Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-20
sterling ExchanS. and bonds.
San Fernando Items.

Major Jenifer is busy hauling his crop
OF wheat to the depot. Yesterday the
Major had eaten a hearty dinner at
''mine hosts" Col. Barclay, of the Por-
ter House, when one of the men reported
the teams on hand. The gallant Major,
with II puff Of smoke from hi, fragrant
cigar "a five center), said: "Let Jack Bar.
clay unload them, as we will have to
give linn every other load for our din
ners.
A Calvin Hall has gone to the Sunset
ranch of Hubbard & Wright. "Alky"
will make n good foreman, "lIe heap
sabe +"
Misses Katie King and Maggie Collins
are here on visit to Mrs. Col. j. H.
Barclay and other friends. They are
very welcome, and will assist in the
grand concert in aid of the furnishing of
the NJ. Il. Church.
The Ladies Aid Society, under the
efficient leadership of Mrs. j. W. Ham
mond, are going ahead nicely. Mrs. B.
7. Williams is the leader in the concert,
charades, etc, and good time may be
expected when the walls of the church
are up and the roof on. Col. G. Wiley
Wells, of Los Angeles, has promised to
organize a grand excursion upon the
completion OF the edilice. The Colonels
efforts in our behalf are appreciated by
our people.
Rev. w. +. Wenck, who formerly
taught school here, preached on Tues.
day and Wednesday nights. His friends,
and he has host here, turned ont in
force to listen to this eloquent young
Methodist. He will be stationed at San
Buenaventura the coming year.
DIR. c. II. Castle was summoned by
telegraph to attend the men wounded at
the Pico oil well tank. DR.. H. S. Orme
arrived later, and the doctors did all
they could for the poor men. DR.. 0rme
took the wounded to Los Angeles.
Jacob Harp was given the contract to
build the church, aad he is going ahead
with the work in his usual business-like
way, with full corps of workmen.
Mrs. A. B. Moffitt has improved so
fast that one day last week she informed
her liege lord that ON the morrow she
would go to Los Angeles, unattended, to
visit Mrs. Fred Lambourn and Miss
Josie Morrison. This intelligence left
the old gent almost baldheaded.
The hunt for the bear won't read well
in print, so we forbear. Captain Chas.
Green did the best he could, however.
Hon. George X. Porter paid off his
threshing outfit to-day Nothing re-
mains now but hauling the grain to the
depot.
Senator Maelay will not be through
thres hing for himself and tenants for
two weeks yet. Mr.. Sorby's machine is
doing the work.
Mr. Putney is hard at work boring
wells on the land Of Senator Macklay.
Mrs. Captain Seal, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs, Chris Han
sen, will return to her home in Oakland
this week. Mrs. Seal is fine talker,
either in private circles or on the ros-
trum.
An amusing incident occurred at Mr..
A. G. Patton's ranch last night. The
boys go to bed early, and all is quiet at
7 o'clock, Last night Mr.. w. Turner
had the toothache, and was in such pain
he conld not sleep. He got up, and see
ing light in the kitchen, yelled to the
boys: "Get upl breakfast is about
ready" They rolled ont and went to
work feeding and Harvesting up. The
light was put out in the house, and as it
was only hali-past 10 the boys went to
bed again.
We counted forty teams at the depot
and on route there yesterday, all loaded
with wheat. The west part of Senator
Maelay's ranch is yielding better than
was expected.
Mrs, Chas. Maclay left last night on
a visit to old friends at the North. She
will visit her old friend Mrs. Lyndell at
Cornwall, and then her niece Mr.. Jas.
Leygett, San Francisco; Geo. ID. Mof-
fitt, Oakland, and friends at San Jose
and Santa Clara. She is accompanied
by Miss Belle Widney, of your city.
Wm. b. Shaug will soon build a
dwelling; Fred. Shaffer will do the same
on the block he lately bought.
Major Jenifer will start livery stable
here next month. Edgar Peterson will
be partner and manager. VETo.
SAN FERNANDO, Sent. 18th.