Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-28

passing vehicles, but with the aid OF
ropes the operation was successfully per-
formed.
The Christmas Festival wich was 10
have been held at the United Presbyter-
ian Church on Wednesday evening was
postponed until this evening at Z O'Clock
The friends of the Sunday-school and
church are invited to be present.
The union OF young peoples societies
composed of the young people from the
Protestant churches of the city will hold
its regular quarterly meeting this even
ing in the Christian Church, on Temple
vited to be present.
The Christmas meeting of the Texas
Association will take place at Turnverein
Hall this evening. The regular pro-
gramme of music and recitations will be
rendered from until $50 O'Clock. I'm
mediately after the regular programme
there will be a dance.
A number of the police officers who
were recently vaccinated are complaining
of sore arms. Up to date Officer Fitch
| is about the sickest man. After his
work of last night he felt ill enough to
ask to be excused from further duty un-
til his trouble is over.
Lottie Barretto, against whom charge
of grand larceny was brought about a
month ago, was up in Justice Austin s
Yesterday on an old charge of vagrancy
On motion of the District Attorney the
case was dismissed, and the woman now
stands trial on the first charge only.
The regular meeting OF Fort-street Ly-
ceum will be held tonight in the parlors
of Fort-street Church, at 7:30. This
society is fast becoming one of the most
popular of its kind in the city. A fine
programme has been prepared, and a
thoroughly enjoyable time is anticipated.
Jacob Snuff was brought ito the Sta
ton yesterday by one of the police force
and booked as insane. He is a young
German about twenty-five years of age.
The officer found him running about
among the moving trains trying all kinds
of dangerous experiments and evidently
quite out of his head.
Secretary Ward, of the Board OF Trade,
has now on exhibition the model of a
newly-inyented fire escape and hose
carrier to be used on very high buildings,
which is the work of w. S. Odle. we'll
known and capable mechanic of Los An
geles, who has devoted two years to the
perfection OF the idea.
j. G. Nc Farlane, one of the partici-
pants in the walking match, says that
the score assigned him by the HERALD is
not fair one as he withdrew from the
contest after the first day when he saw
that there was no chance of his being re-
paid for the time he would have to de-
vote to the affair. When he withdrew
he was leading all the others.
The Christmas meeting of the Texas
Association will be held at Turn Verein
Hall tonight. There will be fine pro.
gramme, followed by a hop. A good
supper will be served to those who de-
sire it. Texans who have not received
invitations can get them by calling on
the Secretary, Mr.. Ben B. Cain, room 4
Los Angeles Theatre Building. No one
will be admitted without invitations.
The repairs to the Masonic Temple,
corner Of First and Spring streets, which
was so badly damaged by fire a few
months ago, have at last been com pleted,
and the hall has been beautifully reftted.
A chapel meeting was held in it last
night for the first time since the fire.
Next Monday night there will be an in
stallation of blue lodges.
Coroner Meredith says fair weather is
best for his bu siness. He declares that,
strange as it may seem, there are few
sudden deaths in wet weather, and he
accounts for this by the fact that people
are more active during good weather,
and more likely to die of heart disease
or of other sudden means brought on by
over-exertion. He is seldom called to
hold an inquest during a spell of bad
weather, but as good weather is almost
SO absolutely the rule in Los Angeles
&C unity, the Coroner should, according to
the reasons he sets forth, make good
living after all.