Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-12-30

Pastor Smale announces a Watch Night service to be held in the Rap tist church next Thursday night St II o'clock.
 Billy Spear, one of the most versatile and brilliant newspaper men in this territory, has severed his connection with the Tucson Star
 Justice Brisley completed the ex- animation ot James Hughes this morning, on a charge oi killing a Mexican At Big Bug, and held hun under Sl,00O bonds to appear before the grand jury.
 Miss Kate L. Heizes came in from Williamson valley, where she has been teaching school, to spend Christmas. She will gO Co Phoenix tomorrow to attend the teachers institute.
 Invitations for the banquet and ball To be given next Thursday even ins at Hotel Adams, Phoenix, 8, the formal opening ot that institution, arc out. \ number have been re- celved in Prescott.
 Guests of Ho,ol Burke aTs lavish in their praise ot the excellent Christmas d uusf served tbege yeS- terdav. The dining room was crowded for three or four hours.
 W. (. P,Attenburg has resigned his position a. s,euuSTaF he. a the office ot Genera Passenger Agent Geo. NJ. Sargent. and tc aud Eis wife and sister will leave for the east next Thursday night Mir. Plaiteuburg goes to Cu.casu Co accept position with the San-s tv-
 Tom Sloan, Postal telegraph operator at Ash Fork, while attempt ing to get on !. moving train in the Ash Fork yards yesterday missed hts foot ng, fell and broke his lvE The injured man was brought ,o the Sisters hospital on last nights train.
 The children ot the Sabbath school had a most enjoy able time at the Nj. F.. church Christmas Eve. Tbe Christmas tree gcoaned under load ot nice things, that were distributed among the happy thIong.
 The following original one was gotten of by a little Miss not over four years old. Hearing a hen cackle loudly on leaving her nest. she eX- claimed: Oh. grandma, do hens always laugh that loud when they lay an eggi"
 The Methodist church was very beautifully decorated for the Christ mas entertainment given there on Thursday evening and for the Christmas services yesterday. Mes danes Powers and Delauty were the artists who did the work, assisted by q number of young ladies, and they certainly displayed excellent taste Tn the matter.
 Judge R. NJ. Ling. who has not patronized a barber for several weeks and who. in fact, has started in to raise crop of populIsIic whiskers, was the recipient of nice full grown beard from a Christmas tree on Thursday night. Accom- panYing them was plain card, on which was written: Il thought you wanted whiskers.
 General Passenger Agent George NJ. Sargent. of the =. F. r. X r. railway, Is ID receipt of aoout a dozen letters daily. from points in Kansas, asking for information in regard tO Arizona. and particularly the Salt riyer valley, as result of in Topeka papers. MT. Sargent Is ibuiing considerable literature about Arizonli in response 10 these inquiries.
 Col. DeRussey, of Whipple, met with a very painful accident vester day afternoon. While out driving. hia horse rau away and Le was thrown fromlhis buggy, breaking his right arm near the wrist. The auI- mal IS usually a tOcile, family Steed, but he seemed to feel his Chr.stmas barley yesterday. and gave his driver an exhibition of speed the latter was not looking for.
 Manager Patton received a tele- gram on Thursday afternoon from the Fabri-ROmanI company cancel 1 ing their Prescott eugs-. .ueuJ for next Monday night. TI.s makes the sixth company tocauc-i engage ments during the sessor. They are ! as follows: Other Mans Wife" "Coyne's Comedians Past Nal" ! Devils Auction" Pablo Roman" ! and Tornado" The companies l which are booked to appear n the | future, if they do not cancel, are: | Fanny Rice, "Georgia Miustrels," | "Ford's Comedians Uncle Toms | Cabin" Stellar Comedy Company" ! and "Bristol's Horse Show.
 From Mondays Daily.