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=30946 Submitted by: Chris Havnar Article Title: San Mateo County Gazette Article Date: June 29 1861 Article Description: General Transcription Article Text: San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, June 29, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 13 MARRIED In San Francisco, on the 25th inst., by Rev. J.H. Warren, D.W. ALDRICH, of Redwood City, to BELLA H. POLLOCK, of Philadelphia. PERSONAL. – We welcome back to his old home among our people, Maj. D.W. Connelly, who has been absent for the past eight months, upon a trip to Europe. The Major’s many warm friends will joining with us in hoping that his residence may henceforth be permanent in the county. SALE OF LAND. – A survey was made last week of a tract of land near Crystal Spring, lately sold by Col. Haraszthy to Mr. Sherwood, of the firm of Barrett & Sherwood, jewelers, San Francisco. The tract consists of sixty acres of that beautiful wooded land, thickly covered with groves of trees, situated near the commencement of the new road from Crystal Spring to Halfmoon Bay. The price paid was sixty dollars per acre. DIVISION OF THE HOWARD TRACT. – Dr. Poett, who is owner, as we are informed, of one-third of the farm known as the Howard property, has applied to the Probate Court of San Francisco for a partition of the land. After separation, it is his intention to divide his portion into farms of suitable size for farmers of moderate means. This will not only prove profitable to the Doctor, who displays his sagacity in thus disposing of his land, but it will afford opportunities for poor mean, heretofore unobtainable, and the result, will be so plainly beneficial to the neighborhood where they settle that many holding large tracts will soon be led to follow the example and divide them into small farms. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. – A fire occurred at Cottonwood, Siskiyou county, on Thursday last, which destroyed property to the amount of from $20,000 to $40,000. The principle losers were Mr. Davis, saloon keeper; H. Aaron, merchant; the Union Hotel, and A. Heserick, merchant. SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONMENT. – From the published list of the semi-annual apportionment of the State School Fund, we extract the following: San Mateo, No. 1, 79 children; Purissima, 200; Redwood City, 282; North San Mateo, 63 – 624 children, at 56 cents each, $349.44. FROM THE COLORADO. – Mr. Bennett, who arrived last week at Los Angeles from the Colorado, reports the discovery of mineral districts near Salinas, or the Salt Fork of the Gila. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com