A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Mateo http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=595 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=31596 Submitted by: Chris Havnar Article Title: San Mateo County Gazette Article Date: November 30 1861 Article Description: General Transcription Article Text: San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, November 30, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 35 DIED In Redwood City, November 25, 1861, Lorenz Friedrich, son of Theodore and Mina FINGER, aged two years, nine months, and twenty-six days. At Redwood City, November 23d, 1861, Thomas son of Thomas H. and Serena NOBLE, aged 10 months. APPOINTED. – Sheriff BOWMAN finding it necessary to have another Deputy, has appointed J.S. KEITH, to that position. Mr. KEITH has seen much service in that capacity, and has always proved himself a prompt, efficient, and faithful officer. RESIGNATION OF LAWRENCE SMITH The following letter of resignation has been handed us for publication, with a request that we then file it with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. When I first learned of the course which you have pursued, for the purpose of ousting me of my office, and of giving vent to your personal spite towards you illustrious predecessors, I did think of contesting your proceedings, and the right of the gentleman whom you had thus illegally attempted to set up in my stead. I am satisfied that the interests of constituents will not suffer by the course which I have adopted, for it is quite certain that it will not be necessary during the coming year, to construct a public highway through the Bay of San Francisco, not even over the malt marsh adjoining it, and there is not at present a public road, not any other place to put one, within my district, and so you well knew, when you cut it down to its present magnificent proportions. And now gentlemen, since you dare not legislate me out of office, but did curtail me of all territorial jurisdiction, permit me, most respectfully to tender my resignation of the office of Road Master of the first district, in the first Township of San Mateo county, and to suggest that out of self respect, you had better re-unite the two districts of this Township, as you will not be like soon to find a person will accept the position of successor to Your humble servant, LAWRENCE SMITH First Township, Nov. 27, 1861 PRESENT TO COL. BOWIE. – We notice that a number of the friends of Col. George W. Bowie, residents of Sacramento, have lately presented to him, a fine sword, Belt, Sash and Spurs, in testimony of their esteem. Cases of Murder, Robbery and Arson in Stanislaus County. – The Stanislaus Index (Knight’s Ferry) of November 23d says: On the night of Thursday, November 21st, a party of robbers made their appearance at O’Byrne’s Ferry, and attacked the occupants of a store, killing a Frenchman named Jerome PAYROU. A man named Louis PROSERAN, who was cooking at the time of the attack, made his escape, and alarmed some men on the opposite side of the river. When they arrived at the scene, the robbers had fled, having set fire to the building, after robbing the store of a quantity of gold dust and coin. The men saved a portion of the goods, but the building was destroyed. On Thursday night, 14th November, four men entered the cabin of Thomas FERN, on French Bar Canon, near the Stanislau River, took what money he had and his rifle, then tied him and set fire to the premises, leaving him to perish. His cries brought some Chinese neighbors to him, who released him. His cabin was burnt to the ground. Dissolution of Partnership The partnership heretofore existing between T. BULLEN and J.P. BECK in the Redwood Mills, doing business under the name and style of BULLEN & BECK, is this day dissolved, by mutual consent. The business will be carried on as heretofore, by J.P. BECK, who is authorized to attend to all unsettled business of the firm. J.P. BECK T. BULLEN November 7th, 1861 Declaration as Sole Trader Know all men by these presents that, I, Elizabeth UNDERWOOD, wife of Joshua UNDERWOOD, residing in the County of San Mateo, being desirous of availing myself of the provisions of an act of the Legislature of the State of California, passed April 12th, 1852, (entitled an act to authorize married women to transact business in their own names, as sole traders.) in pursuance whereof, I intend from and after this date, to carry on and transact business in my own name, and on my own account, as a sole trader. The business to be so carried on by me is to be that of farming, raising, buying and selling stock, dealing in shingles, posts, lumber, etc, in the County of San Mateo, and that I will be individually responsible for all debts contracted by me, on account of said business, from and after this date, and I further declare, that the capital invested in said business is less than five thousand dollars. Her Mark X – Elizabeth UNDERWOOD Witness – H.A. SCHOFILED Dated, Redwood City, Nov. 28, 1861 On this 28th day of November, A.D., 1861, before me, Heman A. SCOFIELD, Notary Public, in and for San Mateo County, personally appeared, Elizabeth UNDERWOOD, wife of Joshua UNDERWOOD, personally known to me, to be the wife of Joshua UNDERWOOD, personally known to me to be the individual described in and who executed the annexed declaration, and acknowledged to me on an examination, apart from, and without the hearing of her husband, (after being made acquainted with the contents of said instrument,) that she executed the same freely and voluntarily, and for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, without fear or compulsion, or under influence of her husband, and that she did not wish to retract the execution of the same. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed my official seal, the day and year first above written. H.A. SCHOFIELD, Notary Public, San Mateo Stock Ranched On Redwood Farm, Near Redwood City Cattle and Horses, will continue to be received to pasture, on the splendid farm above mentioned, which contains two thousand acres of land, all well fenced, and well watered. Apply to the subscriber, or to his overseer on the premises. HORACE HAWES December 1, 1861 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com