Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-18
LOCAL RRaYITIEs.

The building boom has commenced
Strawberries are plentiful III all the mar
kets.
The employees at the State Capitol were
paid off yesterday.
The Street Commissioner is improving
the streets all over town.
The Young Alta Baseball Club has been
organized, with Fred G. Ranlet as man.
ager.
Tom Norton's saloon, at Fourth and
streets, was robbed of $12 early yesterday
morning.
The Flower Mission Glee Club will meet
at the Sixth-street NJ. E. Church at p. NJ.
to-day for rehearsal.
There will be meeting of the Upper
Stockton Road Sprinkling Committee at
the Lake House next Sunday.
Farmers in from the plain lands yester-
day say that unless it rains within a few
days the grain crop will be very light
" An Evening with Longfellow," at the
Ninth-street Baptist Church tonight.
Music, readings, games and ice-cream.
The Colusa Guard will give picnic at
Agricultural Park; Chico, on May 1st, and
a grand dance at Armory Hall in the
evening.
A chicken pie and New England dinners
and suppers will be given at the Seventh
street M. E. Church to-day from II to and
from 6 to 7;30.
Justice Davis Yesterday dismissed the
complaint in the case of ID. B. Smith and
wife, charged by Mrs. j. D. Smith with
disturbing her peace.
After the battalion drill this evening the
State medals will be presented to the men,
bers of the First Artillery Regiment who
won them last September.
On account of illness, the vocal class
meeting of Professor Kinross, appointed
for tonight, has been postponed, as also
his appointments for to-day.
Lot 6, in the block between N and N,
Eighth and Ninth streets, was sold at auc-
ton yesterday for S., 100. G. l.. White
purchased it for another party.
Orchardists on the American and Sacra-
mento river bottoms, and the red lands
throughout the county, say the prospects
Tor fine fruit crop are excellent.
The Changers picnic will be held at
Beach's Grove on May Sd. Bids for privi-
leges will be received at the Changers Store
up to P. NJ. Saturday, April 2Sth.
Yesterday the following sums were paid
into the State Treasury: Directors for the
Home of the Adult Blind, 81, $50 SC; Treas
urer OF San Francisco county, So, 494 81.
People are commencing to ask when the
street railway company Will put on the
open cars. Those who like to smoke as
they ride are particularly anxious about it.
Bell & Co., auctioneers will sell at auc-
ton at 10 A. NJ. to-day at salesroom, No. 927
X street, parlor, bedroom, dining-room and
kitchen furniture, stoves, ranges, carpets
etc.
The Parlor of N S. G. W. will hold
their picnic at Hook farm, on Tuesday
May Sth. The steamer D. Z. Knight has
been secured. The music will be furnished
from this city.
A young colored girl while crossing
Fourth street at K, about P NJ. Yesterday,
fell in fainting fit and struck her head
heavily upon the stone crossing, rendering
her for the time insensible.
Equity Lodge Knights and Ladies of
Honor will entertain the grand officers at
Changers Hall tonight. After the usual
lodge proceedings there will be literary
programme followed with a collation..
The following arrests appeared on the
police slate last night: Raphael Vasoues,
drunk, George Burkhardt and John John
son, disturbing the peace, by Deputy Sheriff
Eldredi John Doe, drunk, by officer Agner
The following officers have been elected
by Walhalla Grove, No. 6. U. A. o. D., for
the ensuing year F: ]. G. Sweitzer, j. P A.;
NJ. Wetzel, n. A; NJ. Hirsh, Treasurer;
FL. Meyer, Secretary; n. Macarthur, Con-;
]. Morris, l. c.; ]. Lewis, o. G.; S. Poska,
Trustee.
According to thereports of the Signal Serv-
ice the average temperature yesterday for
Sacramento was So, being 100 warmer than
the normal. The highest and lowest tenn
perature was $50 and SIC The prevailing
direction of the wind was southwest, and
the weather was clear.
Blair Brothers, of this city, have sold
1,640 acres of land east of Placerville, in
Guiding Sportsman's Hall, most of which is
unimproved land. The pine timber has
been cut off, leaving an abundance of oak
and cedar. 1t is said THAT it will be colo
nized, the Hall being kept as a resort in the
summer season. The price paid was $16,-
800.
The employees at the State Capitol are
having lots of fun shooting swallows. Over
two hundred of these little mud-house
builders have been slaughtered during the
past two days, and the crack shots declare
they will exterminate them all before the
week is out. If they would turn their at
tention to the large number of English
sparrows that infest the grounds they would
be doing good service.