Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-05-27
NEWS OF OUR NEIGHB0Rs
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Edward v. Doyle, chief special
agent of the department Of justice,
with headquarters at Deming, spent
Friday and Saturday in the city on
official business.
District Attorney j. s. Vaught
arrived Saturday from Deming and
attended to matters before the dis
trict court. He left this morning for
Cliff, to appear for the state in a
hearing to be held before the justice
Of the peace Of that precinct.
After a lingering illness, due to
complication of troubles, Clinton
Smith, years old, only son Of Cap
tain and Mrs. d. w. Smith, formerly
Of Silver City and Tyrone, died Sat-
urday afternoon at the United States
general hospital at Fort Bayard.
The Church Of the Good Shepherd.
Silver City, which has been without
a rector for almost a year past, three
of its rectors having entered the serv-
ice Of their country during the war,
has secured a new rector, the Rev.
Howard B. Zeigler of Reading, Pa.
The new rector will arrive here in
time to hold his first services on
Whit-Sunday.
Arch Carroll, of Carroll Brothers,
who served in the United States navy
from October, 1917, returned to Sill
yer City Friday, having been honor
ably discharged. He was assigned to
duty at Madison Square Garden, New
York, as manager of the Third dis
trict naval supply base, during almost
his entire period of service.
Mrs. Don W. Lusk received the
news Saturday of the serious wound
ing of her brother, L. II. Billings, at
Pittsburg, kas., by would-be auto
mobile bandit. Mr.. Billings was shot
three times, his alleged assailant later
committing suicide when overtaken
by n sheriff's posse. Mr.. Billings, his
wife and daughter visited in Silver
City several weeks last summer.
William H. Johnson, Stevey Spur
geon Jr. and Franklin Ford, all of
Buckhorn, were in Silver City yester-
day, coming here to submit final proof
on the homestead entry Of 0rval
Johnson, one Of Grant county's SOL
diers who made the supreme sacrifice
for his country in the war against
Germany. The young soldier entered
the army in May, 1918, and died at
Camp Dix, N. j., in September of the
same year, Of pneumonia.
(Silver City Enterprise)
Bishop Howden Of the diocese of
New Mexico will visit Silver City and
hold services in the Church Of the
Good Shepherd on Sunday, June LIST.
Archie Little, formerly Of Silver
City and Mogollon, is now n captaian
in the aviation service Of the U. s.
army. He expects to remain in the
army.
J. w. Penniwell has received q
cablegram from his son John, stating
that he was sailing for home, and Mr..
Penniwell will leave Sunday for New
York to meet him on his arrival there.
John has been an aviator in France
during the war.
J. c. Woodward this week received
the news from his son Bert that the
latter had been promoted to the rank
Of chief electrician on the U. S. S.
President Grant. The young man has
been in the navy for about two years
and is certainly making good.
Lieut.. Col. Howard Clark left today
for Camp Mcpherson, Ca, to which
point he has been transferred. Mrs.
Clark and family will remain in Sill
yer City until later. Lieut.. Col. Clark
had charge of transportation of SOL
diers in France, spending II months
there. During their stay here the
Clarke have made many friends, who
regret their departure.
DIR. L. F. Murray, who recently re-
turned from France, where he spent
10 months in the medical service of
the U. s. army, will locate in Silver
City for the practice of his profess
sion in his speciality, which is the dis
eases of women and children, DIR. !
Murray was located in Santa Fe be-
fore the war, where he was city ply
stefan for five years. Mrs. Murray is
a niece of Mrs. Alvau N. White Of
Silver City and Ed Dickinson Of
Big Lue Ranch