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OUR COUNTY . . .
Correspondents
. Jacksonville Dews.
C P. Siielf, the Modford attorney,
was at the oounty Heat Tuesday on
professional business.
R. E. O'Brien and John Pomoll,
ol Applegate, were doing business
in Jacksonville during the week.
R. K. Sutton, the Ashland "Snap
Shot" liniment man, was advertis
ing his specialty in Jacksonville
' Saturday.
E. E. Miner, the rustling real
estate operator of Gold Hill, was on
business at the oounty Beat the first
of the week.
E. G. Bordon, of Evans oreek,
came up from the mine Wednesday
on business in oonneotioa with the
company of wbioh he is superin
tendent. Hattie Howard, wayward girl
of 16, was examined before Judge
Crowell Friday, who adjudged her
incorrigible and sent her to the
Magdalone Home in Portland.
The regular April term of oirouit
court convenes on Monday, April
9th, at o'olock a. m. The docket
eo far, ia very light, and the session
will no doubt be an inexpensive
one.
Rev. S. H. Jones, pastor of the
Jacksonville Presbyterian Churoh,
is on a visit to Ban Francisco and
will be stone for some time. , Rev.
Smith, of Woodvllle, will offloiate
in his absenoe.
Mrs. Sophia Dunnington, a native
of Pennsylvania, died at the resi
dence of her son in Jacksonville,
Monday night, after a lingering
illness with tumorous cancer, aged
84 years. She leaves two eons liv
ing here, a daughter in Missouri
and one in ttao Willamette valley.
The remains were buried in Jack
sonville oometery Tuesday, Rev. AV
B. Mooro, of Medford, officiating.
K. A. Langley, the Medford lo
comotive engineer and maoblntat,
and Miss Anna Bienvenue, of Jack
sonville, were married at the home
of the bride's parents, ' Thursday
evening, by Judge Crowell. The
newly married . oouple left on the
evening train for Niagara, Oregon,
where Mr. Langley has a. position
as machinist in a saw mill. They
have the best wishes of many friends
for a long life of happiness and
prosperity.
J. S. Howard, of Medford, tho all
around engineor find -political
noittor of Jackson County, came up
to the county seat Monday to at
tend a meoting of the Jackson
County Land Association. , Mr.
Howard has been one of the prime
factors in the upbuilding of Mod
ford which now has a vantage
ground in the great trade of the
valley that will soon mako it the
loading town of Southern Oregon,
if indeed, it may not claim that
distinction now.
Geo. Watson, an omployo of H.
S. Evans, of Ashland, while paint
ing the ceiling of the Masonic hall
here, fell, from the ladder on which'
ho was standing Friday evoning
and for a while it was feared he was
badly hurt. It sooma he became
dizzy from smelling the paint and
turpentine and fell from the ladder.
While the fall does not Boem to have
hurt him much, it was some time
before he recoverod from the effect
of inhaling tho odor of the paint
and became rational again.
Alfred Cartor, a Jackson County
pioneer of '58, died at his home on
Forest creek, Friday, Maroh 16,
1000, agod seventy-two years. Mr.
Carter was a native of Ray County,
Missouri, came to the coast in '52.
His occupation during nearly the
whole of this long period has been
that of mining. - He was, however,
a volunteer in the Indian war of
1855 and '56 and eorvod until the
war dosed. Mr, Cartor was a good,
quiot and honest bitizen, and well
respeotod. Ho leaves no childron.
The romains woro interred jn Jaok
sonvlllo cemetery Saturday.
Albert Perry, who has a contract
to out 1500 cords of wood for the
Southern Pacific Company, is doing
the cutting on the bead of Jackson
creek, about four miles above Jack
sonville. He has out by hand 100
cords, and will start a two horse
power mill Mouday with which he
intends to complete the contraot.
The mill will be conveniently lo
cated where the timber, cut into
oertain lengths, will be hauled to it
and run on Hide rollers and fed to
the saw as required. This oontract
will give employment to twelye or
fourteen men and five or six teams.
The lecture by C. E. Sanders, of
Co. L, 2d Oregon Volunteers, at the
U. S. hall, Monday night, was only
fairly well attended. The address
was a narrative of the leading events
that transpired from the time the
oompany left Portland until the
olose of its service, and embraces
many of the details of battle, forced
marches, oommisBary, privations,
description of the country, etc. Mr.
Sanders is a young man of good ad
dress, quiet and dignified in manner,
easy and graceful on the rostrum,
has a pleasant voioe, and his ad
dress is entertaining, inBtruotive
and well worth the time to go and
hear.
rnoenlx Item.
by x. Y.
Mrs. M. Kellogg, of Medford, vis
ited in Phoenix last Friday.
Miss Emma Coleman visited her
parents for a few days last week.
The series of meetings .held by
Rev. Brownrigg olosed last Sunday.
O. F. Billings, of Ashland, made
Phoenix a business trip Wednesday.
Mrs. H. B. Butler and her son,
Bernard, moved to Medford a few
days ago.
Mrs. Wm. Gray, of ; Ashland,
spent Thursday visiting friends in
Phoenix.
Mrs. A. L. Rose and Mrs. H. Cul
ver made Medford a business visit
last Saturday. "
' Geo. Bailey and jjone have re
turned to their home in the Jenny
oreek country for the summer.
Little Arohie Ferns, son of Mrs.
A. B. Ferns, who has taen seriously
ill with pneumonia, is recovering.
