Arizona republican., 1899-01-22
NEWS
 OF THE
 TOWN

!
 THE BAND CONCERT The Pic
 neer band concert will take place a
 the court house plaza, beginning at
 o'clock this afternoon
 A DEGREE OF DIVORCE. There
 was very little done at law day in dis
 trict court yesterday. A decree of di
 vorce was ordered in the case of A. K Boyd Vs. Annie Boyd.
 DIR. NORTON REELECTED. pr
 J. c. Merton, territorial veterinarian yesterday received notice of his re- election to the position of resident sec
 retary for Arizona of the American 1 Veterinary Medical association.
 LICENSED TO WED. Marriage Ii- l censes were issued by Probate Judge
 Scott yesterday to J. J. Otero and Edna Yancy, Robert Bradshaw and Eliza beth Rinehart, c. c. Long and Mar ] grette Clausen.
 i PIONEER BAND BALL. On Janu- ary A the Pioneer band will give it's grand annual ball. The tickets ad- hitting gentlemen and ladies can be had by applying to members of the band. The orchestra of twelve pieces gives the assurance that in the line of music one can rest assured that it will
 be strictly frst-class. Members of the
 legislature will be in tendance as well
 as the best citizens
 A YOUTHFUL CONVICT. Ed
 Braswell, boy of 15, was in Justice
 Gray's court yesterday for stealing Q
 lot of pigeons from the residence Of Thomas Armstrong, Jr. He was as- sisted in the enterprise by another boy
 who has not yet been found B~asweiI
 pleaded guilty and was fined S15. It
 would not do to send a boy of those years to jail, So the justice suspended sentence in order to give the youthful convict time to earn money to pay his fine. He also promised to restore the pigeons.
 BOB GROOM NO MORE. -Rcbert Groom, one of the oldest and earliest of ArizOna's pioneers, died yesterday at Wickenburg at the age of 76. He came to Arizona about thirty-fiye years ago and has spent most Of the past score Cf them around the Hassayampa river and was known as an original 'Hassayamper" He was @ civil en- gineer by profession and was one of the surveyors who plated the city of Prescott. His death was the result Of Q severe cold, which developed into pneumonia.
 BACK FROM THE PHILIPPINES J. J. Collins, fer many years resident . of the valley, returned last night from l the Philippine islands, where he has | been serving with the United States ! forces since last July, having been dis l on account of injuries re- ceived. But altogether, in spite Of his | injuries, he has been physically bene- dted by his service. When he was last . in Phoenix he was stoop shculdered. | Now he is erect and strong. After his discharge Mir. Collins traveled over the islands quite extensively.
 THE COURT HOUSE BABY. The court house baby is getting along very well and is beginning to assert itself. The wbimper of is first day on earth shows signs of developing into a squalI. 8u5 the silence of the POC~ young mother more than offsets any noise that the babe can create It may be Tolclng the woe Of both of them. a hing it has a perfect right to do. Nothing more was Ie2rned of the mother yesterday. She lay quietly and he sheriff'S officers c0nsiderately re- rai2ed from adding to her misery by skiing her questions
 tSOUT~I BEFORE THE WAR The satisfaction evinced by thosa who ttended the first performance given y Harry Martell's South Before the Var" induced large number to at end repetition of the play at the 'atton Grand last nigh5. A novelty which was highly appreciated was a of pictures representing the ; firth, life and ascension of Christ, en- tiled the Passion Play" The pro luetions of this company have met sith the entire approval of the people I Phoenix, who would certainly wei ome it should it be inclined to ar ange future date in this city.
 THE MOODY MEETING. The 1ocdy meeting at the Presbyterian hurch last night fer men only was he only meeting held yes cerday. The 1eeting was well attended, there being yer two hundred man present besides :. he choir. Professor Towner led the ! 2usic as usual. Besides . duet by iTowner and Dr. Norton, Mrs. William Moody sang very touching 0lo, ''The Old. Old Story AIr. Will am Moody took charge Of the ser ice and gave an earnest address -hich held the close attention of all : resent. Mir. Moody has had chargc Of le men's meetings that have been held I the Presbyterian church after the : 7gular meetings in C'Neill hall. Sev- I al men have taken their stand for the -aster and decided to forsake their | vii ways. These meetings will be ontinued during the coming week. c he regular meetings today in O'Neiu all will be at 2:30 and 2 D. m. A -PITIABLE CASE. There is . lther pitiabfe- eaes..in enc of the jus r ces' courts iE PhcenI3l.' A... .faYg.days | go man named John Allen was a..'|4 4 3sted for fighting his wife Com r laint Was made by some of the neigh r DTS, who said that this thing had cen going on for a long time and the f 1mmunlty was scandalized. They z Id not pretend to know whether AL {, n or his wife was to blame but prob i ply both. Yesterday another neigh J )1' came into court to plead for AL ms discharge. He said the man was -