The Delta independent., 1895-06-26
Paonia Pointers.
PAoNIA, Colo, June 1s, 1895.

PAoNIA, Colo, June 1s, 1895.
IIaying has commenced and every
/ body is busy cutting, shocking and
| stacking.
There were three new arrivals in this
part of the country lately. E. P. Balch
an eight, pound boy. A. R. Bruce ten
pound boy. H, c. Griffin an eight
pound girl. Abiding we'll.
Mrs. Hammond has been Tery sick,
but is getting better, being able to set
up.
M. F. Boiling has been very sick, but
is improving very rapidly and will go to
haying this week.
Mr.. and Mrs H. NJ. Train have gone
to Ouray to visit their daughter and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams.
Mrs New has been quite ill but is i'm
proving slowly.
busy training his two race horses to run
on the 4th of July. Hotchkiss and
Delta sports beware.
Rev. Lawrence Taylor and family
from Montrose are spending few days
in the neighborhood and while driving
over the bad roads upset their wagon
and threw them out, spraining Mrs.
Taylors wrist, but not seriously.
The Ladies' Aid festival Saturday
night was quite a success, over $500
being cleared, Don't seem like hard
times here.
Ed. J. Matthews had load of boxes
delivered to him from J.. is. Roatcap
Saturday to be ready for shipping fruit
as it may ripen.
Seems as though our merchant is
getting quite independent, shuts up
the store nights and Sundays and if you
want anything, have to go and rustic
him out.
A. P. Campbell has been laid up for
week with sore eyes, caused by lime or
some other material getting in the eye.
Orange Decker is under the weather,
but we hope to see him out soon.
A. w. Pace and L. H. Chiles have
gone to Montrose and Telluride with
their teams to make stake.
Mrs. w. J. Sawyer & Son arrived last
Saturday to look after the ranch and
have vacation.
E. B. Quackenbush went to Montrose
Monday for load Of Mason fruit jars
for A. s. Goodenow, so when in need Of
jars Of any kind, remember the place
and take your money there, leave it and
go away happy.
D. j. Stewart g. Son have seven or
eight men working their orchards set
this and last spring, keeps them pretty
busy, as they only set in the neighbor-
hood of 10000 trees this spring. They
also have about eight men on the Stew
art ditch and are making dirt fly under
the careful management Of their super
intendent, Il. c. Wand.
II you want to be in style better have
your house painted, buy new buggy or
have the old one vanished. Best bug
gy varnish and paints for sale cheap at
A. s. Goodenow's.
o. Y. Bone has concluded to quit
trading for awhile and go to work. He
has been helping Mr.. Wilson hay and
will soon be ready for anyone else that
may need good man.
A. D. Brown and father were up to
Paonia and vicinity fishing and enjoy
ing the fine scenery
The river is going down slowly and
good many are crossing. We need
bridge across the river up in this end of
the valley and some one should take
hold and lay the matter before the
county commissioners. With help from
the county it can be built the same as
the school house and M. E. parsonage,
as every one would contribute freely for
this kind Of an enterprise.
The accommodating butcher Of Hotch-
kiss runs meat wagon to Paonia and
vicinity Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
days. So no need Of going hungry for