Mohave County miner., 1895-11-16
The Festiue Board.
.l ,o the Mou.vr cous,y N,srR


 The social event of the season, ar event long to be remembered by thost who happily participated in the iestivi- ties occurred in the large and elegant rooms of Fl. Soow, Sunday evening Nov. 10. The occasion was the givin, of a bull head banquet in honor of Mir John R,wlsod and Mir. Richard Kav' snaugh. celebrating espectively their 27th and 23d birthdays To say it wat Q grand success from beginning to end would be expressing It in extremely miid terms. IL was a strctly biooded affair. none but the elite of society were present. The spread wac laid at six o'clock and the large mahogany table fairly groaned under the weight of the delicious oull head, beans and d.licacies and the perfume of Ao~ers iniermingl .np with the odor of the exquisite visnds, gave evidence that those in charge thoroughly understood their duties.
 The spacious rooms were elegantly decorated with bunting and ferns; and \ profusion of dainty twigs of evergIee a sdeptly placed added freshness to the beautiful scene ca each end of the table msjsstically stood huge vase oi the very rsrest of cut flowers, sent from Los Angeles especially tor the occasion, while in the center of the table was placed the gsrnished bull head Ample time was taken in the arrangement of the feast and it gss msgni6 ent success The guests began to arrive at 5 80 and at 6 the full number of twenty, bearing invitations, had mbled
 Those present were: F. J. Richards, asI IL Dixon, E. c Thsrp, Jas. Martin, M Roes, Geo. Davis, Wm. Hennessy, A H. Stearns, G w Kone, H. Snow, H. 5. Kenyon, H. Ainsworth, A M Con ley, F. c. Kenyon, H Nj. Littlefeld, j. E. Coulter, J. l.. Davis and las. Rothwell.
 The guests being seated, Judge Ken you made the opening address. He a'ked the Almigh y not to be stingy with his bouoteous blessings and pro. tection during this hour of trial aud temptation. He then bemoaned the fate of this most unlucky bull who, uu solicited on his part, had become the conspicuous object in this remarkable feast, closing oy asking every one to eat, drink and be merry.
 1873 claret was indulged in followed by bull-head. beans and beer Then response was made by F. Richards, general foreman of the A. & r. shops who, with choice language, Set forth the objects of this gathering and euloaiEed the principals of the event extoling their many grand and noble qualities. This was followed with beans, bull head and beer, and close on the heels of this Messrs. Rowland and Kavsnauah made in nknn lnIn ff h.a honor conferred upon them by the guests. Here more bull head and bs a IS was called for and the way Judge Ken. yon s~iped that piece of insnimate crit ter proved that he had not taken fenriSg lessons in vain. Beans, beer and bul . head was freely partsken of at frt quenG intervals. Everyone ate with 8 relIsh Even your correspondent, who has been accustomed to luxury all his life ate as though he hadn't been favored with a square meal in months.
 A. Fl. Stearns, who occupies the best ch air in eaboose No 6i. was called upon and made an elegant speech, lasting ten minutes. B B. & B followed. Then by request Heavy Soow took the floor His cheerful face, with those pesrly teeth set to beauty by a luxurisnt mustache, made all feel pleasant. His was one of the finest addresses of the evening Beer took an inning Then came old Bill Hennessy who quoted Shakespeare to the queens taste. Subsequently came beer, beans and bull.head.
 A unanimous call was then made for pie-mug Kenyon, brother of the Judge. Young Kenyon is the heart crusher of Peach Springs. Many 6 shattered hope is laid at his door. And who can wonder !! As he sits there we look upon that hand some face, that winning, seductive smile; those cupid lips reminds one of the parting of a rosebud in answer to the kiss of the morning dew, or, more properly, watermelon cut plump in two (witb the seeds extrscted). He begged of on the grounds Of not being prepared Several old stags begged of on the same ground while some were honest enoueh b to confess their weakness for B B. and B. There was lanky Thsrp, whose sal low face and gingerly grin lit up the far end of the table. said he was too tired to speak and was excused, also oaldy Davis, crow.face Martin, and squatty Ainsworth were too weary.
 Next came gun-wsd kone, manager of the Fred Harvey chewing bazaar. He did the best he could under the circum- stances. He had prepared a speech (taken from an almapac) tut the mineral water had taken possession of his fac. ulties to such sn extent that his address was more remarkable for it's gesticula- tions than it's yerbosity. B. B. & B. made another score. Wit and humor flew thick and fast and it was thouyht cspitate himself until kind friends in. terposed and with kind, persuasive words convinced him that twelve inches was wide enough for any man to open his mouth, even under these extraordinary circu instances. B. B. & B. cut another