Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-01-18
LOCAL IsFEVITIES,


ing to give grand jubilee concert
for the benefit of the building fund
for their new hall.
AS will be seen by our advertis.
ing columns, a suitable reward is
offered by Mr.. ]. de Barth Shorb
for a white pointer dog which an
swers to the name of "Sport."
Adam G. Miller has been elected
Superintendent of the Pomona
Orchard Company. He goes to
Pomona on Saturday to take charge
OF the company's property.
We have received No. 2 Of the
San Gabriel Valley Nea0s. 1t ia
filled with sprightly local items
and, we have no doubt, is a highly
priced visitor to the homes Of the
Mission valley.
DR.. Trask was for hours aud
hours under the kindly and SYM
pathetic attentions, under cross
examination, of Col. James G..
Howard, in the Waller murder case
yesterday.
The Thespian Society of the San
Gabriel valley are giving 4 delight
full series of part Dramatic, part
ball entertainments. One takes
place this evening, at the residence
of Mr.. Knight, of the Alhambra
tract.
The new college at Downey City
will be dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies on Thursday next, the
oath instant. 1t will be one of the
most interesting events that has
ever taken place in that section,
and we have no doubt will be
largely attended.
The Los Angeles County Medical
Society, at recent meeting, elect
ed the following officers: PRESIDENT,
DR.. II. s. Orme: Vice-President,
DIR. J. III. Mckee; Secretary, DR..
Walter Lindley; Treasurer, DR.. j..
Kurtz. At the February meeting,
these officers will be installed, and
DR.. Widney, the retiring President,
will deliver an address.
Water from the river was Begin
ming to invade the yards of resi-
dents on the lower end of First
street yesterday evening and it is
feared, if the river continues to
rise, that families residing in that
section will be compelled to remove
to higher ground.
IF we are not misinformed, the
Immigrant Aid Bureau, of San
Francisco, was subsidized by the
State. If this DO true, would it not
be good thing for our members
to press for u subsidy to q
Bureau whose duty it should be tc
disseminate proper information
about the attractions to settlers of
Los Angeles county.
The country is already as "pretty
as a picture" But just wait for
two weeks, when all the wild flow
ers will be in their glory, and
"thick as leaves in Vallambrossa
strewn." Then the odd three mill
lion acres which compose Los An
geles county will be the prettiest
patch of ground to be found on the
footstool.
Already the rains have stimu-
lated the demand for rural and
farming property in Los Angeles
county. There is an unusually ac-
tive call, from widely separated
sections of our own State, for in
formation as to the Lake Vineyard
tract, in the San Gabriel valley,
and sales are more active there
than has been known for many
months.
The following officers of Santa
Ana Lodge No. 238, I. o. o. f.,
were installed last Saturday night:
Walter X. Robinson, N. G.; P. w.
Straw, v. g.; Arthur Johnston,
Sec.; j. III. Moesser, Treas; G. w.
Ford, p. S.; Nap Donovan, c.;
John w. Swanson, W.; w. w.
Wakefield, I. g.; Will. S. Ritchey,
o. G.; M. A. Peters, X. S. N. g.
Alex. T.. Mills, l.. S. N. G. ].
Brady, r. s. V. G.; John H. Wood
l.. S. V. G.; Robt. Cummings, r.
s. S.; Eugene Saulter, l.. s. S.
The Duffy bath house-the scene
made memorable by the murder o.
poor Fonck, was absolutely cut IL
two aud destroyed by the violent
gale at Santa Monica. And yet
Notwithstanding these unprece'
dented inroads of old ocean, only
three piles were displaced in the
wharf at that point. That they
were thrown out Of place is entirely
owing to the ravages of the torre
do, which is languid at Santa Mon
lea but terribly active in the bay o.
San Francisco.
1t gives us pleasure to announce
that movement is on foot to ten
der Madame Maria a compliment
airy benefit. This is as it should be
Madame Maria has at all timel
given the aid of her superior tai
ents to all charitable entertain
ments and we think 1t but just tina
our citizens should show their ap
probation OF her untirlng efforts
by making the spropossd testimo
NAL benefit in reality as we'll a.
To- $500