Hanford Journal Hanford, Kings Co., California Tuesday, 28 APRIL 1896 *********************************** [from Lemoore column] -- On Wednesday of this week, at the Pleasanton Hotel, Fresno, at the hour of 2 p.m., Thos. FINUCAN and Miss Emma YOUTSEY, both of Lemoore, were united in marriage, Justice S. ST. JOHN officiating. The contracting parties are well known in Lemoore. The bride is the daughter of Francis and Margaret YOUTSEY, who reside north of town. She came here with her parents about a year ago, since which time she has won a host of friends. Mr. FINUCAN is well known in our town, having been employed by Mr. HEINLEN as foreman of his large ranch for a period extending over some 6 years. He has been industrious and upright and has managed the business entrusted to his care in an able manner, making many warm friends who will wish him luck in his double blessedness. The bride and groom will spend their honeymoon in San Francisco, and will then return and make their permanent home in Lemoore. DEATH of a PIONEER -- Wilson SNYDER went to Selma Sunday to attend the funeral of his brother, Monroe SNYDER, who died there of heart disease last Saturday. Monroe SNYDER was an early settler in this part of the State and made his home for several years in the Mussel Slough country. From here he moved to where Selma is now located and was one of the original owners of the townsite of that town. He was a charter member of Selma Lodge, F.&A.M., and was buried by that order. He was a good citizen, a kind father and his remains were followed to their last resting place by a very large number of friends who mourned the loss of a good neighbor. Mr. SNYDER was 65 years of age and leaves a wife and several children. [from Armona column] -- Little Joe VINCENT, a child now about 3 years old, who has been with Mr.&Mrs. Chas. COVERT since infancy, has been adopted by them. The papers were made out today and now his name is Joe Vincent COVERT. To show his appreciation of the kind care the child has received, the father, Robert VINCENT, purchased a 21-lb. Stearns wheel and presented it to Miss Inez COVERT. The young lady is an expert rider and last Saturday took little Joe on the wheel in front of her and went with him to the Lucerne vineyard, where his father is at work. MRS. CARR ORDAINED -- Mrs. Sarah Pratt CARR of Lemoore was ordained by the Unitarian conference in Alameda last Friday. The service was held in the Unitarian church and conducted by Rev. C.W. WENDTE of Oakland. Mrs. CARR was conducted to the platform and, after a Scripture reciting by Rev. George B. WELLS, her work as a teacher in the Unitarian doctrine in the San Joaquin Valley was reviewed by Rev. Mr. WENDTE, who said that it gave him the greatest of pleasure to receive her into full fellowship. Rev. Eliza Tupper WILKES of Oakland then offered prayer, and Rev. Mr. SCHULTZ of Hanford followed with an address on the duties and privileges of a Unitarian clergyman, directed to both the newly ordained minister and the congregation. The services were brought to a close by singing a hymn by the choir and the congregation. ------------------------------------------------------ A RESIDENCE BURNED -- About 8 o'clock last evening, the residence of James M. ROBERTSON in the NW part of this city took fire while the family were down town. The flames started in the rear of the structure and were under good headway when the neighbors discovered it. Herbert FELLOWS and R.A. LONG then tried to enter the house through the front door but were driven back by the heavy smoke. The firemen were late in getting started to the fire, owing to inexperienced hands trying to put the horse into the hose wagon, but after the big gray horse got out of the engine house it did not take long for the firemen to get a string of hose laid to the fire. Water was secured from a new hydrant of the Holly system recently put in and located in the rear of Herbert FELLOWS' residence, but only a small stream of water could be secured, the pipe leading to the hydrant being entirely too small to carry sufficient water. The firemen and neighbors helped to carry out bedroom furniture and a trunk. This was about all that was saved as the firemen could not check the flames with the small supply of water that came through the hose. The bursting of a hot water heater soon after the fire started caused quite an explosion. Mr. ROBERTSON and his family are quite heavy losers as nearly all their furniture and clothing was burned. There was $1100 insurance on the house and $400 on the furniture. Mr. ROBERTSON and his family have the sympathy of many friends in the loss of their home and also in their financial loss. The origin of the fire is a mystery, as no lamp was left burning in the house when the family went away and there was but little fire in the stove. Some of the neighbors think the fire was incendiary, as the 1st flames were on the outside. The idea that some human fiend had a hand in the fire is that the building next door has been afire 3 times within about a year, under circumstances that pointed to incendiarism. ------------------------------------------------------- LOCAL PARAGRAPHS -- -H.L. WARD and wife are here from Texas