Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-11-14


This bright little city was in regal at
tire last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day 10 honor OF her irrigation guests.
The business houses were appropriately
decorated with gay colors and flags, and
many Of tho private residences we're
especially attractive In their gala day
dress. Apyramid erected at The interseo-
ton Of Silver avenue and Pine streets pre-
sented a handsome appearance aud while
il happily combined both beauty and art
IL also reflected our Horticultural and
agricultural resources and possibilities.
II was a pine shaft paneled at the base
and covered with cereals OF different
kinds, and a rars collection Of fruit was
artistically arranged in both quality and
color from the base to the apex, which
stood in bold relief, crowned by a large
American eagle. The main street from the
union depot to the heart Of the city was
given a very neat appearance through
the planting Of fresh p0lmillas on either
side Of that already handsome thorough
fare.
The fruit and vegetable display at the
Deming Land and Water Company's
Office had the effect of establishing be-
yond the p%eradventure Of a doubt that
Grant County, with irrigation, can yield
as beautifully from her soil as any sec-
ton in the United States. The collec-
ton was varied; every specimen was
perfectly developed aud the arrangement
WIS very artistic.
In way Of entertaining, those in charge
had provided wisely. After the hotels
and boarding houses had been filed it
was necessary for the citizens to throw
open their residences to accommodate the
guests. The chlvalrous knight, the in
iuential citizen, and the Indies Of Dem
ing all We'd together in their efforts to
make their friends at home. And well,
indeed, did they succeed.
By way of entertainment, on Monday
night the bright little farce comedy
"Who is Who" was given at the opera
, house, in which the leading characters
, did well. There was not much in the
: play itself, but all possible merits were
= we'll brought out. At the conclusion o
, the farce Misses Anna Ashenfelter anC
&. Lizzie Lockhart gave a skirt dance
which was especially pleasing and il
which the terpsichorean art was wei
sustained. The tennis drill, by fifteen
young ladies, gave evidence Of careful
Q training and showed to advantage thl
grace and beauty of some Of Deming'
fair daughters. The evenings snter
q tainment concluded with a castane
dance by Misses Ona Fendall and Lizzl
Q Lockhart. All in all the evening wa
i made very enjoyable.
On Tuesday night the beautiful can
tata Of Queen Esther was rendered b
local talent to acrowded house. In point {
t music and costume this cantata has fe'
superiors, and in the hands OF our Den
u ing friends it was given most creditabl,
The Headlight refers to it as one Of I'll
bsst local performances ever seen in tn
A. town, while those present pronounce
!; a success in every way.
a Prof. Leroy gave a balloon a~scensic
Ie and parachute jump on WednesdS
T. morning and in the afternoon entertain
4 ed the visitors with a high wire exhih
y tion on the main business street.
The browning social event of the 8
i ries, was the X. P. ball given in the dep,
1, hotel Wednesday evening. At $50 IL
= orchestra struck up the gran
,e march when over one hundred and tweI
al ty-tive couples entered the spacious diI
lie ing room which had been cleared for IL
y occasion. Beauty, grace and "fne clotl
Il rendered the scene an harmonious on
n (And in this connection a reporter
the SOUTHWEST SENTINEL rises to q
~ nounce that he was proud to be nuT
bered,ar1ong the Silver City delegation
ic The music was furnished by the Flo
a. Bayard orchestrai and was e~xceller
Dancing continued until 3 o'clock.
Deming has just cause for pride ov
40 her success, and her visitors will long
member the inequalities and oourtesi
On extended them.