A Mexican who is employed on the section…

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ceased was highly esteemed and much beloved by all her acquaintances and relatives, and many passed a sad day after the report of her untimely death. Mrs. Brown was 48 years old, she was buried on Wednesday. Funeral from the Catholic church of which she was a devout member. A Mexican who is employed on the section gang between Lake Valley and Nutt station was bitten on the left forearm by a rattle snake while at work on the road. The whiskey remedy proved effective. They Come Around From the Lordsburg Liberal. In February 1883 a stage from Lordsburg and Clifton was robbed by three men. The place selected for the transaction was near the meet- ing point. The men did a complete job, and then sat down and waited for the stage from Clifton to Lordsburg. When they heard it ap- proaching they walked down the road and held it up. Besides other plunder they rode away three of the horses. Pete Spence and a com- panion trailed them to Shakespeare, but could not borrow nor buy fresh horses and so gave up the chase. A few weeks later information was re- ceived which led to the belief that the stage was again to be held up by the same parties and George Olney was put on the stage with a shot gun, to convey to the robbers the compliments of the stage company.