The Socorro chieftain., 1903-08-01


this city to eastern markets
Thursday night.
Prof F. A. Jones aud son
Frank were in the city Monday
on their way to their home in
Albuquerque. after a trip to the
Oscura mountains.
Rev. w. S. Huggett of Magda-
lena passed through the city this
afternoon on his way to San An
tonic where he will conduct
church services tomorrow.
Melton and Jesus Torres left
overland Wednesday for Kelly
where they will be joined by their
families. They go for a visit to
the families Of Adolfo and
Neupomuceno Torres.
H. r. Brittenstein an old time
Socorroite was married about six
weeks ago to Miss Josephine
Singleton. The ceremony hav-
ing been performed by W. s.
Huggett at Magdalena.
J. d. Field, a mining man wi o
was operating mines in the vicini-
ty Of Lemitar, died Wednesday
evening of bowel trouble. The
remains were shipped to Blue
Rapids, Kansas for burial.
Mrs. c. T. Brown accompanied
by her two bright boys, Cony T.
and Thomas B. and Miss Nellie
thinner left Thursday morning
for Los Angeles, California. Mr..
Brown went up the road as far as
Albuquerque with them.
Capt. T. J. Matthews, O. .'R.
Smith and several members of
Co. H will GO to Kelly
Monday for the purpose of drill
ing a number of new members,
preparatory TO the encampment
wich will be held in August.
Willie Griner of Engle was
struck and instantly killed by
lightning Monday on his way
home on horseback about 2H
miles out of Eugle. The horse
he was riding was killed By the
same bolt. The body was ship
ped to Kansas for burial.
a. d. Primrose, the bogus
circus advance agent, who was
captured at the Angelus last
week, before County Judge J. U.
Sweeney, on a charge of theft,
pleaded guilty 20 petit larceny.
Judge Sweeney gave him thirty
days in Jail. Ell Paso News.
d. Wells and wife, nee Miss
Ollie Freeboru. came down from
Magdalena Monday. Mr.. Wells
continued on to Fairview, where
he expects to be employed in a
stamp mill, while Mrs. Wells re-
manned in the city visiting with
the family of F. A. Katzenstein.
Prof. Edward Percy Smith, the
newly elected member of the
faculty in the School of Mines
and who will have charge of the
chair of Mining arrived in So
corro this morning, having just
finished an extended business
trip through Arizona and Old
Mexico. Professor Smith is a
graduate of the Mechanical
Engineering Department of Cor
nell University, aud of the mining
School of Columbia University.
He has been connected with the
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute,
and has had wide experience in
practical mining work, having
been superintendent and chief
engineer of several large COM
panies including the extensive
Tombstone Mining and Milling
Co. of Arizona.
The reception rendered Judge
Clement Smith and wife by
Captain and Mrs. NJ. Cooney at
their pleasant home on McCutchen
avenue Monday evening was
one of the most pleasant social
events of the season. AS the
guests arrived they were each
presented with a little souvenir Of
the evening, in the shape of a
small bouquet of sweet peas tied
with a knot of white ribbon on
the ends of which was tastefully
printed the word welcome. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith stood in a bay-win-
dow and when the guest had been
presented to the distinguished
couple, was then ushered into the
dining room where delicious
refreshments were served by
dainty little maidens. To say
Captain and Mrs. COoney are
royal entertainers would but half
express It. After a couple hours
spent in pleasant conversation
the company, consisting of some
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