The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-13
INTERIOR TOWNS.
Notes From Niles, Mission San
Jose, IrvingtOn, PleasantOn.

Editor Morning Call: When the land in
this vicinity was first cut up into small
tracts and the owners built their little
homes and planted their orchards around
them, they did not neglect their gardens,
and there being in the neighborhood first
class nursery, it became an easy matter for
the farmer to plant fine selections of shrubs
and trees. Then, too, this same nursery
man had early demon strated the fact that
oranges could be grown in protected spots,
and now has a fine grove of trees, twenty or
more feet high, loaded with fruit at this
writing; so there are at least eight fine old
gardens in the immediate range of town,
filled with rare shrubbery, roses, oranges.
lemons, lOquat, persimmon, pomegranate,
olives, dates. bananas. bamboo. palms OF all
descriptions, and trees from the feathery
fronded pepper, stately eucalyptus and
through the list to the several fine specimens
of sequoia gisantia, two perfect specimens
of which guard each side of the gateway
into James Shinn's place. and two others
which Use from group of fine frs, cedars
and pines in the old Overacker place, on tho
Mission road. Then, too there are gnarled
Old sycamOreS scattered here and there
through the valley. -Four OF five are in the
Ellsworth grounds, adding much to their
beauty. About the whole of this place OF
~ aClos M. ElIsw oitn mas plahteu tle
green, and already they are becoming land
marks. Everybody in the valley knows the
live oak in Mr. Sanborn's door, ard, and re-
members the long avenue of sycamoreS frcm
sio lV"u ~ tIle ilouSe' MHIcH were cuI uoWH
ABOUT a., Two years ago. Inc gum Tree, win
It's ever-varying foliage, is still a familiar
thing III the landscape. Up TO seven years
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THE HILLslDES NEAR NILES,
Probably because the subject has not been
thought of by the owners.
Jack Frost has been about making his
presence known most decidedly the past
night or so, shaking the last leaves from
the trees, npping the last tomato or so,
sweetenlng Tile lew grapes still on the vines
put Skipping entirely the lew stray raSp-
berries and blackberries which lie hidden
under their tawny leaves.
he vclvety green grass is an inch or more
nigh, peas show their tender heads in long
toMo oh VtlG Hiilsiues, Iue lew acres pare Oh
t.ees aFe oeen see4eu 10 gram, Tue pfuner
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nv o1 ionS 2e rs anotiirl rpm wiz neea
" NC En i. u oa upstaiIs. he SUBJECT OF
eSn09Is mes ciose 70 tue hearts OF Tue parents
Oh Mics, VINO READ with apprehension oil the
oVef-cr0Wueu G9lgtt.oii OF tue Schools ana
espeGiaIiy the L1lSh ochooi Oh oakland, lear
ing the Time Wheh country chlllren may be
eAciuueu from atlehdihR. linen, when
iuiHoLo .! p'il Iot Tue eStaollShmeht oil
branch hlgh schools reach their ears they
are feauy % STRAIN every nerve To assist III
their tstaOI,SnllehI.
=; NJ u refers Que OIL the JusticeS elected
IN thlS to"nsnIp, resides III Niles and has
Ht t w an once III Town.
- nc O"Atdnt iAish ocnO0l ana the Uni
fetsty opeueu !d?t Mohuay, ana tile
s s.uue.ls I'D thlS Vicinity nave returned to
'hs!l tdshS'
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proper GuitlYatloh should luake name Tor
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THE LADIES GUILD
Held their first meeting since the HOLIDAYS
at Mrs. c. b. Oyeracker's residence The
afternoon was devoted to the making of
garments for the Childrpns Hospital in San
Francisco. When a goOdly sized box is
filed it Will be sent with the good wishes of
the e, ladies OF Niles.
The Kings Daughters held their first
spring meeting last Saturday evening at
Mrs. Z. IL. Shlnns home, and are already
planning pretty things to tempt the pur-
chaser at the next TALL bazaar.
The Spare-mlnute Circle met last Satur-
day evening at Miss Grace ChlSholm'S home
aud took trip To Honolulu; When they ar
rived at their destination the officers read
most spicy accounts oil the trip, keeplng all
the Jolly tars III roars OF laughter. a fine
magic lantern display was then given by 4.
a. Chisholm, ana the meeting adjourned to
meet IN TWO weeks at Harry Moshers, when
the circle VIII continue their journeyings
uGon land In Honolulu.
1t IS reported that company Of capitalists
nave leased the ora mall ana are preparing
to mine IN the nils east OF town, for rock
was used by the old Spanish Fathers fifty or
more years ago, and has been used TO some
extent by the Americans since their coming.
1t more nearly resembles genuine Portland
cement than any other known. The founda-
tons for the old mill and tie aqueduct vera
from rock Quarried in the canyon and laid
with this cement.
A charming home wedding occurred on
Wednesday last in Niles. Miss Helen
49,, a. H. rsitoIa 20 t, niat leu ~
in the presence of close family friends and
relatives. The elegant house lad been Law
iShly decorated throughout, and at u o'clock
ile younE couple, preceded by ". f. b.