Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-07
FOR CHARITY.
A Sale of Melons for the Benefit Of
the Orphans.

the Orphans.
Day before yesterday benevolent
young man bought two loads of melons,
which he placed at the disposal of a
committee to be sold at auction for the
benefit of the orphans. In accordance
with this programme, yesterday 7. E.
Rowan, Supervisor, set out as auctioneer,
with Major Hamlin as auditor Of the
accounts. Helping in the good work
were Mayor Hazard, George Gephard,
John R. Briefly, Fred Hsrkness, G. L.
Fisher and others.
The first melon put up was started at
IS and soon ran up to $50, Major Francis
and Mr.. Jesuram being the competitors,
the latter liberal gentleman taking the
melon at the round figure above. The
sale continued in an animated manner,
the fruit going off at from So to $40
apiece until round sum was realized.
During the sale Mr.. Kerkow, of the
Vienna Buffet, came along and bid in
one of the melons at $50. The following
are portion Of the sales made:
Edward Jesurum, $50; F. Kerkow 1850 /;
Fred Hardness, So; w. J. Brodrick, So ;
George Gephard, IS; A. s. Joseph, $3.50 /;
r. F. del Vale, 81 so; A. E. Davis,
50 so; G. L. Fisher, So; w. T. Martin,
81 so; S. Strohm, 50 so; A. E. Pomeroy,
$3.50; d. Freeman, 81; Thomas Bixby,
50 so; T. E. Rowan, IS; Frank Gibson,
So; George Bradbury, So; A. E. Davis,
50. so; J. A. Aguirre, So; A. S. Joseph,
81; J. w. Potts, So so; Captain A. M.
Thornton, $3.50; Charles Dunsmoor,
$3.50; Mr.. Wilcox, 81; S. G. Foy,
Jr., ST.; T. E. Gibbon, 81; Colonel G.
G. Allen, So; A. B. Chapman, 81; M.
Kramer, 81; r. @. Guirado, 81; E.
Ebinger, 81; L. ]. Llewellyn, 81; G.
Stanley, 81; John Wilson, 81; G. A.
Levin. 81; s. M. Perry, So; DR.. A. s.
Shorb, 81; Recorders office, 81; II. G..
Fisher, 81; Joseph Haines, S.; Mr..
Rawson, 81 Theodore Summerland, 81 !;
lady copyists, S. cash, so cents Mr..
Sutcleffe, 81; Sanford Johnson, 81 ; Mar
tin G. Aguirre, S.; ]. V. Rowan. 81 ;
General Bouton, 81; John CAPTAIN, 81 !;
P. Conneley, 81; Louis Mesmer, 81 ;
cash, So; E. Erpson, rs cents; Mr.. Law
renee, 81: Mr.. Newhall, 81; D. L. Al
len, So; Mr.. Ledbetter, 81; John Nc.
Menomy, 81; Gerson Brothers, SO cents
MIR. Vejar, 81; DR.. Burbank, 81; j. G..
Estudillo, 81; DR.; Griffin, 81; Judge
Wade, 81; John Moreno, 81; cash, SO
cents; Los Angeles County Bank, IS
First National Bank, So; Farmers and
Merchants Bank, So; 8. Nordinger, So. so ;
P. Lorronde, So; Richard Carney, S.
j. G. Wrsy, $3.50; Southern Cali
fornia Insurance Company, IS; Levy &
Company, s.; A. II. Denker. 81; Hirsch.
field & Co., $3.50; L. Harris & Co., 81 !;
E. Adams, 81; G. A. Wilson, 81; W. H.
Workman, 81; Kingsley & Barnes, 81 ;
Gibson & Lemon, 81; w. @. Furrey, 81
II. K. O'Melveny, 81; G. j. Ellis, 81
VIM. Garnsey, 81; P. Beaudry, 81; F.
Skinner, 81; cash, 81; H. Jevne, 81 SO
H. ]. Woollacott, $3.50; Montgomery
Bros, 81; Ed A. Baer, 81; H. T. Voll.
mer, so cents; D. Desmond, 81; G. II.
Bonebrake, So; H. Siegel, 81; Southern
California National Bank, So; J. Cook,
50; ]. Dunnigan, 81; John Finn, 81. so ;
cash, 81; Prof. Short, 81; H. German,
so cents; Merriam & Co., 81; City
Bank, S.; DR.. Ainsworth, 81.
Hopes were entertained that the sale
would result in obtaining 5000 for the
orphans.
Richard Carney proposes to give the
ladies fine milch COW to be ratified for
at the next fair given for the orphans.