Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-05-20

] services lu tGN Meta OIist church or Vein, sday evening and in ,h,
 Bsptis, church ,n Thursday eyea lug.
 At yesteeday's shoot 6! the gut club the following score was made Fgautz, Is; Hastings. Ii; Barnhar; l3; Robinson. l3; Hil! l2; Ellis $ Manler!elt 1 In the doubles, ouI , ot q possible en the following scUI, was made: Hastings. 5; Hill, , Manderielt, 8; Baruhart, ,. 1t was careiessGeSs, or iucOm, potency on the part Of George | Young. secretary of the receu; ter ritOr!sl republican convention at ! Puen.x, that resulted in the an. nouncement O! adjournment at the evening session. Mir. Young now seems to bs trying 10 attract public attention elsewhere than 10 the late secretary of he convention. Privates Ash and Epperson of G company, Private Wm. l.. Derby of C.. ana Chas. Collins of E com pany, all of the llth Infantry, sta Iioned a, Whlpple, have been absent several days without leave. A de scrlption of the latter as a deserter has been sent cut. These are the first cases of deSertion reported for some time from this post.
 G. A. Aiusworth, of Walnut creek, hSs taken the ageacy for this terri tory for the Comet lawn and force pump. He gave sn exhibition at this office today of its capacity, and in addition to being an excellent thing for sprinkling lawns and trees, shrubbery aud flowers, it is q yerit- able little fre department in itself, in casa of sn incipient fire.
 Lord Sholto Douglas is dividing his place of residence between Phe- nix and Castle Creek. His makeup is faultless and Cf that fashy type in variety as Co make an Arizona sandstorm switch of wheueger 1t comes too close to bis heels. The lord Is also a very clever boy and is greatly admired by the fair sex for his dsshing manners, supported as he Is by form that is iaultless aRd face that IS fascinating, We don't think.
 J. W. Roberts, for a long time 8 resident of Prescott, but for the past year resident of Lynx creek, where he was engaged m business, died at his home at the latter place about 10 o'clock last night, after an illness lasting two weeks. His body wss brought to Prescott this morn ing and the funeral will take place from s. A. Lcgan's undertaking es- tablishment tomorrow morning at g o'clock to which his friends and acquaintances are respectfully in yi,ed. Deceased was a liberal. or so called free thinker, and it was his request that no religious services be held at his funeral but that they should consist of 8 secular nature only and his request will be com phed with iu this particular.
 Uncle Tom Holland of the Castle Creek hot springs, IS nothing if not original. He is a warm supporter of old time democratic methods, but ou the other hand cannot digest the big doses the ,,arty is now dishing out to the people every where. If any bag of wind gets upon the stump and endorses the democratic party and Cleveland and says be Is for free silver, he Is a liar says MT. Holland. And If Cleveland or any other man thinks We are not onto to him and the game he is a chump and another liar, dou't you know" MT. Holland further remarks. Un- cle Tom Is a political encyclopedia and IS SO universally at outs with his partv's conduct that he can only be cooled of by jumping into the hot springs be is the owner of.
 O. H. Christy, of Pheni1, came up yesterday.
 II. L. Scott left this morning for Fools gulch.
 Dr. J. P. Delauy has returned from his visit to Phenix.
 J.D. Helm is up from hls cyanide camp near Wiekenburg.
 W. O. O'Neill has gone to Phenix to confer with populists there.
 Dennis Burke returned last even- ing from brief visit to Bisbee.
 P. A. Craigus returned yesterday from an extensive prospecting trip.
 ". W. Ross returned this morn- ing from his visit to San Francisco.
 G. G. Henderson, the we'll known Lynx creek stage man, IS in town to- day.
 Orick Jackson and F. 4. Tritle jr., returned Saturday from their visit to Castle creek.
 H. E. Bell. of the jewelry firm of Cook < Bell returned yesterday from a visit to Jerome.
 Frank Biedler and Mir. Grove, of the Yarnell mine came in on this mornings train from the east.
 MT. Doolittle, connected with the Auga Fria Irrigation Company, passed through Prescott this morn ing.
 Mir. aud Mrs. E. Stahl, formerly of Prescott, are settled down on 6 small farm near New York where they are enjoying life.
 Ex-Senator H. W. Tabor, of Colo rado, owner of the Vulture mine, passed through Prescott on this mornings south bound train.
 $. P. Bsrtley, representing J. A. Folger & Co.,, of San Francisco, is Tn Prescott again, on his periodical visit. taking orders for his frm.
 Charles Morgan, the champion