Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THO State Fair.

The State Fair.
CalltOrnia's annual State Fair opens
in this city to-day, and from all appear
ances it will be superior in every depart
ment to any former exhibition. The Pavil-
ion will be opened this evening, and racing
will commence at the Park on Thursday
quite large number of horses came IN
from Oakland yesterday, also those which
mad been participating in the races at Ne
Yada City. The admission rates to the State
Fair do not seem to be well understood. at
least many inquiries are made regarding
them, and hence the following furnished
by the Secretary, is published Life mem
pershlp (enutlng amember to the following
privileges for life: A badge that entities
him to admission to the Park Pavilion
quarter-stretch and grand stand, and sep
arate ticket for the use of his family. wife
and minor children), $50; season tickets
admitting gentlemen and lady, or holder,
wife and MINOR children to the Park morn
ing and afternoon, and day and evening to
the Pavilion, So single admissions to Park
or Pavilion, 90 cents; gentlemen to grand
stand, daily, 80 cents; ladies, free; gentle
man, or gentlemen and lady to special
stand, daily, 81; ladies unattended 80
cents; reserved seat in special stand for the
entire meeting, 50; quarter-stretch badges,
enntllng holder to admission to the grand
stand and quarter-stretch for the entire
meeting, So; they do not entitle holder to
admission to Park or Pavilion; hack
badges to Park, s.; coupe badges, So. for
the season.
The State Board of Agriculture met last
night to arrange perliminaries, the follow
ing members being present: Boggs, Chase,
LaRue, Green, Finigar Hancock and
Carr. Business pertaining to the fair was
considered. 1t was decided that season
tickets purchased by a lady in her own
name will admit two ladies, but no gentle
men, The following additional appoint
ments were made for the park: Quarter
stretch gates-A. Foley, H. II. Holland, p.
Brannigan.
Backstretch gates-H ]. Kady, J. Nc
Cherry, Judge Holt. Judges stand, J. G.
Meserve
Gate from track to Judges stand-samp-
son.
Upper gate, across track to exit gate-M.
Ryan
Main entrance gate to track-George B.
brennan.
Poultry watchman-Taylor
Police-Lafe. Stevens Matt. Karcher A.
n: Sheehan, r. May, P. F. Dolan, Pat.
Rice, J. Kehrer, WV. Greer, John George,
r. Tringo, c. Lampkin, II. G. Beach.
These employees will report to Superin-
tendent Green at the track at o'clock
Thursday morning, September 10th.
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. - The
regular monthly meeting of the County
Board of Education was held Saturday in
the Office of the County Superintendent.
Present, Messrs. Bishop, Hyde and John
son and Miss Regan. Mrs. NJ. D. Merrill
and Mrs Fannie Spring were granted first
grade county certificates on their life
diplomas, and Mrs. Mary Francis Jones a
Second-grade county certificate on her State
Normal Elementary diploma. Prof Hyde
moved that his amendments to Rule Gin
reference to the examination of applicants
for teachers certificates in English and
American literature-be adopted. On roll
call, Mr.. Hyde and Miss Regain voted in
the affirmative, and Mr.. Johnson in the
negative. Prof. Johnson afterwards gave
as his reason for opposition to the motion,
that he did not favor the reduction of the
standard credits on Theory and Practice of
Teaching and Mental Arithmetic from 80
credits TO % credits each. Prof. HYDE
moved, as an amendment that the Consti-
tuition of the United States be substituted
for the Constitution of California. so that
the amendment should read: "Constitrl-
ton of the United States and School Law
OF California" The motion was adopted.
The textbook in English and American
literature to be adopted for use of appli-
cants, will be decided upon at the next
regular meeting of the Board
BARwIcK's MISUNDERSTANDING forenoon.
according to Signal Service reports, there
was IL of an inch of rain at Cape Mendo-
cino and a sprinkle at San Francisco. Sun.
day there was a sprinkle at Los Angeles
during the afternoon. Saturday night there
was tine display of electricity in the north
and northeast, heavy black clouds hanging
over the mountains giving out sheet light
nlng IN line brilliant and frequent displays,
the clouds being so far distant from Sacra-
mento II was impossible to hear the thun-
der. There must have been considerable
rain somewhere in the mountains as at 4
A. NJ yesterday morning the air was within
4 per cent. of being completely saturated.
The highest temperature yesterday was
For Spokane Falls, $50; Dayton, $50;
Fort Candy, $50; Portland, Csc Rose,
burg, 1O0; Cape Mendocino. $50
Red Bluff, SO; Sacramento. $40: San Fran
cisco, So; Keller, $50; San Luis Obispo.
So; Los Angeles, So; San Diego, Go.
Auctions To-DAY-The entire stock of
the variety store of W. A. Stephenson. at
SOC J street will be sold at auction
commencing to-day and continuing daily
until the entire stock and fixtures are
disposed of Seats will be provided for
lady customers. a fine Detroit safe will
be sold at private sale m Dock q Co. will
sell at No sol K street (the Clunie build
ing this evening. commencing promptly
at 7:30 o'clock, a fine selection of oil paint
ings which are consigned to them. to sell
TO the highest bidder for cash. 1t is a fine
lot, elegantly framed, sent here from
Chicago, and will be sold without reserve.
The sale will continue until the entire lot
is disposed of.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court Sat
urday the case of NJ. D. Reed, accused ofob-
tanning 81, 100 by false preteRses from Sam
uel and Lincoln burlington, of Brighton.
was partly examined and continued until
tomorrow morning. THE cases of All
Gee, All Look and Fong Soon, for conduct
ing lottery, were continued until the Dist
I'D. V. Root, arrested for battery, was
discharged, the evidence being conflicting
...... Charles Palmer was convicted of the
petit larceny of head of cabbage and will
be sentenced this morning.. Mary Davis, /
a drunk, forfeited her deposit.
A LIBERAL OFFER.-The Nevada City !
Transcript of yesterday says: Senator
like all others who visit the Pa |
vilion, was pleased beyond measure with |
what he saw there. He proposed that the /
entire display be sent TO the State Fair at !
Sacramento, and offers to furnish transpor-
tation free both ways for it." !.