednesday, the 2Sth
instant. The party will be conveyed to
the picnic grounds on the steamer Gov
ernor Dana. Prizes will be awarded for
athletic sports, dancing and clay-pigeon
shooting. The steamer will leave, from the
foot of street. at A. Nj.
CRIMINAL C,sEs.-In Department One of
the Superior Court yesterday sentence in
tne cases Oh IL II. NldIlSilclu, LOT DlSdON,
and Mock Soon, for murder in the first de-
gree, were postponed until June 9th.
George Scott, charged with burglary,
pleaded guilty, and was ordered to appear
for sentence this morning 1.-THE case of
All Kee, for burglary, went over for the
term.
PRINCETON CoLLEGE.-A card in another
column announces that local examina-
ton for entrance into the freshman class of
the academic and scientific departments of
Princeton College will be held in San Fran
cisco on Tuesday and Wednesday, June
10Th and Goth.
HUssARs PIcNIc-The twenty-fifth an
nual target-shooting and picnic of the Sac
ramento Hussars will be held at Richmond
Grove tomorrow. 1t is announced that
there will be two valuable gate prizes, and
desirable prizes for games for young and
old.
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