The morning call., 1891-12-25
PETALUMA NOTES.
OF Interest to Fruit.GrOWers-A
Batch of Social Items.

EuttOf -uUNHy Outt . Uc lEulI-BIUW6IS
of SonOma County will be interested to
hear of an important ordinance which was
passed by tile Supervisors at Santa Rosa on
Thursday. 1t provides that no person shall
bring for delivery into Sonoma County from
any place or places without the county any
trees. plants. vines, shrubs, acorns, cut
tings or grapes without giving written no.
tice of their arrival and destination to the
Horticultural Commissioner or local inspec-
tor of the district into which the same are
brought The Horticultural Commission
receiving the notification shall as soon
thereafter as practicable carefully inspect
the articles relative to which the notice was
served. 1t Is further provided that any
person within the county who shall ship or
bring or cause to be brought here any trees,
plants, vines, etc., shall have placed Sc
curely on each box, parcel or separate pack
age distinct mark or label showing the
name of the owner, agent or shipper, the
name OF the grower anC where grown. IL
shall be the duty of the Horticultural Com
missioner to enforce the provisions of the
ordinance ana to make such rules as in his
Judgment will make the ordinance effective.
Any person violating the provisions of the
ordinance shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the County Jail not less than i've
days nor more than six months, or by fiue
not less than So nor more than $500. 1t Is
in the interest of every fruit-grower and
will prove much-needed protection to
those whose orchards have been infected
through the carelesSneSS or Indifference OF
their neighbors in setting out trees that
have brought the scale with them from
other places.
John Lynch, an extensive farmer of So
nOma Mountains. says that in his part OF the
county there has not been enough rain yet
to make blowing successful
The Supervisors at their Saturday, latter
noon session accepted the new road from
the Sebastopol and Petaluma road to the
Petaluma and Bodega road, one and
half miles from SebaStopol, ana gave $500
from the County Fund to assist in paying
Tor the same.
There are 1900 tons of hay stored in
Whitney's lower warehouse, 5000 bales of
straw ana great quantity OF potatoes and
general storage.
W. NJ. MoultOn, real-estate dealer who
spent few days in this city. says: Il see
no reason why Petaluma in few years will
not be a large city and a thorough business
place. Ii is backed by a great agricultural
country, has cheap water facilities besides
the accommodations of railroad travel.
With the silk factory, which. of course, is
now an assured fact, other manufacturing
Industries Will be attracted here and in no
time you will not have mechanics enough to
build houses for people TO live in. predict
for Petaluma great future
Petaluma Lodge, No. n. f. and A NJ.
held its annual election last night with the
following result: Z. b. PEI kins, W. NJ;
ID. G. Tomasini. 5. W. Il. II. Brown, j. W.;
ii. +. Fairbanks, Treasurer; Z. B. Gilbert,
Secretary. The installation will be on the
18th inst.
Until within the last week. the telegraph
Office Of this city closed at s o'clock every
evening, but in pursuance OF a contract
with the Courier. ii is now kept open until
l o'clock i'll The morning, and regularly re-
celyes dispatches trans shifted al 5 O'Clock in
the morning from New \ Ork aud other
Eastern cities.
Theodore Il. T. Bayles died at his home
on Sixth street last week al the age of 80
years. The deceased was the son of Cap
tain L. +. Bayles. who was pioneer of Peta-
luna anu ran the first line of schouners
mere, and who also built the old steamer
Relief, that now plies between San Francisco
and Berkeley.
Charles, son of E. Roger of East Peta-
luna, with crowd of young companions,
while cOursing on Sunday in Petauma, ran
down hare that has proved such
curiosity they proposed to have it skinned
and stuffed. Its fur has the appearance OF
hair, and looks exactly like the coat of
skye-terrier.
Mrs. o. NJ. Lefebvre, Mrs Hill, Mr.. and
Mrs. General Knapp, Mrs. Lake and Grace
Lake OF Bloomfield attended the Jenkins
Weeks wedding in Petaluma at the Iesi-
dence of W. III. Van Marter. The happy
couple left on the afternoon train for Tu-
lare. where they Will spend their honey
moon.
w. A. Lloyd has returned from Reno
New, where he has been for the past few
months. He says all the Bloomfield boys
who are now in Reno prefer Petaluma. and
will be home for Christmas.
The little friends of Mabel Curran gath
cred at the residence last Friday evening to
celebrate her eighth birthday. The little
ones passed a very happy evening.
a very pleasant ana profitable gathering
was held on Sunday at c. Nisson.'s
invited the principal exhibitors from
abroad who were in attendance on
last weeks poultry show to partake of
his hospitality. The day was passed
most pleasantly. Among those pres
ent were: Charles Harker of the Chicken
Fancier. San Jose; George Croley of the
Orchard and Farm, San Francisco: G. J.
Aibee of San jose, Mr.. CrowelI of San
Francisco, w. A. French of Stockton, E. A.
Noyes OF Sutter, James Bloom, Charles
Quick OF Nevada and A. Armstrong of Santa
Clara.
The initial social hop of the Petaluma So
cial Club Junior was held Thursday evening
in the club hall A very delightful evening
was spent. The following were present:
Anna Codding. Lena Stirtz, Genevieve
Bra wn, Dacia Fairbanks, Zoe Fairbanks,
Edith Brown, Julia StirtZ, Minnie West.
Henrietta Cantell, Atna Gilbert, Fraukie
Robinson, Georgia Graves, Ella Codding
Nellie Saul of San Francisco Nellie New
burgh, Lillian Lewis. Lester Hall, Edward
Barney of San Rafael, George Saul OF San
Francisco, jeff Thompson, Is, &C Button,
VIII Hill, Elvin Brancon, VIII Mooney,
Harry NewbLrgh. Frank Mund ", Louis
Spence of Santa Rosa, Fred Spence of Santa
Rosa and Louis StIrtZ. NJ. VA