Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-12-19

She chose the play of Hamlet" an Q delighted her hearers by the abilit
 with which she handled her them
 and her portrayal of the differen
 characters in the plot.
 { The Brisley Drug company call tn
 attention of their friends and patton
 to their splendid line of holiday good
 they are offering, in new advertise ! ment today. If you are perplexed a to what to get for Xmas present, z, in and look over their stock, and tn, problem will soon be settled.
 A new advertisement appears toda, for the R. H. Burmister < Sons Co. calling the attention of our readers t,
 their immense new stock of goodi
 that Is arriving for their increasing
 trade. The firm makes a speciality O
 Second-to-none four, Merrill's Iowi Pride hams, and Casino canned good.
 and is becoming famous in this sec
 tion for handling nothing but the bes
 qualities in all these lines. Be surt
 and look over the new ad.
 At the opera house on Tuesday
 evening, the Rev. pr. Long will give
 his fine humorous lecture of "The
 Laughing Earthquake" and on We'd
 nesday, the 18th, Our Nation and
 the 18th Century" for the benefit
 of the Ladies Aid Society. Be sure
 to hear him. The tickets will be for
 both lectures, 50 cents; and for one
 lecture B cents.
 Dr. Metzgar and Miss Stanley
 Windes were married recently at Je-
 rome. Immediately after the mar riage ceremony they left for Tempe, where the brides parents are now re- siding. Mrs. Metzgar has not recov- cred from her spell of sickness, and had to be carried to the train on a cot.
 Tim Hannon, who was in town to- day says he was here before the first house was built in Prescott, has watched the growth of the town ever since, but says he got lost in it this time. It was his first visit since the fire and there has been such change in the new Prescott from the old that he had none of the old land marks to guide him. When asked about the rumor of his proposed marriage to very worthy lady, Mir. Hannon dis missed the interrogation with smile neither affirming or denying it.
 Frank Lecklider, of the Big Bug store, is in Phenix visiting relatives, taking in the carnival and circulating among friends. The Republican says that all the church choirs in Phenix have been after him to sing at the Sunday services there as it is well known that he is possessed of rich, sweet, musical voice.
 The Veronee big stock company, which made an attempt at playing in Dake's opera house recently, disband ed at Phenix. 1t was apparent here that the company was on its last legs.
 The train from Phenix came in half hour late this morning. It was held in Phenix. an hour late for the accommodation of returning carniva- lers, in order to give them as long a | time as possible last night.
 Mrs. H. D. Ross gave another of a | series of her delightful afternoons at her residence yesterday. There were about a dozen ladies present and it was of an informal nature. No set program of entertainment being pro- vided for, the ladies were left free for Light refreshments were served during the afternoon.
 Mrs. F. L. Wright, Mrs. R. R. Cole man and Mrs. H. Goldwater went to Phenix yesterday afternoon to take in the closing scenes of the carnival
 Mrs. O'Neill and daughter, mother and sister, respectively, of Eugene Brady O'Neill, and of the late w. O. | O'Neill, will arrive in Phenix tonight to spend the winter.
 D. c. Thorne has returned from New York.
 Active work on the Del Rio pipe line will be commenced next week.
 Workmen meet tonight. Election of officers.
 The Workmen hold their regular meeting tonight and will elect officers for the ensuing term.
 B. Hilton returned last night from a few days business visit to Los An yeles.
 Mrs. E. W. Wells returned this from a visit to her daughter in Phenix and attending the carnival.
 The self-styled Quaker doctors, but a more appropriate term would be medical fakirs, were arrested in Phe nix Thursday for perpetrating a sort of confidence game on their sucker patrons. As they kept just within the law they escaped trial. It is how intelligent people ,an be humbugged by this class of iakirs.
 The work of painting, papering and decorating the interior of P. l.. kastner's new building on the north side of the plaza is almost completed md certainly is an artistic piece of work. L. N. Robinson, under whose land the work has been done, is an lrtist in his business, and although )nly recently having located in Pres 'Ott is fast building up an enviable business.
 J. w. Lind, the veteran miner and esident of Kirkland valley, is in Prescott. He is interested with Her nan Voge and John Bauder in seve- al valuable mines located on Copper .reek in Eureka district, which have ust been bonded to eastern capitalists or S50,000, and has also bonded one ,f his own mines to the same parties or Sl0,0OO. The captain is worthy of l he success that seems to be coming lis way.
 Dr. H. A. Hughes, of Phanix, who ] .aused the arrest of a coo-che-coo-che lancer and Gus Hieschfeld, one of he carnival committee, came very : lear having a personal encounter over , he affair on Friday. Hiershfeld ! made a strong lead for the doctors ! lcse but his arm was too short and he 1 lit a piece of PheniX climate. Before ,, le could lengthen his reach the , would be combatants were separated, | while Little Egypt continued her COO 
 Taxes are coming in very lively the past few days, Monday being the last lay of grace to pay county taxes be- l..-....-- I .