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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
NJ ARRlED.

GASSETr CARTIER. In this city, Oct -, NJ
St JosepA's church, by Rev. J. VI .oarcc, Mr..
Joseph \. Gassett 10 Miss Eva Cartier, b1th cl
this city.
Rev Clarence Pike, Orange Taylor. ir., OF
Fletcher and Lydia \. Aldrich OF rairlic.d.
BELAIn-LrBEAU.- this city, Tuesday.
Oct. q, at st. Joseph's church, Mr.. emile
Bplair to Miss Mary f. Lebeau.
SULIIvAN-DALEY.-I Burlington, Vt, at
st Mary's Cathedral. by Rev. Thomas Lynch,
V. c., on Wednesday, Oct. -, at II. m, Mr..
William Sullivan and Miss susan 4. Daley.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
WEST MIL TON

S. W. Finn of st. Adams spent Sun lay
at &. w. Granger $. Jessie Brown OF Lii
nois visited Sabra Herrick last week. -
There are new steps at the church. One
farmer has y acres Of corn yet to husk. 49,
A few went 10 the Boro to attend quarterly
meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
COLCHES TIE

Mrs. Irving Austin was driving into
George McBrldo's yard when the bit broke
and the horse ran into the orchard and back
into the road for homo, stopping in the
barn yard. The horse was going at full
speed and the road makes several turns
over the railroad track and one bridge
Mrs. Il. +. Thompson Is no better.
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DIED.

HosMuR.-In this city. oct %, 1891, NJ. w
Hosmeg, aged rs wears.
VIRGIN- October p, George y. Virgin, age |
year, months, IA days, son of James H., and
Julia j. Virgin.
KINGsLANp-E Entered into rest, October %,
Mrs Lucy > kiugslsnd, wife Of the late j. d.
kingsland
suEpp.-Entered into rest, Oct. rs 1871
Sarah II. Foster shcdd. reliot OF tho late Gen
Geo. L. / oster, IN her SD year.
Funeral Friday at p. m.
SHERWOOD Entered into rest in this city,
Tuesday, Oct. ~ at his sisters, Mrs. T.. Foun-
tain. IS cru .treet, Mr.. Isaac sherw God, form
srly OF Pls tsbursh.
Tue reLnains Will b. taken 10 flattsbursh
Friday, the 3Oth inst
Plattsburgh papers please copy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
VICINITY MATTERS.
BURLINGTON AND OTHER CHlTTEN-
DEN COUNTY TOWNS.

The Important Happenings of a Week in
Our Midst-Surrounding Towns Come
in for a Generous Share OF Attention ut
the Hands of Our Correspondents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
MILTON.

The remains Of DR.. Lyman l. jackson
were brought here Monday evening for
interment in this cemetery. Funeral SER
vice at the house Of Deacon l.. y. jackson
in the village at O'Clock p, IN. Tuesday
J, b. Willard OF New York, has been at
the Austin house for week. Mr. Lucius
Stone and family have gone to their home
in Oil City, Pa.
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CkARlOTTE.

Mrs. Edward Vernon and daughter Miss
Maud of New York, are the guests of Mrs.
Josie Wooatel. %. ii. Alexander and
George Foote have returned from Montreal.
Little Arther Besotte is quite i'll.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29

Mas. WlNsIows SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for children teethiug. 1t soothes the
child softens the gums, allays all pain. cures
wind cholic, and is the best remedy for Diar-
all druggists throughout the world.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29
Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
I{evare of Limitations.


The Rest Salve in the world fer Cuts, BRUISES
Cores Ulcers. salt Rheum. Fever Hores. / etteI,
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is qua rsnteed TO i've per.
feet satisfaction. or money refunded. Price
rey.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29

II you have salt rheum don't take Ou and
make yourself and family miserable. LADY
POOR'S OINTMENT will chez. you Up and
cure Won.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29

nor SALE-Two pure-brsl Shropshire ram
I lambs, good ones. Address Henry Thorpe,
Charlotte, Vt. lo,w"t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-29

FOR SALE-l5o ThoroughbreG Yorkshire an!
i berkshire pigs, 5000 pair. $3.50 boxed
and delivered TO express or depot. H. >; Drew.
is WIN
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Iit)It ".

