Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-07-04

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This Is the day we celebrate.
Silver City is doing herself proud to.
day.
Thisis the day Of the small boy aud
the frecracker.
Special services we're held at the Meth
odist church last Sunday evening.
The programme for today is published
IN another column on this page.
j. II. Nudge will remove to the resi-
dence lately occupied by J. ". Ripley.
Panoramic views at Episcopal Hall
church on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings Of this week. Admission 25c.
The call for the irrigation convention
70 be held at Demiug in November will
be issued in a few days.
The committee on decoration has dis.
charged its duties IN q manner which
deserves commentator.
Judge A. B. Fall, Of Las Cruces, is be-
ing mentioned for temporary chairman
of the convention today.
The second regular meeting Of the
Southwestern Mining Engineers ABso.
citation win be held this afternoon at
o'clock.
The Southwest Silver Convention will
meet at 8 o'clock this morning in the
rink, opposite the Thinner.
This is a day which will be remember
ed for a long time by the residents Of
Silver City and the delegates and visit
ors to the convention.
The delegation from the Mogollons is
not SO large it would have beer had II
not been for the 4th OF July celebration
which is going On In that camp today,
The rainy season has been making pre-.
perations for it's arrival for several days.
A little rain fell last Wednesday and there
have been several light showers since.
A Mexican theatrical company came
to town last week. A performance wal
given in Morrill, Hall on Saturday even.
ing.
The Silver City and Northern railroad
has little else to do now than to carry
the mail. The train makes three trips
hweek for this purpose.
The headquarters of the Silver Con.
vention we're removed from the office o.
f. NJ. Hand to the Morrill, building or
Billiard street last Friday.
?. B. Lady prepared for the fourth by
having the front of his business place
reprinted. 1t presents a very attractive
appearance.
Mrs. Davenport gave the last of hel
musical entertainments last night al
Morrill, Hall. The performance wal
highly appreciated
The display OF fireworks this evening
will be under the supervision of DR.
Woodvilfe who has had a great deal o.
experience in that line.
There we're dances last night and there
will be dances tonight and tomorrow
night in addition to the other ATTRACTIONS
which viii engage the attention Of visi
tors in the city.
The hundreds of strangers who arr
here for the first time will have an ex
cellent opportunity to see what a desira
BILE place this is for a few days outing
during the heat of the summer.
The breakwater at the foot Of MAR
street which was recently constructed b!
John McMillin has been accepted by tn,
city. The contract was fulfilled in eyer!
particular.
The water is low in the reservoir bu
Silver City has a heavier water pressurl
and more water than any other town II
the Territory on this anniversary Of tn
Independence of the United States.
The hotels of this city were nevs
taxed so severely as they are now, and i
lie hardly probable that they will be flle'
as they are now for some time yet Il
come.
Governor Thornton was to have beef
here this morning TO deliver the oratiol
but, owing to an accident on the SantI
Fe branch, he telegraphed yesterda,
that he would not be able to get her
until this afternoon. This will necessi
tate a change in the program for thi
morning.
All the weather prophets are predict
Ing rain today. The ones with lonl
memories say that it has not failed t,
rain here but one fourth Of July in NOR
than a dozen years.
The convention ball whore the ses
sions Of the Silver Convention will b.