Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-07
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Hundreds of acres of oranges are being
set out this season.
The statements of the Sacramento Bank
and the Sacramento Savings Bank are pub
lished this morning.
There will be meeting of the Execu.
tive Committee of the Sacramento City
and County Improvement Association at
7:3O P. NJ. to-day at the rooms of the Board
of Trade.
The model kindergarten opens to-day
under the charge of Miss Bell. at Perry's
Seminary building. Persons interested
are invited to call on Miss Bell Or Rev.
Thomas Filben.
Carl Browne, publisher of the Los An
geles Cactus. arrived i'll town last evening.
he will remain here during the session.
and issue Sacramento edition of his paper
each Wednesday.
The growing crop of wheat never before
looked better at this season of the year.
The farmers would like to see a little frost
just now-enough to check the too rapid
growth of the new crop.
The City Board of Education meets to-
night, and the newly elected members will
take their seats. 1t is understood that J
W. Todd will be elected President of the
Board for the ensuing year.
The Union observance of the week of
prayer by the churches of the CITY begins
to night. The services will be in the
Sixtb-street N. E. Church at 7:3O O'Clock
and Rev. DR.. Wheeler leads the meeting.
Dan McCarty will take three carloads of
trotting horses East some time this month.
They Will be disposed of at auction. He
will return as soon as possible to prepare
his stable of thoroughbreds for the 1889
campaign.
The funeral of Richard Hall took place
from the l1:40 A. NJ. train Saturday. The
remains we're inferred in the family plat in
the City Cemetery. The pall-bearers were
S. 6. Little, J. II. G. Thompson, William
Vensant, Milton Carpenter, John Brinker-
hoff and Peter Tinnin.
Joe Courtney, late of Theodore Winters
stable, has been engaged by Mr.. Newton to
train the Australian colts, which have been
at the Bay District track for some time.
The horses have been brought to this city.
where Joe will prepare them for work on
the track. Look out for them at the Blood
Horse Meeting.
Sacramento Parlor, No. s., n. S. g. W..
gave a public installati Friday evening
at Changers Hall, which was largely at
tended. After the literary and musical pro-
a INT Sol9otlCil WAS SfTNtu, 10
which all present did justice j. P. Gram
ELI, the retiring Past President. was pre-
sented with e fine medal.
w. NJ. Murray will train the western
division of the Hearst stable this year, and
will take all his own string in conjunction
with the Hearst lot. NJ. f. Tarpey has
also added the mare Notidle to the Joint
stable, and she will go East with the bal
ance. Louisville will be the first place the
green and yellow colors will be seen.
The New Years concert service at the
Congregational Church last evening was
attended by very large audience The
hymns and responsive exercises were
thrown by an electro-opticon upon a screen
in front of the audience, enabling all pres
ent to take part in the singing and re-
sponses. Some choice selections were
given by the choir, and Mrs. John Nc
Neil sang very effectively as solos, Trust
in the LORD and "Oh, God, Permit Me
| Not to Be-" etc.
John Fl. Tong, of GAINESVILLE, saws grass
| Is coming up rapidly in issection. and thst
stock is doing we'll. He has been expert
| mentipg in growing fruit without irriga-
| ton, and is so well satisfied that he will
| this season set out large number of young
| trees. For fear that thorough cultivation
might not be sufficient. he has brought
water from springs and established reser
voirs, but his precaution wss found to be
unnecessary, since cultivation was suf,i
cient.