FI MODAL.M. N**h waa down from Ptiva* Alto* m Runday. 1Mr*. W T* Tlitrmpwm t* In town OO » .• rwit from (bo \llmbre*.W. VT. Kuo* «m In from the Oik f Umtt ruiii'h on Thursday.M. W. Neff bn boon spending • few ' do)1* tD town from Magellan.1Jeff Dunnlgan reprwwented I/Jtdsburg f et ill* bounty Seat I net week.W, a Chandler hM l»#fi down from ' Pino* Alto* for eoveral days.Mm. M. A. Fieldnr came In from tbe ' Mi rub re* on Saturday end *t*ut Sunday here.Mike Downae returned on Wednesday . from ■ viail to ble old borne in Wyo- i mlng. iSure llble went up to Lu Vegas on 1 Saturday, taking poor Geo. Stein to the 1 asylum.D. 0. Uobert let* town on Thttruday • on a vWl to H«nU Fa, Lee Vegaa end , other point*.Tom Poster pot back on Sunday even 1 ln« from tba Upper Gila with a eack full of wild ducka.Mr*. Onrtia baa arrived at Hanorer from Southern California and will remain there for emne lime.Ire Harper was in from theOiln laat week. He la preparing to move over to bia aaw mill naar Clifton.Geo. O. Pu .vault, tba well known Miwtbre* frnlt grower, waa In town Inat weak settling up hia taxes.C Blip* spent a couple of day* in town Inat week, baying come in with Wo, T. lUley on Thuroday evening.R. P. Boone name In from Dwyer on WedneMla; on a buaitiMe trip, anil alerted home again tbe name day.O. R Millard, wbo baa charge of the Little Funny mining company, apeul a day ur two in town laat week.Jo B. Hherldun went up on Kriday to Hanta Fe uf attend a meeting of tbe Territorial republican central committee.U. D. Gilbert haa been laid up during tbe pnat three waeka with a abarp attack of the gout. He la improving rapidly and ta about town again.John J. Bell, wbo boa beeo retained for the pnwwoution against Wm.T. Riley for the killing of young Johnaan, returned from Alma on Wedneedny.W. E. Spaw, Frank Shriver, L D. Dunnigun and W. M. Wilson were in town last week from the lower Gila at lending a land contest caaa before the probate clerk.A genial parly consisting of Capt. Brernlon, Meaera. Black, Jaokeon and Keene, and Mr. and Mr*. Cabanla left Fort Bayard laat Tnoaday on a three weeks' trip into Mexico.W. C. Mlinger, eon of “Dad Monger, the efficient foreman of the water work*, arrived hero on Thursday on * visit to hie father. Mr. Monger may possibly ren yin bare permanently.W.T, Taylor, of Washington, D. O. who has been spending the last few months here for the benoOlof bis health.1 cures for El Paso this morning to eee if the lower altitude will not benefit him.Sheriff Bureom of Socorro has had a good deal of buainaea her* during the laat week or so, having been here two or three times on business in the last ten dnya. The Sheriff la becoming one of the shining social lights of Silver City.Mr. and Mrs, O. C. Ilinman entertained a small party of friends Inst night iu honor of their oouain. Mr. Winter, of lows, who is visiting them.The children's ball at Newoouib Hall last Saturday afternoon was a very enjoyable affair for the youth at the city. A great number of adulta were present aa spectators.if. H. BetU returned from Santa Fe Sunday, where he had been in atton dance upon the aeaslon of the repubh-1 can central committee, of which he la a member. While In Santa Fa be waa pro sen ted with a handsome born cane, the work of John Murray, a ooovlct In tba penitentiary.