Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-31
NEWS NOTES.


The new Los Angeles baseball club
will try conclusions with the Tufts
Lyons club at tie new grounds tomorrow
afternoon.
The dog poisoner is again at work.
Three valuable animals owned by resi-
dents of Temple street were found dead
yesterday morning.
The electric railway is making great
progress. 1t was announced yesterday
that the line to the University would be
open for traffic today.
The Methodist quarterly meeting will
be held in Fields hall, Redondo, tomor-
row. DR.. Bresee, presiding elder, will
preach morning and evening.
w. F. Delaney, the Santa Fe conduc-
tor who died at the Sisters hospital,
did not suffer from consumption, as
stated, but died from paralysis.
The California superphosphate Co.
shipped, yesterday, from their factory
in this city two tons of their high grade
fertilizer to Grand Junction, Colorado.
Dangers and Cry Babies, or Our Ma
ton in Peril is the subject announced
for tomorrow evenings sermon at Third
Congregational church by Rev. j. H.
Collins.
Robert Lynch and Burt Burrell were
found in box car near the San Fer
nando-street depot, and were run in by
the police. One of them had $S and the
other SO when az rested.
There will be lecture at the Y. NJ.
@. A. hall, next Wednesday night, on
Robert Burns, by Miss Harrison of Gin
cinnati, who will also give readings from
the Scottish Bard's poems.
There will be meeting of the minis
terial union Of the city at the First Con-
gregational church, corner Hill and
Sixth street, Monday, at 5 80 p. m. All
clergymen are cordially invited to be
present
Frank l.. Benedict, weli-known as a
former deputy sheriff, will on Monday
take the position at the county Jail
made vacant by the resignation of AS
sistant Jailer Carpenter. Frank is a
good officer and has many friends in the
county.
Undelvered kilograms at the Office OF
the Western Union Telegraph company,
corner Of Court and Main streets. Oc-
tober SOth: w. w. Hollister, Mrs. F. A.
Burnham, Samuel Atherton, Mrs. Kitty
O'Reiiy (2), w. II. Rardon and Eugenio
Kincaid.
Frank B. johnson, of 15. Hickman
Road, Penarth, in Cardiff, New South
Wales, writes to the HERALD requesting
information regarding Southern Cali
fornia. He states that he is anxious to
form partnership with reliable man
TO en- gage in horticulture, and solicits
correspondence.
The tickets for George Kennan's lee
ture on the Russian Exile System, to be
given on November 2Sth, were put on
sale early in order to supply persons in
surrounding towns, but the general call
for them is so great it will be we'll for
all who wish to hear this distinguished
man to supply themselves at once.
Officer Walsh brought in little boy
yesterday morning.. found wandering
about on Broadway near Fifth street.
The little chap was about years old,
and could not tell who he was. He re-
manned at the station for several hours,
and was called for by his parents and
taken home. They did not leave their
names at the station.
The funeral Of Rev. J. B. Pyatt took
place yesterday afternoon from the resi-
dence of B. f. Orr, on Buena Vista
street. Rev. DIR. Smither oficiated, and
there were also Masonic rites conducted
by lodge No. "a, F. and A. M. The de-
ceased was the father of Mrs. Orr, and
his death has been blow to the family.
The interment was at Evergreen ceme-
terry.
Hon. J. Marion Brooks was over from
Los Angeles Sunday. He has instituted
negotiations with the parties who are
interested in the scheme of building a
railroad from Ventura to the Ojai val
ley, to convey to them ground in Brooks
dale for depot purposes. Brooks has
ground in that section of town admlra-
bly, adapted to that use, and he is will
ing to act liberal part in the NATTER
Ventura Democrat.
Yesterday morning the remains oi
Frank Burkett, who shot G. j. Griffith
and then suicided Wednesday after
noon, were buried at Evergreen ceme-
terry, the expenses being born by an old
friend of the deceased, Mr.. Russell.
1t IS said that Burkett has an estate in
London, which is estimated at being
about 10000 in value, and upon which
he has been drawing the interest for
some time past.
Sparks B. Johnson, the eldest son oi
Gen. E. P. Johnson, died last evening.
The young man had been seriously i'll
FOR many months, and his recovery was
despaired of for some time past. The
mineral services will be held on Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, from General
Johnson's residence, 947 Hope street. y.
p Johnson, Jr., brother of the deceased
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon
shortly before his brothers death. de
was accompanied by his bride.
A large number of ladies gathered al
the central w. G. t. U. meeting yester
day afternoon and listened to an inter
esting reading on heredity given by Mrs
D. Bullard, which was followed by ques
tions and debates on the subject. The
corresponding secretary read a letter
which gave next Wednesday as the time
when the train of delegates from
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