Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-01-02
THE CITYAND COUNTY.
EsYSy items From Our Own Town and
 Surrounding Country.

/ No burglaries have been reporte,
 fortwo or three nights.
 A cold wave set in about o'cloc
 on Monday afternoon and it stil
 waves.
 The minimum temperature a
 WhipPle this morning was nineteen
 above zero.
 Mrs. NJ. E. Spauldlng entertaine, a number of friends at dinner yes
 terday at the Johnson House.
 The employees of the s. F., F.
 P. machine shops were the guests O the Johnson House at Christmai
 dinner.
 Treasurer Oliver received a checl last night for a little over S9,00( from the A. & P. Railroad Company for taxes for 1894.
 The $. F., P. & r. railway anC connections have issued circular taking effect January l, 1895, mak ing the minimum weight on orC thirty thousand pounds. instead oi twenty thousand pounds as it has been heretofore.
 Postmaster Horne; and his scco m modating deputy, Thomas Camp bell, have been kept busy for sev- eral days handing out Christmas packages. The number received have been usually large this year, but Mir Horne and his deputy have handled them good naturedly.
 The Christmas tree performances at the Congregational and Metho- dist churches on Monday evening were very interesting. At each place, Santa Claus was enthroned in a snow house. Interesting exercises, appropriate to the occasion, were rendered.
 Michael Gallery, the twelve-year- old son of Corporal Gallery, of B Company, l1th Infantry, was killed at Whipple yesterday by being thrown from a horse. His foot caught m the stirrup and the frightened animal kicked him on the head, and dragged him for some distance.
 K. H. Wade, general manager of the Southern California, a branch of the Santa Fe, has resigned his position and will be succeeded by Fred. Nelson, formerly connected with the A. x P. MT. Wade will assume the management of the Nickel Plate road, and become its vice president. Mohave Miner.
 In McClure's Magazine for Janu- ary Miss Beatrice Harraden, author of the most swiftly and widely popular novel ever written Tn recent years, Ships That Pass in the Night" will tell how she came to write that novel; when and where, and how she wrote it; how she got it published; and how is won her friends and correspondents in every quarter of the globe and among all conditions and classes of people; mora dramatic and absorbing story than even the novel itself. There Is also a portrait of Miss Harraden.
 Mahara's minstrels have come and gone. They gave two excellent performances. The company is composed of artists and they elicited the greatest applause from their audiences. Collins, one of the end men, combines pugilism with min strelsy, having made several success ful appearances in the prize ring. The contortionist act alone Is worth the price of admission, and can not be exceIled. The different shapes into which he gets himself seeming almost incredible. Several members of the company are hard to beat also in their dancing acts, while their solos are splendid.
 The Church of the Advent, yes terday, had on its holiday attire to celebrate the birthday of the great head of the church. A profusion of smilax, holly, and white flowers, ar ranged in the most exquisite taste, made the pretty building thing of beauty and a proper setting for Ehat joy forever at the incarnation of the Son of God, which filled the heart of the worshippers within its walls, and found appropriate ex- pression in the services for Christ 1 nas day. The music was more than excellent and would have been | highly creditable even in one of the | great centers of population, and | was proof incontestabie of the high | grade of musical ability resident in the city of Prescott. The sermon on the subject of the day placed be- fore the large congregation the ex- alted character oI the great festival | Of the nativity, and emphasized the truth that along the pathway of | hsmility alone, lay the road to true 1 greatness within the reach of all | who had the child's faith, together | with the potent perseverance and l proper for the loyal Chris l tian soldier. The services eulmina- ted with the pure offering of the 1 Holy Eucharist. In every way the l day Is one long to be remembered | in the church of the Ad- l vent. and bears witness to the steady growth of the church work 1 ah tbis misSon. The ofertory amounted to Sz5 and fraction. It SSili be used ju current expenses.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 
 Major E. K. otey. Of Jerome, is in tOEn.
 Henry Murphy came in from the Poland mine to spend Christmas.
 D. F. Mitchell has just returned from a trip to the Bradshaw noun tains.
 Mir. and Mrs. c. H. Akers moved into their new residence in West Prescott yesterday.
 Milton Turnbull arrived yester- day from Squaw Creek, where he is experimenting the erection of min ing machinery.