The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-06-29
TOMBSTONE SOCIETY.
Doings of the Gay in Arizona's Gay and
Booming Metropolis.

Doings of the Gay in Arizona's Gay and
Booming Metropolis.
Bill Skinner is endeavoring to make
list of Tombstone's Four Hundred.
The task is extremely difficult. He no
sooner reaches the neighborhood of
four hundred names than the vigilants
turn out and be is obliged to turn out
fifteen or twenty as deceased. You
have our sympathy, Bill.
Another of our society buds has been
taken from us. Grizzly Adams, of Skull
Gulch, was last night quietly married to
pretty Lizzie Todd, of this place. Mr..
Adams comes from an excellent family,
and is in every way worthy of the
young lady. 1t will be remembered
that he shot his former wife at Skull
Gulch last summer while on a drunk.
Our good wishes go with the happy
couple.
Several of our ultra-fashionable
young men are making a determined
effort to introduce the style of wearing
their pants outside of their boots. We
are somewat opposed to innovations.
1t would not be well. we believe, to
introduce Partisan fashions too rapidly,
but this style might be permitted at
weddings and other ceremonious af-
fairs.
The Progressive Poker Club" met
last week at old man SINNERS, and were
entertained royalty by that prince of
hosts. The prizes were exceptionally
beautiful, one being an uncracked
looking-glass, much-prized rarity.
Crackers, sauerkraut and whisky were
served throughout the evening without
stint. There is no family whose posi-
ton in Tombstone society is more Sc
cure than old man SINNERS.
The United Order of Cowboys" held
their first annual banqueta at the China
mans on Monday evening. Covers
were laid for forty. but only thirty
seven were present. 1t was agreed
that the portions of the absent mem
bers should be equally divided among
those present, and by this equitable
arrangement, what threatened at the
time to be serious disturbance was
averted. 1t is just such delicate diplo-
macy as this that is making Tombstone
society famous throughout the country.
The affair passed off very pleasantly.
The regrets of the absent members
were presented by committee of vigil
lants. 1t was merely another affair
about horse. The organization passed
resolutions of sympathy. and voted to
attend the funeral in body.
The Tombstone Society for the Ad-
vancement of Literature met at the
art rooms last night. A paper was
read by Shorty French on Chaucer.
He prefaced his remarks by a few
words, explaining how he came to be
considered an authority on Chaucer.
He was in the neighborhood of Show
down, it seems, when the stage was
stopped and the mails robbed last fall.
Among the larger parcels in the mail
bags was volume of Chaucer. A
sense of exquisite delicacy prevented
him from explaining how the volume
of Chaucer fell to his lot. During his
protracted stay in the mountains SUBJ
sequent to the robbery, this was the
only mind food he was able to obtain.
This was unfortunate in sense, as it
irretrievably ruined his spelling, and
to man who has always shown such
deep interest in mail matter this was
indeed misfortune; but it made him
an authority on Chaucer. The lecture
was erudite to a fault and deeply in
teresting. Hall, in Life.