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Clough leaves -- Snow -- 1892
Monday Feb 29
Cloudy & pleasant -- Passed as usual -- Fred W Clough and his 1/2 brother Charles W Blossom, left on evening train, for Fresno, Cal, etc -- Evening mostly at room -- Bed 12 --
Tuesday March 1, 1892
Stormy -- Morning foggy -- 10:30 AM lively hail and rain -- PM and evening a steady light snowstorm -- Was about town -- Evening at Enterprise -- Bed 2 -- still snowing lightly -- About 2 or 3 inches on ground --
Wednesday March 2
Same -- A light wet snowstorm about all day -- melted as it fell -- About 3 inches this morning, but much reduced during the day -- About, as usual -- Evening Enterprise -- Bed 1 -- Very muddy & freezing --
Thursday March 3
Cloudy, variable -- About as usual -- Evening theater -- Play of Uncle Tom's Cabin -- 2 nights engagement -- Big house -- Don't like their rendition of it -- seems like a burlesque -- Bed 1 -- Their Gold Band, 9 pieces, parade sidewalks up C & down B sts -- Very good music -- fine uniform -- Funeral of John T Brady commenced at hall of Comstock Council No 1, O.C.F. [Order of Chosen Friends] of which he was a member, in Odd Fellows Building about 2 PM. After usual ceremonies of the Order were over, procession, headed by 50
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or 60 C.F.'s and others on foot, including about a dozen lady C.F.s passed thence down to the Catholic church, where the religious part of the ceremonies were conducted by Rev Father Lynch. About 3 PM the procession, in the same order, passed up Taylor & out C st to the Catholic cemetery -- 70 carriages following the hearse --
At the closing of Father Lynch's ceremonies a shovelfull of earth was handed to him by undertaker which he threw down upon the coffin. Then, each of the Chosen Friends having a small spring of evergreen about a dozen were cast into the grave, as is usual with most Orders, when Father Lynch abruptly raised his hand exclaiming loudly: "Stop! We don't allow that here. This ground is consecrated to the Cross." Then, addressing George Thomas, the CC of the CF's he said: "The Chosen Friends shall never enter this ground again as a body. I wish it distinctly understood that they shall never enter this ground as a body. There are no more ceremonies to be performed here; the performance is over." Then turning again to Mr Thomas he said in a lower tone of voice: "You knew better than this." Mr Thomas replied: "Father Lynch, if there was anything wrong, it was a misunderstanding and I hope to be excused." Father Lynch replied: "We excuse nothing." Col Robt Patterson, standing near, said: "Father Lynch I wouldn't have spoken as you did. They meant no wrong. You should have warned or instructed them beforehand. It would have been much better to have passed this little mistake over quietly and said nothing to them at this time." Father L made no reply, the filling of the grave was proceeded with, and everybody dispersed.
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John T Brady's Funeral -- A B Paul $2
Friday March 4, 1892
Variable and pleasant -- As usual -- Evening at Enterprise awhile -- Bed 2 --
Saturday March 5
Same -- Bed 2 --
Sunday March 6
Clear & pleasant -- At 2 PM, went down to Connerton's by invitation and took lunch with them -- Baked beans and pork, etc -- At 3 I attended funeral of John T Brady -- 50 or 60 Chosen Friends and others on foot, including about a dozen lady C.F.'s -- in the lead -- followed by Father Lynch in buggy preceding the hearse -- About 70 carriages followed -- I rode with Bob Patterson & daughter Elva, and Sol Noel -- Evening about town -- By mail today I got a letter from my old friend Almarin B Paul, Gen'l Manager Calumet Gold Mining Co, Middle Creek Shasta County Cal, -- for my kind notice of him recently in the Enterprise, when here, and enclosed a $2 greenback, to buy cigars with. Bed at 12 --
Sarah Althea Terry's Hidden Wealth Bennett $1 -- Centennial Ass't Levied -- Cyrus Coleman -- Judge Arnot
Monday March 7
Clear & pleasant -- About town -- Evening at room -- Bed 12 --
Tuesday March 8
Same -- Bed 12 --
Wednesday, March 9
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Same -- Bed 12 --
Thursday March 10
Same -- PM I wrote a long business letter for W P Bennett (paid me $1) also one for Bob Patterson to Judge N D Arnet, Placerville, Cal -- Evening about town -- Bed 12 --
Friday March 11
PM wrote another business letter for Bennett -- Me James and Kinzle on C st and as Board of Trustees we made our selves a meeting and levied another assessment of 1 1/2 cts per share on the Centennial. I attended to its publishment -- in the Enterprise -- Bed 12 -- The following item, I clipped from the Enterprise this morning ((newspaper clipping here)) I wrote a letter for Bob Patterson this morning to Cyrus Coleman, Markleville --
The Old Sun Revisits me
Saturday March 12
Cloudy -- PM and evening visited John Connerton and Jack Plant, both of whom are under the weather -- Bed 12 -- The sun has been getting in, a brief shine into my room window since the first of the month and will increase the favor with good continuance till he retires southward next fall and the big brick houses opposite shut his light away from me. -- Just a few minutes smile in the AM and PM, Better shortly --
Sunday March 13
Fine day -- At room mostly. Evening I visited the Connerton's. He is improving -- Bed 12 --
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PM attended regular monthly meeting of the Exempts --
Fiddle box -- "The Burglar" -- Chinese Funeral
Monday March 14
Variable -- pleasant -- About as usual -- Bed 12 -- Professor Zimmer made me present of his old violin case, he having got a new one. Just what I wanted for my old fiddle of my father --
Tuesday March 15
Cloudy & cold & variable with a few light snow squalls -- PM I attended a Chinese funeral down at Chinatown -- Evening at theater -- Play was "The Burglar," by the Grismer-Davies Company -- But Joseph Grismer got left somewhere, therefore was "not in it" though his wife Phoebe Davies was, Play well given to a good audience -- Bed 12
St Patrick's Day and Grand Ball Bennett $1
Wednesday March 16
Clear & pleasant -- cool -- As usual -- Evening at Enterprise -- Got in my Chinese funeral, etc -- Read proof -- Bed at 2 -- Clear & cold --
Thursday March 17
Same -- St Patrick's Day -- No public observances beyond green neckties occasionally about the streets -- PM I wrote 3 letters for Bennett, & he paid me a dollar -- Dined at Connerton's -- he is recovering slowly -- Evening at grand ball given by the Emmet Guard in honor of St Pats Day, at Opera House -- Immense crowd -- fine decora-