Miss Belle MoTavish, who has
been quite ill for the past three
weeks, is recovering, we are glad to
state.
V. R. Hendrickson and family,
who have been residents of Phoenix
for some time past, moved to their
farm in Sams Valley last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs, M. Calhoun, father
and mother of H. Calhoun, arrived
from Texas last Saturday. Mr. C.
is a brother of Z. Calhoun and they
have not met for twenty-four years.
P. L. Stone and his mother, of
Ashland, visited friends in Phoenix
last Thursday. , Mr. Stone returned
the same day, leaving his mother
to visit with friends until Sunday.
Rev. Brown, of Klamath Falls,
will deliver a lecture in the Presby
terian Church next Tuesday even
ing on the subject of Cuba. Mr. B.
was one of the brave boys that went
to the Philippines to defend his
country's honor. - Ths leoture will
be free.
Table Boes. items.
J. C. Pendleton and family spent
Sunday with Mr. ana Mrs. fl. V.
Gunn.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jennings, E.
H. Davis, Cbas. Diokison and others
visited different towns Monday, ,
Artioles of corporation have been
prepared for the Table Kock. irri
gating ditch.
Roads are diy but extremely
rouah, and it will take a great deal
of work to put them in order for
pleasant driving.
Quite a number of Medford young
people were out this way Sunday.
Amoug them were noticed lid
Purdin, Scott Davis, Ella Williams
and Ida Weaver ; and Miss Meta
Morine was aooompanied home by
Ralph Woodford and sister, Louis
Warner and Lillian Barr.
Monday evening Mrs. Pendleton
saw a strange "something" cross
the path from the house to the west
side of the wood shed and upon in
vestigation saw a large brownish
bird whloh sat perfeotly still while
she oalled other members of the
family to oome. When they ap
proached within three feet of it they
discovered it to be a female Chinese
pheasant; at a move to get oUser it
rose and flying low lit in the ad
joining pasture.
J. C. r.
Central Point Items.
Sheriff A. Orme spent a day here
last week.
Fresh garden seeds of all kinds
at Dr. Hinkle's.
Chas. Gay visited relatives in
Ashland last week. .
Chas. Pomeroy, of Beagle, was in
town one day last week.
Rev. J. S. McCain, of Medford,
spent a day in our oity last week.
Miss Julia Martin, of Trail oreek,
is spending ths week with friends
here.
H. L. Andrews, one of Gold Hili's
live merchants, spent Sunday in
our oity.
Born On Applegate, Maroh 18,
100, to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bebb,
a daughter.
Dr. Parson, of Ashland, was called
Sunday to attend Mrs. W. T. Leeyer,
who is very ill.
; Mrs. Luoinda Guy, of Portland,
is paying her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Leever, a visit.
W. H. Damon has leased a black
smith shop at Ashland and will
take possession this week.
, Mrs. John Grieve, who has been
spending several months in Med
ford, returned home this week.
- Miss Stella Stidham left for Glen
dale Sunday evening, where she
has been employed to teaoh the
spring term of sohool. . ' . "'
John 01 well, who has been oon
fined to the house, with an injured
foot, is able to oome down town
with the aid of orutohes.
John Clements, who has been
very ill, has recovered, and left a
few days ago for Oroville, Calif., to
superintend work in a mine,
W. W. Soott has leased his farm
to Mr, Clark, and himself and wife
will leave for Iowa in a few days
to make a visit of several months,
' Joseph Downing, who had been
ill for two weeks, died at his home
Maroh 17, 1900, aged 82 years,
three months and twenty-one days'.
He was born in England November
26, 1817. He was converted when
only nineteen years of age, in the
Methodist Churoh, and lived a con
sistent and devoted Christian life
for more than sixty-three years.
He died as he had lived, in perfect
faith that "Jesus Christ hath po ver
on earth to forgive sins." He was)
united in . marriage to Christina
Hodge at tLo age of twenty-one.
fie leaves a wife and six children,
besides grandchildren and great
grandchildren to mourn his loss.
He was an honorable and upright
citizen,' a kind and loving husband
and father,, and will be greatly
missed in this community. Funeral
services were conducted at the resi
dence by Revs. Abbott, of Ashland,
and J. C. Gregory, of Central Point.
Talent Sews Items.
Miss Lena Abbott has gone to
Klamath Falls.
Miss Meda Crosby has gone to
Coles, Calif., to work.
Messrs. J. B. and E. F. Jacobs
are building a new fence around
their place in Talent.
Thos. Indman left on Wednesday
of this week for the logging camp
at Pokegams, with a load of pro
visions, .-
Mrs. B. L. Buoy and children
took Saturday's north bound train
for Creswell, where they expect to
make their future home.
Died March 14, 1900, at the
home of his son, near Phoenix,
Henry Thomas Anderton. The de-'
ceased was born in North Amtan,
England,; Sept. 14, 1820, being at
the time of his death 79 years and
6 months old. He was the father
of fifteen ohildren, four girls and
eleven boys. Two girls and eight
boys are dead. Mr. Anderton came
to the United States in 1861 and
settled in Rochester, N. Y., where
he engaged in business for a num
ber of years, going from there to
Toronto, Canada. About nine or
ten years ago he came with his son,
Daniel, to San Franoisco, and then
to Oregon. His wife and one daugh
ter live in Toronto, Canada, one
daughter in Rochester, N. Y., two
sojib in San Francisco and D. An
derton, the glove maker, in Oregon.