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Title: 1871 Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Nevada County News & Advertisments # of Pages: 272 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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GRASS VALLEY UNION JANUARY 4 & 5, 1871 1 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1871 GRAND DINNER.—The New Year’s dinner, by the proprietors of LEsperance Restaurant, was truly a splendid one. Messrs. Tiddy & Warren are experienced caterers, and have in their employ none but the best of cooks. When you want to wine or dine yourself or your friends, call on Tiddy & Warren, and you are sure to be suited if your palate is well trained to know delicate viands. ORPHAN’S FAIR.—The ball for the benefit of the orphans of Grass Valley will take place, at Hamilton Hall this evening. This will close the Fair, and no tickets or other articles will be offered to visitors. The ball should be well attended, as the orphans need assistance, and a pleasant time will be enjoyed by all who attend. Admission to the ball will be only one dollar, and a general invitation to attend is extended. PIGEON SHOOTING.—The Grass Valley shootists went to Glenbrook last Monday to indulge in shooting at pigeons. The birds were sprung from a trap and the contestants fired at them on the wing. We did not get the names of the contestants, the score or the prizes, although we had three reporters on the ground—but then Monday was considered as the New Year’s Day. DIED. At Grass Valley, January 2nd, 1871 FRANCIS WILLIAM, son of Francis and Mary J. Richards, aged 15 years and 2 months [from congestion of the lungs at the home of his parents in Boston Ravine]. SUICIDE.—Mr. Clarkson, of the Union Market, received a letter on Tuesday from Marysville, informing him that H. J. Wright had shot himself on Monday morning at 10 o’clock and had died, in consequence on the same day at 5 o'clock P.M. There was no known cause for this rash act, excepting the bad health of the deceased. He had left Grass Valley about the 24th of last month complaining of feeling very unwell. LECTURE ON CHARLES DICKENS.—Professor Holmes will lecture on the character of Charles Dickens. Professor Holmes having been a school-mate of the illustrious author, no doubt will give his hearers many pleasing reminiscences of Dickens’ early days. The lecture will be delivered on Thursday night and should be numerously attended. Professor Holmes’ lecture on the same subject, delivered at Nevada City recently, was highly spoken of by the press and the people of that town. THE FIRST PAPER.—We are indebted to F. W. Austin for a copy of the Grass Valley Telegraph Vol. 1, No. 1, dated Sep. 25, 1853. This is a copy of the first paper ever printed in Grass Valley. We shall make some extracts from the number of the Telegraph before us, and we know they will interest our readers. THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1871 TOWN TRUSTEES.—Regular meeting held at Town Hall, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 3d. Present—C. Conaway, C. C. Smith, Wm. Bettis and S. P. Dorsey. ... Chief Engineer, A. Hooper, submitted his annual report as Fire Marshal, showing eleven alarms of fire during past year, as follows: Feb. 5, 1870, burning of Aaron Clark’s house on Race street, cause of fire accidental, loss $4,200; Insured for 1,500. Feb. 9, alarm, burning of flue, cor. Neal and Church streets. Same date, burning of flue in M. Korn’s building on Main street. Feb. 20, burning of C. Jones’ house on Washington street, cause incendiary, loss $699; no insurance. June 21, burning of roof of Henderson’s house on Main street, cause defective flue, loss $100; insured. July 9, burning of Union Restaurant on Mill street, cause unknown, loss $3,000; insurance $1,500. Same time, barber shop of Walters & Eggert, loss $3,800; insurance $1,200. Same time, saloon of John Scoble, loss $600;