The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-09-13
BRISTOL. ITEMS.

ShihGSu, tho St'Se ioH tdhlnS tue OH
road formerly used and driving two
horses instead of one. Mr.. w. j.
Townshend, for a long time known as
Gilmer 4 Salisbury's agent, has pur.
chased the route between Eureka and
Phoebe, and was in town Sunday com.
plotting arrangements, preparatory to
making things hum.
Sunday, the It'll inst, religious ser.
vices were held at the school house. Rev.
Father Galligan, of Silver Reef, oAici.
ating.
The recent cold inclemency resulted in
snow on the mountains and heavy rain
fall below.
I. Z. Jones, Internal Revenue col.
lector, passed through here Monday en-
route for Eureka.
School commenced on the 9Th All
the little kids are pleased on account of
my having promised them a visit. There
is nothing like being on good terms with
the young.
The Day furnace having been put in
thorough state of repair by Prof. Ed.
Cults. of Royal City, that institution of
learning-not Ed, but the furnace-was
started up under a full head Of steam at
! | o'clock A. ~, the Sth inst. Foreman
Walsh Informed me that the first bar of
lead came out at P. NJ, same date.
The books of Registration are now
open at the Office of Registry Agent j.
b. Smithson.
A singular compound was recently
hawked about the street at four. bits a
pound. Several of our more credulous
citizens bought pound or two of it, not
because they wanted it, but Just to try
it. On close examination it was found
to be comp ,sed Of fly legs smothered in
grease. The man who sold it called it
butter.
An impecunious stepped up to the bar
and called for drink. is there any.
thing in it?' inquired the barkeep, az he
reluctantly handed up the bottle. Eyes,
there's whisky in it, " replied the thirsty
one, cycling the bottle.
Barton, Tore & Co. have taken con
tract to furnish the Day outfit with sew
eral thousand bushels of coal, and men
are now out i'll the bills cutting wood
etc, for that purpose.
At the Nervine Dispensatory of Fred
erick Stromberg, ESQ.,, poker has beer
on the rampage Of late.
John Quinn, in company with JOIN
Wheatly, dropped in here Tuesday from
Taylor. They report that the corn il
that section is in blnom, and the rye i
in tassel, and that everything indicate
an carly harvest.
Five days ago the three cows that sup
piled nearly all of Bristol with mill
strayed away. Four days prior a maj
strayed away. The man strayed in tn
direction of Phoebe. 1t is not defnitel,
known in which direction the COW
strayed. The man went in wagon
The cows on foot. Each of the cows ha,
a nice bell on. The man didn't have an,
bell on. Any gentleman finding the los
COWS and returning them will receive hi
reward, cash down. Any gentleman
finding the lost man and returning hin
will receive his reward in Heaven.
DR.. Chris. Kastberg and Yves. VIII
liams of Royal paid Bristol professional
visit recently. 1t is the old story, the,
came in wealthy and left-well, sadder
if not WISER men.
J. 3. Shaw's Silver Plate circus
billed to appear in Bristol on Sunday
September 18th. Don't forget to com
around, gentlemen, as much of you
future success depends.
| L. s. Scott, of Osceola, arrived j
Bristol, Thursday. He reports that tn
prospects for bringing in the water thi
fall are good.
Hon. r. A. Riepe left here on Thur:
days stage for Phoebe.
John Quinn opened up his saloon to
good business on the 10th inst.
In answer to gentleman inquiry 9
to what the word embryo" means,
used the word last week. I'll simply max
clean breast of it, and acknowledg
thatI don't know. 1t might mean or
thing and it might mean another.
, might mean slagpot or new-fangle
! sausage machine, or a woman with tw
husbands. or a rainbow, or, maybe,
small beefsteak, or package Of caramel
, for aught know. A. &. House, how
ever, has lot Of dictionaries at doll;
, apiece. and just rs soon Us l can e
| enough ahead I'm going to have one
| EN-.
The furnace employees were paid off tt
u 10th inst. The Day Company is secor
y to no company on the Coast in regard
the regularity Of its paydays.
4 Two lovers sat behind the stove.
Last Sunday night. and fon ly covo
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