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Title: 1874 Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Nevada County News & Advertisments # of Pages: 274 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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GRASS VALLEY UNION JANUARY 4 & 6, 1874 3 sand from the mines above were swept over these valuable farming lands. We are unable to learn particulars, but understand that all the famers for many miles have suffered more or less damage. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1874 BORN. At Grass Valley, January 5th, 1874, to MICHAEL HOYNE and Wife, a Daughter. DIED. At Santa Rosa, December 23, 1873, ROBERT CHAPIN, son of E. W. and Mary Muslin, aged 1 months. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Last Saturday evening about 6 o’clock, a fatal accident occurred in Pleasant Valley, Rough and Ready Township, by which an old and estimable citizen of the county was killed. The facts of the case are as follows: Mr. Abraham Fulweiler, accompanied by his daughter and a young son, had been on a visit to Auburn, where resides his eldest son—the District Attorney of Placer county—and returned home, through Grass Valley, on Saturday. He was driving a span of horses to a light spring wagon. He arrived within about a mile of home, and was descending Beckman Hill, when the right fore wheel of the wagon gave way, all the spokes flying out of the hub. Mr. Fulweiler was thrown out of the wagon, his head striking violently on the stones by the roadside. The fall resulted in crushing the bones of the skull and in dislocating the neck. Death must have been instantaneous. The daughter and son were thrown out of the wagon, the young lady being somewhat injured, while the little boy escaped unhurt. J. H. Lawrence of this place, happened at the scene of the accident a few minutes after it occurred, and rendered every assistance possible to the unfortunates. The body of Mr. Fulweiler was taken to the residence of Mr. Novay, which was close by, and as inspection showed that death had taken place, no surgeon was summoned. Deceased has been a farmer in Pleasant Valley for many years; he was a native of Pennsylvania and aged about 72 years. Public Schools. Superintendent Watson furnishes us with further notes about the public schools, as follows: UNION HILL. M. B.. B. Potter is the teacher in this school. He holds a life diploma, and receives $100 per month salary. The number of pupils enrolled is 72, in divisions as follows: 1st grade 35, 2d grade 37. The room is comfortable and is supplied with the necessary apparatus, such as maps, charts, (including writing and anatomical), globe, etc. There are 171 volumes in the library. There is a well on the verandah, and wash basins, towels and other necessary articles are provided, The school is not far advanced but is thorough as far as it has gone. Good order and earnest work was manifest on the part of pupils. Writing, a much neglected branch in most schools, is here made a specialty, and great improvement is manifest. Mr. Potter has taught here about four months. Mr. Manning was his predecessor and taught eleven months. [On the following day the Union provided names of Trustees which had been accidentally omitted: “Those public spirited gentlemen are M. Provines, J. Steward and Mr. McGuire.” LIME KILN. The Trustees of this district are B. Bickford and Wm. Grubbs. Miss Emma Gregory taught the school four months. J. C. O’Neill taught it five weeks, and John Snell taught it four months in the fall of 1872. Miss Gregory and Mr. O’Neill’s certificates are of the first grade, Mr. Snell’s second grade. The salary paid Miss Gregory was $50. The number of pupils enrolled was 19; number of visits by Trustees, 4; by others, 27. The library contains 50 volumes. The house is small and not well furnished. But little interest is taken in the school by patrons which prevents it from attaining the degree of excellence it otherwise might.