PRINCE ALFRED MILL.
The crushing for the Watchman company at the above battery is shaping very poorly. The Caledonian company will
Thebe were five of them, says the Sacramento Bee. and they had assembled in a cigar store near the Capitol Hotel. The subject was in regard to horse racing. Said a hack driver, who was present:— ".Talk about fast time. Why, Twe seen a horse trot a mile in lmin. 90sec>." "Impossible," said the, cigar store pro* prietor. "It can't be done. The begfc time I ever he»rd of was 2mins., 14£ sees." Said the hackman—"l'll bet you five dollars I can prove what I say." Taken by the cigar man, coin put up,andnf«ree chosen. In a drawling voice the hackman explained to the man of cigars—" Don't you know, you idiot, that lmin. 9Osecs. is 2mins. 30secs." Turning to the ftakeholder, the tobacconist said—" Give him the money; it's worth five dollars to know what a fool I urn."
(For remainder of News see Ist $ 4th Pag*.)
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3020, 19 October 1878, Page 2
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169PRINCE ALFRED MILL. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3020, 19 October 1878, Page 2
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