Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-06

PUBLIC LIBRARY MEETING.-The Board
of Trustees of the Free Library met last
evening. Present, W. G. Fitch, President {:
A. S. Hopkins, +. Lenoir, and S. II. Ger
| IRISH, Secretary. Thereport of the Librarian
for the month Of July was read, as follows ::
Number of books issued during the month
1909; classified as follows; Fiction. 1852 ;
| history, 81; biography, 43; travel and adj
venture, 139 miscellaneous literature 49,
religion, %; poetry and drama, 81; science
and art, II. Average number issued per
| day, 1913. Percentage OF fiction, 81 Num-
| Der OF patrons, 1856. Amount Of fines
collected, $l3 IS. The following rule to
govern the circulation of books was unani-
mouSiy adopted: Books on shelf less
! than three months-tictiOn, two weeks ;
other books, three weeks" An invitation
| from the Native Sons of the Golden West
| To part cipate in the celebration of the 9th
| of September was received and unani-
| mously accepted by the Board. This is the
| first time since the library was organized
| that an invitation to attend celebration of
any kind has been extended, or the Board
| recognized in any manner whatever, by any
society or committee The following bills
| were allowed Pacific Mutual Life msur-
ance Company, $50; Capital Gas Company,
| So so; II. y. hayes Il Co., $3.50 70 b.
| Ruhl, 1888 70; California Wire Works,
$l24 c. II. Libby, $62; c. S. Houghton,
| 81 SO; rheodor Berendsohn, 500 90; s.
W. Collins, $40; Tom Scott, sc 05; Locke &
| Lavenson, s. 81; J. Dewing, s. so; Whit
| tier, Fuller q Co., 50 Is: II. c. Megerle,
s. 20; F. II. Rcvell, 81; X. s. Jones, 50 % !;
Capital Ice and Coal Company, SO; c. H,
| Parsons, So; Earle, Potter Il Co, 81 25 NJ.
r. Beard Il Co., 81 IS. After ordering a
large lot of books the Board adjourned.
The SuPERvIsoRs.-The County Board
| of Supervisors were in session yesterday
| all the members present. The rules were
suspended and the demands of A. II. Estill
| for the sum of $3.50 II were ordered paid,
| as was also the demand of II. Anderson for
| $500. The petition of J. B. Bradford and
others for the building of q public road
in Road District No - came up for hear
| ing and after listening to the report of the
viewers and the testimony OF Messrs. Brad
| ford and Christian the matter was postponed.
| The matter Of employing an attorney to
carry on the suit commenced against the
| hydraulic miners on behalf of the county
| by George Cadwalader, came up on special
| order at $50 ?. NJ, Mr.. DevJin appearing as
a representative of Mrs Cadwalader He
| claimed that Mrs Cadwalader should be
allowed 10 employ counsel to carry out the
work begun by her husband. He said that
most of the work was already done, and
| Mrs. Cadwalader was waiting to give bond
| to faithfully carry ont the contract without
any extra expense to the county. If allow ed
| to do So the widow would secure the SER
vices of Judges Bclcher and Rhodes to
| carry ON the suits The request was
granted, and it was understood that Judge
s. c. benson and Robert T. Deylin, of this
city, would also be employed by Mrs. Cad
walader.
| METROPOLITAN THEArER. A second
| large audience assembled last evening to
| enjoy the performance of THE Raiahn
The play moved even more smoothly than
| on Monday evening. The orchestration
was spirited and added to the entertain
ment, and the general management thor
| oughly good. The success of the Madison
Square Company here teStifies to the fact
that this community will respond properly
| 10 the call of dramatic companies of even
balance and fair merit, and will reward o
management that brings to the city troupes
| of average excellence.
| A PROLIFIC FAMILY.-Among the passen-
gers on an emigrant train that passed
through this city on Friday last was faini-
| ly of twenty seven persons, the father and
mother, with their live girls, six BOYS and
sixteen grandchildren. They came from
southwestern Missouri, and are en- route to
Washington Territory. The venerable
grandfather seemed as full of life and vigor
as any Of the party.
| MISSES French calf shoes, sizes IL TO 2.
only 81 IS Ladies French kid button
| boots, s. 25and 81 30 at Red House to-day =
| LADIES closks in ali styles from the
bankrupt stock of O'Neil & Stuart, at so
! cents on the dollar. Red House.
SEE our new advertisement to-day Red
| House.
| SEE our neys advertisement to-day. Red