Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-08-14
THE CITY AND COUNTY. EsESy Items From Our Own Town and
 Surrounding Country.
WEDNESDAYS Daily, August I.

epidemic.
 Pete Kitchen died in Tucson a few days since.
 There is a postal card for "T. w. F." at this office.
 Petty larceny kids still keep up their thieving practices.
 Murray McIuernay has an expert bicycle repairer in his employ now! The rainy season is drawing to a close. It has not been a great sue cess.
 A party of Chicago capitalists arrived last night on mining busi- ness.
 W. J. Mulvsnon resigned as fore man of the Toughs hose company last evening.
 Very heavy black clouds made a big bluff last evening but failed to produce any rain.
 A new brand Of champagne has been received in Prescott, and par ties at the Johnson House are look ing for the agent of 1t.
 Sheriff Ruffner went out to Placer itas this morning to investigate the recent killing there. No further particulars have been received con- corning the murder.
 Among the Hotel Burke arrivals last evening were J. G. Allyn, X. F. Dexter. l.. Levin, E. V. B. Hoes, R. F. Tustin, Chicago; and Wm. Rich ardson, Boston.
 Mrs. Frank Scully, nae Miss Em- ma Harris, died of consumption this morning at o'clock at her home on Walnut Creek. Deceased was g years old.
 Rev. Thompson. the cowboy preacher of Arizona, will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday morning. A hearty invitation is ex- tended to all to hear him.
 The Owl saloon was the scene of two scrimmages last night, but luck fly no serious damage was done. A harmless gun play was made in the first one, while the last was a rough and tumble fsticuif.
 A bicycle ran of the track, pres rribed for these vehicles, by the City Cou lcil, last evening, near Granite creek, and struck the bridge side walk and was well across the struc- ture when Policeman Potts arrested the offending vehicle and held it to appsar before Judge Ling.
 The officers of the Grand Lodge l. O. G. T., will arrive in Prescott and hold public meetings with the lodge established here on Saturday evening August 10th, at S o'clock D. m., at the Knights Of Pythlas hall. Everybody Is invited to attend. Free admission.
 4 telephone message from Chap arral over tho Prescott Electric company's line this morning says that that section was visited by one of the heaviest rain storms yesterday ever witnessed. Hail as large as pigeon eggs also fell to such Ian extent as to cover the ground.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 Hon. J. J. Gosper is in town from Los Angeles.
 R. N. Dougherty is in from Crowned King.
 J. H. Tone, of St. Louis, is regis tered at Hotel Burke.
 Emery Rays and family are among the party of Phenicians who are camping near town.
 J. NJ. Mckee. of New Orleans, clerk Of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, arrived in Prescott a lev days since fer visit to his brether-in-law, Governor k. C. Powers.
 Al. B,nnett, formerly of the now defunct Yuma Times, left this morning for Flagstaff, accompanied by Miss Nettie Barbier, representing herself as a Chronicle correspon- dent. The couple proposes to visit the Grand Canyon.
 J. b. Crabb and family, and O. H. Christy and family, all of fhenix, who have been camping just south of town for several days, left for Camp Wood to-day. where they will be joined by W J. Cooksey and lam ily and w. c. Shook and family, and the party will then make trip to the Grand Canyon together.