Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-25
Santa Monica.


rrespondence of the HERALD.
James P. Watrous, of Chicago, and
family are spending few weeks at this
seaside.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Chambers, of Los
Angeles, are enjoying the season in the
city by the sea.
The Benedict brothers returned Tues
day from hunting trip, bringing in
fine deer with them.
The thresher is busy on the Jones
and Baker ranch, and over 10000 sacks
will be this years harvest.
Mrs. C. A. Black and Miss Parks, of
Bakersfield, are summering with Mrs.
w. y. Fuller on north beach.
Walter Maxwell and family have
taken up their quarters here, where
they will remain for the summer
months.
Prof. Dickinson's lecture last evening
on the "Moon," at the opera house was
listened to by large and appreciative
audience.
Miss Nellie Brady, of Florence, Ari-
zona is passing a week or two by the
sea, the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Carrillo,
ON Second street.
Fifth street, between Oregon and
Nevada avenues, has been graded. The
contractors are now graveling, and next
week the cement sidewalks will be laid.
Mrs. DIR. Gates presented her hus band
with a beautiful little daughter, weigh
ing eight pounds, Wednesday morning,
and the genial doctor is now the hap
.piest man in town.
John Pennar, one of Pasadena's solid
business men, accompanied by his
charming bride, will pass their honey
moon in this delightful resort and while
here will occupy rooms in the Boehme
block.
Henry j. Kramer, of Los Angeles, will
form a class in dancing next Friday
evening at the Arcadia hotel. Friday
evenings are set for ladies and gentle
men, and for ladies, misses and masters
Saturday afternoons during the season.
John Walbridge, Miss Daisy and Mas
ter Ben Walbridge left yesterday for
Catalina, to spend a month, returning
to pass September. Mr.. Walbridge has
passed three seasons here and made
many friends who regret his departure.
The fishing is more than good, last
nights catch being over ton by the
various crews. Captain Luce's crew
sgathered in 200 pounds of pompano and
200 more of SURF yellow fins and mack
erel; Captain Stout's, $50 pounds of surf
and 200 pounds of pompano; George
Degenhardt's, over 400 pounds OF crok-
ers, albercore and surf. The amateur
fishing on the wharf is also good.
The thermometer here was "a degrees,
with delicious balmy breeze. All the
hotels are full, the Jackson having every
available cot pressed into service. North
beach has over 700 guests tenting on her
ssands, and south beach 500 more. The
scaf5on also is fast filling up. The bath
ing is all that the most critical could de-
sire, and the surf at north beach was
fairly alive with bathers from sunrise to
long past sunset. A number preferred
to take dip by the light of the moon.
Speaking about north beach, your corre
spondent while strolling the beach met
Judge Fitzgerald, M. R. Higgins, G. F.
Webber and B. Chandler, four fine anna
teur swimmers, who stated that there
was no place they had ever seen that
compared with north beach.
The following are the late arrivals at
the Jackson house: j. H. Taylor, John
A. Bulford, f. E. L. Marsh, H. D. Glenn
ents. Henry Graves, Mrs. D. A. Rice,
3. 81. Price, J. G.. Hoover, James Ober-
son, r. L. Matison, D. H. Hammer, j.
Z. Parker, Los Angeles; James T. Van
DYKE. Colegrove; James R. Norton, L.
D. Pfeister, William Shields, San Fran
cisco: Warren M. Thompkins, Boston !;
s. L. Richardson, Redlands; M. v.
Mills and wife, Riverside; J. M. Dun
form, Washington, d. c.; M. A. Arm
strong, Fresno; J.E. Mcdowell, Sisson,
Cal; James Loney, Mrs. r. F. House,
Pomona; Charles Schnable,, Alameda !;
George w. Wentz, Victor. Cal.
The Arcadia hotel bathing place was
cav with .sreyelers," for over twelve
hundred came down. Many city men
ran away for the day. In the evening
there was some charming music in the