Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-27

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acting in conjunction with the trustees,
have engaged Mr.. II. G. Dillon to look
after the legal work. The best selection
they could have possibly made.
Captain McGarvin and several wealthy
men have formed company to plant
oysters in the Alamitos bay and at Ana
helm Landing. They expected the first
lnstallment in time to plant by
Christmas. The oysters will be the best
OF Chesapeake bay oysters, and will be
from one to three years old. Mr..
McGarvin says if they live three weeks
success, and they will bring them out
here by the car load next spring and put
them in their "little beds"
The churches Christmas eve were
made as beautiful as the beauties of
Long Beach could make them,
and that is saving a great deal.
The Congregational church had fine
Christmas tree loaded down with candies
Tor the little ones. who were placed in
supreme charge of it for that night, and
who were enjoying tn emselves for all
that was out when | left. The Sunday
school children of the church spent $25
OF their fund in buying books for their
library--the most utilitarian use they
could have put it to. The ladies most
prominent in decorating the church
were Mrs. lothian Bixby, Mrs. Ollie.
Mrs. Lowe and Miss Anna koseWebster.
The Presbyterian church was hand
somely fitted up with flowers, evergreens
and Christmas tree. Their programme
was designed for the old as well as the
young children. The little ''tots" of
Mrs. Bailey's Sunday school class, sang
and recited in a manner that proved
that their teacher had her heat in her
work. There was good instrumental
music by Miss Amelia Brown, organ,
Mr. E. h. Rrown, cornet, and Mr.. Will
Craig, violin, and vocal quartette COM
posed OF Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Hale, DR.. Wood
and Lewis A. Bailey. The programme
was long and varied and l did not stay
until the finish, but real live, Simon
pure Santa Claus from Greenland put in
an appearance before l left and proved
himself as genial as he was generous.
He was loaded down with presents for
the little enes, and old ones as well, and
| think every person in the church got
reminder from dear old Saint Nick. The
Methodists at the tabernacle outdid
themselves in the beauty of their decor
ations-howers and evergreens in such
proiuslon that a spectator might easily
imagine him or herself in Eden Their
large Sunday school class, under the able
tutelage OF Mr.. Walter Bailey, showed a
remarkable proficiency in their songs
and recitations. Their large tree was
loaded with presents, and I regret ex-
ceedingly that my time was so limited as
to preclude me from giving detailed
account OF their programme, which, as
| am informed, was excellent. To the
Misses Straw, Decker, Cuthbert (Georg-
iana), Woolner and Will Gravesbelongs
the credit OF the artistic work in decor
ating.
Mr.. Thomas Stovel is going to plant
forty acres in apples, and another
forty to English walnuts. He is now
having the eighty acres fenced.
Messrs. Strong, Macy and Venable,
the three commissioners appointed to
appraise the Alamitos rancho, have con-
cluded their labors, and some $4,000
acres will be divided into three equal
parts. Mr.. Will F. Sweeny has surveyed
the rancho into 160-acre tracts, and is
now finishing the details, when the
rancho will be subdiyided. MEMO.