San Mateo County Gazette Redwood City, San Mateo County, California Saturday Morning, January 12, 1861, Vol. 2 No. 41 DEATH - Mr. Wm. Elliott, for several years past proprietor of the Mountain View Hotel, died Thursday last, after a very short illness. WOODSIDE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION - At the regular Annual meeting of this Association, held at Greer's School house, Woodside, on the 7th inst., the following named gentlemen were elected to fill the various offices the present year: President, Robert Greer; Secretary, J.P. Ross; Librarian, G. Taylor; Treasurer, Jas. O. Shaw; Directors, A. Teague, B. A. Rankin, Daniel Ross, John Greer and C. Edwards. S. OF T. ELECTION - At the election for officers of Purissima Division No. 80, Sons of Temperance, held at Purissima schoolhouse on Sunday last, the following named gentlemen were elected to serve the ensuing term: John Johnson, W.P.; Thos. L. Boucher, W.A.; Chas. Jones, R.S.; Wm. Mapes, A.R.S.; J.D. Compton, F.S.; John Baldwin, T.; James Beckwith, C.; John Mapes, A.C.; H.S. Loveland, I.S.; Matthew Meader, O.S.; Willard Buzzel, Chaplain; H.S. Loveland, D.G.W.P. SUPERVISORS' MEETING - The Board of Supervisors convened on Monday last, for the transaction of road business. A full Board were present, Chairman R.S. Thornton, presiding. The report of the viewers appointed to locate the road running north from Crystal Springs, through San Andreas Valley, to the Buchanan House, was received, and notice ordered to be given to all parties interested to present their objections, if any, at the next regular meeting of the Board, on the first Monday in February. A petition was received from residents of Canada de Raimundo, for a road running from Maynard's residence, southerly, to the Redwoods, near Lampham's mill. C. Bolinger, John Shultz, and M. Wolfe, were appointed viewers. Killed by a Snow Slide - Albert Tober, a native of Kennebec county, Maine, aged about 35 years was crushed to death on the 27th of December, by a snow slide, in the Urisko mining district, near North San Juan, Nevada county. He was repairing a ditch at the time. Found Murdered in Nevada County - W. Marshall, who lived at Montezuma Hill, Nevada county, was found lying dead on Webber's South Yuba Bridge, on the 30th December. He had been stabbed in the breast. John Long, toll keeper, who was arrested and lodged in jail the same day, is charged with the murder. Mysterious Child Murder - The dead body of an unknown infant apparently about a day or two old, was found, on the 5th of January, in the Sacramento, opposite Cadwallader's ranch about six miles above Sacramento city. The body seemed to have been in the water several weeks. Declaration as Sole Trader Know all men by these presents that I, Elizabeth Batten, wife of Robert Patten, residing in San Mateo County, and State aforesaid, do hereby declare and make known my intention to carry on and transact business on my own account, and in my own name as Sole Trader, in pursuance of an Act of the Legislature of the State of California, entitled "An Act to authorize married women to transact business in their own name as sole traders," approved April 12th, A.D. 1852. And I further declare that said business will be the Farming and Stock Raising, and also selling and buying of Cattle, Horses and Produce and will be carried on and transacted in said county of San Mateo; and that the amount of money invested in the said business does not exceed Five Thousand Dollars. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of January, A.D. 1861, in presence of Robert S. Thornton. Elizabeth Patten John G. Cooper, Justice of the Peace. On this, 7th day of January A.D. 1861, before me, John G. Cooper, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared Elizabeth Patten, personally known to me to be the person described in, and who executed the above declaration as a party thereto, and that said Elizabeth Patten, wife of the said Robert Patten, having been by me first made acquainted with the contents of said instrument acknowledged to me on an examination apart from and without the hearing of her said husband; that she executed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or compulsion, or undue influence of her said husband and that she does not wish to retract the execution of the same. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, in the county aforesaid, the day and year last above written. JOHN G. COOPER Justice of the Peace, 1st Township, San Mateo County, Redwood City, January 7, 1861 Sheriff's Sale By virtue of an execution issued out of the District Court of the 12th Judicial District, in and for the County of San Mateo, State of California, in the suit of H.E. Harrington against Dennis Martin, by which I am commanded to make the sum of One Hundred and Fifty-nine Dollars and Seventy Cents ($159 70-100) costs and disbursements, and all accruing costs I have levied on all the right title and interest of the above named defendant Dennis Martin, in and to all that certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the town of Redwood City, San Mateo county, State of California, said piece or parcel of land being known and numbered on the official map of said town (on file in the office of the County Recorder of said San Mateo county) as Lots Numbers Four (4) and Five (5) in Fractional Block 1, Range B; together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging or in any wise appertaining. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the 5th day of February A.D. 1861 at 12 o'clock in front of the Court House doors of San Mateo County in Redwood City, I will sell the interest of the above named defendant Dennis Martin, in and to the above described lots of land at Public Auction, for cash in hand to the highest and best bidder to satisfy said Execution and all costs. SILAS HOVIOUS Sheriff of San Mateo County BY John Ames, Under Sherriff Redwood City, Jan. 10, 1861 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ New Advertisements C.H. Remington Proprietor of the San Mateo Blacksmith Shop San Mateo PLOWS REPAIRED With promptness and in a workman like manner, and warranted to suit Particular attention paid to Horseshoeing and Wagon Ironing To see other old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com