Mountain Democrat (Newspaper) - December 28, 1912, Placerville, California 1 i VOL i EL COUNTY SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 DR W A RECKERS S RANTS fog Situated in El Dorado County at an elevation of feet above the anl Steam heated electric lighted All medical and surgical cases treated in up-to-date manner Special electrical and dry air apparatus for treating rheumatism and Sciatica IRWIN IRWIN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Street opposite Court GEO H THOMPSON DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF EL The Eastern Star Tree COUNTY PLACERVILLE CAL in Court House M P BENNETT W practice Placerville attention E W WITMER ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR LAW PLACERVILLE CAL C E PETERS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW CAL 1 and 2 Inch W F BRAY ATTORN Practices lu all the State and and U 8 Land Office Office Room In the f Cal Fallen Leaf Chapter No 90 O E S celebrated Christmas in the good old fashioned way this year with a tree from which Santa Glaus gathered a gift for every member of the order and con vent ions were forgotten in the exchange of the season's greetings At an early hour last Monday ing the assembly room in Masonic Temple was crowded with those of the Eastern Star fraternity and after the routine business had been disposed of Mis Marion At wood as principal of- licer of the Chapter gave notice that the festivities would they did Everything from a beautiful turkey with sawdust body and head and claws an to sticks of striped candy wonderfully woolly mals drums and other toys bloomed on that tree for the ren of a larger growth who enjoyed them to the limit After gifts had been sufficiently admired a social re- union took place during which Mrs S II contributed a couple ol vocal numbers and several addresses were made The serving of refreshments brought a happy affair to a close at a late hour Happenings Here and There Austin Boy spent Christmas day in Sacramento Placerville Dec 25 to E wife a son A S Lyon and family are spending Christmas at Cole's Station Will McCuen and F A Boole were down from Camino Thursday Mrs Geo Brownell of Vallejo is iting her mother Mrs N Wonderly Barss Son have a line of ful holiday gifts at the right prices Benedict Ries of Diamond Springs registered at this office last Saturday Art Dolls all wood at They are unbreakable and the baby will like them Mr and Mrs Chas Sebring's ents Mr and Mrs Roser of Orland Tehama county Richard Mitchell Jr and wife of Folsom spent the holidays with relatives Steve Weymouth came up from San Francisco Sunday to spend Christinas with his mother Blaze At the Parlow Home What might have been a ive conflagration was narrowly ed Thursday night when the roof of the B G Parlow Bedford Ave ignited from a chimney which had been burning out fur several hours The house is occupied by Mrs J J Crawford and daughter Miss Bertha who watched the burning chimney closely during the evening but owing to the extreme cold and the icy con- dition of the steep roof it was im- possible to get to the chimney from the outside At tlie heat ignited the woodwork in the gable e d rounding the chimney and an alarm was turned in the re- promptly The of water turned on practically ex- the blaze flames which afterward burst through the shingles being handled by boys w ho climbed through the attic window and by hanging on to the gable end were able to handle it with buckets of water o avoid flooding the upper floors of the duelling which were damaged to some extent as it it is thought that the loss is covered bv insurance on the residence S H RANTZ M D PHYSICIAN AND In Building new entrance on Main ital 10 L M LEISENRING M D PHYSICIAN AND Office Entrance two House Main Coloma and Mill Street Telephone DB JOHN P FRIZELL PHYSICIAN AND Regis tered by the State Board of Medical Office over Jewelry Store ners Office over Cal All calls answered Tel Dr O P FITCH OFFICE Over Building Phone DR Main St M SUMNER DENTIST uj Main street PLACER VI DR W A Drue Store Fhone 601 Office 9 to 1 to S- CLIFTON H WILDMAN MINING ENGINEER Surveyor of Dorado County Placerville Cal NATIONAL BANK OF D 0 MILLS CO CALIFORNIA Founded 1830 CAPITAL AND SURPLUS One Million Dollars Knight Templar Christmas Services El Dorado Commandery No 4 K T- held their regular Christmas ance at Masonic Hall on Wednesday morning J F McKee Eminent Com- mander presiding After reading the sentiments proposed by the Grand En- of the U S to the Grand