Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-27
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Council this evening.


Council this evening.
Fresh salmon at Onstotts, No.
~ Spring street, this morning.
Mr.. E. J. Baldwin, of the Santa
Anita, was in the city yesterday.
A girl to do general homework
is advertised for in our New To.
Day.
Wallace Leach, Esq, of San
Diego, passed through Los Angeles
yesterday.
Mr.. L. ]. Rose, of Sunny Slope,
was registered at the Cosmopolitan
yesterday.
We have received an invitation
to the inspection and social of the
Los Angeles Guards at their
armory this evening.
George X. and b. +. Porter
cleared yesterday the English bark
Oriente, with 1900 sacks of wheat,
valued at $35, 009. She sailed for
Cork and orders.
Angeleii)s at San Francisco ho-
tells on the 25th: H. Thurber, G.
H. Andrews, D. Merriam, H. II.
Merriam, the Baldwin; J. d. Dun.
lap, Palace; w. Whitney, Brook
Ign.
Mr.. r.. r. Haines, Superintend-
ent of Construction of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, who
has been extending the line along
the railway and also building .
branch from Benson to Tom bstOne,
got home on Thursday.
We regret to announce the death
Of the wife of Mr.. w. j. Nicely,
which occurred at his residence in
this city on Thursday night, from
congestion of the lungs. Mrs.
Nicely was most estimable wife
and mother and her death will be
sore loss to her husband and
children. Her funeral will take
place from st. Athanasius Episco-
pal Church at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The Thanksgiving dinner given
by the ladies Of the Christian
Church at Union Hall was sue
cess in every way. The attendance
was large, the viands euperb and
the attention Of the ladies to their
guests uDrmitting. The receipts,
We understand, were very crafty
ing and Will swell the church
building fund, for which we be-
lieve they are Intended, quite APP
probably.
Elsewhere appears the Demo-
cratic municipal ticket. 1t has
many strong names upon it and
the onus is upon any other nomi-
mating Convention to show a bet
ter. OF course, In contest among
neighbors, with no political issues
involved, much of the weight of
any set of candidates depends upon
who is opposed to them. By Sum
day morning every voter will have
a clear light upon the local situa-
ton.
We received pleasant call on
Thursday from our old townsman
DR.. J. H. Mckee, who is home on
a visit to his family. The Doctor
is now located at Tombstone, Ari-
zona, where he is interested in
some very promising mines. He
is largely interested in the "Ma.
mie,u the ore from which assays
way up In the hundreds. Our
townsmen, Judge Peel and Mr.. M.
III. Kimball, he tells us, are flour
ishing both physically and finan-
cially, and if uutiring energy enti-
ties men to success they will GER.
tainly achieve it.
The Sierra Madre Villa is rejoic.
ing in the opening OF the tourists
winter season at that famous re.
sort. The climate there is perfec.
ton. but it is fully rivaled by the
wonders of vegetation. Absurdly
young trees are simply breaking
down with the weight of oranges
which cucumber them, and the
limbs have to be propped up. Mr..
Rhodes. for some time past, has
been rejoicing in corner In lines;
aud during the past couple of
months, he has disposed Of 100000
of them, in San Francisco, at SIS a
thousand. He has another 100, 900
still on his trees, but looks for re-
duced prices.
There are certain incidents OF q
Thanksgiving dinner in Los An
geles which are worthy OF note.
First there is the luxurIance of the
flowers, all grown in the open air
and ranging from tube-roses aud
camelias to pinks, beliOtrOpes, etc. +,
etc. Then there are the fruits,
comprising strawberries, ripened
uu natureI, and luscious water.
melons-what would be regarded
as novel garnishments at this sea-
son OF the year by any fastener,
unless it were understood that
they came from hot house.
When we add that our oranges are
just beginning to take on their
golden hues, preparatory to the
splendors of the fully ripened state,
just In time for our Christmas dim
ners, faint Idea is conveyed to the
outside barbarian of the blessings
OF our California elysium.
The San Francisco passenger
train did not arrive here until {
o'clock last evening. The deten'
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