Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-12-02

To Make room for our Spring and Sum.
mer goods soon expected, we offer Golden
e Sug at It cents, Coarse Salt at !, 60 per
100 ID. sacks.
A. DAMAS.
If you want good wagon call on II. X.
Barnet agent for the celebrated Balm Wa.
yon, the best manufactured.
Wesley Akers, our efficient city marshal,
and wife. celebrated their WOODEN wedding
at e ale on ednesday evening last
A number Of invited guests assembled and
An enjoy able time is reported to have been
spent.
CARD OF THANKS. MIR. and Mrs. VIM
Baird ish to express their heartfelt thanks
to the people of this city for the assistance
rendered them in the hour of their sad be-
reavement. the death of their cldes child and
only son.
Prof. Ross. one Of the finest show draw.
ers" in the northwest. after twenty Years .:
constant playing for public parties. has re-
, tired. The sweet strains executed on the
vinlin at his instance. will be missed by
many lovers of good dance music.
There has been some changes made dur
ing the past few weeks among our town
clerks VIM Renfrew formerly at j. ?.
Volmer 4 Co.'S. is now keeping books for
Grostein + Binuard. and W. NJ Rice, tor
merly book keeper for Grostein 4 blnnari
is now engaged as hook Keeper for }. P.
+, Vollmer & Co.., and NJ. A Means. recently
Of H X. Barnett. can he found beh nd the
counter Of Vulmer 8 Co.'S,
| BAND BOYS BALL.-The third annual
rand ball given by the Lewiston brass band
on Thanksgiving evening was grand sue
cess-socally. financially and otherwise
The hall was beautifully decora ed. and the
music was furnished by the band boys quad
rifle hand, numbering six pieces, and from
what we could learn granted satisfaction tu
! the entire assembly present. At II o'clock
a most delicious supper was served at the
Delmonico Refreshment Parlors Upwards
of seventy five couple took an active part in
the dancing besides the swarm Of spectators
that were in attendance, and dancing was
continued until 4 o'clock a. M, when the
"sleepv triprers" dispersed, expressing that
manifestation of enjoying themselves most
eminently. TIE occasion ne.ted the asso-
ciatinn about $50, which will 60 to the
treasury to he used to help defray ex
Iense for instruction.
SAD ACCIDENT On Sunday afternoon
last, while little Ezra Baird, aged eight year.
and sew, raj other companions, of his owl
age. were fr"licking and pla, ling on the banl
Of the Clearwater rive, at the fo t Of Eu
gene rect. q serious misfortune hefell httl,
Ezra which caused instant death From
what we CLEAN from the boys who we're pres
ent We understand they had fire built ant
W re gathering small sticks to build up thu
fire, when Ezra csped small stick prop,ni
mp large log on the upper bank, which VA
laying on an incline He euleavorea, b.
little exertion, to pull this stick out whel
the log commenced rolling rapidly, and be
fore he could make his escape, it caugh
him. tripped him up and rolled over hi
head IN the right temple, MASKING IN tina
, side If his skull The little unfnrtunat
was taken home, snl Dr.. Stirling sun,none'
whp. after an examination. pronounced hin
dead. and it is thought he never livea
know what killed him. The funeral tool
place from to- Universaist church on Mon
day afternoon, and was largely attended
Rev. Nv. Fairchiih oiic atiug. All tn
pupils in the primary department Of tn
public school Of whih he was worthy an
stulions member, were present Ezr
was the eldest of three children, an
only SON Of Mr. aud Mrs. Nm Balr
a Of this city; bright and intelligent boy
. and great favGrie among his companions
The heart stricken family have the syn
pathv of the entire conimuni Y in this thei
. sal bt reav, ment, and it is assured tha
they have an angel in heaven who may "a
them mot her and ather.