Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-18

AN I-yGRATFFUL WRETCH-Ne sterday
morning Il gentleman at Eighth and X
streets was accosted 10y young man who
asked d" the price of a meal He said he
was nearly furnished, had eaten nothing
since leaving Michigan Bar the day before.
He was rather an intelligent looking youth
and his pathetic story of having neither
home nor friends, experimenting his appeal
with the statement that he would accept
and be glad to receive any kind of honor
able employment. caused the gentleman to
take him to Il restaurant near 10y and order
a good meal When the youth emerged
from the eating house the gentleman said
he would give him employment, board and
lodging and one dollar a day to assist some
carpenters at Twenty-tirst and = streets.
The Young man seemed overjoYed, but SAID
he was footsore and wearing boots without
socks The gentleman told him 70 60 with
him and the needful article would be sup
piled Taking him upstairs to his room IN
the Cluuie building he gave theYoung man
a pajr of socks told him to put them on
and await his return. When the gentleman
returned some fifteen minutes later he
foUnG that his sore-iooted friend had
skipped He took account of stock and as
cerJaiued that a new suit of clothes and
sundry other articles had also disappeared
with bis newly made acquaintance.
CovNTY ENHrBrTs.-Thc Woodland Dem
ocrG' urges the Supervisors of that county
to accede to The request of the state Agri-
cultural Society, and make q distinctive
Yoio county exhibit al the next State
Fair. il saws The expense attending
such an exhibit is small. and the resources
OF Noio county could better be demon
strated and advertised by this method than
by any other. win not the Supervisors of
this county think of this plan. and make a
move % have one of the richest and most
prosperous counties we'll represented u; the
State Far
CONTESTED WuL-Thc matter of the
contest OF the Will Of the late Horace l..
Eldrcd came up in Department One of the
Superior Court Yesterday, but was con-
tnued until . o'clock this morning. 4
special ycuire of fifty trial jurors, 10 Try
the cause. was issued returnable al that
hour. They need not appear, however, as
the parties TO the suit have agreed upon a
compromise, Isaac Eldrcd, the contestant,
accepting $ll 600 as his share.
METROPOLITAN THEArgR.-At the Metro
pohtan this evening Nat c. Goodwin and
his comedy company viii produce the side
splitting comedy of " Confusion, in the
same thorough manner that made Il a sue
cess III san FRANCISCO anu ttStN lAt4t. vi
course there will tee large attendance,
Every lady VIII receive souvenir OF " Pug
and the Baby Previous 70 the perform
ance there viii be q free concert 10y the new
orchestra.
MILITARY PicHIc-The joint picnic OF
the Sarsfield Guard and Sacramento Hus-
sars Will be held at Beachs Grove next
Sunday 4 steamer, conveying the eX-
clrsionists. viii leave the foot OF street
a $40 A. ", and returning reach the city
at 80 p NJ The HusSar Band Will FUR
nish the music for the day. There Will be
amusement for all during the day
NEW ClTIzEs.-In Department One OF
the Superior Court yesterday Heinrich
Meyer, a native of Germany. was admitted
ia citizenship on the testimony Of John
Mvsei and Charles Quellmalz Also, Thomas
Coulter, a native of Canada, On the testi-
mony of G. W. MorehoUse and Ed. NJ.
Martin.
You CAN save fully ten per cent. by pur-
chasing your teas, coffees, baking powder,
havoring extracts, chocolates, etc, from the
Consumers Tea Company, 7lS } street. .
TWENTY pieces of extra-heayy table liner,
30 cents per yard. Red House.
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