Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-24
OUT OF TOWN.
Two Nice Sensations at La
Crescenta.
Charley Fraley Elopes With
Miss Della Carter.
A School Teacher Who Was Strongly
Opposed to Dancing
He Refused to Let the Trustees Have the
Keys of the School House-A
Skeleton Key Used.

EDITORS HERALD-Quite little breeze
Of excitement was occasioned in our
place last week by the announcement
that Mr.. Fraley's eldest son, Charley,
mer guest at Mr.. Fraley's hotel. 1t was
a genuine elopement. The parents of the
young man objected to his attentions to
the young lady in question, and about
three weeks ago she left the hotel, tax
ing up her abode with neighboring
family. There the young man continued
his attentions until the serious remon-
STRANGE of his father caused both the
young people to leave Crescenta. Their
whereabouts were unknown to the par
ents until last week, when the mother
received a letter from her son, dated
New Mexico-their former home-tell-
ing her that he was married to the
young lady, and requesting that his
clothes be sent to him. The young man
could not obtain a marriage license in
Los Angeles, as he was minor, being
only 10 wears of age, and as his father
went Immediately to the city upon learn
issuance of license of marriage to him.
Therefore the young couple went to a
place where they could be married. The
young lady is somewhat the elder of the
two. She came here from Chicago on a
visit last January. The father is nat
urally much incensed at the action OF
his son, while the mother is nearly
heart-broken over the affair, and has the
sympathy of all her friends.
Still another excitement was caused
last Friday by the contest between the
trustees of the school and the school
MASTER" as to which had the most au-
thority in regard to the use OF the school
house outside of school hours. One OF
the trustees had told the young people
of the place they might have dance in
the school house at any time they
wished to. His step-son being another
of the trustees, they had the permission
OF two. The young people therefore
made preparations for dance, never
thinking of any objection to it, invited
guests from the neighboring towns, had
refreshments prepared, music en-
gagged, and everything in readiness for
the dance, which had been announced
for Friday evening last, not thinking it
necessary to obtain the permission OF the
school-master, (who by the way, is very
much opposed to dancing), as he is sup
posed to have jurisdiction over the
school house only during school hours
and never in opposition to the trustees
and the people Of the district. But this
particular school-master ranged himself
in opposition to the whole community
and proposed to show how much power
he could exercise; therefore when the
keys were politely and innocently re-
quested, he absolutely refused to give
them up, and informed the young peo-
pie if they wished to dance they would
have to dance in the belfry, as he was
the only one that had the keys to the
inner doors, (the trustees having the
keys to the outer door only and he
should lock them securely on that night,
which he did. Herefused to deliver the
keys after receiving an order from all
three trustees. But of course the people
were not going to be dictated to in re-
gard to their own school house by a
''servant of the people" in such fash
ion. Therefore, Immediately after the
close of school the friendly trustees went
with the young men and easily opened
all the doors with a skeleton key. They
entered, removed the seats, swept the
house clean all over, put up lamps
waxed the floor, and made all necessary
or desirable preparations. In the even
ing company of the most respectable
people of the place gathered there anc
enjoyed an orderly and refined dancing
party; fathers, mothers, sons and daugh
ters were there, and everything passet
off pleasantly. All enjoyed the evening
highly, the dance breaking up at l:
O'Clock. The next day the seats were
replaced, floors swept, and everything
left in good order. Nevertheless, OF
Monday morning the school-master fell
called upon to give his pupils long dis
sertation upon the "evils of dancing
Thus you see even a small place like
this cannot entirely avoid unpleasant
ness when opposing thoughts and infu
ences meet.
Mrs. A. I. Holly, OF Pasadena, spen
several days last week with her hus
bands parents. in Crescenta.
Mrs. Nichols, of Los Angeles, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ignac'
Scherb, of this place. JUNE.
La Crescenta, May 21st.