Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-07-11

49, NiAiium DmlJu anu MISS MAY
Williams were married at the residence
OF o. c. Human last Thursday evening
by Rev. Llwyd. The couple took theil
friends by surprise.
Special Agent B. E. Hambleton. OF
Silver City, is again victorious, he hav.
ing won the prize offered solicitors writ.
ing the largest amount Of acceptable in
surance in the general agency Of New
Mexico and west Texas during the
months Of May and June.
The mayor Of Silver City has requested
the SOUTHWEST SENTINEL to express to
Col. Bliss, c%ommandant of Fort Bayard,
and his adjutant, Lieut.. Dodge, the
thanks of himself and this town for the
many personal and official courtesies ex-
tended to Silver City during the late
convention here. And also to return
thanks to the newspapers OF New Mex
leo, Arizona, Colorado and western Tex.
as for the persistent, good work they
have done for the Southwest Silver Con
v%ention during the last two or three
months.
Gov. Thornton, who was to have been
here TO deliver the address on the morn
ing Of the 4th, was delayed and did not
arrive until the afternoon Of the 4th.
He was escorted from the train to
the balcony Of the Thinner House
from which he delivered a short address
while the Governors salute Of II gum
was being fred. In the evening he led
the grand march at the rink with Mrs.
@. NJ. Shannon, and on Wednesday morn
ing he delivered an able address before
the silver convention. He was given a
reception at Fort Bayard on the evening
of the 9th.
Last Tuesday evening there was a
quiet wedding in the parlors Of the Tim
mer House. While the crowd on the
balcony was talking and laughing, Rev.
Fitch was performing a ceremony which
made Mr.. J. r, Hewlett and Miss Minnie
Perry, Of the Mimbres, man and wife.
The wedding was very quietly conducted,
the only ones in the secret being the con-
tracing parties, the minister, Manager
Hauser Of the Thinner House and two
witnesses to the ceremony.
Sim Holstein came in from his ranch
last Thursday and brought the news to
II. E. Muse and r. p. Barnes that the
horses which they had abandoned 10 the
mountains Of Sierra county last fall had
been found. It will be remembered by
the readers Of this paper that Messrs.
Muse and Barnes started for Sierra coun-
ty to attend court during the term there
last fall and went on horseback over the
trail from Georgetown. They got lost
in the mountains and found il necessary
to abandon their horses. They came
near perishing OF hunger, cold and thirst
but finally reached a ranch. The horses
were given up for lost a long time ago.
After attending the Silver Convention
here Governor and Mrs. Thornton we're
entertained at Fort Bayard by Col. and
Mrs. Bliss. The ARRIVAL Of the Governor
and his party at the Fort was heralded
by an artillery salute and a few minutes
later the garrison had turned out IN full
dress TO parade in his honor. Quite a
number Of people from town had driven
over to the Post 10 enjoy the pretty and
stirring sight Of the troops, with colors
flying and band playing, as they marched
past where the Colonel, with a ghttering
body OF officers, and His Excellency
stood to receive their salutes. In the
evening Col. and Mrs. Bliss gave a din
ner party 10 Governor and Mrs. Thorn
ton, and later on a reception and one Of
the prettiest balls ever given az Fort
Bayard followed.