In West Pttsileld. Mas', oct. >, SOIL,
Charles Wesley. to ", sley y. and Helen sui
uer Dewey.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
THE POLICE.
The Work the During Past Year-The
Ohenses Charged.


to lin
on Glass the chief his annual the tabular
1885, inclusive,
police
dismissed and forty still pending
police Second
provided with well equipped hospital
officer, ands OF individual fancy
o
rifle voluntarily
stof
the
in
of
detectives.
O 9 subjoined.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
was killed by the cars. and but three
severely hurt.

was killed by the cars. and but three
severely hurt.
MAIN-sTREET LINE.
The second largest system of street
railways in Los Angeles is the Main
street and Agricultural park road, which
comprises six and one-half miles of
track. OF this company w. J. Brodrick
is president and A. G. Taylor, secretary.
Inc main line runs over the following
streets: commencing on Main street at
the foot OF Temple street, and runs
thence south along Main street to Jeffer-
son street; thence along Jefferson street
to Wesley avenue; thence along Wesley
avenue to the terminus at Agricultural
park. There is branch line commence
ing at the junction of Main street and
Washington street, and running thence
westerly along Washington street to
Figueroa; thence southerly alonx
Figueroa street to Jefferson street, where
it reunites with the main line.
There is another branch which runs
from Main street to the Southern Pacific
passenger depot along Fifth street.
Cars leave Temple block for Agricul-
tural park every five minutes during .he
day, and for the Southern Pacific depot
every ten minutes.
The company carried over it's lines
during the year ending December 1st
1,750,O00 passengers, of which number
there were $4,000 school children.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
THE CITY LIBRARY.
A Splendid Institution Which Is q
Credit to the Municipality.


Los Angeles has good reason to be
proud OF its public library. 1t is an ex-
cellent institution, splendidly managed.
The following excerpts from the last
report of the board OF directors will serve
to indicate its scope and efficiency:
The particulars in detail of the opera
tion of the library, the number of books
issued for circulation for library use and
home use, the amount of moneys re-
ceived and expended, the number OF
books added, and the expenditures for
books, salaries and other disbursements,
will be found in the report OF the libra
rian, marked Appendix A, hereto at
tached.
1t is thought that a careful examina-
tion OF these statistics will impress read
ers with the magnitude of the work that
the library has achieved during the past
twelve months. Particular attention is
called to the significanceo OF the phenom-
email circulation, which has rapidly and
steadily increased from 1888 in Septem-
ber, 1889, to 11,076 in November, 1890.
Few libraries OF double the number of
volumes can show such figures.
There have been added to the shelves
since the last report, 1858 volumes. No
one, without experience in this regard,
can have any idea of the labor which
this has entailed. First, every book has
been examined page by page, to ascer-
tain that it was in perfect condition,
without sheets missing or misplaced.
Second. it has been classified in the gen.
eral class and its proper subdivision
marked and card made out for the card
catalogue, the book plate inserted and
the book numbered and labeled before
it was ready for the shelves.
In the item of expense the reports Of
other public libraries in the United
States show that the expenditure on sal
aries and working expenses has been
remarkably less in proportion to the
amount expended in the purchase OF
books than is the case with many of
these other libraries. A comparison OF
the figures herewith submitted will
make this point more clear.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
THE FIRST CABLE ROAD.
The Extent of the Temple Street Sys-
tenn and Its Business.

The Temple-street cable railway is the
pioneer cable road of the city, having
been in operation now for over five
years.
1t has in service three miles OF line,
one and one-half miles being double
track, and one and one-half being single
track.
1t extends from Spring street along
Temple street to the north city line,
running through the beautiful western
hill section Of the city.
Ten trains are operated, and on the
double track portion fve-minute ser
vice is maintained.
The power-house is equipped with
duplicate engines and the most approved
driving machinery.
The carefulness with which the road
is managed is evinced by the fact that
in total Of about one million passen-
gers transported last year not single
accident occurred.
Mr.. P. Beaudry is president, and +.
w. Wood secretary and manager.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
THE cITY's HEALTH.
The Deaths and Their Causes for the
Past Year.


