Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-12-23

Mrs. q. l.. Myers, mother of Frank Myers, will leave tonight for her
 home ln Beloit, Kansas. She e1-
 presses herself well pleased with
 Prescott, and says she has enjoyed
 her visit to her son very much.
 The kindergarten exercises will be
 held on Wednesday, December 23, at l o'clock D m. All those who are interested in the kindergarten work and especially it's patrons, are cor dially invited tO he present. MARY
 MCGnL, kindeIgartener.
 A battalion of the Salvation Army, which arrived here recently from Los Angeles, held forth on the street in front of Hotel Burke last night. Their singing could bs heard dis tIuctly in Fast Prescott. They ex- pect to remain here for several weeks.
 J. L. Johnston, at Patton's opera house Wednesday evening, as Al- ph0uSo, the shoemaker. Though not valorous character, will be found to woo his way successfully to Fleuretti's heart, meeting with some amusing difficulties before do- ing SO
 At Patyon's opera house, Wednes day evening, under the auspices of the Ladies Guild of the Episcopal church, will be produced. The Rose of Auyorgne, or Spoillng the Broth Tickets 75 cents. The play will be we'll worth the price ot ad- mission and more. Boy a ticket; go and enjoy yourself.
 Rev. c. L. Pearson preached a very eloquent and able sermon last evening touching on some of the pcac;.cs questions of the day. He urged tGs necessity Of a curfew ordinance in Prescott, in view of ;he number of small children that are allowed on the streets at night.
 Barrett Post, G. A. R., will give a camp fire December 29 In addition 70 members of the post and their families, the ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps and members of the Army and Navy Union are invited to attend. The old soldiers will spare no pains to make the occasion an enjoyable one to all who attend
 Hotel Adams, the new hotel of Phenix, which Is the pride not only of Pheni1 and Arizona, but of the southwest, will be formally opened on New Years Eve with a grand banquet and ball. It is proposed to make this the grandest social event | ever witnessed in Pheni1. Invita- tIOns will be extended to citizens in every town Tn the territory, and the 1 event will no doubt attract visitors | from every section.
 The Holbrook Argus tells of a | man named E. \. Gardner. hailing | from Kansas City, trying to board | the blind baggage of a passenger tram for free ride, but missed his | hold and fell to the ground in such | a manner as tO have hIs left hand | run over aud badly crushed. The | man stated that he was en route to Prescott, where he claims to have an uncle engaged in business.
 George Dwyer returned last night from the east, where he has been for the past sixteen mLnths. During | that time he took a course Tn busi- ness college, graduating with honor and since graduation has been in the employ of mercantile estsb- lishment. On January l be will | take a position with Dennis A. Burke as deputy treasurer. George has grown into quite handsome young man during his absence.
 Dr. J. S. Barrett, of San Francisco. arrived in Prescott on yesterday train for a brief visit, and | may decide to locate here perma- nently. Dr. Barrett has been the coron ner's physician in San Francisco for the past two or three years, and In such capacity he performed the autopsy on Durraut's two victims. Speaking of this case, he says there is no hope for Durrant, and that his case will be passed ou early next year by the supreme court of Cali lorna.