The Eddy current., 1898-09-17

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US ~ AaN'lN NANAAfA We" "N
w.R owen is having his dwelling
newly sided, L. N. Collier is doing the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Mcqueen Gray, Of
Florence, returned this week from
California.
MIR John Byrne returned Thursday
from the Davis mountains, where he
visited the sheep men 70 purchase
bucks
Mrs. A. A. Freeman and daughter,
Mrs. J.. o. Cameron and two little
boys departed Monday for Washing
ton, u. G.. for visit
Engineer Reed, Of the r l.. 4 I. Co,
will occupy the residence Of W. W.
Ogle shortly Mr.. Hamilton will move
his family to Roswell shortly.
Mrs. Henry Angel and children, who
have visited with her father l. W.
Neatherlin. of Roswell. returned Tues
day aud Henry has quit batching.
Rev. Robt 1Iodgson, pastor Of the
NJ. T.. church Of Pecos, will preach
sunday morning and evening in the
Methodist church. Evening service at
1880
A.. Crawford, the sheep man, re
turned from his eastern trip last Satur
day accompanied by his bride, having
been married In Ripley Ohio, while
absent
Eddy has a marshal and poundmas
ter Mr.. Chas. Lewis having been ap-
pointed by The board vice Jos. Hunt
resigned. Loose stock will be run IN
regularly after this date.
The play, Kathleen Mavournesn, was
again given Tuesday night by the
Columbian Dramatic Club on request
OF a number who had not witnessed
the first performance
The general offices 9' the Pecos Val
ley and Northeastern Ry. will be
located upstairs over the Bank Of
Eddy, and not In Roswell, as q
papers OF that little village would
have IL.
The catapillar pest is becoming
serious. Unless something can he
done TO destroy the worms next season
will witness the destruction of every |
tree In town besides filling the houses
with worms.
Col. r. W. Tansill made one Of his
characteristic speeches In Cheyenne
before the irrigation convention.
Though he failed 10 get the conyen-
tion he undoubtedly set the pins so II
can be induced TO come here another
year,
+. +. Backmore, the popular Fair
store man, Is busy this week moving
his business house from his old loca
tion % next door south Of the Green
Tree Saloon, whore he will open up
next week witha full line Of notions,
house furnishings, etc.
A large number Of horses and mules
are turned loose every night In the
north part Of town 20 destroy trees aud
keep people awake with bells Some
bright morning the owners will awake
10 the fact that the ordinance for i'm.
pounding stock has not been repealed.
J l.. Wilson, the popular young
barber who has been m partnership
with W. l.. Hughes for some time, re-
turned from Santa Ana, Texas, Wed
nesday, where he was married TO Miss
jeanette Curry. Mr., Wilson brought
his bride home and Is now snugly set
tied Ia one OF the Frank Tracy cot
tages on Canal street.
The mining town Of Jerome. Arlz
was destroyed by fire last saturday
Will Upton wired w. n. Owen saying
his home was among the few not burn
ed W. H. slaughter had moved TO
Tuscon some few days previous. The
entire town OF Jerome was destroyed
except q half dozen houses, besides
some eight on ten people being burned
10 death Jerome Is one OF the best
copper camps ~ the United states and
will undoubtedly be rebuilt
A wagon owned by B. Wilde was
stolen from the alley In the rear OF the
Robertson a Brown blacksmith es
tablishment Monday night. The
wagon had been left Ia the shop 10
have some repairs made on the bed,
which had been completed and the
wagon gun out "a the rear o: the shop
The thief was tracked tn near the beet
sugir factory haullng the wagon hy
hand and must have had help because
the wagon was quite heavy The of .
heers have been nn the go searching
a lme trace of thr wagon but $50 flr
81 ncen unable 90 locate any furth
er trace uf the thief