The Clifton clarion., 1886-12-22
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past week. The bonds of all of
 the county officials elect and most
 all of the precinct ofiiclals have
 been filed with the county Record
 CT, as required by law, having been
 first approved by the chairman of
 the Board of Supervisors. So far
 as l can learn the suretiss on the
 bonds of the county officials are
 all responsible men, but such is
 not the case as regards precinct
 officers. notably that of the Justice
 of the Peace elect from Atorenci. It is the intention of the District
 Attorney to have the new Board
 of Supervisors examine critically
 the bonds of all officials now on file and when any defect IS found
 to compel the party interested to
 furnish new bonds or vacate the office. This will be a move in the right direction as it is well known fact that the sureties on tho bonds of some officials, notaries public especially, are as valueless as the paper upon which they are written.
 
 S. ". POmeFoy, the enterpri3 ing stage man, having an eye to busi- hess, purchased last week from Solomon, Wickersham and Co.,, their corral, horses, buggies, etc, etc, at Bowie station. This gives Mir. Pomeroy control of all the transportation from this point, m important item when the amount of travel is considered. The pub llc will not suffer by the change although they may be deprived in their long drives of the company of old Poney Duncan whose yarns have frightened the way to many weary traveller.
 Improvements continue be the order of the day here. It is said that Mir. Frank Neese contem- plates building an addition to lis dwelling, and that District Attor- ney Bo!an will fll the gap between his newly erected building and his dwelling by a neat two story frame house. Our local architect, McCarty, is enquiriug for carpen- ters, says he has more work than he can possibly attend to and that he could employ carpenter CT two for the next six months.
 AIr. ". P. Sheilds, representing the firm of L. B. Freudenthal & | Co, Fl Pasc, spent 8 day with us last week returning from 2 busi- ness trip to Globe. He Is . genial l gentleman and judging from his gratiiied appearance must have l had a successful trip.
 Post office Inspector, Murroe, ] who went through to Thomas on Monday passed through here on his return Thursday. The robbery of the registered mail which re- gently occurred at the Thomas post office was, ! understand, the | principal cause of the Inspectors visit. The matter has been satis- factorlly settled, MT. McGinness, tho postmaster, having reimbursed ! all those who lost money by tie robbery, amounting to nearly $250. ! No clue to the robber or robbers has as yet been discovered al though chief detective, Jack ONeli, has been hard at work on the case since its occurrence.
 The Board of Supervisors will | meet tomorrow to fix the delin- ! quent tax list. It is thought by | many that an effort will be made | to have the time in which the tax es can be paid extended until the 29th but as this will involve an extra meeting of the Board and as the members thereof are not par ticularly struck on visiting us 1t is possible no extension will be grant | ed. This habit of extending the | time in which taxes should be ! pald, leaving out the question of 1 its legality, is inconsistent with | business principles. Every one | interested knows the date upon which taxes become delinquent l and they should be ready to meet ! theIr indebtedness or pay the pen | alty.
 D. 1T. Ming, administrator of | the estate of J. B. Collins, was be | fore the probate court this week | and secured, wonderful to relate, without opposition an order for l the sale of the personal property | of the estate consisting of cattle, horses, buggies, etc, etc. I under stand the cattle will be sold to Mrs. Collins at their appraised ! value. This is as it should be.
 No deaths, marriages, births or ] balls to chronicle but we expect a few of the latter in the near future. l