Amador ledger., 1910-12-30
COPPER HILL


guests of F. C. Buhlert over Christ
mas.
Mr. and Mrs Bonham of Jackson
valley spent Christmas with friends
here.
John Porovich was visitor in jack
son during the past week.
j. Burnitt went to Placerville last
Sunday.
Henry Kreth returned from his fly
ing trip to Sacramento in time to take
part in Christmas program.
Miss Ruth McCulloh spent several
days as guest of Sophie Taylor,
whose school is out for the holidays.
Perhaps no small burg can boast of
so many pretty schoolmam' as as
sembled at Copper Hill Christmas eve.
There were Miss Jessie Orr of Tracy.
Miss Rachel Robinson of Forest Home,
Miss Mabel Votaw of Grape Vine,
Miss Cora McCulloh of Walsh station,
and Miss Sophie Taylor of Cosumnes
present at the Christmas tree and
dance.
Several teams are engaged in hauling
ore to Carbondale.
Mrs F. A. Taylor was the lucky
winner of the sewing machine given
away by Rosenwald x Kahn.
Fred Hollinshed and mother went to
lone Sunday.
Copper Hill thoroughly sustained its
reputation for hospitality and enjoy
ment at its Christmas exercises. Dur
ing the evening the following program
was carried out: Recitation by jack
son Hall, Curtis Barney. jamie Taylor,
Henry Kreth, Thos. Taylor, Mabel
and Loreen Votaw, and Fred Buhlert,
interspersed by music and songs. The
hit of the evening was parody en-
titled Wearing of the Green" by a
double male quartet. Last but not
least was farce entitled DR. Cureall.
The leading character was sustained
by Fred Hollingshed, assisted by Mrs
A. Taylor, Mrs F. G. Buhlert and
Misses Sophie Taylor, Ruth McCulloh,
Stella Kreth, Virgie Buhlert and
Messrs Henry Lee, Fred Kreth, Ell
win and Lawrene French.
After this Santa Claus appeared
and many and generous were the pre-
sents bestowed.
During the evening Mrs +. A. Tay-
lor was presented with a tea set and
knives and forks of sterling silver as a
token of affection from her many
friends and neighbors.
At the confusion of the program a
turkey supper was relished by all, and
dancing followed until broad daylight.
All went home voting it the time of
their lives.
Copper Hills young folks expect to
enjoy the new year at Plymouth.
Mrs F. A. Taylor is the proud pos
i
SCISSOR of two yards of handmade silk
lace of fabulous price, presented to
her by her friend Mrs Minnie Hall, in
whose family it has been an heirloom
of over two hundred wears. Mrs Hall
is of the Kentucky Bell family. The
lace was on exhibition at the mid.
winter fair, and experts declare that
the production ceased two hundred and
fifty years before. This lace was
worn on England's throne before the
American revolution, and has twice
been in possession of the White House
ladies ;once when DollyMadison graced
the place, and later when Zachary
Taylor's wife resided there. But per
haps it has never had a prOuder pos
SCISSOR than the present owner, moi
only for intrinsic value. but also fol
the affection which prompted the gift
Mrs F. Taylors wonderful contro
of animals saved her from what might
have proved very serious accident
last Monday morning. Mrs Taylor
and son were returning from Cosumne'
after taking her daughter to hei
school One of the spirited team fel
so suddenly that when the buggy hi
it the force broke the whipple-tree,
and one trace on the other horse.
With great presence of mind Mrs Tay'
lor alighted and freed the standing