San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, April 20, 1861, Vol. 3 No. 3 DISTRICT COURT - This Court began the April term Monday last. The calendar, with the exception of the murder case, was disposed of on Monday and Tuesday. The case of The People vs. Norberto Larosa and Victoriano Quinto, was called on Monday, and the defendants were allowed till the following day to plead. The trial of Quinto commenced on Wednesday and the examination of witnesses occupied the time until Thursday afternoon. About half past eight o'clock, in the evening the jury retired, and at eleven returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. CLOSE CONTEST. - A most lively interest was exhibited at the late contest for School Trustees at Woodside. There were five candidates, and eighteen votes in all. On the first ballot R. Greer, Esq., received the entire eighteen votes, G. Taylor, nine; D. Ross, eight; John Greer, ten; Messrs. Taylor and Teague were a tie on the 2d ballot, and a third was taken before election was had, which resulted in a small majority for Mr. Taylor. BIDWELL & McCABE, HALFMOON BAY. - See advertisement of this firm. The challenge competition in prices and quality of goods. Their stock is large and continually increasing. It comprises in variety every article to be found in a retail store. Examine their goods. MAXWELL's HOTEL, BELMONT. - Mr. Maxwell, the proprietor of this establishment, is about making some extensive alterations and improvements in the buildings, and grounds. He will spare no pains or expense to render the hotel worthy of patronage. HUSING's SAN MATEO STORE. - We invite public attention to the advertisement of our friend Husing in another column. His fine goods and low prices are gaining for his business a wide-spread reputation. THE BELMONT STORE. - The store of Messrs. Clark & Waltermire at Belmont, is deserving of patronage. Their stock is not excelled either in quantity or quality, by any other store in the county. Adjoining this establishment has lately been put in operation a good blacksmith shop, a most useful institution, and one which has long been wanted. We are advised that a hotel is being built at Spanishtown. It will as a house of accommodation, prove most acceptable to the community. A hotel has been much needed in that locality, and its completion will be hailed with pleasure by the traveling public especially. G.W. Clark, northeast corner of Clay and Sansome streets, San Francisco, has the only establishment where wall-papers are kept exclusively and in full variety. Summons. State of California - In the Justices Court, Third Township, in and for the County of San Mateo, The People of the State of California, to Benjamin Gardner, greeting: You are hereby summoned to appear before me at my office, in the 3d Township, in the County of San Mateo, on the 4th day of May, A.D. 1861, at 2 o'clock, to answer unto the complaint of S.S. Stanbaugh, in an action brought to recover the sum of thirty-four dollars, upon an account as per bill on file in my office, when judgment will be taken against you for the said amount, together with costs and damages, If you fail to appear and answer. Given under my hand this 12th day of April, A.D. 1861 Chester Parshall Justice of the Peace of said Township Sheriff's Sale By virtue of an execution issued out of the District Court of the 12th Judicial District of the State of California, in and for the County of San Mateo, in the suit of George Haas against Dennis Martin, for a judgment rendered in said Court on the 21st day of December 1859 and to me duly directed and delivered, by which I am commanded to make the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1200) with interest on said amount from the date of said judgment and all accruing costs. I have levied on the following property, to wit: 1st a certain indenture of mortgage bearing date March 24th 1859, together with the notes accompanying the same, one note bearing date March 24th, 1859, for the sum of three thousand dollars, due on the 1st day of October, A.D. 1859; another note bearing date March 24th, 1859 on the 1st day of April A.D. 1860, for the sum of thirteen hundred and sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents, and another note bearing date March 24th, 1859, for the sum of three thousand dollars, due on the first day of April, A.D. 1862; said mortgage being given by John Mills and John Franklin to Dennis Martin, to secure the payment of the above notes, the first of said notes being payable to Dennis Martin or order, the other two being payable to Dennis Martin, the mortgage above described being recorded in the County Recorder's office of the County of San Mateo, in Liber one (1) of mortgages, page 219, and to which reference is hereby made for a more definite description of said notes and mortgage. Also 2d. All that certain piece or parcel of land in the County of San Mateo, State of California which is bounded and described as follows, to wit; commencing at the northeast corner of lot ten (10) in the town of Redwood City, thence in a northerly direction along the west side of Main street, two hundred and fourteen (214) feet. Thence along a line known as the Pulgas line, in a northwesterly direction to the Redwood Creek, thence along the bank of said creed with its meanderings, to the northwest corner of said lot number Ten (10) thence in an easterly direction along the line of said lot number Ten (10) to the point of commencement, containing about one (1) acre, more or less, together with the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belong or in anywise appertaining. Also 3d. All that certain lot or piece of land situated, lying and being in the town of Mezesville or Redwood City, in the County of San Mateo, State of California, and being situated on the west side of Main street in said city, and being known and numbered on the official map of said city as Lot number Ten (10) running twenty-to feet on Main street, and thence taking in all the lands from Main street to the channel of the creek known as Redwood City Creek, included within the lot marked as lot number ten (10) on the official map of said city, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining. Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, the 11th day of May A.D. 1861, at 2 o'clock P.M. in front of the courthouse doors of San Mateo County, in Redwood City, I will sell all the right, title and interest of the above-named defendant, Dennis Martin, in and to the above described property, at public auction, for cash in hand to the highest and best bidder, to satisfy said execution and all costs. Silas Hovious Sheriff San Mateo county By John Ames, Under Sheriff Dated Redwood City, April 19th, 1861 To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com <http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/>