Sausalito News, Volume 5, Number 42, 22 November 1889 — NOVATO. [ARTICLE]

NOVATO.

Snipe Hunting at Frogvillle - General News Around Our Thriving Town, Personals, Notes, Etc, Clarence Atherton spent last Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Scott paid rhe city a visit last week. Fred Sweetser made the trip to Petaluma last Saturday. Miss Annie Faggiano went to the city city on a visit last Saturday. Surveyor General Theo, Reichert left for Sacramento last Sunday. Sheriff Healy smiled on us last week while in this little burgh. Mrs. Vincent Liberty of San Rafael paid Novato a visit last week. John Murphy of Pescadero, has been spending several days in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sweetser, in company with their guests, paid a visit to the city last Thursday. Joe Faggiano came up Monday evening from the city. His many friends greatly rejoice over his recovery, Miss Josie Sweetser and Miss Lou Nasburg, who are attending Snell's Seminary, Oakland, spent last Sunday in Novato. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hayden, of Sebastopol, returned home last Saturday after a most enjoyable visit with friends in Novato. Adolph G. Scown went to the city on business last Friday. He did not forget to bring the train with him when he returned home. The thunder storm last Monday evening about six o'clock was one of the most terrific ever seen here; it lasted fully a quarter of an hour. The Lincoln school entertainment in Hick's Valley takes place to-morrow evening, and it is expected the attendance will be quite large. Judge J. Q. A. Haven has received the insurance on his residence which was lately destroyed by fire and the foundation of the new building was laid last Thursday. From present appearances it will be when finished one of the prettiest houses in Novato. All this is the fruits of being insured in a reliable company. The Judge and family are occupying the old school house at present. BROWN'S SNIPE HUNT. One night lately several of our young men about town were setting around a blazing fire at the Novato House. Snipe hunting was the topic of conversation. So worked up did the sports get that Mr. Brown, not John Brown, but another Brown, agreed to hold the bag. So Brown was fitted out with a bag, a candle in each hand and stationed in a frog pond. He whistled long and patiently, but no snipe came; no sound greeted his ears save the croak of a frog. No scout had even been heard in the distance, since he commenced the hunt, so he put out the candles, tucked the bag under his arm and quietly stole into the Novato House where he was greeted with a storm of laughter. Mine host Eicke was the most tickled of all and so hearty did he smile, that he shook all over like a bowl full of jelly. Brown went to bed that night satisfield that he had learnt a new wrinkle on snipe.