Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-11-25
WESTERN Liberal.
L%oRDsBURe. nov. 8. lses
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completed. aud be expects to move 10
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs, II. e. Hoffman have
returned from a weeks visit TO the
Amimas. Mrs, Chase returned with
them.
Tuesday night, when Corbstt VAS
getting licked, his second jumped In
the ring aud The decision was given 10
Sharkey's favor.
II. d. Logan, formerly postmaster al
Yuma, was In the city this week aud
went up to Clifton, IN the interest OF
the Arizona Citizen.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Chas. N. Shannon
we're Ia the city Wednesday, return
Ing from SUlomonville, where Mr..
Shannon had been serving his county
as foreman OF the Grand jury.
Tonight there will be a masquerade
ball at the hall. The dancers have
been making elaborate arrangements
for their costumes and the LIBERAL
has promised not less than half q doz-
en- times that 1t "would rot tell"
about costumes.
VIM. Francis arrived here from
California this week aud will take
chargee Of the mining work being done
by John Leechman at Shakespeare.
Mr.. Francis has been In Mr.. Leech.
mans employ for many years. Mr..
Leechman has returned to San Fran
cisco.
The county commissioners have
made preparations for the election OF
justices and c~onstables In January.
The election will be held on the ninth
of January. In Lordshurg It will be
held at the Justices onlce, d, Titus,
J. p. Jwnhy and e. c. Belt being the
election judges.
Our old friends Santa Claus is due
here 10 about a month. Judging from
the appearances Of the stores of the
Roberts & Leahy mercantile com
pany and the Eagle drug mercantile
company the did gentleman has ap,
pointed both Of these companies as
his advance agents in Lordshurg.
Commencing with the New Year
the postOfIce at Clifton win Be ad-
vanced from the fourth to the third
class, which means that the post
master in that town will'be appointed
by the president, with the consent OF
the senate, and that he will receive .
salary instead OF working on a com.
mission.
Charlie Chenuwith has been travel
ling around town On clutches the past
week. lie was pulling on a rope to
help hoist a pump out Of Il well, In til
San Simon valley, when the rope
Arokc lctting him fall. lie fell hut
short distance, but his toes caught OF
a rock, causing him to spraIn bis
ankle severely.
The visit which lord Muncastcr has
Just paid to the Quilted States Is al
legged TO rave been for no less ImpOr'
tant purpose than to make a personal
search far an heir to the family title
and estates. The Pennington family,
which has owned she Mcncaster eS-
tates from the time ~ che conquest In
almost unbrokcn succession from
father TO son, IL now represented only
hy. the present holder OF the title, whit
is 6j, and his brother, the Hon. Alan
Pennington, both OF whom r child
less. Lord Muncaster, who Is the lore
lieutenant OF Cumberland, was last
year transformed from an Irish pee
into a peer of the united kingdom,
Among the possessions OF his family i
a curiously wrought glass cup pre-
scented by the unfortunate King Henr!
vi after the disastrous battle o
Hexhaul, TO his faithful servant, 81
John Pennington, the founder Of LORI
Muncaster's family, with the praye
that the latter would prosper AM
never want a male heir so long as tn
cup should remain unbrokcn. III
cup which is known as "the luck q
Muneaster, 4" and has always been USE
in connection with baptlsms la Ch'
Pennington family at Muneaste
castle, is still unbroken, but the nnl
male heir is the present peers chtlt
less brother. 1t Is understood tina
the object Of Lord Muncaster's trip I
America was TO discover IL posslbl
the descendants OF Capt Joseph Pei
nington, a younger brother Of the fir
lord Muncaster, who died In th
United States during the last centuT.
The above Is from a recent issue {
the Chicago Record, add is OF partlcI
lar Interest TO some people In Graz
county, for the direct heir Of CAPITAL
Pennington Is a resident Of DemlnI
aud is we'll known all over Graz
county. His name is Edward Pen
iOgtod. Mr.. Pennington has not y
met Lord Muncaster, but Is expectlI
him to visit Demlnk Ia the ne
ruture. Mr, Pennington is in
ouandry. He does not at all object