Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-20

Thanksgiving comes a week from next
Thur day-the 29th inst.
Several cattle buyers have been in
town during the past week.
poRr: 10 this town, on Tuesday, Nov.
10, the wife Of Rob't Evans Of a daugh-
tor
II there is a grander climate on the
inhabited globe than New Mexico, just
trot it out.
John A.. Miller. whose foot was quite
seriously smashed in Mexico recently,
is gradually improving.
There we're good audiences at both
morning and evening services at the Epis-
copal church last Sunday.
There has been quite an epidemic Of
bad colds, attended with slight fever,
in this city for the past few days.
A sale Of condemned stock took place
at Fort Bayard last Wednesday, when
John Brockman bought nine mules.
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A Mexican bale, st which all present
will YEA Mexican costumes, will be given
an the opera house at Deming on Thurs
day night.
Billy Cassman received the sad in.
telligence by wire Of the death Of his
sister, Ida, at lafayette, Indiana, last
Sunday evening.
Tue Social Club will give a grand ball
in the rink on Thanksgiving night and
will admit visitors at IS cents per couple!
and % cents for additional ladies.
The Minstrel show at Morrill, hall
last Saturday uight did not prove a
''blooming success" However, in the
''grand first part" the bass and tenor
drum deet made a "hlt."
Rob't. P. Thompson, formerly Of THE
county, has been down here for some
days past looking for cattle. He proposes
to get a lot OF cattle TO pasture. See his
advertisement elsewhere.
The erection of-Jhe Normal school
building is being vigorously pushed by
Contractors Laizure & Grade, and situa-
ted as the building will be il will be one
Of the most imposing structures in the
Territory.
The SENTINEL Is pleased to announce
that Mrs. Clark Rodgers, who has been
dangerously il at her home, at Lone
Mountain, is slowly eonvalescing, and
that the chances Tor her recovery are
very good.
At Pinos Altos, Episcopal service will
be held on Thursday evening at the
school house by Rev. Edward s. Cross, Of
Silver City, and the Sacrament of Infant
Baptism Will be administered. All are
cordially invited 10 the service.
The c. l. S. G. viii meet With Mira. W
@. Porterfield next Wednesday after
noon. The society, although just or
ganized IN this city and embracing q
small membership, is proving a great
sourc OF pleasure and Instruction TO III
members.
A construction train is expected her'
shortly to rebuild all the bridges on thu
part Of the railroad. New troughs ar,
being built for the stockyards, and wheE
they are put ia the old pipes and con
nections will be taken out and new one
laid instead.
Dave Tulloch is back from his polit
zeal trip up Salt river. The salt waite
treatment has done him good and be /
again the same whole-souled, straight
forward, pleasant fellow that he was be
fore embarking on the rough sea Of pol
itics. Better luck next time, Dave.
The supper given by the ladies' Of tn
Roman Catholic church was a thor
ougbly successful affair. Many peopl
went 70 It; all we're. OF course, pleafeI
with an excellent supper and the ladie
Melted the substantial sum Of $3.50, whic.
will 60 towards needed repairs on N
convent building.
Last Sunday, by recommendation o
many Of the bishops, was widely OF
served as Temperance Sunday" ia tb
Episcopal church. Rev. Edward S
Cross win On next Sunday evenlDl
preach on the subject Of Temperance,
having postponed his discourse from las
Sunday. All are welcome.
Sergt Schenck Of / troop, 1st cavalry
stationed a. Fort Bayard, has passed IN
necessary examination and boon pr,
NOTED 70 q second ~lieutenancy. Lieut.
schinks has been assigned 10 ID compan
Of the 10th infantry, and will JOIN hi
company 81 Fort Sill about The middI
of next month.
The Silver City Opera company go,
another performances Of the Little II,
coon at Morrill, hall last Thursday nigh
In many respects the last productio
was superior - the two former ones
great number Of strangers attended a
Thursday night performances and wei
very enthusiastic 10 their praise of oil
local talent. The company may r6lis
Patience aud pay Albuquerque d vie
during the holidays. as they have q vol
pressing invitation Io do 30 by q ropn