Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-06-20

We yesterday received from Mr.. L.
w. Giddings, who lives four miles north
of Pasadena, some cherries grown on
his ranch. The collection consisted OF
five varieties and were as fine speci-
mems of that fruit as we ever saw any
where. His trees are loaded and COM
pletely refute the theory that cherries
cannot be grown in this climate. The
difficulty, heretofore, has probably been
| in the manner of cultivation.
On Sunday afternoon Francisco Coov-
ers and Francisco Esoveda got into a
dispute, in which Coovers stabbed
Esoveda in the back, the blade breaking
off, and inficting dangerous wound.
DIR. Griffin was called and extracted a
portion of the blade At latest accounts
yesterday the wounded man was in a
very precarious condition. Coovers was
arrested by Officer Sands, and is now in
Jail to await the result of the wound.
The fastest time ever made between
Los Angeles and this place, and some
thing worthy of note, was made by MIR.
N. A. Covarrubias this week. He was
not furnished fresh horses on the way
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same two animals attached to buggy.
The time occupied in travelling was 10
hours and rs minutes; the distance is
l03 miles. The horses are in pretty
good order and show but few signs of
fatigue. Barbara Independent,
June II.
The 18th annual picnic of the French
Benevolent Society attracted large
crowd to the Arroyo Seco last Sunday
The day was passed in dancing and a
variety of games, in which all took part
with that vivacity which seems to be an
attribute of the sons and daughters of
la belle France wherever they may be.
The .fete was a grand success from a
social standpoint and most gratifying
one financially, the Society, we under
stand, having realized in the neighbor-
hood of 500.
The Santa Barbara independent refers
to this city in the following language:
'Los Angeles is in the midst of a regular
business boom, such as we would like to
hear sounding all along the Coast. A
Santa Barbarian just returned from the
City of the Angels was informed
while there that at least five hundred
new buildings were in process of cree
ton in that city There is no doubt but
that our sister city has promising
future before her. whereof we are glad.
She has room to stretch out with a
healthy growth in every direction"
The anniversary picnic of the Turn
Verein Germania, at the City Gardens
On Sunday, was well attended and was q
most delightful affair. The object was
enjoyment and was realized to the full
by all present. In the rifle shooting the
prizes were won as follows: First prize,
silver castor, Mr.. D. Mahlstedt; second,
silver sugar bowl, Mr.. Conrad Jacoby;
third, a silver napkin ring, MIR. j. B.
Hanniman. The prize for ladies' shoot
ing, silver napkin holder, was one by
Mrs. +. X. Eberle.
The funeral of John Averill, who wa,
drowned in Reservoir No. ON Saturday
evening and whose body was recovered
about 5 o'clock Sunday morning, was
one of the largest we have ever. seen in
Los Angeles. The services, held at the
Fort street M. E. Church, which was
filled to its utmost capacity, were very
impressive and were conducted by Rev
E. s. Chase, pastor, assisted by Rev. J
w. Ellis, of the Presbyterian Church
and Elders Coulter, of the Christian, ant
Hough, of the NJ e. Church. The remains
were inferred in Evergreen Cemetery
and were followed to the grave by thu
members of Merrill Lodge, l. o. G. 7.
of which deceased was member, hi
teachers and schoolmates of the Higl
School, and a large concourse of thu
most respectable citizens of Los Angeles
who thus testified their esteem for tn,
departed and their sympathy and re
spect for the afflicted parents.