The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-01-05
BULLtONvILLE AND pANACA DOTS

BULLfONvILLE AND PANACA DOT,
Our people are building up this hol
stake out of what houses are left in Bull
lionville.
Brother Wedge proposes to rent his es
Establishment, as he says be is getting to,
old for the business.
Miss jeanette Findlay denies the rumo
that she is going East to graduate for
schoolmarm. Nettie looks higher.
McMahon had an offer of $3.50 from
one of our citizens, during the week. TO,
his large stable, but would not sell.
Anthony Mcmahon retired from
the saloon business on the first. in
consequence of his poor state of health.
Bishop Woods, his son James, and
Miss Courtney, were the guests Of
Uncle John Atkinson. during their stay
in the village.
The "belle Of the Church hop" on
New Years Eve, was Miss Courtney. of
Clover Valley, Notwithstanding the many
pretty girls in attendance.
Mrs. Wedge says that she was lately
shot at by church assassin. Verify.
the spirits of Mountain Meadows is tax.
ing possession of our young men.
Messrs. Blair and McCarter of Bristol
paid our little village visit during the
week. McCarter came, we understand,
TOR the purpose of hiring the services of
house-keeper to attend to his domestic
affairs.
1t seems to US that constable Phillip
Mathews ought to lay aside his preju.
dices when a couple of defenceless old
people are nightly attacked by Young
hoodlums. If was his girl, YOU bet I
would make him establish a record for
something besides curling his hair and
parting it in the middle, before would
have him.
On Sunday evening Brother Findlay
and ex-Bishop Woods of Clover, dis.
coursed at the meeting house to large
congregation, but not being present. we
can't give the drift of the sermons, but
suppose them to be of the milk and
watery species which used to set US to
sleep when quite little girl,
Our people had bang up time at the
Church dance on Christmas Eve, as no
less than FIVE gallons of stimulants was
slowed away in the immediate neiphbor.
hood OF the hall. During the evening
the Bishop broke up two bottles, and
gave their owners severe and public
reprimand, but it availeth not, for shortly
afterward young man went up to him
in the hall, with the remark, "Bishop,
let US 60 and take drink"
Despite the pulpit admonitions of our
Bishop, and the exhortations of parents,
our boys seem to be incorrigible hood.
lums, and seemingly are never happy
unless when in the pursuit of some mis-.
chief. Their latest diversions in the way
Of blackguardism, seems to be q cowardly
and unprovoked attack on old man
Wedge and his wife. They 60 to the old
|olks' saloon, and play cards for fun,
until late in the night, and when 70.
luested to leave they become abusive,
md call Mr.. Wedge and his wife all the |
oul names in Satan's dictionary. If, in
The meantime, they are reasoned with,
hey become still more abusive, and ! |
ew nights since, one fellow, with the air
II braggart, and the heart of coward,
threatened to burn the house down when |
lenied admittance. Mrs. Wedge, be. |
coming frightened, hastened to the room |
# Mr.. John Blair, who happened to be
topping at the house, and that gentle.
nan, taking in the situation, came for. |
yard and requested to know their bust.
Tess, when they beat a hasty retreat. |
What pity that somebody, with a
tutfed club, amt around when those
enseless braggarts try to ape the airs of |
lesperadoes over couple Of quiet and |
noffensive old people.