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Title: 1872 Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Nevada County News & Advertisments # of Pages: 281 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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GRASS VALLEY UNION OCTOBER 30 & 31, 1872 237 behind the shoulder blade. The wound is so severe that amputation is almost sure to be necessary. After the shooting, Buckham loaded his rifle and walked away. No attempt to arrest has been made up to the time of going to press and indeed we do not know that the officers had been informed of the affair. The wounded man is about 60 years of age, and is well known in Grass Valley. Buckham is well and favorably known in the lower part of the county, and has always borne a good reputation. We give the story a we have heard it. There is, no doubt, another side to it. Dr. Manson is in attendance on the wounded man, and he thinks that amputation of Sweet’s arm may be a necessity. FINGERS MASHED.—The Transcript of yesterday says: “Yesterday afternoon, Wm. Mitchell, a boy aged about 15 years, employed at the foundry, had two fingers of his left hand badly mashed. He was working at the belting machine, when his hand was caught in the gearing and his fingers crushed. The boy was taken to his home, on Coyote street, and Drs. Hunt and Welch were called to attend him. The fingers, the second and third, were so badly mashed that it was found necessary to amputate them. ODD FELLOWS’ HALL.—The Nevada Transcript thus describes the Odd Fellows’ Hall of Nevada city: The Odd Fellows’ Hall in this city is now under cover, and the several rooms are divided off. The brick work was finished some time ago, and Messrs. McKelvy and Irish, contractors, are doing their work well. The hall is built by an incorporation, the stockholders of which are members of the Lodge in this city. It was designed by Mr. Bettis of Grass Valley and the Trustees of the Lodge. The lower floor is a large room 24 feet wide and 88 feet deep in the clear, and may be used as one or two stores. The upper story is reached by a wide stairway in the middle of the building. The upper floor contains two offices in front, respectively, 16x21 and 16x14, one of them being divided into two rooms. The ante rooms of the Lodge are 12x12, and the hall is 30x48. The ceiling is high and the walls arched at the top. The hall contains a gallery for an organ, and the rooms will be finished off in splendid style. The exterior of the building represents a very handsome appearance. Near the top in front will be ornamented with I.0.0.F. in large cast iron letters gilded. The building is thoroughly fire proof, and constructed in the most substantial manner. It is a credit to the Order of Odd Fellows’ and an ornament to the city. BENEFIT BALL.—The ladies of the Catholic Church will give a ball at Hamilton Hall, on Christmas evening, for the benefit of the Grass Valley Orphan Asylum. Tickets, which will include supper, have been fixed at the moderate price of three dollars. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1872 ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—The Transcript of the 30th says: “On Monday night a man named Robert White fell into shaft No. 5 of the North Bloomfield Grave Mining Company . .. and was instantly killed. The deceased formerly resided at Alleghany, Sierra county. He has been in this vicinity since last Summer, and worked at one time about Creagan’s mill. He came down on the Moore’s Flat stage Monday morning and stopped in town until about dark. He then started down the line of the Company’s works towards Lake City and got as far as shaft No. 5. He was intoxicated, and inquired for the cabin of Donnelly, of two men. One of the men was informing him, when White staggered back and the man grabbed for him, exclaiming, “My God he’s gone.” Fortunately the men who were at work in the shaft had come up and discharged a blast or they too would probably have been killed. White was instantly killed. He is a man about 50 years of age and a native of Ireland. Justice Smith held an inquest upon the body yesterday morning.”