The morning call., 1891-06-14
FROM SANTA ROSA.
Notes Concerning People and
Things in SOnOma County.

Editor Morning Call: This has been
Suuday-school convention week in Santa
Rosa. The California State Sunday-schoOl
Association has just concluded its twenty
fourth annual session, and the delegates,
with great unanimity. declare that it has
been the most successful convention ever
held by the association. The citizens, re-
gardless of church affiliations, surpassed all
Of their previous records in the way they
entertained the visitors, and the delegates
went away singing praises of cur people.
Aside from any church work, the c0nven-
ton was great treat to our citizens, as it
brought here q large number of eminent
preachers, among them being the RevS. j..
Z. Gilbert of Indiana, NJ. NJ. Gibson, j. Q.
a. henry, Eli McClish, II. B. Heacock, San
Francisco; A. j. Nelson, WatsoDville; NJ.
c. Briggs, Petaluma; R. NJ. Stevenson, Sac
ramento; A. G. Hirst and others. They are
all men of large experience and broad
culture, and their addresses were listened to
with evident appreciation by large crowds
One Of the most dramatic incidents ever
witnessed at public meeting took place at
the Thursday-evenlng session OF the con-
vention. The Rev. DIR. McClsh delivered
an address, in which he told the story of
his conversion while soldier on the march
with Sherman TO the sea. He thanked AL
mighty God for the protection he had re-
ceiyed and for the blessings of a united
country. The next speaker was the Rev.
DR.. Harmon, ami he closed the eloquent
speech by saying that the same Christ that
had protected DR.. McClSh had protected
him during the long war, but on the other
side. Turning round to Rev. McCllsh he
said: Il thank God that he protected you, my
brother, and that he spared US to meet aud
clasp hands in united country and in the
IL h. C,II nlof,u
clasped hands, and as they stool thus with
tears in their eyes and voices ch0ked by
emotion, more than half of the audience
wept with joy.
The Rev. j. &. Harrison. pastor of the
Santa Rosa Congregational Church. was
elected President Of the Sunday school AS
ISOLATION for the ensuing year. Mr.. Har-
riSOn is the youngest minister In this town,
but is one of the most popular orators and
profound student. 1t was q pleasant coin
cdence that the first man President Har-
TisOn was called on to Introduce was an In
diana nan, DR.. Gilbert, who lives at Ben
HSrrisOn'S OLD home and knows him very
well
Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Collins entertained a
party of friends at their cosy home on
Fourth street Wednesday evening. Among
those present were the following we'll
Allen, DR.. and Mrs. Savage, Major and
Mrs. Pye. Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Wilson, Mr..
AMI Mrs George F. King, Mr. and Mrs. j.
A. Doubleday, MI and Mrs. j. Dunbar,
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
H. Churchill, Mr. and Mrs C. w. Collins;
the Misses GeTtie and Tessie Savage. Miss
Ella Collins Mr.. Frank Doyle, Mr.. d.
SacTey.
About 100 people came I'D from San Fran
cisco on Thursday to attend the public sale
Of lots in the Johnson Tract on Petaluma
avenue. About seventy lots were sold,
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George G. LuddlngtOn sold the property and
the sale was held in Ridgeway Hail.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the de-
CiSiOn of TIE lower court in the case of the
People against George w, Buggy, convict
Ell of murder IN the first degree and SEN
fenced to be hanged. Bruggy Is one OF the
most biO0dthirsty murderers SOnOma Coun-
ty ever produced and all good citizens are
glad that there Is a prospect Of the majesty
OF The law being Vindicated in one instance
% least. SOnOma County has had so many
killings recently that the people think it is
time for the hand of punishment to be felt,
The young men Of literary ambition are
making efforts to organize a literary society
here similar to some of the mock PaTlia-
mentS OF London. Outside Of the school So
cletles there IS but one literary organization
in Santa Rosa. 1t is doubtful if there is
anywhere in the United States a town of
the size and culture of Santa Rosa where
there is so very little stimulus given for lit
erary research. There are any number of
secret societies; there are clubs and cliQueS
without number but 1t Is TO the stomach
that the most Of the food goes. Santa RnSa
has its fun share of refined people and Ideal
homes, but the literary flower has never
hOurlshed when planted ia the public soil.
II is to be hoped that the new society will
ring a change.
DR.. MeGaughey and his son Paul have re-
turned to Nlnona, Mimi, after visiting a
month with friends here.
Councilman OvertOn and c. A. Wright are
camping out near the Gualala River.
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. A. Harris, of East Port
land, are visiting their son, Arthur Harris
and wife, of Santa Rosa.
Miss George Greathouse Of San Francisco
is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. 0'Mears.
Mrs. Henry VroOman Of Oakland attended
the Sunday-schOGl convention here.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Weldon and daugh-
ter, of Philadelphia, we're guests of Santa
Rosa friends Thursday.
The Rev. George Clifford of Pacific Grove
is spending a few days with old friends
here.
Frank Lnmau is back from New York,
where he has ben attending q medical col
lege, TO spend the holidays.
large number of fTut-TaiSers hereabOuts
will advertise shortly for somebody to kick
them all over the county for their acti in
contracting their cherry crop to the can
neries and buyers in these parts. Many of
them got AZ cents per pound, while num-
Der, who have shipped their cherries East
10 carload lots, received 10 cents per pound
net This county IS unrivaled as a fruit
producing county, but the growers have
rarely had the satisfaction of getting what
their product was worth on account OF
pools, railroad rates and other damaging in
fuences. Most Of the growers are joining |
the fruit union, and this seems TO be their |
only satisfaction.
President None has taken the league |
franchise from our amateurs. and now as a |
baseball town Santa Rosa is practically de- |
funct.
James Marshall Parlor, Native Sons, was
organized here this week with the following |
officers: DR.. Eugene NJ. Cooper, Past Pres |
ident; A. d. Laughlin, President; w. P. |
Crane, First Vice; a. Johnson, Second
Vice; George Clark, Third Vice; c. Gam
bic, Secretary; George Farmer, Financial
Secretary; Ed West, Treasurer; H. G.
COmstOck. Marshal; Drs. BDyce and Sar-
gent, surgeons; TrusteeS-John Overton,
George Morshead and d. Heinbaugh.
Sonia Rosa. June 70, 1891. Tom RYE