1904. - Salmon are commencing to be seen in the bay. - A Japanese tea garden is being laid out at the new bath house. - A Paci fic Grove resident, &Ted 83, a veteran of the Civil War, is killed by a train in New Monterey. - A team collided with the Hotel del Mar bus. One of the horses was fatally injured. - Eighty individuals and businesses sub scribe from one dollar to four dollars per month to pay for sumer band concert s. - Mrs. Lawn Mower ran over Mr. Grass at Wright's Hardware Store. - Barrel of sweet cider at A.M. Aggeler' s. - A twenty foot shark has been caught in the bay and is on exhibit in Monterey. - Mr. and Mrs. Steinbeck of Salinas were over Wednesday to supervi se the work on their cottage at 11th and High Streets. - B.A. Eardl ey is in receipt of a consignment of Mongolian pheasants which are to be release in the woods. - Vote early and often in the Goddess of Liberty contest. It is not illegal in this case. - The new and elegant Woman's Exchange restaurant is opened to the public. - The new electric light sign of the optician is the first of its kind in the city. It has 115 four-candlepower lights. - According to the new school census there are 524 school children in thi s district. of which thirty are Mongolians. - Rye bread Wednesdays, currant loaf Saturdays. Grove Bakery. H. W Briggs died at his home on 17th Street in this city on Friday mom- ing at the advanced age of 85 years and 6 months. Judge Briggs had been 5 [22:adpt15 ACTZ:S r;1:22 225,wnyT:rf:72; U strictest honor and integrity. He was a consistent Christian and was a ¤memberofthePresbyterianchurchatGilroyatthetimeofhisdeath.He m had been a resident of the Grove for upwards of 16 years, having located *herein1887.Forthegreaterpartofthattimehewasengagedinthereal -=- - -- estate business. He retired about four years ago, feeling that he was in- f capacitated for active work. CJudgeBriggswasbomatRome,NewYorkin1819.HemovedtoOhio, Z Tennessee and Iowa. In 1859, he crossed the plains with his family and *settledinSantaClara.In1860heaccidentlyfellintothecylinderofa W threshing machine and was so severely injured that it was necessary to 2 ampulate one of his legs. While confined to his home he was elected to serve Santa Clara county as a member of the legislature. From 1861 to 1867 Judge Briggs filled the office of Register of the United States land nrflr af w.46 L WAA.,6, 0, , I.>al *a. Deceased was twice married, his first being Miss Mary Stinson. In 1856 he married Miss Julia E. Willey, who survives him. The surviving children are Mrs. M.B. Benn of Gilroy, H.M. Briggs of Los Banos and W.T. Briggs of Riverside. The funeral will be held from the residence at 3 0'clock this afternoon, and the remains will be laid to rest in the Gilroy cemetery on Sunday. 8 'MNIASHBAO.IDOISIDed:mod,T , OCR Text: 1904. - Salmon are commencing to be seen in the bay. - A Japanese tea garden is being laid out at the new bath house. - A Paci fic Grove resident, &Ted 83, a veteran of the Civil War, is killed by a train in New Monterey. - A team collided with the Hotel del Mar bus. One of the horses was fatally injured. - Eighty individuals and businesses sub scribe from one dollar to four dollars per month to pay for sumer band concert s. - Mrs. Lawn Mower ran over Mr. Grass at Wright's Hardware Store. - Barrel of sweet cider at A.M. Aggeler' s. - A twenty foot shark has been caught in the bay and is on exhibit in Monterey. - Mr. and Mrs. Steinbeck of Salinas were over Wednesday to supervi se the work on their cottage at 11th and High Streets. - B.A. Eardl ey is in receipt of a consignment of Mongolian pheasants which are to be release in the woods. - Vote early and often in the Goddess of Liberty contest. It is not illegal in this case. - The new and elegant Woman's Exchange restaurant is opened to the public. - The new electric light sign of the optician is the first of its kind in the city. It has 115 four-candlepower lights. - According to the new school census there are 524 school children in thi s district. of which thirty are Mongolians. - Rye bread Wednesdays, currant loaf Saturdays. Grove Bakery. H. W Briggs died at his home on 17th Street in this city on Friday mom- ing at the advanced age of 85 years and 6 months. Judge Briggs had been 5 [22:adpt15 ACTZ:S r;1:22 225,wnyT:rf:72; U strictest honor and integrity. He was a consistent Christian and was a ¤memberofthePresbyterianchurchatGilroyatthetimeofhisdeath.He m had been a resident of the Grove for upwards of 16 years, having located *herein1887.Forthegreaterpartofthattimehewasengagedinthereal -=- - -- estate business. He retired about four years ago, feeling that he was in- f capacitated for active work. CJudgeBriggswasbomatRome,NewYorkin1819.HemovedtoOhio, Z Tennessee and Iowa. In 1859, he crossed the plains with his family and *settledinSantaClara.In1860heaccidentlyfellintothecylinderofa W threshing machine and was so severely injured that it was necessary to 2 ampulate one of his legs. While confined to his home he was elected to serve Santa Clara county as a member of the legislature. From 1861 to 1867 Judge Briggs filled the office of Register of the United States land nrflr af w.46 L WAA.,6, 0, , I.>al *a. Deceased was twice married, his first being Miss Mary Stinson. In 1856 he married Miss Julia E. Willey, who survives him. The surviving children are Mrs. M.B. Benn of Gilroy, H.M. Briggs of Los Banos and W.T. Briggs of Riverside. The funeral will be held from the residence at 3 0'clock this afternoon, and the remains will be laid to rest in the Gilroy cemetery on Sunday. 8 'MNIASHBAO.IDOISIDed:mod,T , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,A through B Name file,Briggs,BRIGGS_001_1.pdf,BRIGGS_001_1.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: BRIGGS_001_1.PDF, BRIGGS_001_1.pdf 1 Page 1