Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-06-05
THURSDAYS Daily, May 80.

THURSDAYS Daily, May 80.
 Overcoats and fires have been 1T demand of late.
 Attend the Memorial exercises al the opera house this evening.
 The Prescott hose team last even ing elected Carey Peck as their trainer.
 The Albuduerque base ball team has decided to come to Prescott for the Fourth of July.
 Miss McMullin, of Phenix, will give her dramatic reading iG Pres colt, next Tuesday evening, June f
 The weather for the past few days has been a htt1e too chilly to suiI some of our Phenix neighbors who are here.
 The JoURNAL-MINER has observed Memorial day as a sort ot half holiday, hence the usual amount of reading matter does not appear in | this issue.
 The Odd Fellows have erected a million dollar building in Philadel- phia. The only odd thing about it is that they should have erected it in Philadelphia.-Ex.
 The Fourth of July advertisement appears in this issue. Big posters, in colors will be up all over the Southwest in a few days announcing our big celebration.
 An Albuquerque man has written to the committee, making inquiries about the pool privileges at the race track during the midsummer meet ing, with a view of bidding Lor them.
 Gen. W. O. O'Neill, who has been in New York since last December, will shortly return to the territory, and engage in a journalistic enter prise.-Phenix Republican.
 Phenix has been experiencing De cember weather of late. They at tribute it to a snow storm in the northern part of the territory. While the weather has been cool here, there has been no snow.
 The Prescott Electric Light and Power Company are putting up their telephone poles, and expect to have their exchange in operation very soon. Their telephones are already overdue here.
 The Memorial exercises at Whip pie to-day were quite interesting. They were participated in by the members of the G. A. R. of Prescott and of the Army and Navy Union of Whipple. After the exercises were over, the Army and Navy Union gave a banquet to their visit ing friends.
 The newspapers are telling about the wife of poor grocer Tn Penn sylvania who once refused the hand of Rockefeller, the millionaire Standard oil magnate. The woman is probably happy, but there are some who are not sure that Rocke- feller is.-Ex.
 Attention is directed to an adver- tisement in this issue of the Snug saloon restaurant and lodging house for sale or rent. Parties desiring a good business of that kind can have an opportunity of obtaining 1t now. Ill health of the present proprietor is the only cause for him desiring to sell or rent. The place is located at Ash Fork.
 The telephone franchise granted to Charles Hoff reserves to the city of Prescott the use of one telephone free of expense and the privilege to the city of placing an electric fire alarm wire on poles of his company The exchange must be completed and in operation by August l, or the franchise is void.
 According to the Moncton, (N. s. Leader, the following is the delicate way they have of announcing a death in Nova Scotia, the quotation being taken from a memorial card of Mrs. w. B. Hinson: "She walked with God, and on Saturday, April 27th, she walked so far with Him, that she forgot to come back"
 Circulars have been issued by the s. F., P. x P. Railway Company, announcing that F. NJ. Murphy, president of the company. will here after perform the duties of general manager, heretofore performed by Major G. w. Vaughn, his title being president and general manager. K. l.. Wells is appointed assistant to the president, and w. A. Drake, superintendent of track, bridges, buildings, etc.. is made chief engi- neer. Appointments all take effect June l.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 Col. c. P. Sykes returned last even ing from New York.
 Jake Marks went out this after noon to meet his daughter on her return from school.
 w. w. Bass was in town this morning. Hereports good travel to the Grand Canyon.
 Mrs. E. J. Bennitt and her sister, Miss Daisy Bennitt, arrived here from Phenix this morning.
 MT. and Mrs. F. NJ. Murphy, Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Meany and Misses Mabel and Helen Meany are expected home tomorrow.
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