Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-19
Local BrayitieS.

lne residence Oh New High street.
A new building is being erected on
Main street opposite the Turnyerein
hall.
DR.. stairway has two fine horses at
the race track in training for the com
ing Fair.
The new addition TO D0wney's
Block, on Temple street, is almost
completed.
An important auction comes off ut
Wilmington tomorrow. Gates x
Noyes, auctioneers.
Miss Eva Parker, of Anaheim, will
contest for the equestrian prize 1T the
Southern District Fair.
A large concourse of friends attended
the funeral of the little daughter of
Mr.. Alonzo Waite, last Friday after
noon.
Two wagons were sent To San Ber-
nardinO yesterday, with goods con-
signed to V. II. c.; also, one to Inde-
pendence. ..=I###...
The gang of celestials that refused to
work few days ago on the new road
have changed their minds and resum-
ed their labors.
The Turnverein dramatic company
will give grand English entertain
ment at their hall on the evening of
the 25th of this month.
Captain {. Wiley reports that while
passing the IMgO Ranch yesterday, he
noticed part of the remains of II man
lutnr n lDO n do thr fanra
Bishop Daggett, of the NJ. +. Church
South, arrived yesterday, and will
preach to-day at | | A. NJ, and Z. p. NJ,
at I.eck's Hall, Main street.
Two car loads Of wine and two of
bullion were sent down to Whining
ton yesterday. Four ear loads of Mo-
hongO freight were brought up.
Mr.. Roth, the variety store man,
will in short time, move into one Of
the new store rooms of the Lafayette
Hotel with an entire new stock Of
goods.
Mrs. Parks has secured one of the
new store rooms OF the Lafayette HO-
tel, and intends opening in few
weeks with fine selection Of Milli-
merry Goods. '"
Mr.. Bernardo reports ,0O0, 900 bricks
on hand. He has contracted with AM
tonic COronel, for 6OO, 900, for the new
three story building near Negro Alley,
which will soon be erected.
Passengers for San Francisco per
MOhOngO will leave the depot of the
Los Angeles and S. p. r. r., Monday
at 3 o'clock p. NJ. She will not call at
San Simeon or San Luis Obispo.
Deputy County Clerk, Mott, has sold
his residence'On Also street, to Mr..
Dana, of Worcester, Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Mott cOntemplates building new
block opposite the Lafayette Hotel.
The worthy Councilman, Joe. Null
lally, turns out 5000 bricks per day.
He has furnished the Lafayette hotel,
snd several other buildings just finish
ed. His bricks are made from Los An
geles clay.
Reformed (German) Church--Rev.
julius H. kr,leger, from San FraciscO,
will hold the services to-day, in the
County Court room, at ii A. Nj. En-
trance on Spring street. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
From the appearance of the large
crowd of boys hanging on the fence,
and the porch next to the Turnverein
hall last Friday night, it looked as If
they were intent on having view of
the artists whether or no.
Persons desiring to bid for mail con-
tracts through Oregon, Nevada, Cali
fornia, and the Territories, will find q
book of the mail lettings, and copy
of the postal laws, at the Office of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
1t is good to see our storekeepers so
busy. Almost at any time of the day
the employees at Laventhars, Neu-
marks, Child's and the firms at that
end of the town may be seen busily
waiting on their many customers.
w. H. Workman reports that he has
twenty five men employed crushing
grapes, and has made over fifty pipes
of wine last week, but says that the
crop in general is about half that it
was last year, owing to the heavy frost
last April.
The old bear and her two cubs have
again been playing the mischief; at
the head of VerdugO canon; night be-
fore last, they visited the apiary of
Mr.. Henry Beckley, and demolished
two hives, destroyed the bees, and ate
the honey.
In consequence of n change of Sched-
ule on the San Diego and Southern
Arizona mail route, by which close
aopnnak;on Ia ,noHa NTH tba fV;nton
route, the postmaster will be obliged
to close San Francisco and Eastern
mails at Has A. NJ.
The attention Of practical farmers is
called to the advertisement of 80 acres
of land. in tO-day's issue. There is n
good horse, well, corral, etc, on the
premises, and arrangements can be
made to rent either for money con-
sideration or portion Of the crop.
The new store Of Chas. Prayer is rap
idly approaching completion. 1t is
rebuilt and rearranged on the plan of
the San Francisco Dry Goods and
Clothing Stores, and has very bus
mess look about it. When finished
and i'm perfect order fuller notice will
be extended to it. -
The night lectures delivered during
the session of the Teachers Institute
in this city, will take place at Leck's
Hall, Superintendent McFadden hav-
ing secured it for that purpose. The
first lecture by T. A. Saxon, on "Vo-
cal Culture,p will be delivered on the
evening ofthe 4th Of November
Mr. Cherry reports eight acres of
wild grapes, which he sells for dollar
hundred pounds. They.need no ir-
rigation, and their fruit is used to color
wine. They produce but very little
wine, as it requires one hundred
pounds to make two gallons of wine,
while the ordinary yield of the culti-
waited grape, is about eight gallons.