Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-16

The Valley Union gives the following;
A bold theft was perpetratei Monday
from Mr.. Bryants place, Los Robles
avenue. Somebody drove in In the after
noon, in the absence of the family, and
picked aud carried of wagon-load Of
fruit. The amount of confidence that Il
would take to do this is something above
the average.
The Fair Oaks avenue street railroad
line was begun Tuesday and is progress.
ing rapidly. Stephen Townsend, the
contractor, commenced at California
street and by Wednesday night had
good portion Of the track laid. 1t looks
as though the driveway on either side
would be very narrow, and thata widen.
ing of the street will be necessary for
the proper accommodation of travel.
The Methodist Society has sold TO
Wiley & Greeley and David Evey their
lot and chapel next east OF Wiley 4
Greeley's livery stable on Colorado
street, for So, 900 cash. The livery firm
will use fifteen feet Of the frontage for
charging their livery barn, and erect
fre-wall on the east. Mr.. Evey pur-
poses erecting block on the balance of
the lot. The society will occupy the
premises until their handsome new
church is completed.
Hon. Deivs Arnold has given permits.
sion for the opening through his place
(late Sheldon place. of the new Fair
Oaks avenue as it is to be when straight
sned. This let's 1t clear through. The
Strengthened part is about half a mile
long and seventy feet wide and has cost
for property to cut it through about
$3S, 900. The opening of this new part
does not hurt old "Fair Oaks" but
makes it one of the best streets in the
colony. Villa street will also be laid
out clear through to old Fair Oaks.
Another car of iail for the Colorado
street railroad line arrived Wednesday
and was unloaded at 0livewood. There
is one more carload Of the original order
yet to come, and when that arrives, and
the last order, % tons, is known to be
on the way, the work of track-laying
will begin. This will make material
enough to go to Hill avenue, on Colo
RADIO street, and up Lake avenue to
0livewood, which two termini are the
immediate objective points of the work.
Mr.. Walker, of Los Angeles, has the
contract.
Our citizens were shocked Wednesday
evening by the news OF the sudden death
Of Lieut.. Isaac 7. Webster, who died at
San Francisco on that day. Lieut..
Webster was the brother of Mrs. Jerome
Baker, whose husband died few weeks
since, and which sad event was the
means OF calling him to Pasadena, from
Fort Point, San Francisco, where he
was stationed. He was so well pleased
with Pasadena that he invested largely
in real estate and would doubtless have
become citizen among us. Among his
purchases were block at Olivewood
and lot adjoining the new Baptist
church on Fair Oaks avenue, on which
handsome dwelling is now just COM
pleted. His stay here was brief but
sufiiced to make many warm and lasting
friends, who had hoped for his residence
among us and are shocked at his taking
off. Deceased was As years of age, grad
uating at West Point in 1866. He leaves
a brother in Nebraska, and sister, Mrs.
Jerome Baker, here, to whom are sx-
tended the coincidence of all in their be-
reaveaent.