The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-15
SONOMA'S PRETTY GIRLS
An Entertaining Batch of News
From Healdsburg.
Those Who Enjoyed the Admission Day
Celebratien-Dried Fruit-The Down
Freight-Personal.
Special correspon dence MORNING. CALL.

We went, we saw, we were convinced by
the elegance and originality of the decora-
tons, the magnificence Of the parade and
the whole-sOuled good humor that charac-
terized every one during the Native Sons
celebration.
While enjoying for three hours this grand
success with such intense interest that weari-
ness was not felt, one could not but appreci-
ate the amount of work that was involved.
But the sleepless nights, the untasted din
ners, the anxiety and encouragement that
attend a celebration of such magnitude and
bring it to this state of perfection, were all
forgotten when success crowned every en-
deayor
A little bird told me that one of Heads
burg's fair daughters was considered by
many the belle of the ball of Stanford Par
lor. We can easily believe it. Heads
burg's pretty girls have always carried the
palm from the neigbbOring towns Of old
Sonoma. And yet notwithstanding this
Self-evident fact, the doleful truth remains
that Healdsb urg has Bachelors Club"
But then, perh APPS, our girls may be too fas-
tidiOus.
Mr. Mark Hooten has appeared so unus-
ually happy this week that his friends have
solicitously asked him the cause thereof. He
would then show them, confidentially, a
check for the neat little sum Of $780, re-
ceived for fruit gathered from less than one
aud one-half acres OF orchard.
Our merchants, notably the energetic John
Daily and the indefatgable Sam Meyer, are
buying great quantities of dried fruit for
future shipment to San francisco and the
Eastern States.
The DOWNRIGHT" train, as it is called,
due here at / 80 in the afternoon, has so
much business to attend 10 at the
HealdSburg station that it is often delayed
until nearly 5 O'Clock. The average ship
ment of fresh fruit, until quite recently, has
been eight cars per day. Summer fruit is
now about gone and hops, grapes and fall
apples have hardly come into market in any
great quantities as yet. The canneTies and
drers are shipping all the time, and i'm
mense quantities of tan-bark and charcoal
are awaiting shipment at the depot. How
affects another? John Favour's cooperage
and box-factory have been running to its
utmost capacity, and have three weeks work
ahead all the time. Our wine men mean
business this year. Truly this has been
prospero us one, and the end is not yet.
The annual camp-meeting of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South came to a sue
ceSsfu termination last Sunday, after a
continuance of ten days. They have beau
tiful camping grounds, situated on Upper
Dry Creek, about eight miles from Heads
burg. The meeting was conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Roberts, assisted by the presiding elder,
Rev. Mr.. Brown, and Rev. Mr.. Edmundson,
pastor at Healdsburg.
There must be some magnetic attraction
about Headsburg. Nearly every one who
has been resident of Healdsburg wishes to
Come cack again. Many leave a request,
when they die, that they be brought to
Healdsburg and inferred in Oak Mound
Cemetery. We have had two such funerals
within three weeks, Mr.. r. Hertel and Mrs.
+. Middleton. Both have been living in
San Fran pispn for Inf fnrmarIv
of tits place. The lady was relative of
the Head family, after whom Heads burg
was named. The first intermeut in this
town was the youngest brother of MesSrs.
Head. A relative remarked 10 me not long
SINCE, when telling me this fact, 1--WE
thought we had buried him out in the
woods when we laid him to rest in the GENE
terry where lnow the public school-house
stands" the center of town at the present
time).
Bush and wife had returned to Healdsburg
from Washington Their absence has been
a source of regret. We welcome home
again, from the same place, Melville Rosen-
berg, one of our brightest young men.
Our citizens were made happy by the re-
turn of their old friend James Sewell and
his estimable family, after a three years alb
sence in Idaho. Mr.. Sewell says he would
rather make humble living in Hea!dsburg
than be a wealthy man and be obliged to
i've III 1udnO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berdrow are greeted most
warmly by their many friends. Mr.. Ber-
drow took little outing to Oregon, then
settled in San Francisco, but finally con-
Guided that Healdsburg was good enough
for him.
Thomas Riley and wife of San Jose, for
merly a popular druggist here. made Heads
burg brief visit this week
Colonel r. II. Wartield, cashier of the
Merchants and Mechanics Bank, and a
prominent Knight of Honor, has returned
from an Eastern trip much improved in
health.
Several months ago young couple went
to Housekeeping in neat little cottage.
There were a few fine pear trees in the door
yard full Of luscious fruit. The busy little
housewife canned, preserved aud picked
all she thought they would need for winter
use; but there were more than they needed,
and she suggested that Mr.. Benedict sell
what remained. he, in his superior mascu-
line wisdom, laughed at the idea. mo one
would want TO buy those few pears, give
them to the neighbUrS." But the neigh5ors
had plenty of their own, and as she gently
persisted he promised to try and find pur-
chaser, which he readily did to his surprise.
The pears were gathered, delivered and
paid for, and being a most remarkable hus-
band-but then he has not been married
very l0ng-he carried the proceeds home and
placed in the HANDS of the delighted and
happy little matron the snug little sum
of $40. PAN.
Heatdsoto0, Sept. is, 1890