Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-06
San Fernando Items.

Col. VIM. Mellon, Of Wilmington, and
Capt. Fred. Yapp. of Los Angeles, made
pleasant call last night. Mr.. r.. w.
Kelly, engineer s. 2. r. R., whose es-
pecial guests they were. did all in his
power to entertain them. assisted by Col.
j. II. Barclay and a. .. Motlitt.
1t is said TINT Thomas Goss will do.
nate one thousand bricks for the NJ. Il.
Church. TON is always to the front
when church matters are at stake.
Major Murnane is sinking his well ten
feet deeper, The Major is public spir-
tied citizen, aud when his well is com
pleted viii lay pipe through the town and
be mouopulist in the water line, all the
same as Spring Valley, San Francisco
Company
Senator Maelay has 81 feet Of water
in his welI ON the Fairview Ranch, and
is moving his buildings 10 the we'll He
has ordered horsepower. so no more
hauling Of water to that ranch.
Mr.. Edgar Peterson, major domo for
Governor B. f. Porter, while in your city
last week, was suddenly taken sick with
disease he inherited. lie was convey
ed to the residence of Mr. Porter. where,
after the most assiduous care, he recov
cred, AMI ia now at work again
Chas. H. Porter, brother OF Hon. G X.
Porter, is going north to supeiintend a
ranch for his brother. Nothing but kind
wishes will follow Charlie from here
Messrs. Romulo Pico, Col. james I. .
Barclay Kenneth McSween, $. P. 0s-
good, John f. Carpenter and your cor
respondent, start to-day on nm extended
hunt for deer, bsars, antelope and game
generally A full report will be sent
you, and perhaps a yenisou steak. Col
Barclay is Commissary General.
Ex.Shoriif Joe Miller was here yester-
day. Genial, social Joe, none know you
but to love you
T. J. Flanagan, civil engineer, s. P,
r. R., stopped a day with us. Tom is a
universal favorite
o. Il. Cassin and his amiable wife,
who have been the guests of Mrs. j. IL.
Barclay for week, returned to their
beautiful home at Keene, yesterday.
Mrs. Senator Maclay viii return home
in about ten days. She is having II
splendid time amongst her old friends at
Santa Clara. She writes, however, that
there will be no more homesickness for
her, a. Los Angeles county ia the one
particular spot that is all home to her.
The last sack of grain is threshed.
Hubbard, Barnett and Porter finished
to-day. A great portion eff the wheat
has been and is being shipped, Yet the
large warehouse OF Porter & Porter,
leased by Hubbard h Wright is we'll
nigh full OF grain. Besides, the Nadeau
warehouse is filled with barley. 1t is
also leased by Hubbard x Wright.
Mr. Wm. Walters, the sack sower,
informs me that the wheat of Mr.. John
Glinns is the best he ever saw.
Colonel II. G. Hubbard has got
through threshing, and will so to Los
Angeles ON visit to his sister Mrs. B.
+. Porter, well.deserved paseo.
Judge b. T. Williams has returned
from his old home at Ventura, and
comes back more than ever infatuated
with Los Angeles county, aud will, with
Mr.. Jacob Parsons, put in a much
larger crop this year than ever. lie
states, however, that Ventura county is
in most prosperous condition, all the
farmers having done well this year.
The beans and harley crops are excep.
tionally good and prices fair.
Major Jcnifer aud Elgar Peterson
are overwhelmed with orders for all
sorts of conveyances, but the Major says
the sign is ont, and they vii fill nll
orders, ii it takes the last h0oi on the
Hawk Ranch. Yours, VINO.
October 9TH.