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GRASS VALLEY UNION APRIL 25, 28, 30, 1872 99
Thom & Allan, iron work, $2,250.
Painting, Jos. Long, $320.
Roofing, fire proof, McKelvey & Irish, $750.
Sewerage, McKelvey & Irish, $200.
The contract for plastering was not awarded. It is estimated that the entire building will
cost something like $13,000. When completed it will be a splendid hall.
RELIEVED.—We noticed a few days since that Mrs. Glynn and her children at Union Hill were
in very needy circumstances. The hungry ones have been fed and all their present distress has been
relieved. This is owing to the exertions of Mrs. Nathan Smith who took up a collection among her
friends. Mrs. Smith sent out a cargo of flour and other edibles to the hungry family, and Nathan
Smith, who drives John Johnston’s grub wagon, delivered the goods in person. We like to chronicle
such acts.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1872
INSANE.—Henry Barnum, a young man aged 19 years, was yesterday declared insane by the
County Judge. Sheriff Perrin goes to Stockton this morning with the unfortunate young man in
charge. The case is a particularly sad one, as young Barnum has been considered as one of more
than ordinary ability. His mania is violent and acute. The sufferer declares that he has bought the
Sacramento Union newspaper and a ship and that he intends to sail all over the world.
PICNIC.—Tuesday the 7th of May the pupils will have a picnic, to be followed by a social party
in the evening. The picnic and party will be given for the benefit of the school. The affair will be very
pleasant and visitors down there will be warmly welcomed.
SEWING SCHOOL.—We notice in the Nevada Gazette an advertisement of a “sewing school” for
young ladies. We think that the idea is a good one, and if the young ladies of the land will go forward
and study diligently the sewing art, there will be more matrimony in the land. Young men complain
now very much about the lack of sewing habits among the Dolly Vardens; and the young men are
therefore deterred from making propositions of marriage. The sewing school has good sense in it.
NEVADA CITY ITEMS.—We find this items in the Gazette of yesterday:
CLEARING AWAY.—The old public school building, on Nevada street, is being torn down and
cleared away. The lot has been purchased by the members of the Episcopal Church, and a new
Church is to be built thereon. This is a beautiful site for a building, and the erection of the
Church there will greatly improve that portion of our city.
SCHOOLS CLOSED.—The Public schools of [Nevada] city closed yesterday for a two weeks’
vacation. A rest will do the teachers and scholars good.
TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1872
PROSPECTS.
The business prospects for California are beginning to brighten somewhat. There is a faint
hope that another railroad to the East will be constructed, and that freight and fares will then be
reasonably low, that trade and travel will be greatly stimulated.
This will surely be the case if San Francisco justly appreciates its situation and has the pluck to
avoid the dangers which threaten. So the railroad prospect has a glimmer of lightness. The mining
business must be good in a few months. Just now the attention of all t he people is concentrated on
the mines at the Comstock lode. Men, women and children from the outside of San Francisco are
forwarding money to California street to be invested in Comstock stocks.