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144 AUGUST 10-12, 1877 GRASS VALLEY UNION
Mr. Freeman will give an entertainment at Seibert’s Garden, Nevada City, on Saturday
afternoon commencing at 2 o’clock.
CHINESE CAMPMEETING.—The Chinese campmeeting will not take place until the 6th day of
September next. The meeting has been postponed from August 16th because the minister could not
come up on that day; but he will be here on September 6th. The Campmeeting Company are making
grand preparations for the occasion. [This information was incorrect. See August 19 & 21 Union.]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1877
BORN. At Nevada City, August 9, 1877, to JACOB NAFFZIGER and Wife, a Daughter.
There is to be a party at Hamilton Hall next Wednesday night, the 15th instant. The party will
be a “send off” to our friend Alf. Berg, who takes his departure for San Francisco, in a few days. A
general invitation to friends is extended.
FOUND THE MAN.—We have noticed, heretofore, that curious contrivances for setting fire to
the town of Nevada had been discovered there. Those discoveries let to great excitement and to the
formation of a Committee of Safety. We understand that the mystery has been explored, and that an
arrest has been made. Yesterday morning a well known and long time resident of the county, as are
we informed, was caught in the act of firing either a church or a cemetery at Nevada city.
The man is one of the best of men when in his right mind, but for several months he has not
been himself, on account of over indulgence in strong drink. He is now ledged in jail, and he really
should have been continued, months ago, in some place where he could not arm himself or others.
SEVERE AND POSSIBLY FATAL ACCIDENT.—Yesterday morning an accident occurred at
Nevada City, which resulted in severely injuring two men. Clinton Harrison and John Isaacs were
engaged in painting the Court House, when the scaffold used by them gave way, and they were
precipitated to the ground. Harrison had his leg badly broken, and it was supposed that he is injured
internally. Isaacs had several ribs broken. Clinton Harrison formerly lived in Grass Valley, and is
well known here. His father was informed, yesterday afternoon, of the accident, and went up to take
care of the young man. We hope that reports received here have greatly exaggerated the extent of the
injuries received by Harrison and Isaacs.
STEALING A TOMBSTONE.—Somebody has taken and carried away the marble footstone
from the grave of Mrs. Penhall in the Grass Valley Cemetery. It is pretty well known who did this
mischief, and the stone had better be returned immediately, or else there will be a prosecution in the
case. The law is heavy in its penalties on all such actions. And in this matter, if it is taken and noted
upon, will save somebody a bit of trouble.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1877
THAT INCENDIARY.—It is now certain that Fenwick R. Miller, an old resident of the
county, caused all the excitement at Nevada city, about attempts to burn that town. Fen. Miller is
undoubtedly insane and has been so for several months. His declaration that “he had to burn the
town for the good of the people” shows his insanity. He is an engineer and surveyor of skill and
reputation, and when in his right mind is as good a man as Nevada county can boast. To charge him
with vagrancy is to do him a great injustice. His mind is diseased and he should be put where he can
have proper care and treatment. He is not responsible for his actions and to have shot him down, as
the transcript intimates might have been the case, would have been an act which would have been
regretted by all, and the memory of which would have troubled the one who might have done the
shooting to his dying day.