Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-02
LOCAL BREyITIES.

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The Governor has appointed n. w. Bow
a Supervisor of District No. ., in Mono
county.
W. i. Gwynn, of this city, was az.
pointed Gauger on Saturday by Presiden;
The passenger trains have started in well
Tor the New Year. Most all Of them ar
, rived on time yesterday
A street car ran off the track at Tenth
ana Saturday night, causing consider
able trouble to the other cars.
a number of small bows have been ar
rested on suspicion of stealing chickens.
Seven were locked up yesterday
The Sacramento Business College. which
| has occupied the upper story of the Free
Library building for fifteen years, has been
removed to Hale's new block.
Chas. II. Fish and Deputy Sheriff f
Riley came down from Folsom yesterday
| having IN charge six prisoners who were
transferred oSan Quentin Prison.
| The first installment of iron for the cleo
trlc railway has arrived. Work will com
mence on the road Tuesday. The starting
point will be Twenty eighth and r streets.
The steamer Yaruna arrived from the
upper Sacramento Saturday. The San
Joaquin No. and D. E. Knight came m
| from the Bay. The latter was en- route to
Marysville.
The courtesies of their lunch rooms were
extended by Messrs. Nagele & Swenson last
night to the RECoRD-UNIoN force for Ha-
vanas ETC., with compliments of the New
\ ears season.
Two carloads of French Immigrants
passed through this city yesterday on their
way to NIna. They came direct from
france and are to work on Senator Stan
lords vineyard near Vina
An expressman of this CITY, who wears
merry red shirt while working, and who
seems to have race horse attached to his
wagon, was in a woeful state yesterday.
Somebody had sawed off eight spokes from
the wheel of his vehicle.
The immigrant and freight cars that came
down from the mountains Saturday and
yesterday were covered with snow to the
| thickness of three and one-half feet. Men,
women and children had great sport in
snow -balling at the depot.
This will be the shortest year this cen.
fury" remarked Jones to Smith Yesterday.
How SOP queried the latter "Only
three-eighths," replied Jones. Good -
calculated Smith. Lets go into Sid
don's and take something"
The Scandinavian Social Club has elected
the following officers: President, A. Gus
tafson; Vice President, N Lubbock; Re-
cording Secretary, A. Felt; Financial Sec
rotary, z. Winberg; Sergeant-at Arms,
Chas. Hultquist; Trustees, Corfits Nielsen,
+. Franson, j. Nielsen.
A man was brought to the police station
Saturday on charge of vagrancy His
name is Edgar Davis, alias John ?. Nc
Manns He Is "a nrinDla
money by begging, which art he has prac-
uced too frequently lately. He PANIED
out $26 so at the station.
The following is announced by the Ad-
Iutant-General as the percentage of attend
ance at drill and company membership of
the First Artillery Regiment for the month
OF November Company A, "a Company
d, 81; Company G, 49, Company L, rs;
Company F, 81; Company G, So; Cadets,
81 Signal Corps, 6S. Percentage and total
of regiment, 65.
The County Board of Education has
completed the examination of applicants
for teachers certificates. Out of the class
of thirty-fve, eleven were successful, as
follows: Grammar Grade-Jennie Rich
ards, Jennie Smook, Eda Ebert, Jennie
Hughes, Matte Hubbs, Ada Flynn, Maggie
Anderson. Primary Grade-Lula ellis,
Cora Clark, Lizzie Klotz, Gertrude Othicks.
Mr.. billiard, of HicksviIle, aged II years.
while driving from Gait to his home. in
four-horse farm wagon few days since.
accidentally fell from the elevated seat to
the ground alighting on his head The
old gentleman received serious injuries to
his head and spine, and severe shock to
his nervous system. His condition is pre-
carious and it is feared that his injuries
will prove fatal.
Harmony Lodge, knights and Ladies of
Honor, has elected the following-named
officers for the ensuing term: Past Pro-
tector, D. D. Petite; Protector, Mrs. J. C.
Person; Vice-Protector, Mrs. c.. Nav; Re-
cording Secretary, Mrs. NJ. Keller; Finan-
J. c. ri erson Chaplain, Mrs. A. E. Smith
Guide, Mrs. E. G. Watson Inside Guardian
and Outside Guardian, Frank Swift; rep
resentative to the Grand Lodge Mrs. w. b.
Roth; alternate, Mrs. d. D. Petit; Trus-
tees. G. Pierson, r. H. Petit and L. E.
Norton.
A. ]. Rider, of Gait, SAYS that Friday
night before Christmas his band of nine
turkeys came up missing" Neither
light nor tidings of them could be found
anywhere. The mysterious disappearance
of the fowls was attributed to some sneak
thief who had visited their roosts at night.
DiSiASio "OiC SUBSTITUTED turkeys at luG
Christmas meal, and the festive board was
not yet cleared away when the band of
turkeys put in an appearance, strolling up
the fields toward the barnyard, gobbling
and Hopping their wings as if cognizant of
having fooled their master
In accordance with its usual custom the
management Of the RECORD. UNION had a
fine collation. set in the composing rooms
of the establishment at II o'clock last
night as Printers New Years Spread
After the many good things prepared
for the occasion by the caterer
Mr.. Senate. had been socially dis
cussed, the Chapel passed resolutions OF
good will and expressive of the cordial re-
lations existing among the force of the of
fee. Half an hour was spent in greetings
of the season, etc, and although the
devil was present, he was unable to get
in his work to mar the occasion.