Arizona republican., 1895-11-19
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morrow night, Wednesday, November 20, in the opera house at o'clock. Matters of importance, including the election of new board of directors to serve for the ensuing year, will come before the meeting and a full attend ance is desired.
 A. G. Fredericks, special agent of the postoffice department, stationed at Denver, is in Phoenix, with the es- pecial intention of settling the post office site at the most eligible point. In pursuance to the advertisement of Postal Agent Waterbury ten proposi- tions have been submitted and from them will the choice be made today.
 The board of supervisors yesterday applied to the probate judge for the se- lection of three appraisers, to whom will be handed the list of the properties fixed upon by the board as suitable for the establishment of a poor farm, whereon is to be removed the county hospital. Following the report of the appraisers the final selection will be made
 Sunday afternoon about 5 a pistol shot alarm brought No. 3 hose cart on the run to the resi- dence of Mrs. Daniel on Month Fifth street. Rats in bureau. in combina- tion with matches, are supposed to have been the cause of what at first seemed serious blaze. A few buckets of water, judiciously applied, saved the house, but the bureau and its contents went up in smoke.
 Two of the most famous fake medi- ums gave seance at the opera house Sunday night. As is usual with all fake propositions, the house was crowded, for it was advertised that small collection would be taken to de- fray expenses. The small expense meant 50 cents per head before admis- sion could be gained. It was about the rankest fake proposition that has visited Phoenix for some time
 Buxton, the fruit man, when he closed up the coarse screened front of his shop Sunday, forgot he had left box of honey uncased. Yesterday morn ing he found about six swarms of bees in possession. The whole day long he fumigated and worked to dislodge the intruders, much to the detriment of his personal appearance and of trade, and at the last round the bees came up as game and as numerous as ever. He is surely in trouble
 The ''Te Deum Laudamuns'' of Miss Stella Whitehurst of Phoenix, will be produced, it is noted in a circular just received, at Trinity church, New Or leans, Christmas day The compost tion. which is dedicated by it's talented actress Ito Trinity Episcopal church, Phoenix, is described as a beautiful melodious composition, with splendid harmonious effects, and is advertised as in the lead of the Christmas music of the year.
 An office of Wells-Fargo & Co. is to be established in Mesa in a few days, though the name of the agent has not been announced. It is known, how ever, that George Gam, now in the employ of the Maricopa & Phoenix at Maricopa, is to be agent at Mesa of the railroad and operator for the Ar izona Telegraph company. There re- mains much work on the railroad bal lasting, and the date of opening has not been settled upon.
 The sacred concert given at the opera house Sunday afternoon by Ovide Muslin, his talented wife and Prof. Scharf, the pianist, drew very good crowd. The programme was a most excellent one and greatly pleased the audience. The Ladies Benevolent so- ciety worked hard to make the affair a success and it was largely through their efforts that the two performances proved so successful. The concerts were very good and nobody who at tended would have begrudged twice the admission fee. The Ladies' Be nevolent society netted S76 as their share of the proceeds.