Commander of California and the latter's response thereto prayer was offered by Chaplain W W Bray The choir of the Methodist church ed by Mrs S B Wilson and Mollie Carpenter rendered an anthem and two hymns Mrs S H sang The Star of and man Wilson played a trombone solo Brief addresses were made by Past Commanders Dr W A W K Bray on Christmas and a Knights Templar relation thereto and prayer concluded a most ive service After which the Knights dispensed hospitality in the banquet room with a lavish hand to their visiting fraters and friends Catholic Christmas Service Beginning at a m four masses were held at the Catholic church Christmas morning mass being celebrated at one of the Paulist Fathers of San Francisco assisting Rev Father Horgan The music was beautifully rendered by Mrs W O Pierce and son Rudolph and Mrs Harry Nungesser Board of Trade Meeting Do not forget the special meeting of the Trade this Friday ing to decide about the Pear Show and other matters of importance to El Dorado county For three room cottage near Court House Will sell on in- G A Harry spent Christmas with relatives here returning to mento Thursday Henry James returned to San cisco Thursday where he is employed by the National Ice Co Holiday cabinets of tine stationery at O'Donnell's From to and designs Mrs W P Mariner went to San Francisco Thursday for a few days before returning to Lakeport Mrs M A Dennis and lie spent Christinas in Sacramento with Mrs Edick and daughter Miss Myrtle of Snelling is here spending the holidays with the Telegraph Tom spent Christmas with relatives in Placerville ing business college in San Francisco Miss Ann Patterson left last day Tor Monrovia for a holiday visit with her uncle Frank Miller and Mr and Mrs Charles Hansen of Smiths Flat spent Christmas with their son Bert Henson and wife in Sacramento A PAID On Twin of C F W F B P 0 Drencher H Arthur K Miller T U O C ELITE THEATRE Proprietor Friday and Saturday and lOc Alkali Ike Raises the Devil Cowboy story Weekly No 35 Flirt or Heroine A story The VATICAN and His Pope Pius X This picture taken by special permission of the Pope The only pictures in existence of HIS HOLINESS Watch for the Date DM T Wrenn Sanatorium Bulford Cil i A for Medical Surgical and Obstetrical All modem Special for Caaes Mrs Carrie Cohn is here from ley with her sons Irving and Lee to spend the holidays with her brother N L Kohn Fred Richards of San Francisco spent Christmas with his mother Mrs Jennie Richards and other tives in this city John wife have been in San Francisco the past week on a holiday visit to their daughter Mrs Harry Chalmers Dec 15 1912 to Thomas Hayes and wife an son Mrs was formerly Miss Delia Morton of this place Dr Richard and wife were among arrivals from San Francisco last of the week to spend mas with relatives here The Misses Margaret and Annie ley arrived from Lakeview Or day to spend the holidays with their mother Mrs Frank Smith Finest toilet sets in town at silver ivory or composition They are just what you are looking for Come in and see them Mr and Mrs N L Cohn returned to their home at Placerville Tuesday after visiting for several days with P C Cohn and A swell new line of pin seal and real morocco hand bags at Fairchild's A large assortment to select from all the latest styles at moderate prices Mrs II L McCoy of Oakland a ative ot Bert McCoy formerly of this place will have charge of the Willow district school during the spring term Mr arid Mrs Hulen and Miss Vivian Weyman will leave Sunday on their return to Los Banos and Stockton after a holiday visit home Mrs M F Stewart left Friday for Oakland to visit with her daughter Mrs E J Jolly ami Mrs S P the latter being on a holiday visit to Mrs Jolly Miss Gladys Alderson came up from Oakland the last of the week to spend Christmas at home She has a good position in a millinery house -in Oakland Mr and Mrs II D of Dunsmuir are spending the holidays in Placerville with Mrs mother Mrs C A Marsh and other relatives here Tom Hately of the plumbing of Hately and Hately Sacramento who had the plumbing contract for the County Court House returned to Sacramento Thursday Mr and Mrs Conger and two daughters came up from San co Monday evening to spend the days with Mrs Conger's mother Mrs S M Hall of this city If you are troubled with chronic constipation the mild and gentle fect of Chamberlain's Tablets makes them especially suited to your case For sale by Foi Bros George Lucas returned to San cisco Thursday and Miss Ivy Lucas to