The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-03-22

selves by not expecting another vp-
portunity, as the lunar display will.
not occur again until the year 2,l03
Everybody, or nearly so, is anxious
for the return of Mr.. (. V, b. Hoes, If
the Kangaroo mine. 1t is about as
epidemic as the cry of a few years ago
crawford is coming" ION the way"
"sailed Saturday." and other stool
pigeon slush of that epoch. Crawford
did come, but he failed TO make any
body rich, ever himself,
CT. Barr has been building a new
fence and extending his orchard. We
admire his courage but think his judg-
ment more or less freckled, He, like
"Sheba" Hurst and John Cain pins his
faith to the next congress, But he is a
decorator by planting and we hope he
will reap his reward for his efforts
towards identifying lower Main street.
Judge John Hurst and Acting At
torney John Silver spent a week oyer
the range, returning Friday a cheval.
They met a mar called BruiD, but he
refused to stand trial, although a we'll
known rustler they failed to convict
him, Two turkeys were found COB
bling out of seaso and were promptly
tried and executed. A deer was also
tried for disturbing the camp, and
promptly ordered to town for further
hearing.
Many old bachelors, and several
60 od-looklng, enterprising young men.
are prospecting by mail for wealthy
widows. One young man. of feminine
architecture, has been lucky and To-
Gated n with a robust inheritance.
But, to secure a full and legal partner
ship he is asked to abandon our fine
New Mexico climate, and consent,
agree, and contract to make his home
for eyer on the Atlantic seaboard,
"spang up" among the dudes of the
surf.
Asa Barnaby is setting out a peach
orchard and increasing the value of
his home in other ways by a general
improvement. He is to be congratu-
lated, as the man that ever plants a
tree and cares for 1t, is a benefit to the
community in which he lives, and to
humanity in general. We hope others
will follow his his example and assist
nature in restoring the beauty Of the
valley of the Percha as found by the
merciless axmen Of pilgrim days, when
no law was known, only that of desecr-
alton.
The recent lamentable accident at
the Old Abe mine near White Oaks,
caused gloom and uncertainty through
out this neighborhood. 1t was thought
for several days that four of the vic
Tins were well-known Kingston miners.
The safe arrival of Alex. White, Satur-
day. still leaves three of Kingston's
miners among the dead, viz: W. B.
Mitchell, George Baxter and W. j..
Williams better known as "Cully.'
Mitchell was formerly foreman of the
Lady Franklin mine. Williams work.
ed on the Enterprise until it closed
down, and Baxter was a brother-in-law
of Constable j. w. johnson of this
place. He moved to White Oaks with
his family this winter and had just
secured work, and had written to that
effect only a few days before the acct
dent.
The masked ball gwen st. foatrick's
eve at Reingardt's hall was well at
tended, and socially was the event of
the season. A number of guests from
surrounding towns were present and
enjOyek the festivities, which lasted
until a late hour. Of masks there
were many of unique design, and Of
artistic merit. Elfs, sylphs, gobblins,
historic personages, rail-splitters, FAIRIES,
old ladies, ~centurians, milk pedlers and
ghouls glided through the long hall to
the poetry of monitor till "a. M. The
last waltz was the "never stop" and
lasted one hour and a half. The dream
of sound by the Magodi's was equal to
any ever heard in a ball room. Some
of the nymphs had extenuated wings
and seemed to be carried by the sound
wave of the violin in the realms Of the
beautiful. Robt. keay, jr., is a vital
player and dancer when he has an anil
mated concomitant. Edward Cahill
combined grace and agility, even dis
guised as a rail-splitter. kid" Reay,
ST., introduced a new figure, known as