The city health officers report for the
past year shows total of 844 deaths.
That officer, DR.. Granville MacGowan.
figures his death rate on basis of pop-
ulation OF 5000 souls. The last census
gives Los Angeles but 1904 inhab-
itants, but the doctor takes the higher
figure as giving fair average, includ-
ing the large number of pulmonary in
valids who seek refuge here from all
parts OF the world, and who, par
ticularly in the winter months.
bring the total number OF
residents far above those actually settled
here. This incident, of the climate at
tracing great numbers of persons
afflicted with diseases of the respiratory
organs, accounts for the fact that the
deaths from tuberculosis are 80 numer-
GUS.
The deaths for the year, according
to the assumption that $4,000 is a fair
average OF the city's population, would
show rate of 13 per thousand.
The causes of death and the statistics
are herewith given:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
THE COUNTY'S WEALTH.
What the Auditors and Assessors
Figures Show.
The Assessed Value Of Railroads. Real
Estate and Personal Property Tho
Increase In Ten Years-some Inter
-.
esting Figures.

There is one way OF figuring the wealth
and prosperity OF the county, which alb
solutely precludes any exaggeration, md
that is to take the figures of the county
assessor and auditor. These officials are
not disposed nor permitted to get their
estimates too high, but, as rule, they
place values far below the actual value.
In what is called Southern California
is included about "a per cent. of the
states area. Ten years ago, or in 1880,
the assessment on this was only per
cent. of that of the whole state, but in
1890 it amounts to fully 20 per cent.
The assessors figures for the year, in
totals, are as follows:
Real estate other than town lots. $16,559,1 9,1O5
improvements on same ........... 2,3lO,5S5
City or town lots -. ..... 2S,852.49U
improvements on same ......... 12,226,73O
Telegraph and telephones ....a.. 5O,45O
provements ............. -. $60,Oo9, $3.50
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
sSs:s ,,,sH. credit; ,;,;.;;;
Total value Of property, renl and
personal ....... -. ....... s67, ,256, $40
RAILROADS.
The railroads and telegraph lines are
assessed as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
COUNTY CLERKS BUSINESS.
A Summarized Statement Which Shows
Less Litigation than Last Year.

The following is summarized state
ment of the business of the county
clerks Office for the past year, together
with comparison with the years 1888
and 1889. The figures show slight de-
crease from those OF 1889, which is ac-
counted for by the fact that there has
been much less litigation in the county:
RECEIPTS.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

this collection, and in the preservation
OF scraps, old newspapers, pamphlets.
etc., relating to the history of our re.
gion, by. donating anything available of
the kind to the library, where it will be
carefully preserved and indexed for use.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

clude surrounding territory. The population of
the county, given in the census of 1890, is
1O1, 400.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

Lofts wife was the author OF Looking
Backward. She was too fresh and be-
came pillar Of salt.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
HAY AND GRAIN.
The Estimate an Expert Makes on tn,
Past and Coming Crops.

The grain and hay crop last year is
estimated by Mr.. James J. Mellus, an
expert in such matters, to have been as
follows:
Centals
harley. ...... ...+............ $50 900
Wheat ....,,...... 275.OOO
Corn. .....,.,.................. .18O, 900
Hay (tons).. ~. 10000
The yield of the present season, Mr..
Mellus estimates, providing the rain is
favorable, as follows:
Centals
Wheat from ...... 100000 to 100000
Barley from 100000 to 1,OOO,OOO
Corn from .175,OOO to 100000
Hay about 10000 tons
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

For the purpose OF increasing the
efficiency of the reference department
there have been made extensive pur.
chases of sets of magazines and reviews
in the past year. The Importance of
this department cannot we'll be over
estimated, having in view the fact that
the best thought and most intelligent
observation, not only of questions OF the
day and of current literature, but on all
branches of thought, is found in mono
graphs contained in these periodicals
and scientific and literary reviews. In
deed, the possession of complete sets of
such reviews would alone form library
which would be mine of the richest
kind for all students. This mine has
been made available by Poole's Index
for Periodical Literature, wherein a
student upon any subject can ascertain
where all articles upon that question
may be found.
There was one set compromising 73
volumes of periodicals in the library two
years ago, but the present management
have added 1430 volumes to this depart
ment. This tells you what we have al
ready received, but we have others on
the way and orders out for the purchase
of other desirable sets of reviews, to be
filled as soon as the same can be done at
reasonable figures.
The librarians report for the year will
give better idea Of the details of the
work, its progress during the past year
and its prospects. 1t is as follows:
The statistics embodied in this report
are for period of one year, December
1, 1889 to December l. 1880.
The city council apportioned to the Ii
brary fund, for the fiscal year ending
1890-91, the sum of $21, ,222, derived from
the city tax-levy, payable esemi-annually.
The receipts and expenditures of the
library fund for the past year are as fol-
lows:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
CITIES AND TOWNS.
List of Those in the County, with
Their Population.