Sacramento where she la employed in the Abstract office both having come up for Christmas Railroad agent Chas Sebring re- ports that the Christmas travel into and out of Placerville was very heavy this year Forty-one round trip tick eta to other and return were sold and the number coming to the city was even heavier Married At City by the Sea Announcement of the marriage of Win Parker former ol ilic Placerville Republican and Muriel Millies has heen received in this city where both well known and where romance began which lias culminated in the of their fortunes for belter or fur Milues was here lor several months with her father a well-known paper man who came in the hope of hib health Ilis death curred a few weeks ago and his re- mains were lakon to San Jose for burial The of Mr Parker and Miss Milnes look place at Santa Cruz Christmas day the bride's uncle Llev H E Milnes performing the mony They will at Han ford where Mr Parker is city editor of the Journal The Democrat joins their numerous friends in nal greetings and congratulations Another Christmas Wedding Jack Lombardo received a telegram this Friday announcing the marriage of his brother Charles snd Miss Stella Giannini of Amador The wedding took place Thursday evening at the edral in Sacramento after which friends of the young couple tendered them a reception and they lett day for Blue Canon where Mr bardo is engaged in business Miss Giannini who is a trained nurse is well-known here where she was for a time employed at the and she has often visited the J F family as has Mr and that is how it all happened Mr and Mrs here will congratulate each on ning the other and wish both a long and happy married life the Democrat heartily concurring We wish one and all a Happy and a Prosperous New Year M SIMON SON A Happy Affair The residents of Coon Hollow Christmas nl the school house last Monday evening An interesting program of exercises took place under the direction of A Id rich the teacher after which a one-act comedy The Interrupted by Annie Herman Roberta Hall vel and May Marshall Harvey er George and which was a credit to those faking part and great fun for the audience At the close of the play E A er as Santa Clans ents candy oranges and other good things from a decorated Christmas tree The credit for i ho success of the affair is given to Mi- Annie eron Miss Aldrich and Miss Ruth Hall as organist who wen untiring in their efforts to make everyone en- joy the event High School Teacher Marries The El Dorado County High School is looking lor a new teacher in man and Mathematics Miss Lulu left for the city it t ho close of school to spend the holiday vacation A letter to the Hoard of Education from Sacramento informed that body hat she was to be married on nas day tn Franklin Black of Oakland and tendered her ion as one of tho stall of high school eachers This is the third wedding n the ranks of the faculty to occur n tho winter and a member of Hoard of Education expresses an on thai in the high school at least Jie lines in etc iro by contraries F F BARSS SON MAIN FINE SILVERWARE DIAMONDS GOLD WATCHES Native Son Pins Native Daughter Pins Society Pins of all Kinds A LINK OF OPTICAL GOODS Gull and your Examined Watch Repairing and Cleaning a Specialty Sheriff Hand Has a Merry Christmas anyone in this county had a Merry it Hand and Deputy Sheriff Called o Greenwood in the morning to cap- ture escaped lunatic Nels Locke and later to gather in and return to all Pete Shepherd for breaking role they were then confronted by a call from Valley to locate another asylum escape Newell who had been seen in the hood of the place and they are still on the job Who wouldn't be Sheriff V The New Court House Accepted After the Court House by the Supervisors last Mon day it was thrown open to visitors who were coming and going all day At night the electric lights in the building were all turned on until nine o'clocK making the building a beauti ful sight The handsome court room was dedicated by Judge Arnot in re- the report of the Grand Jury Goldfish Given Away Two beautiful Goldfish given away with each 11.00 of Remedies W F ft Son J W BLAIR J B BLAIR Sec and J J Blair Lumber and Land Co OF AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF Oregon Cedar Shingles Doors Windows Moulding Sewer and Terra Cotta Pipe Lime Shakes Nails Hay Agents Portland Standard Cement and for MAX A MIERSON BANKING COMPANY TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS of Mercantile and to Draws on all world
