Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-07-01

whether they attend the ball or not, As the fire department should le encouraged financially Ss we'll as otherwise.
 A new sidewalk is being built in front of Dake's and Blocks stores.
 Mrs. NJ. H. Gould, assisted by her daughter, Mrs EamAn, of Kansas City, gave a most delightful recep- ton on Saturday afternoon to the ladies oi WhipPle and Prescott. Elegant refreshments were served, enhancing tue otherwise pleasuTable time experienced during the after noon.
 Tue Abshlre murder case has oc- cupied the court today again. the time being taken up in argument by counsel.
 The swine plague in M4risopA county has been wiped out.
 Sheriff Rufner left yesterday for Yuma. taking with him John Kelly, sentenced tO SIX years in prison for killing Darlington, at Minnehahs, and John .. Jones, sentenced tO five years for rape.
 The jury in the Abshire case has been under guard of deputy sheriff ever since the commencement of the trial.
 The following scores were made at yesterdays shoot of the Gun club: Andrews II, BArnhArdt l7, Ellis l2, Frantz II, Hastings Is, Hill l5, Jackson r., Mauderfeldt l6, Robinson 10, Stevens Is. Doubles out of possible 10; Stevens <, Frantz 6, Hastings 6, MSnderieldt 6, An drews 6, Jackson 6, Barnhardt ,, Hill B
 Cyrus Gibson and Miss Lena Welr were married recently in the Verde valley by Rev. R. A. Windes.
 Con. O'Keeie wishes the News to announce that he is now demo crat. Con. says he could stand al most anything, but that when the Arizona delegates remained m the convention at St. Louis when the real silver men walked out, It was too much of a strain on his con science. He requests the Prescott and Phenlx paper5 to please copy" -Jerome News Is it to He under stood from the above that, fl the Arr znna delegates had walked out of that convention, Mr. O'keefe'S con science would have been satisfied and he would have remained q re- puhlicSH'
 There was A large congregation in attendance last night st the services in the Episcopal church, the occs- sion being the last services to be held by Rev. E. W. Meany, who has been in charge of the church for over five years. Rev. Meany selected As the theme of his discourse pas sage from the gospel of St. John: Judge not that Ye be not judged, and he preached very eloquent, and at the same time 8 very prac- tical sermon from it. The relations existing between Rev. Meany and his parishioners, generally, have been of a very cordial and friendly nature, and be, no less than they, re- gretS that circumstances compel his departure. He was quite viSibly af- fected during the closing exercises of the service.
 Barry Goldwater, manager of the big dry goods store in the Fleming block, left last evening on a short visit to hIs old home at Prescott. He wIll return the early part of the week and ID s few days start on a purchasing tour to New York. The Goldwater brothers have . store also in Prescott and Barry does the bay ing for both. They do an excellent business at this end of the line Gazette.
 Blacksmith McAllister sud Car Repairer Brown, of the |. V. k F. railway, have about completed the new ear which they have been work ing on for some time, to be used ID transporting the two immense boil CTS for the copper company. The ear is being constructed on the plan on which drays for hauling heavy blocks of stone are built, aud was the idea of Superintendent Burns. For its construction the trucks from 8 fat ear were used, two pieces of heavy rails being curved from the top of each truck down to within about s or l0 inches of the road bed, and to those are fastened rails long enough to admit the immense boiler to rest between the trucks IL Is thought that the car will stand the work and bring the boilers safely Io Jerome. me.--Jeroms News.