The Clifton clarion., 1888-03-21
SeIom onvilIe Siftings.


 Clifton in. charge of Mrs. Petrey, hard-working German woman whose domestic troubles have driven her to distraction. There being no accommodations here Mir. Crawford at once obtained the services of Dr. Groesbeck of Stafford, and the Probate Judge, taking immediate action in the matter, the unfortunate woman was enabled to leave on Wednes- day for the asylum at Phenix.
 On Wednesday evening our young men gave another of those pleasant parties which of late have been quite feature of the soclal life of the county seat, and the dance proved as pleasant as any of its predecessors.
 Lieut.. Hughes, in charge of twelve recruits, camped here en route for Fort Thomas.
 l 1.-The posse who started in pur- suit of the robbers of Mir. Sanches' mule have returned, after a long search as far as St. Johns, and found no trace of the highway men.
 Mir, Niehol, of Nichol & Jones, stockmen, accompanied by Super vIsor Boon, rested here on Friday on their way to Fort Thomas.
 Miss Kittie Fitzgerald of Tue son, sister to our efficient school teacher, arrived yesterday on a visit to her sister and Judge and Mrs. Fitzgerald, whose guest she will be during her sojourn here.
 Our Sheriff, although quite un- well, is ever on the move. After his arduous trip from Clifton he at once left for Fort Thvmas, and upon his return he'd away to Tue son on business before the United States Court.
 On Saturday we were reminded of the anniversary of 1reland's patron saint by seeing the Harp that once through Tara's Hall," embroidered in gold on green ground, proudly floating over the residence of the Hon. P. J. Bolan.
 Treasurer Pomeroy and the Hon. G. H. Stevens are seeding large plats of land around their re- spective residences with alfalfa; and the spirit of improvement still animates Mrs. l. B. Solomon, who is preparing to plant another large orchard, and whose late plantations of lombardy and pop lar will in a few years make her residence veritable Baffin's Bower.
 The rain is at last doing its long delayed duty. It has for two days poured forth abundantly, There is much going on up in the clouds. There IS a great racing and chasing of scuds, as if con- veying orders on a field of battle, while the more distant and solid masses move slowly and solemnly. Now and then, along the horizon, the skirt is lifted for moment and fair weather looks through to assure us that it is there, and will by and by come back in triumph. Every one here feels that these storms are specialities, for clear heavens, transparent air and shin ing suns are the settled order of nature. But if 1t will rain, we do love to see this decision and earn estness of purpose. Anything but dull, foggy drizzle, either in storms or mon
 Rain away, then, full-breasted clouds! Drench our uplands and our growing crops; make new channels down the hill sides; fill up our ditches, if you will. We wipe off the mud from our shoes with great satisfaction. We hear the gurgling moisture oozing out about our feet at every step we tread upon the saturated sod with out sense of annoyance; and we look at the surliest clouds and say. You are handsome and quite welcome. ARGoNAUT.
 Solomonville, March 18th. Miss Mamie Abraham, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. D. Abraham of Silver City, and sister of our townsman, J. Abraham, died at the former place on the 11th inst, after an illness of several weeks. The Enterprise says: A more modest and sweeter girl never was known and her death was the cause of many a heart being sad