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332 JUNE 21 & 22, 1865 GRASS VALLEY UNION
more were called to establish the fact that there was no muss at all. We felt very much interested in the
termination of the case while we listened to the very eloquent and logical appeal of Brother Taylor on
behalf of the defendant, and had we the power would have acquitted him right off. Mr. Taylor is a rising
young man in his profession. He is industrious careful and very quick. The case was submitted to the jury
at a late hour in the afternoon, and they, after an hour’s deliberation, found the defendant guilty.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1865
WRESTLING.—An advertisement in another column announces a number of prizes to be awarded
to the best wrestlers, at matches to be made on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, July 4th, 5th, and
6th. The first prize offered in $150, the second $100, third $70, fourth $50, fifth $25, and sixth $10.
The matches are to take place at the arena on Main street, and to be conducted according to Cornish
rules—three points to a fall. As there are quite a number of good wrestlers in the county, a good time
and mjuch sport may be anticipated. The price of admission to the arena has been fixed at fifty cents, and
the proprietors, Messrs. Hodge, Williams and McSorley, promise to leave nothing undone to ensure a
comfortable and pleasant time to those who may patronize the amusements.
MASONIC CELEBRATION.—The Masonic fraternity of Sacramento are to have a glorious time
on Saturday next. They will first proceed to lay the cornerstone of their new hall, and then take the cars
for Clipper Gap, where, in a delightful grove, they will have a pic-nic and an oration. The oration will be
delivered by Hon. A. A. Sargent. A large number of the fraternity from different parts will unite with their
brethren of Sacramento in rendering the occasion an imposing one.
SCHOOL PIC-NIC.—The pupils of Mrs. Ryder’s school will have a pic-nic to-morrow on Dan_ond’s [?]
Ranch, on the Nevada road. The grounds selected for the festival are well laid out and very appropriate
for the purpose, and are located only about a mile and a half from Grass Valley. This school numbers
among its pupils some of the handsomest girls in town, and a pic-nic with them is something that should
be liberally patronized. Then the teacher herself is such a courteous, affable lady, that eveything upon
which which the sunshine of her smile falls, cannot but be very pleasant. A large number of invited guests
will accompany the school, and there will no doubt be a gay and happy time enjoyed all round. We are not
authorized to invite anybody, but guess that a few outsiders might gain admission to the pic-nic grounds,
provided they are good looking and will promise not to kiss the girls when the teacher ain’t around. We
wish the school a pleasant and happy time, and promise that we shall spend an hour at least with them,
provided we can persuade our better half to stay at home or send her out to spend the day somewhere else.
This thing of taking a wife with you when you go out to pic-nic with girls of sweet sixteen and so on, ain’t
exactly right—at least we don’t think so. It makes the girls a little shy, and the unfortunate husband a little
shyer.
WHO ARE ITS PATRONS?—We understand that a couple of young men are going the rounds
soliciting subscribers for a vulgar sheet published in San Francisco, and have already succeeded in
obtaining fifty names. If we can obtain the names of the subscribers to this bawdy paper we should be
pleased to publish them for the purpose of showing up the parties who patronize a sheet that has been in
the habit of publishing the names of the wives, sisters and daughters of our citizens in a most scurrilous
manner. The money thus spent might be better used in assisting the poor and needy in our midst. But as
“there is no accounting for taste,” we suppose that the subscribers to the paper in question, find more food
for instruction there than they can in the Bible. The agents of the paper are known to us, and we shall be
apt to publish them, unless they promptly quit the business.