Following is list OF cities and towns
in the county of Los Angeles, with their
population and distance from Los An
geles:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
Total No. Vols. in library 1st De-

cember, 1890. -......... j. 1925
The discarded books and odd numbers
OF periodicals were divided between thu
county hospital and Newsboys' home,
for the use Of the inmates.
OF the above nuWber of books in the
library, 5000 volumes are public docu-
ments, and reference collection mum
bering 1919, all OF which do not circu-
late, leaving 12,646 volumes available
for circulation outside of the library.
The circulation, as recorded. is as
follows:
MONTHLY CIRCULATION, DECEMBER l, 1885, TO
NOVEMBER 80. 1890, INCLUSIVE
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

II Koch should actually check con-
sumption, what would become Of the
dear little home market?
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

1Hc Oau rerHdnOO-5CroeC VlaOuCt IS
1886 feet long, and high enough to let
cars with engines attached pass under
meath. The approaches are each sew
enty-five feet long.
There are in the city three miles of
cable railway not in the above system,
and there is a total of twenty-five or
thirty miles of street railway operated
by horses or mules. An electric street
railway of about ten miles in length was
built few years ago and operated for a
while, but it fell into decay. A COM
pany OF people from Topeka, Kansas,
has recently purchased the plant
and franchise, and is now putting
the road into thorough operating
order under one of the best
systems known to electricians. The
net result OF all this is that Los An
geles has a system Of street railways
embracing nearly twenty-five miles of
cable, nearly thirty miles OF horse cars
and nearly ten OF electric road. The
grand total is from sixty to sixty-6ve
miles of street railway. The Pacific
Railway company is now known as the
Los Angeles Gable Railway company,
and during 1889 it carried 5000, 900 pas
sengers. 1t employs about 500 men.
The horse cars and othersystems employ
nearly as many more. The investment
tof $4,000, 900 in this system by the Chi
cago owners of the cable system is a
pretty good evidence of the confidence
shrewd men have in the city.
The Los Angeles Gable Railway COM
pany was a California organization, and
owing to the fact of there being several
objectionable features so far as stock
holders were concerned, under the Cali
fOrnia law, a new corporation was organ
lied under the laws Of the state of Illi-
nois ON August %, 1889, under the title
Pacific Railway company. The present
officers are: G. B. Holmes, president;
j. F. Crank, vice-president; John j.
Akin, superintendent and treasurer.
The capital is $2,5OO,O0O
This company owns in all forty-five
miles of track, of which twenty-one are
operated by cable, and twenty-four miles
by horses and mules. The three power
houses, which are handsome brick build
ings, are each equipped with compound,
non-condensing engines of the Corliss
type, and two Hazleton tripod boilers of
50O-hOrse power. All of the machinery
is the most improved patterns, rope
transmission being used to transmit the
power from the main shaft to the
drivers.
Six large frame stables for the horses
and mules are located at the terminals
of the horse lines, and the ma
chine and repair shops are on
the corner of Grand avenue and
Twelfth street. These horse lines use
140 horses, 80 mules, and 125 cars. A
ten-minute car service is given on these
| lines.
The cables all make speed eight and
one-third miles per hour, and the horse
lines seven and three-fourths miles per
hour. The cars run from 5 80 am.
until midnight. Each car makes a per
annum mileage Of So, ,594.SO miles. the
total of all the cars per annum being
1,779, 200 miles. The company employs
1926 men, and last year paid out in
wages $3.50, 1881. 1t also expended for
hay, grain, supplies and material $685.
! 108.68.
The number Of passengers carried last
! year amounted to Z 500, 200. No person
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
STREET RAILWAYS.
The Extent Of Transportation Facili-
ties in This City.
The Great Cable System-1ts Develop
ment and Costa Splendid Road-The
Main and Temple Street Lines.

