Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-12
NEWS NOTES.

The steamer Geo. w. Elder leaves
San Pedro to-day for San Francisco.
The Board of Fire Commissioners
will meet at the Mayors office on
Friday at II A.. NJ.
Company G of the National Guards
met last evening in Armory Hall for
the purpose Of drilling.
Street Superintendent Kuhrts has
engaged the services of Mr.. Fred
Eaton, former City Surveyor.
The study of Haydn's Creation was
taken up last night by the Choral So
ciety of the Fort street M. E. Church.
Transfers of real estate yesterday
amounted to $3.50, ,677, and were 81 in
number. OF these 20 were for a
nominal consideration.
The colored Baptists of this city
have erected new church on Maple
avenue. The dedicatory sermon was
delivered by Rev. Duncan, OF San
Francisco.
The following persons were yester-
day licensed to we'd: Justus M. Stass
to Kittie G. Bailey, Frank Goode to
Frances Steitman, Albert Allen to
May Eta Welch.
Street Superintendent KIhrts has
been busily engaged cleaning the
mud from Main and Spring streets,
and is now engaged in extending Los
Angeles street through Chinatown.
There will be an executive meeting
of the Democratic City Central Com
mittee tonight at the rooms OF Chair
man w. r. Burke, No. So North
Spring street, to consider very I'M
portant matters.
The Orange Grove Street Railway
Company filed articles of incorpora-
ton yesterday, with the following di-
rectors: J. w. Sallee, R. f. Hance,
r. w. Ellis, w. NJ. Woody and P. G.
Turner. The capital stock is $25, 900.
Great discomfort is felt amongst the
firemen, owing TO the rumor gaining
ground that a new man is to be ap-
pointed Assistant Chief Of the Fire
Department, when there are three old
volunteer firemen running for the
office.
David S. Barmore lost a valuable
horse yesterday. AS his hostler dis
mounted from the horse on Main
street, near the corner of Requena
street, he noticed the horse tremble
and in moment more it fell dead.
There will be a meeting OF property
owners on New High street this after
noon to take definite action on the
opening OF that street through from
Franklin to First street. Maps OF the
extension will be submitted to the
meeting, and final conclusion will bt
had that, it is believed, will lead tC
the early opening OF the street.
Last week Mr. Reynolds, Of the
firm OF Harper & Reynolds, Los An
geles, WHO shipped the stove and thu
caps that caused the explosion of thu
stove at Monrovia, which killed
young Martin, went down to Mon
rovia and gave Mr.. Martin, Sen, :
check for $2500 for a recompense t,
him for the los of his son.
The Unity Choral Society is now able
to announce that With the exceptiona
home talent here 'pfore named, in
cluding the Heine qnartete and severa
of the very best voc lists OF the city
and Miss Carrie Aiilzner, Of Sar
Francisco, and other artists from
abroad. Its first grand sacred concer
will be iven at the Opera House mex
Sunday evening at s O'Clock.
The Christian Church on Temple
street has secured the services of Rev
]. B. Jones, Of Columbia, Mo-, 6
minister of prominence in his State
who will be quite an addition to the
clergy of this city. A reception viii
be rendered him this evening
the 18th instant, at the church
Strangers and friends cordially in
yited