The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-28
NOTES FROM NILES.

The Grape and Prune Crop-Game for
the Markets-Improvem
Grape-picking is now at its height; table
grapes are finer than usual this year and
promise an abundant crop Wine grapes
will not begin to be handled until next week,
the weather having very much to do with
their ripening; the average yield will be
between three and four tons to the acre
One of the finest and argest vineyards in
the State lies between Niles and Mission San
Jose and is a mile square, and Just now,
loaded with its purple fruit, its colored
branches spreading over the ground, it is a
very lovely spot
Prune-pcking is done and almost all are
already Sweated and dipped. The crop has
been magnificent one in this vicinity and :,
because Of the scarcity in the crop in ether
parts of the State and in Europe, will bring
unusually good prices.
Peaches and apples are still being shipped
in occasional carload lots and find ready
sale. The peaches that have been shipped
to San Francisco from this section this year
have all been fine, but very few find their
way to the retailers, or to the consumers
tables, as they are bought up by Gamers
agents as soon as they arrive in San Fran
cisco.
The well-known hunters, the Bliss boys,
are bringing IN large bags of game three or
four days out of each week-Monday seven
dozen and over, Wednesday eleven dozen,
Thursday ten dozen, and 50 it goes. Less
skilltull nimrodS, however, are thankful for
an occasional dozen for Sunday pot-pie.
They ship them to San Francisco markets,
making good living.
deer weighing lbs pounds was killed
last Monday on the hills back of town by
Ezra Richards.
Several new buildings are going up in
New Niles, among them a butcher-shOp.
which Will be very great convenience to
the town.
Arrangements are being made to have two
mails day each way between San Fran
cisco and Niles instead of one. The addi-
ton will be very welcome to all Nilesites.
Several San Franciscans have been in
town the past week taking advantage of the
mld-term vacation 10 spend few days in
the country.
Walnuts and almonds are ripening; the
almond crop Is very short, not worth har-
yesting In some orchards. 1t is the first
time since almonds have been grown in this
valley, period of over eighteen years. that
they have failed. Walnuts do well in this
section, and the few trees here are quite full.
Ii takes so many years, however, for The
trees to mature and bear that they can hardly
prove profitable crop where bare land is
worth 500 an acre.
A most interesting service took place last
Thursday evening. Fred II. Maar, gradu-
ate from the Oakland Theological Seminary
and paStor-eect for the Congregational
churches lii Mission San Jose and Niles,
was ordained and installed. The ordination
services were held in the Mission in the
afternoon, many delegates from San Fran
Cisco and Oakland churches being present
The installation services were held in the
evening in Niles, and proved equally as in
teresting, the church being crowded. The
services were very impressive and the sing
ing by the choir was very fine. The weather
the past week has been quite cool, fires
morning aud evening being very comforta-
bic. Elaborate preparations were made for
a grand concert, given Thursday evening at
the Town Hall, by well-known San Fran
cisco artists, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Campbell,
Samuel d. Mayer and others equally well
known The concert was given IN aid of
the Parsonage Fund, aud every detail was
attended to in manner ~ insure success.
NiLes. Seuk e. ISS0. Mrs L. e THANE.