Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-01-05
LOCAL BREVITIES
The 3S's met last night.

A new residence of fine external appear
ance is being erected on Twelfth street.
Pomona Grange, of Los Angeles county
meets at Compton on the7th inst at 10 A. NJ.
Merrill Lodge of Good Templars have COM
menced to grade their lot at the Northwest
corner Of Temple and Fort streets.
Trains on the San Fernando branch OF the
Southern Pacific Railway run to the Tunnel
hereafter
The sewer ON Main street, near CONNER
cial, has fallen in, and workmen were busy
yesterday repairing it.
Don Mateo Keller leaves soon for Phlladel-
pha to open his Centennial California wine
store.
Considerable spurious silver is in clrcua-
tion, and we recommend our readers to be-
ware.
Messrs. Edwards & Hoff will soon reopen
the Capitol dry goods store, next to the HER
AID Office, We hope to see them do we'll.
An article on the crowded state of our
schools is unavoidably laid over until to-
morrow.
A fine specimen of silver ore from Inyo
county is on exhibition at the Lafayette Ho-
tel.
A neat barber shop Is about to be opened in
a room off the Symposium saloon, next the
Pico House.
There will be sociable in the new Fort
street NJ. f. Church this evening. Refresh
ments will be served, and general invita-
tion is extended.
The boys of the receiving freight office have
got large looking glass in which to view
their pretty selves. No reflection to the gen.
tlemen is intended.
Mr.. Felix, at the Symposium, keeps the
best imported and domestic liquors and gem
uine Havana cigars. His establishment,
next the Plco, is first-class in everything.
Next Saturday, says the Anaheim Gazette,
will be gala day with the Westminster peo-
pie. The fourth anniversary of the founda-
tion OF the colony will be celebrated by a
grand dinner, speeches, etc.
Professors Arevalo and Falkenau have re-
turned from their concert tour and resumed
their classes in singing, piano, guitar and
Spanish. They will be found at their old
rooms.
At regular meeting of Nietos Lodge, No.
1877, I. 0. o. f.. held last Thursday evening, at
Los Nietos, the following officers were duly
elected: N. c., P. G.. McGaugh; V. c.. w. r.
Cooper; r. S., C. c. Holcomb; T., A. S. Gray.
The sale of the Washington Garden Tract
lots will take place on the grounds tomorrow
and Friday. Messrs. Starbuck & Butler, Com
mercial Bank building, in the meantime, will
give all information to intending purchasers.
Among the shipments yesterday were I6G
sacks of corn and 30 sacks of barley from II.
Newmark & Co.; 40 sacks of barley from He'll
man, Haas & Co.. As sacks OF meal from Ali
so Mills; IL boxes of oranges from ]. Sreso-
vich, and an immense amount of way freight.
The Murphy Brothers, who conducted the
Lafayette hotel saloon for a time, have gone
to San Francisco, and the place is now run by
the proprietors of the hotel. We saw Gerson
in charge last night. and he showed up to
perfection as a scientific manipulation OF
crooked whisky.
Last night about G:S0 O'Clock Messrs. Creek
er, Brown and Gray, we'll known Pacific Rail-
road magnates, arrived in the city by special
train from San Fernando and put up at the
Pico House. Our people are glad to welcome
these gentlemen and hope they will enjoy
their stay.
At a special meeting held last evening the
following officers of Pentalpha Lodge No. 202
f. and A. NJ, were installed for the ensuing
Masoniciyear: w. w. Robinson, w. NJ; J.. NJ.
Bassett, S. W.; J. H. Lucas, j. W.; f. Lecou-
vreur, Treas; II. Hitler, Sec'y; ]. Gunner, S.
D.; B. L. Peel, ]. D.; G. Stephenson, Tyler.
At a meeting of South Star Degree Lodge
No. Z, l. o o. F., the following officers were
installed: A. w. Hutton, N. g.; &C. Girard
V. G.; w. A. Spalding, r. S.. A. j. Hamilton
Treas; Horace Burdicl, lst Assistant N. g.;
]. r. Summers, I'd Assistant N. g.; A. 6. a.
Der, Conductor; J. v. Burkhart, o. c.; ]. Law.
enthal, 1st Assistant V. G.
The Downey Courier gives the exports of its
town for last week as follows: Eghty-seven
sacks rye, weighing TO- 81 pounds; As sacks Of
meal weighing 4, 6S5 pounds; l52 sacks corn
weighing 1908 pounds; 326 sacks of ,rley
weighing go l56 pounds: 90 packages merchan.
disc weighing S,025 pounds Total, 69,sO(
pounds, and 50,S0o feet OF lumber.
We find the following in the San francisco
CAL of the 9th: alfred Robinson, Trustee
has broug hit suit in the Nineteenth District
Court against Robert Cummins and others
to recover possession of certain lands in the
counties of Los Angeles and San Bernartllno
N consequence of the non-payment of tn,
promisory notes given for consideration"
Mr.. L. f. Page, of the we'll known firm O
Page & Gravel, left this morning for San Fran
cisco, where he intends to lay in u new stocl
of material suitable for first class bugges
carriages and wagons. Messrs. Page & Grave
are the best mechanics in this county, ant
among the promptest business men. Thei
work has given them an envable reputation
and we are convinced they will always main
tain it,
During this month of January Sam Prage
offers to the public extraordinary bargain
| in the following line Of goods, comprisin
| gents and boys ready-made clothing, unde
wear, white and colored shirts, satchels, va
| lises, hats and caps; also fine stock of la
| dies dress goods, fancy goods, hosiery, Xxi,
| gloves, laces, and a large assortment of fame
| goods. 1t is to the advantage of thepublic t.
| call and examine his goods before purchasin
| elsewhere, as his prices are within the reacl
of all.
The Grand Central Hotel and Restauran
under Mr.. Fishers management is a grea
success. The enlarged. Hotel is really metro
poitan in its proportions, and is the neates
and most genteel Restaurant in the city. w
notice that IL is becoming quite an evenin
resort for ladies and gentlemen who desire al
elegant oyster supper or late dinner Such
place has long been needed and we can hearii
| lily recommend the Grand Central as home
like Hotel and fashionable Restaurant ant
oyster saloon.