Amador ledger., 1907-12-06

John Henry Sterling, a pioneer of
this county, formerly of West Point
but now of Mokelumne Hill, and
Jessier Lyons, late OF Kansas, we're
married in the chambers of superior
judge A. [. McSorley last Wednesday
afternoon at about 3 O'Clock. VIM.
Casey, lr., acted as groomsman and
Mrs Alice L. HALEY was the brides
maid. After the ceremony the happy
couple received the congratulations
of their friends and later took their
departure for their home at Moke-
lumne Hill. Mr. Sterling is we'll
known to all residents of the West
Point section, and the bride is favor
ably spoken of by those who are
acquainted with her. Citizen.
Frank Bernardo. superintendent of
the Burlington mine, returned from
Mokelumne Hill last Tuesday and
operations at the mine were resumed
Wednesday. The temporary stopping
of work was caused by the present
financial stringency, but now every
thing has been settled up and opera
lions will be resumed as of yore.
The Burlington promises to be one of
the best mining properties in the
county. and while the company had
not even the remotest thought OF
abandoning it, nothing else could be
done under the conditions existing at
abe time than to shut down.-Ama-
dor Record.
Mrs Ann Elmira Briggs, one of the
early settlers of Eastin district,
passed away at Fresno this morning
at 10 O'Clock. Her decease was due
TO old age, she having passed the
seventy-fourth milestone on life S
road. Mrs Briggs was the widow of
the late S. W. Briggs, who died in
1904. She was native of Kentucky
and with her parents and brothers
and sisters crossed the plains with
an OK team IN 1852. Mrs Briggs at
the time was 10 years of age, the
eldest of family Of eight children.
The family settled in Santa Clara and
the following year, 1853 Mrs Briggs
was welded to S. W. Briggs. From
there they went to Amador county,
afterward to Calaveras, and in 1874
came to this section, settling in
Eastin district, where their home was
until Mr. Briggs. death nearly four
years ago. Afterwards Mrs Briggs
went to Fresno to live.- MADEIRA
Tribune.
4 wedding took place at the home
of the brides parents in MokeIumne
Hill last Wednesday, the contracting
parties being Louis Giovannoni of
jackson and Miss Eva Quirolo of
Mokelumne Hill. The Rev. Father
O'ReilIy of San Andreas tied the
nuptial knot, and the witnesses to
the uniting of the two happy souls
we're Peter GiovannonI and Mamie
Quirolo, brother and sister of the
groom and bride respectively
Citizen.
John L. Ryan, proprietor of the
Tip saloon, was shot while alone in
his place of business about ten min
utes after 10 O'Clock last Friday night
by some unknown person. who, after
firing the shot made his escape. The
bullet, one of "A caliber, passed
through the left side of Ryan's neck,
missing the jugular vein by an inch.
Immediately after the shooting the
wounded man, not knowing but what
his injury was fatal, made his way
out of the building by a rear door to
Stewart street and thence around The
block to the City hotel. The sheriff
was at once notified and Ryan taken
to the Office of DR.. English, where
his wound was dressed and found not
to be serious, although he had lost a
great deal of blood and was very
weak. Later he was removed to his
home. From the story of the affair
as given by Ryan himself, it would
appear that his lone visitor contem.
plated hold-up, but through nerv,
BUSINESS or fear that his victim in
tended to make resistance fired before
accomplishing his purpose Union
Democrat.