visiting with Mrs. TREWHITT. -Constable GOODRICH last Saturday received a telegram announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. GRUWELL, on the 15th inst. -Walter BOGGS last Saturday shot and killed a dog belonging to George HACKETT of Grangeville. The latter swore out a warrant against him and he was arrested by Constable Goodrich, plead guilty before Justice Fassett and was fined $5. -Samuel TOMER and others report an epidemic of quinsy among their hogs. There has been quite a number of deaths already. -Miss Abble CLOW, daughter of Dr. B.R. CLOW, celebrated her 11th birthday at her home Saturday. There were a number of her young friends present and a very enjoyable time was had. -E.P. JACKSON and wife leave today for their home in Iowa. They have spent the winter with relatives here in Hanford and Mr. JACKSON says he now wants to go back to get warm. They are well pleased with California and expect to spend next winter in this State. -Charley LANDERS and Wm. SMITH, of the Kettleman Plains neighborhood, left for Stockton Saturday night, where they will join a party of Alaska prospectors and will try their fortunes in the gold mines of that northern country. -Frank CHASE arrived here Friday evening from Iowa in search of health. Mr. CHASE was in Hanford about 2 years ago and went east from here. The Iowa climate did not prove best for him and he has returned to California. He reports times hard in Iowa. -Elwood DOUGLASS has been on the sick list for the past week and unable to attend to his duties at the Co-operative store. -Levoy LINDLEY of Willow Grove took an involuntary bath one evening last week. He ran off a bridge near his home and plunged into a ditch full of water. -Lincoln BYRON and family, of Lemoore, have removed to Los Angeles. Mrs. J.W. BOZEMAN went with them and will spend the summer there and in San Bernardino. Her father, aged 92, lives at the latter place. J.R. HIGH received yesterday from his brother, who resides in Van Buren County, Michigan, a good sized box of maple syrup. Hot cakes and biscuit will no doubt make the maple syrup as well the butter, fly at his house for some time to come. A.D. RANARD and family have secured apartments in the Sharples' building where they will make their home for a time. They have been residing at Petaluma, but, as all their relatives were in this section, they have concluded to come to stay. Mr. RANARD has not engaged in any business here as yet, but will look for something in the line of his professions. He is an experienced school teacher and also a book keeper. MRS. O.M. LACEY, while skating in the warehouse at the mill Sunday afternoon, met with a very painful accident. The skates were of the roller pattern and Mrs. LACEY had stopped to oil them. When she attempted to start again she fell on the hard cement floor. Both bones of the right arm were broken just above the wrist. Dr. MUSGRAVE was called and reports the lady as getting along as well as possible. ------------------------------------------------------- GRANGEVILLE -- -Mrs. Will ALEXANDER, who has been quite sick for the past 10 days, is slowly recovering. -Scott SAMPSON returned from the hot springs Sunday morning, much better for his trip. He says the mud baths no doubt are a fine thing for rheumatism. -Mrs. SUTHERLAND met with quite a serious and painful mishap Saturday morning. Early on the morning in question the lady woke up feeling badly and arose to procure medicine to relieve her. It still being dark, she mistook the bottle she had been using from for one of carbolic acid and had taken a dose before discovering the mistake. Mrs. WEEMS and Mrs. WILKINSON, who came in at once, set to work to relieve her and by the time the doctor arrived she was out of danger. It was a narrow escape though and Jim SUTHERLAND says that any bottle that he comes across that has no label on he will bury or destroy at once so as to be on the safe side. ARMONA -- -Mr. Ben KANAWYER, an old gentleman from Lemoore, was in Armona last Friday and while here lost his pocket book containing about $3 and an old Turkish coin, with date of 1700. Any one finding the above will please leave it at the postoffice at Armona and greatly oblige. -Mr. A.L. WEDDLE was in Armona today. It has been 9 weeks since the catfish horned him in the hand, which he still carries in a sling, and it looks as if it would be 9 weeks longer before he can use his hand. LEMOORE LOCALS -- [Lemoore 'Leader' of April 25] -J.F FLORY is shipping honey to the hills to be used as food for the bees, the cold weather having so retarded the growth of bloom as to make it necessary to feed them honey for their subsistence. -Mrs. C.L. GEAR has been dangerously ill for the past week. -On Tuesday afternoon, while playing in the yard, Ethel, the little daughter of Dr. CHARLES, was kicked by a horse. The hoof of the animal struck her in the mouth, knocking all her upper front teeth out, lacerating the gums and cutting a deep gash 3/4 of an inch in length under the chin. The little girl, in a playful way, struck the horse with a stick, with the above result. It was a narrow escape from what might have proved a fatal mishap. Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/