Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-07-20
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
NEWS BRIEFLETS

Miss Hannah Sullivan, formerly in
the employ of Mrs. F. NJ. Murphy, as
housekepeer, died July at Colorado
Springs.
The old lodge Fraternal Brother
hood had a public installation of
officers on Monday night at which the
following were installed for the en-
suing term: Mrs. Annie Henry,
presid dent; Harry Haskins, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Sarah j. Merritt, treas
urer; J. R. McNaughton. secretary /;
Mrs. Cora Geimer, chaplain; Roland
Mosher. sergeant-at arms; Frank Ber-
nal, inside door keeer; Mrs. W. H.
Merritt, outside door keeper; DR..
Smith, physician; Mrs. Gales, organ
ist. The installation ceremony was
followed by dance and by the serv-
ing of refreshments by the ladies.
The attendance was large and the
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all
present as all Fraternal Brotherhood
social affairs are.
a man came in from Mint valley
yesterday and stated that tie frost
killed all his garden truck out there
the night before. In speaking of this
to A. j. P:ckerell, he said that on
the morning of July sheet of thin
ice formed on the bucket of water at
his home, Hassayampa district,
twelve miles from Prescott. Courier.
The driver of one of the delivery
wagons in Prescott called the atten-
ton of a Journal Miner scribe to the
above cold weather story and said it
was mild compared to his experience
this morning. He had occasion to de
liver some goods in West Prescott and
drove over ice four inches thick on
Granite creek. 1t had probably
dropped from the rear end of an ice
wagon.
Monday morning about five O'Clock,
while delivering his papers, Tommy
Robinson found the body of a man
lying on the ground near the black
smith shop of f. 6. Brecht. aud re-
ported the find to the officers. Justice
of the Peace Talbot was notified and
called a coroner's jury together and
examined the remains when they were
to Logan's undertaking par
Tors. The man proved to be James
Crossman.l a timberman and pump
man who had arrived here some five
weeks ago from New Mexico. Since
here he had been drinking
heavily and was also afflicted with
lung trouble. His drinking and dis
sipation brought ON hemorrhage of the
lungs and in one of these spells he
passed away sometime during the
early hours of Monday morning.
Nothing was known of bis relatives
and he was buried by the county.
He appeared to be about 80 years OF
age.
c. Douglas Brown, an old time
returned TO Prescott on
Sunday evening after an absence OF
ten years during which time he has
resided in remote parts of the world
Going from here to his former home
n Edinburg, Scotland, be remand
there for some time and then went to
the island of Ceylon where he had
brother engaged in business and re-
NAMED there for three years. AIR.
Brown came to America in 1870 from
Australia and remained in this
country twenty-four years, the greater
portion of which was spent in AIi-
IONA. He served a. term as assessor of
this county and also served a term in
the territorial legislature. He was
one of the founders of the firm Of
Brown Bros, which has been so sue
conducted by his brother,
W. t. Brown, and with whom he is
visiting. Like every old Prescottite
W no has been away from the place for
some time, Mr.. Brown is impressed
with the substantial appearance of
new Prescott, as we'll as with the
growth which has been made since he
left here. Since his arrival he has
been kept busy shaking hands with his
old friends He will remain for some
time, probably for couple or three
The Journal Miner had the
pleasure of a call from him on Tdes-
day.
HOUSE TO RENT.