Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-29
SPADRA.
From Our. Own Correspondent

EDITOR HERALD: Your cores
pondent reached Spadra while it
was IN the midst of its social gaye-
ties. Hardly had its people ceased
to congratulate each other over the
highly enjoyable birthday party
given our popular Postmaster, A.
b. Caldwell, than they are surprised
at the announcement of the double
wedding of four of our highly es-
teemed young people. The we'd
dings took place on Sunday even
Ing, in the upper school room, used
for church services) the high coz
tracing parties being Mr.. Howard
Hunter to Miss Louisa Fryer and
Mr.. Hy. Fryer to Miss ELLA Ar.
nett, the Rev. DR.. Worrell officiat-
ing.
Spadra, as most Of your readers
are aware, is quiet little village
snugly ensconsed in the hills of the
San Jose valley and on the South
ern Pacific Railroad, about twenty.
eight miles from Los Angeles. AS
health resort, probably no pant
of the country SURPRISES Spadra,
and for farming purposes the soil is
unexcelled. Spadra is provided
with fine two-story school house,
erected ut cost of about $4,000,
and it stands to-day, elegantly To-
Gated in the centre of three acres
of beautifully laid out grounds, Ell.
tirely free from debt. Messrs. J.
NJ. Fryer, Currier and Wright, the
Trustees, are certainly deserving of
credit for the time and labor they
have devoted to the school. The
grounds are beautifully planted to
trees, and when they are grown
will form a perfect park. The GEN.
sus gives 227 children for the dis
trict, and there is an average at
tendance of about fifty pupils. Prof.
J. A. Martling is the present
teacher.
In addition to the excellent
school, Spadra has its we'll stocked
general store, its hotel blacksmith
shop, and China house. The
store and Postoffice is kept by Mr..
A. Il. Caldwell, who carries a large
stock and does thriving business,
even in this dull season. The hotel
is that of the renowned Uncle Billy
Rubottom Mr.. john Eagan keeps
the blacksmith and wagon shop,
turning out good work. The South
ern Pacific Railroad is represented
by Mr.. George NJ. Bowers, a very
agreeable and accommodating
young man.
There is very successful Sunday
school here, with an average at
tendance of sixty. Service is held
every Sunday morning and prayer
meeting every Wednesday evening.
There is an immense acreage of
grain planted in this neighborhood
this year-fully double us much as
ever before. Mr.. Kewen Darsey
has about 500 acres planted to
grain, about 125 acres of which is
in wheat; Mr.. Wright has 400 acres
to barley, Mr.. Arnett about 200
acres, r. G. Fryer about so acres;
j. NJ. Fryer 40 acres, II. d. HolIo-
way 60 acres; Beach, Wright & Co.
800 acres; A. II. Currier 500 acres;
w. H. Swan 200 acres; Sledge &
PendIeton 400 acres; John Munroe
200 acres and number OF smaller
crops, ranging from 20 to 80 acres.
Mr.. w. w. Rubottom is this
year experimenting with a crop of
20 acres Of flax. At present the
crop promises fine yield.
The railroad company are setting
out 40, 900 eucalyptus trees. They
are setting them out ten feet apart,
in an eight.acre field.
From 10000 to 10000 head of
sheep will be shorn here this year.
Beach, Wright & Co. and Mr.. L..
Phillips are the largest sheep
owners hereabouts.
providing US with that most desira
BILE of things, good roads.
Spadra is place of a very high
moral standard. Your correspond
ent has heard nothing but hymns
whistled, hummed, or sung since
he has been here. Go to the post
office and call for a letter, and
friend Caldwell will whistle CLAP
py Day, Happy Day." to you
while busily running through the
list of letters. Step in to Uncle
Billy's and call for a cocktail"
and Johnny McAndrews. as he
passes you over the elixir, will
strike up" What will the Harvest
be-" and is just sure to commence
at the line Sowing the seeds OF
eternal shame" not that Johnny is
at all thinking of the present. We
thought there was some sense in
the very young ladies humming
"Leav9 the poor old stranded wreck
and pull for shore"
But, then, Spadra is good,
sound, Democratic precinct, proof
against any schism, not even the
Workingmen's movement having
reached here.
CAXTON