The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-10-19
PIONEER CAMPTON
TO Leave ELY
Friends Of SlaiWarl Old Citizen As
semhIe 10 Bid Him, and His
Family, Re8FetfuI Farewell

Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Campton, with
their children, Misses Bessie and Irene,
and Mrs. Campton's mother, Mrs.
Anna Mathusan, will take their de
parture from Ely next Monday morning
for Berkeley, Cal, where it is their
present intention to make a new home
after having spent the best years Of
their lives in this county, and for many,
many years in Ely, The Campton's are
held in the highest esteem by every old
resident in White Pine, where they
have builded for themselves a momu-
ent that will stand in memory until the
last member of the present generation
has crossed the divide.
1t is with regret that THE NEWS
chronicles their intended departure from
Ely, society, from Ely's business cir
cles and from White Pines environments,
for such men as Arron Campton are
hard to find in any community and his
good wife will be hard to duplicate.
Wednesday morning Mrs. J. C. Kent
conceived the idea Of giving Mr.. and
Mrs. Campton a surprise that evening
and quietly invited about fifty friends
of the Campton's to meet at her home
on Court street at 6 o'clock and take
possession Of the Campton home that has
sheltered their heads from the storms Of
life for more than & generation.
The following were those who paid
their respects TO the departing family
and mingled their JOY with sorrow at
what seemed to be the breaking up Of
one great, big family of old time friends
and neighbors, for Ely is now con-
fronted by new conditions:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. N. McGill, Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Graham, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. O. Norman, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Cartwright, Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ
Peacocke, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Baker,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Jackson, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p.
McOmie, Mr.. and Mrs Jonn Weber, Mr..
and Mrs. Whitley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Bassett, Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Mcdonald,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Root, Mr. and Mrs
D. P. BARLEY, Dr. and Mrs. w. r.
Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen C. Bragg, Mr.. J.
A. Fulton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Weller,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Newmen, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
C. Kent, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Brown,
Mrs. John Cupid, Mrs. L. S. Scott, Mrs.
R. J. Peacocke, Mrs. E. F. Eitz Pat
rick, Miss v J. Crothers, Miss Minnie
Mau, Miss Eta Pixley, Miss Carrie
Humphrey, Mr.. W. Y. McGill, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Monro.
Among the pleasentests incidents Of
the evening was the presentation by
Mrs. Kent, on behalf of the friends and
neighbors Of Mr.. and Mrs Campton, of
a set of cutglass ware Mrs. Kent
made the presentation speech in little
talk where actions spoke louder than
words.
Mrs. Campton accepted the gift with
heart full Of love and eyes full of
tears and invited every one present to
visit them in their future home under
the classic oaks Of Berkeley and prom
ised them "California's best, served
in cutglass receptables.
The evening passed all too quickly in
social intercourse among friends Of a
life time with music and card playing.
When good night" time came many,
many regrets were expressed with
many, many wishes that the Campton' 5
would not like Berkeley and would soon
return to Ely and here play the string
of life to the end amid their Successes.