There are in Los Angeles about 55
miles Of street railway, including cable
and horse roads. No city of its size in
the United States is better provided
with transportation facilities.
The leading roads are the cables con-
Quoted by the Pacific Railway company.
This comprises about twenty-one miles
of road, which is operated by means of
seven cables, the power being furnished
from three large power houses.
About two years ago combination
was formed of a number of independent
horse-car lines in the city in a stock
company, under the name of the Los
Angeles Development company. Mr.. J.
F. Crank was president of the organiza-
tion. Charles Forman vice-president, S.
P. Jewett secretary, and l. w. Hellman
treasurer. 1t was the intention of the
company to put in system of cables,
very much the same as the one now in
existence. Ground was broken in the
spring of 1888, and the work begun.
In the fall Of that year number of
Chicago capitalists became interested
in the undertaking, and G. B. Holmes,
the president of the South Side
cable system OF Chicago, came out to
visit Los Angeles and look into the un-
dertaking. He decided that the enter
prise could be made to pay, and his
decision and the energetic way
in which it was carried out by
the syndicate, shows what judg-
ment was passed upon the possibilities
of the future development of this city
by number of dlsinterested business
men. Four-ffths of the stock was trans
ferred to Chicago purchasers, and the
name was ultimately changed to the
Pacific Railway company. The work
went on rapidly. On the 9th of June,
1889, the Grand avenue power-house
was completed, and the first section of
the cable went into operation. The oc-
casion was celebrated by grand banquet.
The next step in the development was
the opening of the Boyle Heights power
house and the cable from that part of
the city. This took place on the Sd of
August, 1889, and the citizens of Boyle
Heights entertained their visitors in
royal style. On the I'd of November the
last of the power houses, that on Dow
ney avenue, started it's machinery, and
the cable began to move cars over the
great viaduct at San Fernando street.
East Los Angeles celebrated the holiday
and met the cars with procession
and appropriate festivities. The four
other cables operated beyond the
various power houses, the Grand
avenue to Jefferson street, the Sew
enth street, the Evergreen Cemetery
and the extension of Downey ave-
were completed and the cables ready.
The whole system is now in successful
operation and doing good business.
The convenience of this system to the
people of the city is matter hard to
overestimate. The remoter districts are
the most benefited.
The total cost of the work was nearly
$4,000, 900, divided as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
San Gabriel Vale
Rapid Transit Raj

San Gabriel Valley
Rapid Transit Rail
way company .
Los Angeles and Pacific
Railway company 49,.
Los Angeles, Pasadena
and Glendale ......... ..
Redondo Beach Railw'y
company ...... 80.
Western Union Tele-
graph company !. :.
Sunset Telephone and
Teleg aph company. J..
Southern Pacific Tele-
graph ................
Southern California
Telegraph ...........
RedOndO Beach Tele-
graph. -. e. ......
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
The following is the full list of the per-
sonal property, as shown on the asses
sor's books. In its details it furnishes
much opportunity for deductions:
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

Total number taken home :. ............ 47,i72
Total reading room and home use. <. 119,6s3
The Sunday attendance for the year
amounted t. 6O46, or an average Of 162
per Sunday, the library being open from
l O'Clock p. m. to 6 O'Clock p. m, on
that day.
No record 10 kept Of the use Of books
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
Total value, all property 80.
A COMPARIsON.

The books show that in 1880 the
assessment OF the county amounted to
$16.877 SOL, which Of course included the
rich acres of what is now Orange county,
which was created two years since.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01

When once started downward the
sinner goes at iool speed. Il '1iI 4
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-01
ASSESSMENT OF CITIES IN DETAIL
THE AUDITORS FIGURES.
The county auditor furnishes the fol

lowing interesting ECaCtmeHI
Number of acres. III. :. ....
Real estate other than town lots.... /
Improvements thereon. .........
City and town lots ................
Improvements thereon ............ I
Total improvements on real estate.
Personal property, including money
Raj roads State Board of Equaliza-
tion) ..............
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-03-19
To Property Holders.

The Passenger Department of the @. & G.
Route viii publish an edition of fifty thousand
Coal and Mineral Lands, Improved and Unim.
proved FARMS that are for sale on or near
the line of the road. The entire expense of
this publication will be borne by the r. r. Co.
and we ask FARMERS and Land owners hay
ing property for sale to send accurate deserip-
ton OF same giving location, character of soil
terms, to the undersigned at earliest possible
moment in order not to delay publication of
the work. Supplements will be issued from
time to time, but we want the first number as
complete as possible. Answer by mail to F.
). MoRDAUNT, Commissioner of Immigration,
care D. G. EDWARDS, G. P and T. A. Queen
q Crescent Route, Cincinnati, o.