Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-09-11

precinct. Yours GRAVITY.
A meeting OF Silver Citizens was held
on Thursday evening to make arrange
menta for the formal laying Of the corner
stone ofthe Normal choo on the 14th inst
The chairman OF the board Of regents,
Major ]. w. Fleming, was elected chair
man and Geo. W. Miles was unanimously
chosen secretary. A committee on ar
rangements was appointed. II consisted
of Ed. White, NJ. V. Cox, Herb. Martyr,
Ed. Young and L. A. Skelly. Meesrs.
Allan H. Macdonald, Joe q. Sheridan
and A. ]. LOOMS we're appointed q COM
mittee on invitations. The Silver City
Social club was requested and agreed to
get up a ball for that evening. A recep-
ton committee consulting Of H Belts,
VIM. Brahm, DR.. White, A. B. Laird, j..
]. Bell, H. d. Gilbert, jackson Agree, NJ.
W. Porterfield, @. L. Cantley, Thos.
Foster, and Aaron Schultz was appointed
and instructed to ask the ladies to aid
them 10 their duties. The mayor and
city council we're appointed the finance
committee (shrewd move thisD. The
lodges Of the secret orders in the city
were invited 10 attend and to invite
lodges from elsewhere to be present.
Major Fleming was elected marshal Of
the day.
The committees have been hard at
work and the occasion Of the laying Of
the foundation stone Of this important
institution promises to be a most pleas
ant and memorable event. Personal in
vitations have been sent to Governor
Thornton, Judge Fan, the Supenntend-
emit Of Public Instruction, the county
School superintendent throughout the
Territory, the president Of the New
Meyico university, the principal Of the
Agricultural College, Colonel Bliss and
the officers OF Fort Bayard, the editors
in New Mexico and lodges in the Terri
tory. A general and cordial invitation is
extended to everybody who is interested
in the progress Of education in New
Mexico to attend.
The intention IL to have q procession
start from the center Of the town at 1
o'clock on Friday afternoon, march to
the Normal School, whore the ceremo-
MES of laying the foundation stone will
take place, In the evening the Knights
Of Pythias will give q banquet to visiting
knights, and a public ball will be gwen
at night by the Social club, The Fort
Bayard band will play during the day
and Afterwards az the ball.
A telegram was received from Hon. II.
B. Ferguson accepting an invitation to
deliver the GRAFTON at the laying Of the
corner stone.
superintendent Easley, Bridge Super
intendent Harlan aud Road Master
Eglinton ran in on q special on Thursday
evening while on a tour Of inspection over
the road. They left again the same
evening. Mr.. Englinton was hurrying
back for bis own wedding to Mrs Btoval,
formerly Of Lake Valley, who has Of late
been living at Sanderson, Texas. The
ceremony took place yesterday.
The latest styles Of Ladies'. Misses
and Children's Shoes just received at
Aaron Schultz 38tf
Mrs Gutman, sister Of Mrs Congress-
man Grain Of Texas, isyiaiting her uncle
Nj 4 r Kerr at Cambfay.
Oscar Buquar o az the news aRent on
the Silver Gty-M PasO,trsin, haslaid-oa
TO study for a term at she Agricultural
College. The young fellow who took his
place was arrested for smuggling At El
Papo and hes in jail In that town.
You can most always find what
you want in the drugs and
stationery line at Porter6eld's.
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