Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-16
LOCAL RI4EVITIES.

oOON NoAhouu AoI lhuu
at Pomona.
A young man desires a situation
in a private family. He may be
seen at Dotter & Bradley's.
Mr.. E. Hall, the Sheriff of Fresno
and wife, are registered at
the Cosmopolitan Hotel; also, Mr.,
l.. Phillips. Of Spadra.
Mr.. Flanagan, Of the Southern
Pacific, and lately resident at Will
In the company's serv.
Ice, IL paying visit to his old
ground.
There was q sprinkling rain at
Newhall yesterday. 1t was mere
drizzle-a sort OF Scotch mist.
Still it laid the dust and made To-
comotion pleasant.
The notion and toy stores in
town present very attractive ap.
pesrance, with their large array of
holiday goods. skillfully placed to
captivate the bsholder.
Captain H. L. Haskell, Aid.de-
Camp TO the Commanding Gen.
eral of the Department of Arizona,
with his family, are registered at
the Cosmopolitan.
At twelve last night the rains
set In. They were blithe and glad
some. Rattling on the tin roof OF
the HERALD, their sound was both
resonant and welcome.
A train consisting of sixteen
cars Of lumber, twenty-four cars of
coal, one box Car, and two passen.
ger cars, propelled by two loco
arrived from Wilmington
yesterday afternoon.
A gentleman up from Whining
ton this morning reports business
at that port as simply tremendous.
Constant arrivals and departures
OF vessels make IL a scene of the
greatest business activity.
The Hon. John Mansfield will
off1ciate as President OF the day,
and the Hon. r. F. del Vale as
Orator, during the ceremony of
laying the corner stone of the
Branch Normal School tom orrow
Mr.. w. w. Creighton, for come
time connected with the press of
Los Angeles in various capacities.
and latterly q resident of Arizona,
arrived In this city yesterday. He
proposes to stay amongst us for
week or ten days.
Our last issue, through an mad
vertence. made r. Pico guilty Of
taking h0rse and bride. The
item should have read q saddle and
bride, otherwise it would be grand
larceny, aud his bOndsmen would
have been losers to much larger
amount.
There will he a grand rally Of the
boys aud glrls, next Saturday, at s
P. M. Good Templars' Hall, to
complete the organization of a
Band IF Hope. The badges and all
things required to go on with the
work are now on hand.
A man must be terribly hard up,
or have remarkably small
amount Of pluck, to be guilty of
stealing the side curtains OF a bug
gy and a horse blanket; but some
wretch has been equal to the Occa-
sion, to DR.. Shorb's loss.
That old time Angelefio, John
Haley, who has been absent from
Los Angeles for some time past,
DR.. A. M. Owen, OF the United
States Navy, and James Irvine, Of
the San Joaquin ranch, are passen
gers to arrive from San Francisco
by the Southern Pacific this morn
Ing.
Owing to the fast increasing
amount OF freight handled be.
tween Los Angeles and elsewhere,
the railroad company, even with
their admirable storing facilities,
are compelled to extend their
warehouse, and they are now add
ing $50 feet to their accommod
tiOns. They are also building a
new foundation for another car
shop.
Last night Deputy Sheriff Bar
retto brought into town Jean Pom
chon, a Frenchman living near E
Monte, and possessed of about 500(
head of sheep, on complaint
lodged against him by Richard
Garvey, who believes him to be
Inn plicated in the burning Of hay
stack at that place. POnchon aver
his innocence and says he Is not at
all anxious about his ability to ex.
cuIpate himself.
We had the pleasure of cal
yesterday from Mr.. GeorgeWerner
for long time the press and dra
matte agent Of the Ward Combina
ton. Mr.. Werner is an accom-
plished gentleman, who proposes
to make himself resident of LOT
Angeles, and who will afford oul
people the opportunity of attend
ling a number OF agreeable ORA
matic entertainments through bill
connections with troupes of recog
nized excellence.
| In the grand rattle presided owe
ct the Palace saloon last night b!
Julius Vogelsdorff, No. 10 threw a
and drew the fret prize, No. l
threw AZ and captured the secon'
prize, No. ITO threw Al and carries
of tho third prize, No. 100 thrsv
40 and rejoices In the fourth prize
while Noel threw 10, securing th