Show CITY ITEMS A law large darn barn and its contents go up la in toi 01 numerous 1 cibil slit sail lr for heiring lr for petit Lar marcelly celly e BRIGHAM CITY dec friday atter afternoon noon four strangers were parading our streets making threats that if some someone one did not give them something to eat cat they would break in some bora store and and help themselves tha the marshal was informed of their whereabouts a and bought sought an introduction to them abe n they made the same observation to him and were quite saucy about it too the mar elial took them in charge ar and id locked them up until they changed their mind and were willing bhea liberated at to leave town t andrew drewa A blasen died saturday night at ten mr took a severe cold about a month ago while working on the construction kioa train which settled on liia ilia luo kuoga ga it was thought however that he was recovering but saturday afternoon he be be ba caa gaa sinking rapidly ue he leaves a wife and three children in very poor circumstances john it 11 bat B tt returned home saturday evening fier after an absence of over two fare iia lie says although he baa bag been kept ported aa as ta to what has been g ing on in our city he was not expecting to witness eo so many changes ami and sub tit uit t a e to bs seen scon on an every band hand air mr bolt butt will start up lu in bis his old business headstone and monument work which has been nearly jit a standstill while he lie has his been away andrew 0 ben sen of the first ward has been afflicted with dropsy fur some time and is reported very low at present J C knudsen and joseph graehl F are e down from butte to spend the holiday late last evening a man working on the tile grade at the depot and under the of liquor called atthe at the hou bouse houe e of william wight and asked for lodgings and something to eat these being refused be he went away muttering og that he would set fire to I 1 the be barn ha lie was watched until he left that locality and nothing more wae was ot of bis his threat but abat 1 this morning lire tire wai vias discovered in a ebed shed across the etheel belonging to charles wight the he cre fire alarm was rung and a large crowd gathered but not nothing hiag could be done to save ane burning buildings building it sume of which were within a few feet ot 01 the fire besides the shed there were burned a machine for manufacturing combination fence a ts beet of harness doors win wind dowe owr lumber and two fete eels of carpenters acola belonging belon girg to S A sackett and jos wight total loss seven li undrel dollars do llara the min whom it was supposed BUp posed bad started the fire was caught at loaders Ko Ro adora aders farm a a mile north of 0 town lie had a hearing before justice J this afternoon but no direct testimony could be ob obtained BO so bis his honor discharged him joo joe hancock was before the justice this forenoon loreno oa anil and plead guilty to the charge of tit larceny it appears that ona one T day last week joe wa wai in the co coop op store and seeing a pair of boba that took his fancy be walked off with them but not befog beatis fied bed with hia his bargain he look took them back yesterday daiy diy and exchange I 1 them for R P pair of shoes and took the tile difference in peanuts and sod other christmas notion notions whilo the trado was going on the clerk waiting on him asked of 0 whom be he purchased thet abo looth he ile was notable to give a satisfactory answer enquiries were made which leai to bis his detection and arrest the bidge fined him ten dollars and costo costa and as be he baa has neither mosey money nor friends be he will wear weir it out in jail ve had abo pleasure plea earo yesterday yet erday of perusing a letter from thomas 11 blackburn noir now an in a mission in england elder blackburn has been arm boma home nearly two years lie ile writes that his health is good as fig is that of the generally william wight in attempting to pr prevent eventa a barn from taking fire firo during the blaza blaze this thin mornion mor Ding had bad to P pass ll 11 1 almost through the flames of t the h burnice burning building and la in d dung eo so the eide side of lili bli face was eo so badly scorched that ilia a apiece piece of skin the eiza size of a hall half dollar pulled off his cheek abe k the ayera sl 81 tera teral o elored comedy compa y is billed hero here for monday night die dac 29 the trustees have notices up calling for a meeting of the taxpayers to ba be field held dec SO to decide on the rate of tax to be levied to run the i for far the year commencing july ast 1st it will bedgood be a good time to ita the idea ides of bonding the tile dettrict ct for the purpose of building one or more respectable and commod i oua schoolhouses we have a school F population opu lation of nearly eight hundren hun bun dreJ and the only build log ever owned by the district is one that was erected many years uga ago for a store with a dance gears hail I 1 above it is to poorly lighted poorly ventilate and when the children arnout are out to recess thay bavo to play on our main thoroughfare yesterday justice was occupied in hearing a civil euit suit brought against L T peirce of he firm of boothe peirce by 11 L ensign jr to recover two hundred and fifty dollars damages boma some time aio ago mr peirce contracted for or some hay hey of mr ensign and after bali baling g and loading part of it discovered that tho the qi allty was not as sis represented and BO so elated stated to mr ensign and w shed shod to withdrew with drw from the contract words ensued and afar att r listening to nomo some pretty hard names ceirco struck ennion two severe blos blows one on the ear oar and the other b brijo the eyo mr ensign makes complaint that these blows injured hia his hearing bea and that ha lie has been kick sick and not able to work since the be fracas B if 11 jonea jones ap appeared for the complainant and M mr r coomb coombs for the ditunno di tunco tho testimony w a pran cally in regard to the trouble over the bay no ex eipert pirt evidence was wits introduced trod to show the eff acts of 01 the tile etri kinz or the present condit con loo of tile plaintiff hia ilia honor reserved ha his decision until tomorrow to morrow morning 1 il the people of 0 be the second w ward ard have coT completed 4 the meeting house it I 1 ia built of fine tie red brick outside ou talde with insl insi ie le well plastered and hard finished everything E very thing about is of the most substantial character it ia is the largest and finest ward meeting se bongo house in the city and aud with a few more seats will be capable ot of accod the whole ward and many cure mire this afternoon atler noon the members of he the ward met in ho the build building log and partook of 0 a bounteous reps repast I 1 c con I 1 slat irli of all the delicacies drlica d d le incle cies and commodities corn of ilia the feasor old and younk young rich and poor widows and orphans alike were to feast feas t anden and en j y themselves tle melvea there were also present apostle snow president dont clabbon Claw Cli waon Bon counselor kelley and PA S smith tonight to night they are having a regular old fashioned arake rake down the and all conc concerned erined arft are to be congratulated the east room in the court bouse house Is fir unde undergoing fame re repairs pairs and when re pa papered and painted will ill present a v very cry attractive Wt attractive appearance we are informed thit tha the trade leading lead in to and from the bear river bridge is completed and teams can now cross crass without danger tl auer |