Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-31
Local. news Notes.

Mrs. r. l. Mockenhautt having 2,039
French villa soap coupons, being the laFg-
est holder gets the $500 piano from agner
& Co.
DR.. Baker. health officer OF this city, last
night collared burly tramp named James
Stevenson. on Spring street, for begging,
and took him to the city Jail.
HarryJ. Conlan left yesterday afternoon
for the Azusa. by way of La Puente to deco
rate the new Methodist church Just CON-
pleted at that place.
Mr.. E. sorabjee will deliver lecture on
India before the Historical Society of
Southern California. at the Council Cham
bers, Monday evening, November LIST.
A couple of horses attached to large
Balm wagon ran away on Alameda street
yesterday at 10 A. NJ. In turning into Also
street a wheel was knocked off and they
were captured.
First ENGLISH Lutheran services-fn the
First Presbyterian Church, Second and Fort
streets, at 2 P. M. to-day. Rev. G. w. Heisler.
pastor, will preach sermon appropriate to
Reformation Day, October 31st.
Mrs Small, wife OF the foreman OF Perry,
Mott & Cos lumber yard. who fell down the
stairs of her home on Louisiana avenue,
Boyle Heights. last Sunday and hnrt herself
considerably, is gradually recovering.
The Christian Science Union meets for re-
ligious conference and healing Of tAe sick
every Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock in the
Grand Opera Hall. DR.. A. P. Truesdell will
deliver an illustrated lecture on Christian
science.
The grading of the ground around the
Normal School has been completed, and
makes the place look very we'll AS soon as
sward and flowers shall hide the barrenness
of the earth the place will be delightful In
appearance.
f. Stockton, of Norwalk, ca years CT age. a
native OF Illinois. married and the father of
four children, was yesterday committed to
| Stockton by Judge Brunson. He believes
himself dominated by evil spirits and is
anxiousat all times to escape from home
The board of Public Works at its meeting
yesterday decided to recommend to oCeun-
Gil that L. E. Mosher and J. B. Qui1ley be
allowed to lay gas pipes in the streets pro
vided that the price OF gas OF quality as
| now furnished shall not exceed ~ per
thousand cubic feet for Illuminating pur
poses and s1.50 for fuel purposes.
Thomas Howell, the young yard foreman
in the employ of tho s. P. Co., who was SC
unfortunately run over by car on Friday
afternoon at the old Santa Monica depot
tnecessitating the amputati0n of both legs
died yesterday at ga. NJ, at the Sisters Hos
pital. Howell was widower and leaves
three little orphaned children in the East.
An alarm Of fire at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon brought out the whole Depart
| ment to Arcadia street. The fire proved tC
be in the basement of the E. Germain Frnii
Company, Baker Block, The ceiling of the
fruit drying department had ignited. but
the blaze was put out almost Immediately
with garden hose. The damage was insig
nifcant.
Main street NJ. E. Church. corner Main
and Laurel streets. Rev. |. L. Spencer, pas
tor. Preaching to-day at Ii A. n. by Rev. J.
A. Wood, d. D., of Boston, and at Z 80 r. NJ
Miss Lizzie Miller, the evangelist Will
preach. The revival at this church under
her direction has close with over sixty con-
versions Sunday school at 2:S0 P. N. All
welcome.